Comments on: The Real Work http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/05/09/the-real-work/ It's not a lesson in learning to be nice to people. Management is about leverage and impact. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:40:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Chris Young http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/05/09/the-real-work/#comment-4013 Chris Young Fri, 09 May 2008 14:59:47 +0000 http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/05/09/the-real-work/#comment-4013 Tom - great connection here in your post. In my experience I have found that the bulk of motivational and management issues are tied to a poor hiring decision where somebody who is not fit for the job is hired anyway. "Wes'" comment about filling a position as quick as possible greatly adds to the chances of hiring a poorly fit team member. The advice I always give my clients is this: "Not hiring is better than hiring the wrong person for the job" -Chris Young Tom - great connection here in your post. In my experience I have found that the bulk of motivational and management issues are tied to a poor hiring decision where somebody who is not fit for the job is hired anyway.

"Wes'" comment about filling a position as quick as possible greatly adds to the chances of hiring a poorly fit team member. The advice I always give my clients is this: "Not hiring is better than hiring the wrong person for the job"

-Chris Young

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