How to Make Better People Decisions: Results vs Values

Send us Fan MailEpisode DescriptionWhat should you do with a team member who gets great results but damages the culture around them?And what about someone who shares your values but simply isn’t delivering?In this episode, Peter Boolkah shares a simple framework for making better people decisions by evaluating team members against two things:Results and values.Using a four-box approach inspired by Jack Welch, Peter explains why performance alone is not enough when deciding who belongs on your team.You’ll discover:Why core values matter when hiring and building a teamWhat to do when someone has the right attitude but poor resultsWhy training and coaching should come before writing someone offWhy a poor hiring process creates expensive people problemsWhen promoting a high performer may actually be the wrong decisionWhy recognition and reward matter for retaining great peopleThe danger of tolerating a star performer who consistently violates your valuesWhy hiring the right people becomes increasingly important as a business growsOne of the hardest people decisions in business is dealing with someone who produces results but damages everyone around them.The short-term revenue may look attractive.The long-term cultural cost can be far greater.Great teams are not built on results alone.You need people who can perform and belong.CONNECT WITH PETER BOOLKAHWebsite: https://www.boolkah.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boolkahInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pboolkah/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoolkahX: https://twitter.com/boolkahABOUT PETER BOOLKAHPeter Boolkah is a business coach, author and speaker who has spent more than 20 years helping business owners build stronger, more valuable businesses that do not depend on them for everything.He is the creator of The Hamster Wheel Trap® and author of Your Business Sucks: Build a Business That Works Without Destroying Your Life.Peter works with founders and leadership teams on the issues that ultimately determine whether a business creates freedom or becomes another job: leadership, founder dependency, people, profit, execution, scaling, exit readiness and enterprise value.His approach is direct, practical and built around one simple question:Do you own the business, or does the business own you?Learn more at https://www.boolkah.com