“So, let’s call her right now, offer her the position, straight away,” I suggested.
“But, you haven’t even read the profile,” Kristen protested.
“I don’t need to read the profile,” I replied.
“But if you don’t read the profile, how can you know if this person will be able to do the job?”
“That is an excellent question. How can we know if this person will be able to do the job if we don’t have a job description to help us read the profile?”
“Well, we have the job posting.”
“Kristen, I read the job posting. There is more in here on company benefits than there is on expectations. I think you don’t want to do the work to figure out what we expect from the position.”
“It’s not that I don’t want to do the work, I just don’t have the time. I have a lot of other important things I need to be doing,” Kristen insisted.
“It’s not that you don’t have the time. You have as much time as you need. It’s just not a high enough priority.” -TF
This quick story is spot on. I recently spoke with an agent at a Planning firm about how she divides her time during the day. Not surprisingly she gave a similar answer when it came to priorities. She wasn’t sure where she should spend most of her time in order to be most effective.
One day this same person might get promoted. If she is unsure now, as a regular employee, what are responsibilities are then she will have a much harder time in the future. Leadership starts from the top down but is developed from the bottom up.