50 Powerful Perspectives about Hiring (Part 1/5)
Over the past 2 decades, DyNexus Recruiting has recruited, placed and hired hundreds of ERP and CRM (IT) consultants for VARs, ISVs and ERP & CRM end-user companies. In previous blogs we’ve talked about specific aspects of recruiting and hiring in the ERP/CRM world. Here we’re going to pull back a little bit, and take a look at 50 of the most strategic perspectives about hiring that are followed by 50 of the most influential and successful business leaders in the world. You will know these names, but you may not know their powerful perspective on hiring. Going backwards, here is 41-50:
- “People are not your most important asset. The right people are.” Jim Collins
- “One cannot hire a hand; the whole man always comes with it.” Peter Drucker
- “If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” Red Adair
- “First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.” Leo Rosten
- “Always be smarter than the people who hire you.” Lena Horne
- “If you hire only those people you understand, the company will never get people better than you are. Always remember that you often find outstanding people among those you don’t particularly like.” Soichiro Honda
- “Hire character. Train skill.” Peter Schutz
- “I don’t pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.” Robert Bosch
- “If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.” Chinese Proverb
50.“If it was easy, children would be doing it.” Ben Schrenzel