Most
business owners see hiring as an unpleasant chore. Typically, the small business owner waits until there is a desperate need
to hire a new employee. The task of writing a job ad and reviewing resumes falls on an administrative assistant or receptionist.
Then the small business owner conducts a few interviews. Hiring decision becomes a gut feeling rather than a process to bring
in someone who can and wants to make a positive contribution. Often it is the first candidate who appears to meet minimum
requirements that gets hired.
Sustainable
growth requires finding and retaining quality employees. It is not possible to train a person to be smart, but it is possible
to train a smart person with a can-do attitude to make a significant contribution to the business. To find quality employees
requires the hiring process to be an ongoing activity. Creating a healthy work environment to attracts good people. The business
owner needs to be always looking and building relationships with those who may become the next new hire.
Don’t
wait for growth before hiring a quality employee. Hiring quality employees enables growth.
There is a direct relationship between skilled employees
and successfully executing the company’s goals and business objectives. The hiring and employee retention process is
a high priority to a growth company. Likewise there is a direct relationship between having
a bad apple on the payroll and driving off the quality employee you need to keep. Getting rid of those bad apples quickly
helps to create a healthy work environment where good things happen.
