Enthusiastically Rehire?

Enthusiastically rehire? Equals A Players!

How many people on your team would you enthusiastically rehire? As a leader looking to build a culture of A Players, the answer to this question determines which members of your team are A Players. Team members that you would not enthusiastically rehire are by default B and C Players.

All employees have the right to be A Players somewhere. The question is if that “somewhere” is your business or department, or outside your organization.

Let your team know you are moving to a culture of 100% A Players over the course of 6 months. Draft an A Player Agreement to define A Player performance for each position. Review these agreements face-to-face with each employee. Let each know where they stand relative to being an A, B, or C Player, and draft individual development plans for each. Make executive coaching resources available to them to accelerate performance.

Finally, as the leader, are you playing at an A Player level? In many cases, the leader raising his or her game is the quickest way to raise the performance level of the team!

Rick Crossland is an internationally known expert, approved YPO speaker, and thought leader on A Player talent. A leading certified Scaling Up coach and the author of the acclaimed business book The A Player, Rick’s innovative approach to recruiting, interviewing, validating, and developing high performers—A Players—has been featured in leading business publications such as Inc.com, Entrepreneur.com, Fortune.com, Recruiter.com, Columbus CEO, and Leadership Insights. With clients around the world, his expertise helps businesses scale by building high-performance teams that drive superior results. Follow Rick on LinkedIn and X (Formerly Twitter).