Building a successful business culture
Have you ever found yourself struggling to put together a job description together for a role you want to fill? Does writing the personal specification fill you with dread and everything you put down seem awkward, patronising or just plain wrong? Can you imagine the person you think you require but find it hard to express exactly what that means on paper?
I hope it reassures you to know that you are undoubtedly not alone in this. Writing job or personal specifications can often be a challenging activity and usually for very good reasons! The recruitment of new people to your organisation is always a key activity, as successful businesses are built on successful people and finding the right person can make the difference between success and failure.
Bringing in the right people at the right time can galvanise your existing team, spur on new creativity or streamlining and can enrich your business culture no end. It can also be a great opportunity for the new recruit as, if they are given the correct mentoring and opportunities, they too can grow and improve their own skills and experience, again adding to the value they provide to you and your colleagues.
Watching out for characteristics such as integrity, initiative and creativeness can be as important as whether they have knowledge of Excel or experience in a similar environment. If the person you are talking to in the interview fits into your organisations culture (or appears to be what you are striving for culture wise) then the rest will generally follow.
There is of course a few more things to consider when building a successful business culture; trust, mutual respect, a sense of ownership, sometimes even a shared willingness to take risks. Whatever your organisations situation, investing in your culture is always, ultimately, a very good thing. And worth considering at length when writing the job description for your next recruit!
Interested in building a more cohesive and successful business culture? why not get in contact with Graham Dowling today!
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I hope it reassures you to know that you are undoubtedly not alone in this. Writing job or personal specifications can often be a challenging activity and usually for very good reasons! The recruitment of new people to your organisation is always a key activity, as successful businesses are built on successful people and finding the right person can make the difference between success and failure.
Bringing in the right people at the right time can galvanise your existing team, spur on new creativity or streamlining and can enrich your business culture no end. It can also be a great opportunity for the new recruit as, if they are given the correct mentoring and opportunities, they too can grow and improve their own skills and experience, again adding to the value they provide to you and your colleagues.
Watching out for characteristics such as integrity, initiative and creativeness can be as important as whether they have knowledge of Excel or experience in a similar environment. If the person you are talking to in the interview fits into your organisations culture (or appears to be what you are striving for culture wise) then the rest will generally follow.
There is of course a few more things to consider when building a successful business culture; trust, mutual respect, a sense of ownership, sometimes even a shared willingness to take risks. Whatever your organisations situation, investing in your culture is always, ultimately, a very good thing. And worth considering at length when writing the job description for your next recruit!
Interested in building a more cohesive and successful business culture? why not get in contact with Graham Dowling today!
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