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Hire Attitude, Train Skills

When you look at job descriptions for technical jobs, you often see a list of acronyms and jargon. But suppose you hired first for attitude, and second for skills.

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Hire Attitude, Train Skills

Maybe a new hire doesn’t fit the exact set of requirements on paper. However, if they have the right attitude and are willing to learn, this may be worthwhile.

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Hire Attitude, Train Skills

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The same is true for current employees looking for a change. Spend the extra time and money to hold on to a talented veteran. The company keeps a great worker and the worker maintains their benefits. Both parties win.

Write Loose Job Descriptions

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Google’s 20% time policy is well known. Employees work on a passion project each week. It keeps them thinking out of the box and focused on creative approaches to problem solving.

Write Loose Job Descriptions

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You don’t have to have the same policy in effect in your office. However, providing the opportunity for employees to work on projects normally outside their comfort zone can benefit the company.

Create a Culture of Learning

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Technology advances and methods change regularly which means that continuous training is necessary.

Create a Culture of Learning

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While the ROI may not be easy to calculate, there is no doubt that the company saves money when people spend more time doing work than researching how to do the work.

Create a Culture of Learning

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If training resources aren’t available, consider what this means for veteran workers being asked for help. Do they have time to spend part of their hours pouring years of knowledge into an internal training and resource program?

Create a Culture of Learning

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It’s a step above standard documentation of processes and procedures. Think of training as the definitive collection of company wisdom, created and edited by the people who learned the lessons first hand.

Be Flexible

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Too much rigidity in your practices holds you back as a fast-changing business environment.

Be Flexible

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That doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be any structure.

Be Flexible

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It does mean the above examples depend on the flexibility of management and workers to understand the potential of an employee and place them where they can best help the company.

Be Flexible

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If you aren’t already incorporating some of these ideas to help your employees love their work, test one with a small group. You will be surprised by the results.

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