Knowing which employees really “belong” in your company is a puzzle.
Life and business go smoothly when your people fit your company’s culture (“Right Person”) and sit in seats that they’re ideally built for (“Right Seat”).
On the flip side, the cost of getting it wrong is also very real. So how do you know if you have the Right People sitting in the Right Seats?
One of the toughest obstacles for a leadership team of a company to overcome is “vulnerability-based trust” where it’s safe to have conflict and take risks rather than fear them. It’s human nature to avoid uncomfortable or risky situations.
Sure, there are people who are calm, cool and collected when the heat rises in a meeting but most become quiet or at least wait till someone else breaks the ice.
A common frustration of many business owners is how difficult it is to find and keep “good people”. Conversely, “bad people”, those who regularly commit one or all of the Seven Deadly Sins, seem to abound. Even when “good people” are hired, it’s only a matter of time before they somehow mysteriously turn out to be “bad people”. The lament is often “they interviewed so well, but …”
Whether you’ve hired family members in the past or if it’s your first time considering it, the decision to hire a family member can be a huge one.
As a business owner, two of your most important assets are your employees and your leadership team. Here are five common mistakes that business owners make when building their team.
