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9 Things to Consider When Structuring Your Team.
With everyone discussing the “Great Resignation” and difficulty of hiring I wanted to share a few of my insights as a recruiter. Hopefully, these will help as you build your organization and grow your team.
As a headhunter, I’ve been under the hood of many organizations. I’ve had the opportunity to see how they operate, if they promote internally or hire externally, how flexible they are on remote work, the benefits they offer, their hiring process, etc. I’ve also been on the other side listening to candidates explain to me what they are looking from an organization.
Here are the top nine things I’ve noticed that should be considered when growing/setting up your team.
1. Incentives.
Incentives are one of the most vital things to get right in an organization. Having incentives off-kilter creates messy situations. If you can ensure the incentives of your team are properly aligned you’re set up for a good start.
To begin with, decide what the incentives for the organization as a whole will be. What is your mission? Will you measure success by dollars earned, lives impacted, careers started, or something else centrally aligned with your vision? Craft this well as it will dictate how you measure everything else and how your team thinks.
