Are you, in your role as a leader in your firm, often considering new ways in which your business might be improved? And when it comes to hiring new personnel, do you find it difficult to strike a balance between recruiting people who are able to maintain the status quo and recruiting change-makers who are able to bring the innovations you need to bring to the table in order to remain competitive?
In order to be successful, businesses require a diverse range of team members to fill a variety of roles throughout the whole spectrum of their operations, from research and development to production and sales.
In his thought-provoking piece, Lou Adler discusses the four distinct categories of occupations that exist today: thinkers, builders, improvers, and producers. The following is an explanation of what each of these job categories entails.
Thinkers are the ones who develop an idea.
The architects and builders make the concept a reality.
Improvers make it better
The work needed to supply products and services to clients is carried out in a methodical and consistent way by producers.
According to Adler, every job is a combination of all four forms of work, and every worker has a combination of the attributes of each type of labor, with one or two types being more prominent than the others.
Aim for the Competencies That Are Desired in the Job Description
How can you, as an employer, use this information to make better hiring decisions? It may provide assistance in writing a better job description for you, one that emphasizes the characteristics that you genuinely want in a new worker. Adler urges you and/or your recruiting manager to identify particular achievements the position will demand, rather than concentrating only on the experience and education you believe you desire in an employee. You may do this on your own, or with the help of your hiring manager.
In place of the standard phrase "Must have 5-10 years of environmental engineering experience including 3-5 years of wastewater management with a propensity for innovative solutions," you may put something like, "Develop a completely new technique for lowering water consumption by 50 percent."
How to Figure Out Which Characteristics of a Candidate Are Most Notable
One of the most difficult tasks that you will face in your role as a recruiter or an HR expert is figuring out the attributes that a candidate has and determining whether or not those qualities are compatible with the requirements of the position. Are you seeking for a candidate that has the capability of constructing a strategy? You need someone who can think. Do you have enough individuals who are capable of thinking critically, but not enough who know how to drive a project or product forward in the real world? Search for those who take pleasure in doing hands-on work. Keeping a well-rounded staff might be easier for your organization to achieve if you approach recruitment through the perspective of the various job categories.
The next stage is to make certain that members of the team are continuously provided with opportunity to demonstrate such attributes in their work. The point that Adler is trying to make is that in order for employees to feel fulfilled in their work, employers need to give team members a way to pursue their passions, which necessitates a never-ending process of professional growth. Failing to do so will cause employees to look elsewhere for opportunities where they can truly shine.