Tag Archives: capability

Don’t Go to Hope Island

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

From the Ask Tom mailbag – Question: Yesterday, you talked about looking for evidence of potential. I followed the explanation, but I am still looking for some sort of instrument to help measure a candidate’s capability or more importantly, a … Continue reading →

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Capability in the Team

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

I was talking with Claude, a supervisor, about his team. “Those two over there, are the new guys, one has been here a month, the other just got out of orientation last week. They are learning, but it will take … Continue reading →

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Not a Matter of Training

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

“And that’s where he stops. He can keep one or two machines busy, but we have fifteen machines and plenty of work for all of them.” “Who was the supervisor before Ryan got hired?” “Oh, he was a good guy, … Continue reading →

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Why Can’t Ryan Handle It?

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

Drew was beside himself. “I don’t know why Ryan can’t handle this job. We asked him all the questions in the interview. We were quite thorough. He knows the name of each piece of equipment. He can tell you exactly … Continue reading →

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A Decision Based on Hope?

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

Sylvia was perplexed. Difficulty trusting her judgment. “I have this gut feeling that Porter would make a good supervisor. But, he is our best technician. If I promote him and it doesn’t work out, I might lose my best technician.” … Continue reading →

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Discovering Potential Capability in an Interview

Posted on November 9, 2012 by

Quick excerpt from a candidate interview – “How are you given work assignments?” I asked. “Well, I meet with the PMs on a weekly basis, just to catch up on progress completed the prior week, update them on logistics for … Continue reading →

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Interviewing for Potential

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

From the Ask Tom mailbag – Question: Many proponents of Requisite Organization claim that a person needs to have work commensurate with their potential capability to be engaged and fulfilled at work. They claim that being required to work at … Continue reading →

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Can’t Put a Schedule Together

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

Morgan was complaining. “You have been talking about checklists and schedules as the core tools for Project Managers and Supervisors. It just doesn’t seem that hard. Why doesn’t my lead technician get it? I have showed him how to create … Continue reading →

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Divining the Number

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

I would like to welcome our new subscribers from the workshop in Denver, yesterday. From the Ask Tom mailbag: Question: How does a manager determine a candidate’s Time Span capability? Response: Don’t over complicate this. Some managers think if they … Continue reading →

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Full Speed Off the Cliff

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

From the Ask Tom mailbag – Question: I just joined the HR team here, working on a project to identify the complexity of mental processing of our team members. I just wanted to know, is there any effective tool/test available … Continue reading →

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