When you're making money, it's easy for people to rally behind you.
But what about when sh*t hits the fan?
Will your employees stick by you?
Will they be willing to wait out the storm?
Will they trust that you know what you're doing?
We hired our CTO Carl Osterman two years ago for our software startup, Aeon.
Carl is impressive technically, be he ultimately won me over because it was evident he cared deeply about the problem we were trying to solve:
Fixing interviewing for managers
The fact that he was passionate about the problem as someone who had dealt with it himself, was much more valuable than *just* his technical and product experience.
Because when an employee cares and deeply aligns with the company they work for, they can weather a rough patch alongside you... instead of running for the hills at the first sign of adversity.
An employee with the right skillset solves a problem within your company.
But an employee with skillset + value alignment?
THOSE are the key players who will be in it for the long haul.
People Programs Specialist | TrueML/TrueAccord Passionate about bringing belonging into the workplace!
1moExcellent work! We love onboarding our employees with the white glove service they deserve! 😍 💙