Major Decision
I will not be making this hire. For the past five weeks we have been pondering the issue brought to us called, “The Problem.” We, as a class explored the idea of this new hire. Beginnig this process of being aware of my core values, I see how making this decision is of no easy task. In making the decisions I have accessed my core values. In my core values I began by asking myself a series of questions. 1. If I hire this person will they be truthful with our company? If I do not hire this person will we miss the opportunity to improve sales, and will I miss the opportunity to invest in this mans life in a meaningful way? 2. What advice is right for me in the decision making process? 3. What is the next step? 4. If this person …show more content…
For example, I continued to think, “I can change this person,” however, truth be told I can change no one, they have to want change and accept change before change can ever take place. Lastly we heard Andy Stanly talk about the “Bowl of stew.” In some way this is a bowl of stew, I have a choice to make if I am going to sell my core for this hire or am I going to trust that this same quality of sales person is out there looking for a job with true centered ethical behavior. In follow up, if this guy would be open to personal development and coaching for a significant period of time, I would reconsider the hire after he has worked on his own core and his beliefs about what is important to his life and to his future …show more content…
This is what your parents were saying when you were young, when they said, “I don’t want you hanging around boys like that.” What they were saying was, “we want you to have a good inner circle that will influence you in the right direction.” When you develop a “board of directors,” you are gathering a group of people that will give you the best advise for any given situation. When choosing an inner circle I look for specific criteria. Are they smarter, faster, and more like Jesus than me? It is likewise benificail to have someone you can trust and has your best interest at heart. I have had this group of men in my life for about six years. For me, my biological father is the first person on my board of directiores, his advise has guilded me for many years and most of the time it is right inline with the end results. The second, is my personal accountability partner, this is man has the abitly to have candor, his words of truth with care have helped me get right to the point and see issues or decisions with a moral and spiritual compass. The third person, is one of the owners of the company I work for, his coaching, mentoring, and leadership training has given him this seat on the board. His valuble incite to keeping me in line with person, corporate, and church leadership has inspired me to be a life long learner. Forth, is a person that is a practicionar of leadership in our Christian world today. He challenges me in ways that others
I will not be making this hire. For the past five weeks we have been pondering the issue brought to us called, “The Problem.” We, as a class explored the idea of this new hire. Beginnig this process of being aware of my core values, I see how making this decision is of no easy task. In making the decisions I have accessed my core values. In my core values I began by asking myself a series of questions. 1. If I hire this person will they be truthful with our company? If I do not hire this person will we miss the opportunity to improve sales, and will I miss the opportunity to invest in this mans life in a meaningful way? 2. What advice is right for me in the decision making process? 3. What is the next step? 4. If this person …show more content…
For example, I continued to think, “I can change this person,” however, truth be told I can change no one, they have to want change and accept change before change can ever take place. Lastly we heard Andy Stanly talk about the “Bowl of stew.” In some way this is a bowl of stew, I have a choice to make if I am going to sell my core for this hire or am I going to trust that this same quality of sales person is out there looking for a job with true centered ethical behavior. In follow up, if this guy would be open to personal development and coaching for a significant period of time, I would reconsider the hire after he has worked on his own core and his beliefs about what is important to his life and to his future …show more content…
This is what your parents were saying when you were young, when they said, “I don’t want you hanging around boys like that.” What they were saying was, “we want you to have a good inner circle that will influence you in the right direction.” When you develop a “board of directors,” you are gathering a group of people that will give you the best advise for any given situation. When choosing an inner circle I look for specific criteria. Are they smarter, faster, and more like Jesus than me? It is likewise benificail to have someone you can trust and has your best interest at heart. I have had this group of men in my life for about six years. For me, my biological father is the first person on my board of directiores, his advise has guilded me for many years and most of the time it is right inline with the end results. The second, is my personal accountability partner, this is man has the abitly to have candor, his words of truth with care have helped me get right to the point and see issues or decisions with a moral and spiritual compass. The third person, is one of the owners of the company I work for, his coaching, mentoring, and leadership training has given him this seat on the board. His valuble incite to keeping me in line with person, corporate, and church leadership has inspired me to be a life long learner. Forth, is a person that is a practicionar of leadership in our Christian world today. He challenges me in ways that others