Who are they?  What to Look for In Employees of a Small Business

The last area I am going to write about in this series is being task oriented, but it certainly isn't the last important thing to look for when hiring for small businesses.  What have you found to be important traits in your business?

Task oriented –

“The entrepreneur is not really interested in doing the work; he is interested in creating the way the company operates. In that regard, the entrepreneur is an inventor. He or she loves to invent, but does not love to manufacture or sell or distribute what he or she invents.”
Michael Gerber
 
But the employee has to do the work.  They have to not only be able to see the big picture, they also have to be able to see the little picture, and the medium picture.  This, and the other differences between an entrepreneur and an employee of a small business, can be points of frustration for business owners.  Hiring people who have these characteristics is going to mean that you are not always going to see eye to eye with the people you hire, but it also means that your business is going to have a better chance of succeeding.  Seems like an easy decision doesn’t it?