The way people hire is all wrong in my opinion too, this is even worse.
May I ask why? And more what you feel is a good third way?
The Way We Hire Is All Wrong
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I think it's the "software" part that is getting down voted not the 5 attributes... I'm legitimately curious, how do you measure those things quantitatively?
You measure them relative to those who achieve high performance.
How do you quantify values, motivations, etc. to begin with, though?
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#143Earlier quoted context omitted.
I want to build my own team, not have to take a "best of what I can find" pre-built team.
A lot of pre-built teams work that way because they have naturally developed the rapport required to operate so effectively. You can't force people to like each other and work well together. I'd hire a team in a heartbeat.
If by hire we mean "write a terminal contract to deliver a feature," sure, we certainly agree there. If by hire we mean "make full-time employees," it strikes me as significantly more work to ensure a team that comes in would like and be liked by the rest of my employees, and would work well together, than hiring individually.
Hire to me means the latter, so if we're crossing definitions unintentionally then I think we're probably aligned.