The 4-E (and 1-P) Framework for Hiring
In his book, Winning, Jack Welch describes the following criteria (framework) he developed over time for hiring good people:
- E – for positive energy: the ability to go go go – to thrive on action and relish change.
- E – ability to energize others: the ability to get other people revved up.
- E – edge: the ability to make tough yes-or-no decisions.
- E – execute: the ability to get the job done.
- P – passion: heartfelt, deep and, authentic excitement about work.
Picture: www.wagner.edu
Your #2014LLE Learnings are in: Relationship Lessons Dominate!
First and foremost, Happy New Year! I hope it’s gotten off to a great start. I especially appreciate your faithfulness in coming to Blue Ink and sharing your thoughts. I hope it continues to be a source of inspiration and encouragement for the coming year.
In my previous December-post I made the case for first “looking back” to identify lessons-learned before “looking forward,” and jumping-in to the traditional rhythm of defining resolutions and goals for the new year.
I took it a step further by challenging you to exchange lessons with others to enrich your learning experience even further – thus the kickoff of #2014LLE – the 2014 Lessons Learned Exchange.
The results are in and the response was amazing! I’m impressed by the time many of you took to share very personal reflections and thoughts – thank you! What stood out as a central theme was your focus on relationships – communication, sensitivity, resolving conflict, support, etc. (important!…and likely a subject of a future post).
Here’s a quick summary of the main points via direct quotes from your comments (for the full text see the comment section of the last post): (more…)
