LEARN TO RECOGNIZE THE SYMPTOMS OF POOR HIRING
 
When a person gets sick, the sickness doesn't raise its hand and identify itself.
 
It appears in the form of symptoms - which you must learn to recognize.
 
> a cough
> a fever
> Etc.
 
Hiring is no different.
 
When your company makes a hiring mistake, the bad hire isn't going to tell you, 'you made a mistake!"
 
The mistake will appear in the form of symptoms - which you must learn to recognize.
 
Some symptoms are commonly linked to hiring...
 
> Short term turnover
> A new hire who is unable to perform basic job duties...
 
But others aren't...
 
> Employee disengagement
> Excessive training requirements
> Complaints about culture or management
> Team or supervisor conflict
> Poor execution (to name a few)
  
To be clear, the above symptoms can be caused by other factors besides poor hiring.

But they can be caused primarily or even only by poor hiring as well.

>A good hire may find him or herself disengaged. A bad hire is more likely to be disengaged.
 
>A good hire may need training to succeed. A bad hire needs more training - and even still, might fail.
 
>A good hire may find reason to complain; a bad hire will find more reasons (even if they have to make something up).

Many of the problems you're trying to fix are not environment problems, they're hiring problems.

Learn to recognize the symptoms of poor hiring so you can discern the difference.

What's an organizational symptom you've observed that was actually the consequence of poor hiring?