So, if he turns out to be the next Brent Venables
by Tony Almeida (2018-04-18 16:01:33)

In reply to: Is this the best hire we could make?  posted by beattherush

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it is still a bad hire? That's a great no lose position to take.

I think he'll turn into the next Frank Leahy *
by jt  (2018-04-18 17:06:33)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Hell, why stop there
by KnightlyRevue  (2018-04-18 17:24:27)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

My choice: Hurricane Ditka .

Consistent good hiring requires a few things
by beattherush  (2018-04-18 16:30:45)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

1) A commitment to spend the resources necessary to bring in quality personnel

2) Casting a sufficiently wide net to capture the best pool of candidates

3) Leveraging organizational brand/equity to attract good candidates within the pool. The best candidates probably aren't looking.

4) Letting skills and measurable results drive the majority of candidate ranking and evaluation.

5) Accountability for hires in a reasonable timeframe, and willingness to rectify mistakes and bad fits quickly

We've improved on 1). We've failed on the others.

We might get lucky on a DC promotion. That is independent of whether we have a good hiring process in place or not. We don't.