It is often said that the top 20 percent of leaders account for 80 percent of the impact on an organization. Those leaders influence both business results and the quality of employees the firm can attract and retain, and, above all, they affect the culture of the organization. As such, the ability to hire leaders who will succeed is critical.  In Don't Hire the Best: An Essential Guide to Building the Right Team, author Abhijit Bhaduri explains how the best candidate isn't always the right candidate for the organization. As most hiring managers face the dilemma of having to choose between people who may be equally qualified for a leadership role, Bhaduri contends that personality fit and competencies should take priority over education and experience when selecting candidates. By hiring individuals who are motivated and fit in with the organization's culture, rather than those with the most impressive resumes, the organization can ensure it brings in the right people.

Don't Hire the Best: An Essential Guide to Building the Right Team

Business & Money

Abhijit Bhaduri

Management & Leadership

Hogan Press

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Indialog Publications Pvt Ltd

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Qualification, experience, competence and personality -how should a manager weigh these while recruiting? Does it pay to take on a 'star' performer? What, indeed, is the secret of good hiring?  There's no organizational process more important than recruitment. However, traditional resume- and interview-based hiring often does not account for the most important factor: personality. But what individual traits must one measure, and how? Skilled interviewers know that the trick lies in not just asking questions that challenge the candidate, but in figuring out whether his or her answer reveals a fit between the company's expectations and the personality of the interviewee.  In Don't Hire the Best, Abhijit Bhaduri brings his vast experience in leading HR teams at Wipro, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Colgate and Tata Steel to answer these and related questions on hiring judiciously. Bhaduri particularly underlines here the difference between hiring the right fit vis-a-vis hiring the "best'. He includes case studies ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups with barely a handful of people in leadership roles to large global organizations, and provides a comprehensive guide on how to balance the person, the role and the company culture - the only way to appoint people who will be successful.

Don't Hire the Best: An Essential Guide to Hiring the Right Team

Collins Business

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