You’re Hired!

One main theme this week has been the importance of getting the right people in an organization and getting the wrong people out. It has been neat getting this insight to add to what I have learned previously about the management process. One of the big takeaways for me is the importance is putting more into hiring than just having an interview with the potential candidate. A couple of weeks ago I had a chance to go over an Excel test that a former co-worker has created to help him when he hires financial interns. The main purpose of the test is not to see if the potential intern knows how to do very detailed things within Excel but more so to see if they are able to navigate their way through Excel and troubleshoot. While I enjoyed the Hire Slow Fire Fast article one thing I struggled with is that to me giving up too fast may be even more damaging. There definitely are times when you just need to make the decision, but I was once told that when someone is fired they should know full well that it was coming. The example given in the article almost makes it appear that no real communication or feedback was given in an effort to get Jerry working more effectively. Then again, I can definitely vouch for the fact that in the corporate world it is sometimes much too difficult to get somebody fired when they are wasting company time and money.

Kiva Update

Not much to update this week. I have been sick most all week and my wife is just now getting over being sick so we have tried to relax as much as possible. We will have to double our efforts this upcoming week!