When I viewed the video and I looked at Eric Schmidt’s approach to hiring and recruiting I was confused at the beginning when he talked about what they were looking for in potential employees of the company. His approach to the recruiting and hiring practice was strange in the fact that he was implying that the employees should be hired on strictly the basis of interpersonal skills with other workers. I agree in his analogy that you shouldn’t hire friends because this could lead to the problem that the new employee could be viewed as a favorite of the boss. I do like the culture of Google where the employees have been empowered to make decisions on what direction the company should go in and how the company should operate. This allows the employees feel important and have stock in the company and the direction the company will go in based upon their actions.
In my workplace this is not the manner in which they conduct themselves. My company is structured in a Para-military style of organization and the opportunities to openly express how the company should proceed are only allowed by the command staff through the chain of command. The Sheriff has the ultimate say so on what is allowed as far as changes to the organization. I feel this is a huge difference between public sector employees and private sector employees. Do I feel that some elements of this practice could be incorporated in the public sector and the answer would be yes. I feel that the Sheriff should allow recommendations from the line officers on a regular basis because he would be kept up to date with current policing tactics.
As a leader I feel that courage is a huge part of the process because if you lack the courage to stand up and say that the direction the company is heading in is the wrong one than without this leadership I feel that the organization as a whole could be compared to a large ship floating without any power or direction. This would be a issue where you would be guided by the environment and you could not change course or direction to lead your organization.
This type of approach could backfire because the employees could feel that they can dictate what the company will do and how they will do it based upon popularity not by fiscal or market sense.
I take away the knowledge of hiring the right personnel is important for your organization and having the right people in place to guide the company in the right direction. I also can take away that a strong leader is important and that without a guide or captain of the ship the ship will eventually run aground and lay dead in the water. It is very important that your employees feel empowered and feel vested in the organization and help achieve the goals of the organization.
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