“Why is it so hard to find an excellent employee?”
That was the subject of a discussion in a leadership group on Linkedin. Responses (over one thousand to date!) can be grouped into four main themes:
1. that it is indeed nearly impossible to find an excellent person to hire;
2. that there are many excellent people, but they are in the wrong jobs;
3. that the right person may be out of work and not getting noticed; or
4. that employers are so far below excellence that no individual could be excellent in their employ.
Where’s the issue? Is it in the selection? hiring? alignment of person to role? management? something else? all of the above?
Consider-Is it that they aren’t excellent or is it that they become less so once they are in your workplace?