Jon, Ryan, and Gabe discuss how to identify, vet, and hire your key team players. You never want your company to be 100% filled with A players. They are always looking for the next best thing and it’s difficult to keep this kind of employee engaged. B players are good, they get their job done, but they’ll never push beyond that, and C players — you have got to watch out for these guys as they can really drag the business down.

Key Takeaways:

• Let’s talk about A, B, and C players.
• How do we define A player?
• It’s risky to hire A players!
• You don’t want your business to be filled 100% with A players.
• You don’t want an entire team filled with Michael Jordans, for example.
• Gabe shares his opinions on why you need a good mix of A, B, and C players.
• Gabe had one of his employees leave because they wanted to be a manager, and he didn’t think she’d be a good fit for it.
• Ryan always has a million questions on why someone wants to leave their current job.
• True A players never stop looking for jobs.
• How does Gabe vet whether a potential hire is going to be a good fit?
• As a business owner, you can get overly optimistic about a potential hire.
• What is a definition of a B player?
• When people are under pressure, all their skills go out the window and the only thing that remains is their character.
• Can you train someone on their character?
• The guys share their tips and tricks on how they conduct the reference check.
• Identify your C players and get rid of them. They will drag your company down.
• Business owners spend a lot of their time on C players. You gotta stop this.

Resources:

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