We often hear consulting buzz that people must be the right ‘fit’ for their jobs.
But what does that really mean? Simply put it means that your company – the ‘whole’ – can literally only work as well as the sum of its ‘parts’.
Your parts are people. If the parts – your people – are not in the right positions in your organisation to optimise their capabilities, your organisation can’t be optimised. Strength builds strength.
But how do you know which person is the right person for the job? You might have a hunch or feeling. You could be right. But you could also be wrong. Mistakes are expensive. Especially people mistakes. Especially when staff costs are often the largest single expense in the organisation.
Who do you hire? Who do you fire? Who do you promote?