Next Steps in Hiring

Reading the newspaper (yes, actually the paper version...) it became clear that all of the business stories were focused on financial metrics.  They seem to have forgotten that no matter what, you HAVE to know your people….

Fact: As your organization changes shape and direction, the selection and motivation and management of staff make all of the difference in building a high performance culture.  If you have to restructure, change shape or downsize, knowing your people is equally important.

The only question that remains is, how do you do it?  Assessments?  Talent Management?  Employee Engagement?

As an extrovert, I hate this point, but you have to get better at listening...and you have to pay attention for the smaller details.  Those details can come from watching, from listening, and from building metrics that matter into the management process.

I'm doing some significant research on current metrics - and how to apply them early in the hiring cycle so that job fit is more likely.  Any advice on what metrics you are using will be welcome in this forum...