Comments on: You R Who You Hire

By: Are you afraid to hire the best? « Learn and Lead

Are you afraid to hire the best? « Learn and Lead — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:26:18 +0000

[...] manager, progression, threatened, win-lose, win-win A blog post from the Leadership Turn called You Are Who You Hire got me to thinking about why people are [...]

By: Miki Saxon

Miki Saxon — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:01:32 +0000

That’s why I encourage staffing teams. It spreads the workload and brings a varied perspective to the process.

Good catch, Greg! Thanks for stopping by.

By: Greg Strosaker

Greg Strosaker — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:13:13 +0000

I think its more than just insecurity that can be detected through hiring patterns – frankly, the ability to judge talent is a key leadership requirement in any organization. I have seen numerous instances where poor judgment was exhibited with no deliberate attempt to “stack the deck” such as it were. The manager honestly felt he/she was adding a “strong asset” to the team. To me, this is just as concerning. Judging talent is challenging, and that’s why it should be done from multiple perspectives / experience sets.

By: Miki Saxon

Miki Saxon — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:40:13 +0000

You’re welcome, Denis.

Insecure managers are probably one of the most frustrating situations that any employee faces, right up there with insecure colleagues.

Most of their actions are sad and demotivating.

By: Denis

Denis — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:46:30 +0000

Thanks Miki !

I also noticed that sometimes insecure managers hire weak people to shield them from stronger persons in their teams… sad but true.