Brilliant. Why don’t you just ask for a polar bear who won’t EAT YOUR FACE when you try to pet it?
Or ask your cat to stop bringing you tasty treats in the form of dead birds from the garden?
If you just want people to execute your orders and do as they’re told then be clear about this when you start advertising vacancies and interviewing.
“Oh but that’s not what I want” I hear you thinking in mild annoyance. “I want someone who will take the initiative, muck in, get involved, help move my startup forward. A total f**kin’ rockstar employee.”
Alright then.
Tell me something, how much autonomy are you willing to give them?
I guess that depends on how much you trust their judgement. Are you able to let go a little? Or are you going to invade their territory and step on their toes? (Unless your assistance and advice are requested, interfering in this way could be hugely demotivating).
Here is how I see it. You want the benefits of hiring entrepreneurial-minded folk but you don’t want to deal with the fact that these kinds of people are not the type to mindlessly do as they’re told without objection.
They’ll criticise, make suggestions, argue, debate, offer alternatives and do zillions of other things to help you avoid making stupid decisions – uninformed decisions – and to avoid the subsequent changes that will accompany said decision (and the mess that they’ll be left to tidy).
And if you want someone who by definition is a risk taker, a decision maker, a rule breaker, an extraordinary type, then how can you expect that same person to be obedient, keep quiet, do things without questioning?
The cost of hiring an entrepreneurial type is that you will have to learn to let go and give them autonomy; you shouldn’t step on their toes or micro manage.
This does not mean that you can go to the other extreme and expect them to do great works without providing them any direction, assistance or training.
But on the plus side, you will be able to focus on other areas of your business safe in the knowledge that this one area no longer depends solely on your energy to keep moving forwards; that someone else is willing to put some energy and passion into moving things forward! Such a person would be able to share some of an entrepreneur’s burden.
You cannot be sure of such a scenario when you hire someone who is obedient and unquestioning. You can be sure that they’ll do as they’re told, but YOU will needed to continue investing time and energy into jumping on any opportunities that rear their head; your attention will be essential to ensure that things keep moving ahead, and that you are not losing ground.
Businesses need both kinds of workers. But if you know that all you want is for someone to just do as you say, then you should just ask for that instead of pretending to be up for more.
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Love this Bela, a nice fiery piece. There are too many companies that advertise for passionate, driven people, but get a little freaked out when such people arrive, or expect that passion can be switched on and off on demand.
(that’s a rather unpleasant picture, I hope she got out OK)
Thanks for dropping by and leaving a message Richard. I’m glad you liked the post.
The more employers I talk to in the startup world, the more I find that they’re not entirely sure of what kind of person they want/need to hire, or they have reasons for not asking for what they want. This does not make for a pleasant environment for the poor employee whose expectations have consequently been poorly managed!
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