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Chapter 12 Picking and Measuring People
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The key is a willingness to learn from each other. In many things of this new digital age I am way behind the experience and capabilities of a 20 year old....yet in managing people or the day to day running of a business I'm way ahead of them -
So in picking and measuring people, I'm always looking for good team players - people who will fit in with my existing team and where their skills will strengthen the skills of the team as a whole - someone we can all learn from and who in turn is excited about learning from us.

I think that this assumption does not necessarily reflect the only or "best" decision to be made in hiring; I agree with you Marty, I think that one of the most important things is to find someone that is going to be a good fit with the vibe that you already have going. If someone doesn't fit, it can add more stress and frustration that just isn't necessary.
It's important, though, to measure people individually and as a team to see what you are missing and where you can improve, and what you should look for in a new addition.

This chapter devotes little time to the idea of training existing marketers/employees to fulfill these crucial inbound marketing roles. This may be writing them off a little too early, and taking things a little too cynically. Do you think that you can teach an old dog new tricks? The analogies of old marketing and inbound marketing are incredibly tight, and there was a day when the internet was new, and knowing how to use it grew with time. What portions of DARC do you think are teachable and learnable? Would you be better off starting fresh with a new face?