hiring isn’t just for hiring
made w/ midjourney
Hiring isn’t just for hiring, i.e., bringing strangers onto the team. You can choose to “re-hire” the people you already have at pretty much any moment. In this approach, “hiring” is a repertoire of moves that includes:
Defining what success looks like as concretely as you can
Naming in advance what will be challenging about the endeavor
Prompting the prospective “hire” to opt-in to those same challenges
You can re-hire someone simply because you’re noticing that the vibes seem off or your team is unfocused. In addition to somewhat arbitrary “reading the room” instances, consider these naturally occurring “re-hiring” moments:
a special project that sits within or nearby someone’s existing job description
a promotion
a performance improvement plan (PIP)
an upcoming new season for organizations that have seasonal work. Ex: academic year, election cycle, legislative session, key conferences or performances.
-eric
