Leadership Law II – Read the cover letter – throw away the resume
March 21, 2009 by Sally E Smith
Since past behavior predicts future behavior, look for the candidate’s behavior “patterns.” The new AGE leader will collect information of a different type. Knowing that training and education is life long and is much more the responsibility of the progressive leader today than that of past employers and job experiences, the focus is turning back to the basics. Knowledge and job experience has a short shelf life but values, character and behavior is preset by the time a team member joins the business. No longer is simply knowing what someone has done good enough. The new AGE leader wants to know who their people are, and how they walk their talk. By listening to how the candidate responds to your questions, “Tell me who you are? What you are proud of? “How have you overcome problems?” they will be able to get a very good idea of what their behavior will be like in the future.
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