Chapter Seven
Character, Performance, and Values
One of the most thorough manuals on the competencybased hiring process is Bradford Smart’s Topgrading (Penguin, 2005). Among many excellent points made in Smart’s book is this: It is a deadly career mistake to accept a job or promotion that you are not really qualified for, or don’t entirely want to do. Increased pay, recognition, or prestige won’t matter if you talk yourself into taking a position in which you don’t have the skills to succeed. I would add one thought to that by saying that it is just as dangerous to take a job when your heart isn’t in it—when the job doesn’t truly align with your ...
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