How Bad Hiring Decisions Can Mess Up a Good Business Strategy | LinkedIn

September 14, 2013

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It’s true.  Bad hiring can make or break your company, and I’m not the only one saying so.  It’s not just about hiring “good” people, but hiring the right person for the right job at the right time.

Here’s the beginning of the article:

This is not a story about Steve Ballmer, Steve Jobs, Tim Cook or Carl Icahn, although they all help to make the point that business strategy is often overlooked when making critical hiring decisions. Hiring people who aren’t naturally driven by the same business needs, no matter how brilliant or capable, can often take a company off course. So can activist investors.

Read on to discover more about different kinds of personalities and employees.  Which one are you?

How Bad Hiring Decisions Can Mess Up a Good Business Strategy | LinkedIn.

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