Committed and engaged employees is one of the pillars of organizational success that I describe in my book 4 secrets of High Performing Organizations. As I point out in the book, the commitment and engagement process begins with recruitment and selection. I advise leaders to make it difficult to join your organization. In this way, the people you invite will feel special. This jump starts the commitment building process.
The other day, I came across a great book -- Three Dimensional Interviewing: Hiring for Capability, Commitment and Chemistry. This wonderful little book is the result of a collaboration between The Walk the Talk Company and Vision Point.
The authors, Rich Layton, Paul Shay and Matt Terronez, really have something to say about how to hire the right people. Leaders at all levels can benefit from their common sense advice.
Mssrs. Layton, Shay and Terronez suggest that the best hires come from a three dimensional candidate profile. These dimensions are capability, commitment and chemistry. They define each of these dimensions as follows:
Capability – the knowledge and skills to do the job.
- Skills, proficiency and level of experience
- Relevant knowledge and subject matter expertise
- Education, training and certifications
- Demonstrated ability to learn, adapt and grow
- Physical fitness, coordination, manual dexterity etc.
Commitment – the attitude and motivation to do the job effectively.
- Initiative and self motivation
- Cooperation and teamwork
- Results orientation and focus
- Strong work ethic
Chemistry – sufficient alignment of the candidate’s values and working styles with those of the organization.
- Good match between the organization and person
Once they’ve established these three critical dimensions, the authors spend the rest of their time describing their three dimensional interviewing process – prepare, conduct, evaluate. First, they show the reader how to prepare by developing a candidate profile and creating questions that will get at each of the three dimensions of capability, commitment and chemistry. Second, they offer great common sense advice on how to conduct and interview. Third, they show the reader how to put it all together through using a systematic candidate evaluation process.
Three Dimensional Interviewing is a book no hiring leader should be without. It provides simple, straightforward, common sense advice on how to hire the right people for your organization. It’s another winner from Walk the Talk Company.
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Bud
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