Who Owns Hiring? Why Founders Must Set the Standard

Send us Fan MailDelegating recruitment may be sensible. Delegating responsibility for the quality of your people is not.In this solo episode, Peter challenges founders and managing directors who are unhappy with the candidates entering their businesses but have removed themselves completely from the hiring process.Peter argues that leaders should take a personal interest in attracting exceptional people, especially for important or senior positions. That may include identifying prospective candidates before a vacancy exists, building relationships and actively selling them the opportunity to join the company.In this episode, you’ll discover:Why recruitment can lose its direction after being delegatedWhy the founder must define what an excellent hire looks likeHow proactive candidate relationships can simplify future recruitmentWhy senior-leader involvement makes candidates feel valuedThe importance of selling the business to prospective employeesWhy recruitment should be treated as seriously as customer acquisitionWhen a founder may need to intervene in an unsuccessful processHow does better hiring support leadership capacity and business growthThe founder should own the hiring standard without becoming the permanent recruitment department.As the company develops, the objective is to turn the founder’s judgement into a repeatable hiring system: clear role outcomes, defined competencies, structured selection, appropriate decision rights and proper accountability.That allows the business to attract stronger people without making every appointment dependent on its founder.Peter also recommends Who: The A Method for Hiring by Geoff Smart and Randy Street.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