Inertia and Albert Einstein

Shane Parrish in his book, Clear Thinking, exposes the toxic power of what he calls the Inertia Default.  Here is one of the most powerful insights he gives that you need today:

“Inertia keeps us doing things that don't get us what we want.”

Sound familiar?

Your team struggles to attract enough qualified, high-caliber candidates to your job openings.

You keep hiring people who fail to meet your expectations.

Your new hires take too long to become productive and profitable.

And yet - nothing changes.

Parrish goes further, encouraging you to make a change - stop the pain:

"If you find yourself or your team resisting change or continuing to do something in one way

simply because that's how you've always done it in the past - be on your guard.  

The inertia default is likely at work."

It is at work.  And it is costing you far more than you realize.

Your hiring process and skills are not giving you the quality of people you want on your team.

You know this.  The evidence is sitting in your own hiring history.

Yet you follow the same process.  Make decisions the same way.  And quietly hope for different results.

Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

I'll be more charitable than Einstein:  It's not insanity.  It's inertia.  It’s bad habits.  And unlike insanity, inertia can be fixed.

The fix doesn't require months of disruption or a massive budget.  

It requires you to commit to change:  “I’ve got to deal with this.  We could hire another employee (or many) if we hired right in the first place.”

Stop defending a process that isn't working.  Start building one that does.

Your commitment starts with a conversation.

Talk with me for 15 to 30 minutes.  I'll give you specific, actionable ideas to improve your hiring system immediately - at no cost, no obligation. At minimum, you'll walk away knowing what needs to change and why.

That's more progress than another bad hire will give you.

Drop a comment below or email info@hirethebest.co to schedule your free consultation.

Isn't it worth 15 minutes to stop making bad, costly hiring decisions?

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