What’s more important – Hiring an A-Player or a Steady Eddie?
When you’re limited on budget for the salary, sometimes you have to choose between the rising star who’s getting promoted up into the role and has something to prove, versus the seasoned veteran who’s ‘been there, done that’ and learned on someone else’s dime.
Both are extremely valuable assets – but in the case of a recent Corporate Controller search for a large National Retail brand, our client turned to us because they needed Technical Competency coupled with Grit, Tenacity, Optimism, Work Ethic, and a Can-Do Attitude.
12 Candidates were interviewed.
Could they all ‘get the job done’? – Of course – But it was the Culture Fit that our client CEO was looking for … and where did he find it?
In someone who had never been given the opportunity to be a Corporate Controller before.
After nearly 7 years of grinding at her previous company, supporting a boss who was afraid to lose his workhorse, she was never given the opportunity to step up for more responsibility.
Well, our client recognized that A-Player tenacity disguised as a Steady Eddie candidate, and she now has the opportunity to create meaningful change on an Executive Team with a company experiencing massive growth.
This begs the question – is the boss that you love, trust, and respect holding you back?
If you’re the A-Player who has evolved into the Steady Eddie, the answer may be clearer than you think.
