Hire the Best People. Get People Who are Better and Smarter than You

 

 

Hire the Best People. Get People Who are Better and Smarter than You

By Dr Tom DePaoli

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We had an opening in our department for a mid-level supplier engineer position. When we interviewed for the job, we had an outstanding candidate. The candidate had a masters in mechanical engineering and was working on their PhD. During the team interview, it was obvious that he was very smart and prepared. He stated the company vision and mission statement from memory and excerpts from the annual report. I wanted to hire him on the spot but Human Resources insisted on a background check.

We hired him for the job, and he as a great fit. Two months later the company opened up a small satellite facility nearby to run a new product line. They wanted a full-time supplier engineer at the facility. The deadlines and production pressures were to be immense. I sat down with the newly hired supplier engineer, and found out that he had actually did some research on the technology being used in the startup. I asked him if he was interested, and he stated that he was happy to be considered. He started at the satellite facility the next day and the startup was an immense success. Hire the best people. Get people who are better and smarter than you.

 

Dr. Tom DePaoli, (Dr. Tom) is currently an independent management consultant, the Principal of Apollo Solutions, which does general business consulting in the human resources, supply chain and lean six sigma areas. His organization was self-founded in 1995. He retired as a Captain from the Navy Reserve. In other civilian careers, he was a supply chain and human resources executive with corporate purchasing turnaround experience and lean six sigma deployments. He has worked for over ten major companies and consulted for over fifty organizations throughout his career. Some of his consulting projects include: information systems projects, re-engineering organizations, transformation, e-procurement, e-commerce, change management, global sourcing and negotiating. His industry experience is in the chemical, paper, pharmaceutical, IT, automotive, government, consumer, equipment, services and consulting industries. He has been published extensively in journals, magazines and books. He is the author of eleven books all available on Amazon.  He has instructed at six education facilities in numerous roles. He is active in supporting the YMCA, Wounded Warrior, and the prevention of the bullying of children.

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