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Antipattern #22 · ownership · p. 183
Hiring Poorly
A focus on learning agility and values over credentials increases long-term value.
The Tin Man Behavior
Hiring transactionally, driven by skill-laden job descriptions and immediate needs, and treating onboarding as a perfunctory administrative task.
The Results
- ·Rigid workforce, struggling to adapt to meet evolving customer needs or quickly capitalize on new technologies
- ·Increased turnover, recruitment, and training waste
- ·Amplification of existing skills gaps and weaknesses
How Octopus Organizations Behave Instead
- ↳They treat hiring as a critical strategic priority.
- ↳They prioritize values alignment and learning agility over current skill fit of new hires.
- ↳They invest in comprehensive, long-term onboarding programs.
- ↳They only hire when absolutely necessary.