Comments on: If You Were This Manager, What Would You Do to Avoid a Similar Hiring Disaster?

By: Admin

Admin — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 10:48:29 +0000

In reply to Jayden Chu.

Hi Jayden,

Putting newbies “on probation” is one way to avoid a disastrous scenario like the one above.

Here’s another question for you:
What would you do to ensure you got the right people on-board the next time you hire?

Cheers,
Steven

By: Jayden Chu

Jayden Chu — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 01:24:56 +0000

Hi Steven, change of ones attitude is naturally inevitable. To avoid this kind of scenario I would probably put the newbies on moderation by giving them a lower position on my team and I would monitor that person keenly, if that person proves that he/she’s worth the job(practically/socially), by means of interviewing other members if they are comfortable with her performace, then I would make him/her a regular member of my team.

By: Admin

Admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:36:29 +0000

In reply to Jayden Chu.

Hi Jayden,

Thank you for your comment. Yes I agree with you. A wise choice is to remove the person from your team and your organization. Having someone like that on your team would cost you dearly in terms of time, energy and opportunity costs, not to mention the psychological and emotional damage caused to the other team members.

However the more important question should be: How do you prevent this from happening? How can you avoid hiring these people into your team in the first place?

Steven

By: Jayden Chu

Jayden Chu — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 08:40:11 +0000

Given to me this situation, I would most likely “fire” her because why would my team/company suffer from her change of heart? As long as she stays at the company, the company’s security will be at risk therefore taking her off the team is mostly a wise idea. Well, there’s a lot of poeple who are more capable than she is they are just simply waiting to be given a chance. Thanks for this article.