Robert Statsky

I can show you how to be organized and accountable but I cannot force you to do either. That has to be your personal choice. I require these two skills for all my hires. I can teach you everything else

This is the mantra I have lived for almost two decades. I believe strongly that all hiring is about 70-75% good.

You can hire 10 people and they can all be great, but the next 5 hires after that all won’t work out.

You have to look for accountablity and organization when you are hiring someone. Do they seem dependable? What type of stories do they tell? Are their thoughts organized? Are their answers organized and logical? Can you follow what they are saying so you can understand whether they can talk to a customer without confusing them?

Accountability and organization are a choice someone has to make daily. Almost like rules to live by.

You can show people how to do both but you can’t force them. They have to make that choice daily because if they won’t their work will suffer and their results will as well.

I’m not saying they will be 100% motivated to give 110% each day. That is not always possible, but do they have much more good days than bad ones and are they working hard each day for the team, the company, the customer and themselves?

Are they willing to do good working for the sake of doing good work?

I’m not talking about just incentives, but are they going to try and work and do what is needed to get the job done? Even if it means learning someting new or pushing themselves towards greatness.

That is what I look for and that is what I expect, and I can teach you everything else.