Is there anything more important for your organization than hiring the right people? Growth depends on sourcing and assessing the right candidates and getting those candidates to join your organization. So, once you are able to attract talent to your organization, but before you start to focus on retention and engagement, you have to select and hire!!
Who can we look to as inspiration for elite selection? Who’s the best? Members of the eQ team recently convened to ponder the following question: What or whom comes to mind when you think about the most elite and high performing teams, groups, or companies across any category? Interestingly, the majority of those in attendance provided the same answer—the Navy SEALs.
How does an organization select talent to meet such a lofty standard as the SEALs? No organization can create a selection environment like the SEALs’ Indoctrination (Indoc) and Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) process, but that should not prevent an organization from developing its own best practice approach to talent selection. The primary takeaway from research into SEAL selection is that team mindset and culture are paramount. There is an unwavering commitment to selecting those candidates that believe what the SEALs believe, and that belief is instilled immediately. No human being will put themselves through the mental and physical rigor of SEAL training unless they believe in what they are seeking to attain with an unrelenting fervor.
How can organizations select elite talent? An effective talent selection process ensures that your talent strategies support, and align with, your overall business strategy and culture. An effective talent approach also produces a best practice mindset to talent selection with key accountabilities and data-driven assessments as core best practices, in order to find rock stars with the right DNA for your culture.
There are 4 pivotal steps to selecting elite talent for your organization. Join us every day this week for eQ’s first ever blog series. This month's series will provide you with one step a day on finding the best of the best for your team. Check back in tomorrow for an in depth analysis on finding A Better Plan.
