Ateneo Professor on Entrepreneurship
When you hire, do you always follow the adage that you can hire anyone who is young and trainable?
Hence the adage "Hire for the attitude and then train"
It is my experience that when you hire a 20+ year old he has much of his personality formed over the years by his school, parents, and community. Hard training can not do much for him/her especially work and attitudes.
So you really have to exert much effort when hiring; as if you are looking for a bride or a groom.
Are you going to be comfortable with this guy? So Tony Tjan of Cue Ball says you have to look in the guy: guts, smarts, heart and luck. You hear it from his stories, not on his resume or tests.
Look for sense of passion and optimism in the guy: the can do attitude. Has he ever sold anything in his life? That makes him hard skinned and determined.
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Yes, great employees are born, and yes, great employees are made. But the good news is that great employees are ALMOST ALWAYS MADE.
ReplyDeleteThus, the basic traits and skills of those who are considered born great employees can also be learned. The abilities includes:
* Enough intelligence to learn and adapt to the challenges at hand.
* Willingness to help others achieve their best as individuals and as part of a team.
* Ability to speak clearly to a group.
* Willingness to commit to a direction and make fair and reasonable decisions.
Yes, great employees are born, and yes, great employees are made. But the good news is that great employees are ALMOST ALWAYS MADE.
ReplyDeleteThus, the basic traits and skills of those who are considered born great employees can also be learned. These abilities include:
* Enough intelligence to learn and adapt to the challenges at hand.
* Willingness to help others achieve their best as individuals and as part of a team.
* Ability to speak clearly to a group.
* Willingness to commit to a direction and make fair and reasonable decisions.
Yes, employees are born and they are also made. We are MADE if we have the following:
ReplyDelete1. Willingness to commit their selves at work.
2. Willingness to follow the culture, beliefs and principles of the company they are working for.
3. Willingness to accept all the criticism, for us to develop our personality.
4. Ability to help others, in order for us to have team building.