Hire People For Jobs Not Jobs For People - TFS 11

A mistake I made early on was looking around at friends/family/people and seeing those who needed a job, hiring them, then trying to get them to fit in somewhere in the company. This always ends in disaster. This probably sounds so obvious but its something I still struggle with. Its kind of like when your neighbor kid comes over and asks if there is anything he can do for cash. You have him mow your grass. Then you go outside and have to mow it again because he did the worst job ever. Now if you would have just called a lawn service because your yard needed mowing then they probably would have done a great job. I also understand sometimes its cool just to give the neighborkid some money cause.. well.. you want to help him. Just recognize that in business this charity although it feels good to you pisses off everyone else that works under you and with you (to some extent). Basically before you hire anyone you should ask yourself, "am I hiring this person because I need them or because I want to help them?" So hire people for jobs you have not jobs for people - Shoemoney Tip for success #11