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Factor: N/A
Cluster N: Doesn’t inspire or build talent
Career staller and stopper 105: Failure to staff effectively
105. Failure to staff effectively

There is no substitute for a talented team all pulling in one direction accomplishing great things. Anything
less than that is inefficient and ineffective. Getting there is a combination of hiring people against both a
short-term and long-term staffing plan and having people with the necessary variety of skills and talents to
do today’s job with reserve to tackle tomorrow. You need the variety because no single profile or person
is going to have it all.

“If you think it’s expensive
to hire a professional to do the job,
wait until you hire an amateur.”

Red Adair – American oil well firefighting expert

A problem
• Does not assemble skilled staff either from inside or outside the organization.
• Uses inappropriate criteria and standards.
• May select people too much like self.
• Is not a good judge of people.

• Is consistently wrong on estimates of what others may do or become.

Not a problem
• Good judge of people.

• Hires for diversity and balance of skills.
• Describes people in a textured manner.
• Uses a broad set of criteria in staffing.
• Objective track record better than most on selections.

• Takes their time to find the right person.

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