{"id":6284,"date":"2017-03-21T15:45:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T15:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/?p=6284"},"modified":"2017-03-21T15:45:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T15:45:24","slug":"hire-for-passion-train-for-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/hire-for-passion-train-for-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"HIRE FOR PASSION, TRAIN FOR SKILLS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u2013\u00a0People want to feel they belong<\/b>\u00a0to a workplace community where they can develop friendships, encourage others and feel encouraged themselves. Companies that only seem to value \u201cwins\u201d and \u201cquota crushers\u201d and don\u2019t encourage a culture of community lose out. Those that value team building and encourage risk taking, on the other hand, tend to keep quality employees longer.<\/div>\n
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\u2013\u00a0Internal mentoring is a must.<\/b>\u00a0Speaking of teams,\u00a0it\u2019s really no secret that mentoring (both being mentored and the act of mentoring another person), is a valuable practice for both new and established employees. It instills a sense of welcome for the new employee who\u2019s a little nervous about fitting in, and helps all participants establish good relationships in a collaborative atmosphere.<\/div>\n
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\u2013\u00a0Make sure people\u2019s opinions are valued.<\/b>\u00a0Are your employees afraid that if they voice an opinion they might get put down, harassed or even fired? This is another culture issue that is overlooked by those organizations that are out of touch with their staff.<\/div>\n
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\u2013\u00a0Senior leadership MUST lead by example.<\/b>\u00a0Your employees watch your leadership style and take cues from it. If they never hear a word from the C-suite outside the executive office, or if they feel there is a disparity between your stated values and what you actually do\u2014watch out. It\u2019s hard to \u201crally the troops\u201d if they don\u2019t feel connected to you or your ideals. Leaders who truly inspire their employees lead by example. They\u2019re personable and accessible, and employees feel they can trust them.<\/div>\n
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\u2013\u00a0Empower employees socially.\u00a0<\/b>Do you require that employees shut down (or severely limit) their social presence? Are violations of this policy grounds for dismissal? If you\u2019re afraid of what your employees might say about you in their private networks, then you\u2019ve either hired the wrong employees or you\u2019re in the wrong business. Every company should have a clear social media policy, but it shouldn\u2019t include draconian measures to control conversation. More and more companies are finding value in\u00a0empowering their employees to be advocates<\/a>\u00a0for them in their private networks.<\/div>\n
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\u2013\u00a0Be flexible when it comes to allowing personnel to work remotely.\u00a0<\/b>Current technologies make it relatively easy to set up remote networks, monitor hours, set up group meetings\u2014everything you can do from the office. Most employees view being able to work remotely (even one day a week) as a great perk, and it can benefit your organization as well.<\/div>\n
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Chances are good that your competition is going out of their way to offer support, a flexible working environment, and a sense of family and common purpose. If you do the same, and become a leader in this respect, chances are good that your relationships with your best employees will flourish and you will attract many more.\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n
Your Brand\/Business is what you do; your Reputation is what people, especially employees, Remember and Share.<\/b><\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Previously posted at TedRubin.co<\/a>m<\/div>\n
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\u00a0 Then\u2026 \u2013\u00a0Listen to them, and make sure you take actions that let them know you are listening.\u00a0Every human being needs to feel that their contributions are appreciated and that their opinion matters. Otherwise work is a mindless drudge with no purpose (other than a paycheck), and the employee has no emotional connection to the … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1965],"class_list":["post-6284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tedrubin","tag-ronr-noletup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6284"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6285,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6284\/revisions\/6285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}