Everything is possible with the right people. “When Instagram was bought for $1 billion by Facebook in 2013, it had just 13 employees”.

I once had the greatest mentor who told me, “This business would be easy if it weren’t for the people.”

People can be your biggest strength and weakness.

Having the right people starts with the hiring process. How do you screen your potential employees? Where are you advertising open jobs? How accurate are your job descriptions? The Economist reports that personality tests are a tool that can reduce the chance of putting the wrong person in the wrong role.

Aside from the skill set you are looking for in your employees, how much weight do you put on how well potential employees align with the vision and core values of your organization? Every company has a unique culture, and you have to make sure that each person fits in with that culture. One person with a particularly dominant personality can affect the culture of a company in either a positive or negative way.

The first thing you have to address is to make sure your company’s vision and values are clear and shared by everyone. It starts with the leader. Forbes cited a “Leadership IQ” report which stated that only 29% of employees say their leader’s vision for the future always seems to be…