In order to build your business right, you can’t settle for second best when you hire new talent. With this month’s Growth, Leadership and Management Tip I want you to start thinking about how to achieve the constant upgrade in quality of the people in your team.
Just like managing a sports team, you’ve got to get the best people on the ground in pivotal roles. Who are your star players right now? Who should you be looking at to sign in the next 5 years? Who’s in your development squad coming up in the ranks? And who should you be looking at to trade out?
This is not about having a revolving door around recruitment. This is about your training and development plan for growing your people into all they’re capable of becoming. It’s knowing when to give them the opportunity to play full forward and run with the ball. Have a look at every single person inside of your business and grade them as to where they belong, or whether they need to go.
In your leadership role you need to think about what you must do to realign your business and get back to having all the stars you need. Also consider whether you’re actually wasting the star talent you have by not doing anything about talent development. The constant upgrade is necessary for growing the skill base of your people and getting better people on board. And that’s a quality conversation you’ll never be done with.
I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s Growth, Leadership and Management Tip, and I look forward to seeing you here again next month.