Here is the final part from Egan pagan about hiring.

I have to disagree with the first part of his talk. He says that it is easier to manage people virtually than it is when your in an office environment because they cannot trick you into looking like they are busy.

In my work life I have managed people for many years and while someone may trick you in the very short term, even a half decent manager will be able to figure out who is working and who is not in a very short time. If someone cannot figure that out quickly you have to wonder if that manager is in the right position.

I can agree with the second part of his talk more. He says that if you fill most of your leadership roles form within, you will work harder to hire the right person for the entry level positions because you are looking for someone to move up in the company. While I do not thing McDonalds is a company to be using comparisons for anymore, he does do a good job of building a picture on how it works.