Clarify the role, help leaders build relationships early, recognize red flags
Have you hired someone over the past few months who is having a tough time adjusting to your company and its expectations? Have you hired a “safe bet” instead of a riskier, but potentially more rewarding, candidate because you were afraid he might not work out? Have you moved an internal candidate into a role you knew was going to be a huge stretch, crossing your fingers she would “figure it out?”