Comments on: Initiative vs. Entrepreneurship http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/07/initiative-vs-entrepreneurship.html Hiring technical people and being hired can be difficult, no matter what the economy is doing. Use the tips here to hire better, or find a new job. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:05:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Tobias Fors http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/07/initiative-vs-entrepreneurship.html/comment-page-1#comment-4569 Tobias Fors Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:44:19 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/07/initiative-vs-entrepreneurship.html#comment-4569 Yes, hire! And, if you're a consulting company, like the one I work for, you'll have one more ambassador for your services when the entrepreneur chooses to move on! IF you have played your cards right and valued that person's initiative, AND can see the value in the fact that he or she chose to move on. Yes, hire! And, if you’re a consulting company, like the one I work for, you’ll have one more ambassador for your services when the entrepreneur chooses to move on! IF you have played your cards right and valued that person’s initiative, AND can see the value in the fact that he or she chose to move on.

]]> By: George Dinwiddie http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/07/initiative-vs-entrepreneurship.html/comment-page-1#comment-3821 George Dinwiddie Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:22:40 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/07/initiative-vs-entrepreneurship.html#comment-3821 Not only do you not know how long anyone will stay, but the worst hires will tend to stick around on their own lack of initiative. If you want to keep that employee who shows initiative, let her exercise that initiative in your company. There's a lot of baggage with being an entrepreneur, and not everyone wants that--even those with high initiative. Make it easy for them to stay, and you'll both win. Not only do you not know how long anyone will stay, but the worst hires will tend to stick around on their own lack of initiative.

If you want to keep that employee who shows initiative, let her exercise that initiative in your company. There’s a lot of baggage with being an entrepreneur, and not everyone wants that–even those with high initiative. Make it easy for them to stay, and you’ll both win.

]]> By: Hiring good people « A Flying Brick http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/07/initiative-vs-entrepreneurship.html/comment-page-1#comment-3798 Hiring good people « A Flying Brick Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:05:21 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/07/initiative-vs-entrepreneurship.html#comment-3798 [...] latest post, Initiative vs. Entrepreneurship, highlights something I’ve thought for as long as I’ve been “managed” as an [...] [...] latest post, Initiative vs. Entrepreneurship, highlights something I’ve thought for as long as I’ve been “managed” as an [...]

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