Week 9: Team Dynamics and Hiring issues Must post first. An article in StreetDirectory says "Hiring people is the biggest, most challenging decision a business owner has to make. This is even more true for entrepreneurs starting new companies. When hiring people, there are two ways to do it: 1. Build a core, passionate team. 2. Or don't. Very few people would admit to choosing #2 as an approach, but lots of companies do exactly that - they hire for reasons other than passion and fit. How many companies start with salary as the key decision point for hiring someone? Companies don't put enough stock in the importance of building a real team; they focus on getting people on board with the right qualifications at the right price and that's it. It's an easy trap to fall into because it's an easier way to hire. And when your company is growing fast and doing well, and you've got more work than you know what to do with, to heck with building a core team...you need warm bodies at desks! The end result of building a team without really thinking about the team is usually not a good one. Higher turnover. Dissatisfaction at work. Lower productivity. A core team of passionate, true believers will always go the extra mile for each other and by extension the company they work for. People will stay at jobs they dislike if they love the team. The problem with hiring the right people is that it takes Week 9: Team Dynamics and Hiring issues Must post first. An article in StreetDirectory says "Hiring people is the biggest, most challenging decision a business owner has to make. This is even more true for entrepreneurs starting new companies. When hiring people, there are two ways to do it: 1. Build a core, passionate team. 2. Or don't. Very few people would admit to choosing #2 as an approach, but lots of companies do exactly that - they hire for reasons other than passion and fit. How many companies start with salary as the key decision point for hiring someone? Companies don't put enough stock in the importance of building a real team; they focus on getting people on board with the right qualifications at the right price and that's it. It's an easy trap to fall into because it's an easier way to hire. And when your company is growing fast and doing well, and you've got more work than you know what to do with, to heck with building a core team...you need warm bodies at desks! The end result of building a team without really thinking about the team is usually not a good one. Higher turnover. Dissatisfaction at work. Lower productivity. A core team of passionate, true believers will always go the extra mile for each other and by extension the company they work for. People will stay at jobs they dislike if they love the team. The problem with hiring the right people is that it takes