How Hiring the Wrong People Can Kill Your Business - by Grant D. Robinson

How Hiring the Wrong People Can Kill Your Business - by Grant D. Robinson: "There is no decision more important than who you hire for your business. The right people will make you money. The wrong people always cost you money.

When you think about it, there is only one reason to hire a new employee; to improve your productivity and make you more profitable. Unfortunately, studies have shown only 16 percent of employees actually make us money.

This is why it is so important to 'actively' recruit until you have at least five qualified candidates, use all available resources to narrow you choice down to at least two finalists and hire the one with the best 'Job Match.' If you don't, you'll most likely end up with an unreliable, unmotivated, unproductive 'workplace survivor' that will limit your business growth, or a 'mis-hire' that can kill your business.

Anything less than a TOP Performer in every position causes mediocrity. Mediocrity leads to stagnant sales, poor productivity and the inability to accomplish your goals.

So how can hiring just one wrong person kill your business? Here are the three most obvious Business Killers:"