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We exist to build teams of inspired people who create inspired work
We believe all people are amazing when they understand their native genius
We believe all companies can have a greater impact on their community
We believe that matching the two correctly can change the world
Current reality is 7 out of 10 small business employees are unengaged
Unengaged employees create more work for you the business owner
Unengaged team members come with a price and that price is your time, freedom and sanity. The power of delegating tasks and knowing they will be completed at a high level is eliminated and instead gives you even more to worry about, more to do, and less time to have the freedom to work on things you want to be working on.
You begin believing that no one will ever care as much as you do
This lack of engagement convinces you that no one can ever care as much about your business as you do. That can't be expected from anyone because it is your business. You know your business can be performing at a higher level and ultimately, that your customers should be having a better experience, but you aren't able to do it all.
You conclude there is not enough top talent out there
At the end of the day, you believe that good talent is hard to find and ultimately, hiring is a crap shoot. Maybe you have even found amazing talent just to find them leave your company after being on board for less than a year. If there was an abundance of talent, then nearly every business owner wouldn't be complaining about this. Hopelessness sets in.
Ultimately you hate hiring...
And rightfully so. The business world at large is executing on a hiring process that was created in the 1920's and doesn't at all fit the needs of today's world. The piece of your business that should have you the most excited is filled with more frustration and a feeling that "I just don't know what I am doing." But it is less about you not knowing what you're doing, and more about the fact that you're executing on a flawed process.
And management tactics aren't working
To solve engagement issues for the people we hire, business owners take to "leadership" articles, books, trainings, and seminars. You read about various comp plans, motivation strategies, flat hierarchies, remote work, to name a few.
Despite the vast amounts of "leadership" content that has been created on how to improve this issue, engagement has been essentially static, oscillating between 28%-30% since 2001. I propose that these management methodologies are bringing nothing more than short term results for reasons that are never going to change.
The real problem is caused by bad fit
The majority of unengaged employees are unengaged for a reason. They are unengaged due to bad fit. Bad fit for the role, team culture, company culture, company mission, management’s style… Pick one. Pick multiple. This misaligned fit to their core keeps them dispassionate, unengaged, and uninspired by their work.
But let’s look at the pattern. We hire people hoping they will work out, thinking we can “manage” them to success whether they fit the organization at their core or not. “Manage” them into being engaged. But here is the important point the static numbers above bring us to. You will rarely be able to do this. You will rarely be able to turn people into a fit, if at their core they are not.
Time to HireToFit
It is time that we start changing the fact that 14 million small business employees are waking up uninspired by their daily work. I believe we can create a world for our children that is full of inspired people who are creating inspired work, propelling our world forward at a level we have never seen before. It is time that we stop accepting the old paradigm that hiring people who are a fit is out of our control. It is time that businesses learn how to take ownership over their evaluation of candidates instead of feeling like it is a crap shoot. It is time that we start forging a new way and to forge a new way we first need to understand what the correct problem is. From there, people who are inspired to fix this problem will start finding those answers. We are some of those people.
Being 100% clear on what it is you want
You have to understand who you are before you can truly understand what it is you want. Distilling that down to its core is the critical first step. Once that is outlined, you can then become crystal clear on who it is you are looking for and powerfully attract them to your company. That is what we help you do at a foundational level.
Understanding how to hire
Once you get the right people knocking on your door, you must have a process that allows you to pick the right one. Unless you are a clinical psychologist, you will not be able to sit across a table from someone and get a true understanding of who they are just by asking them questions. There is a new way to interview candidates in a way that increases your trust in them and ultimately their trust in you, which is vital to any strong relationship. That is how we help you.
Your highest expense becomes your greatest strength
When you reach the point where you can confidently say that your team is by far the greatest strength of your business, you have reached the place where you are supposed to be. Your highest expense must be your greatest asset and that is what we are here to create. An army of companies who are creating greater impact because they have assembled a rockstar team of people.
Sean Greeley, Net Profit Explosion Co-Founder and CEO
"I have known David Bonney for several years now. He has an incredible genius around hiring to fit... and specifically how to attract the right talent to your teams in a way that adds to your culture and produces serious results... while REPELLING everyone else.
I have consulted with him as we've worked to improve our talent attraction and hiring results at NPE and his advice and direction has been invaluable. Building a successful company that can scale is ALL about the people and systems you develop. And without the right people... it's dang near impossible to build all the systems you need and they become meaningless because you won't have anyone to run them!
If you're limited by staff and having the right people around you to grow, I highly recommend what David has to offer and say on this subject. It will be an investment that pays for years to come in your business success... and personal sanity."
Scott Martineau, Infusionsoft Co-Founder
“If you want to build a high-performance team, you need a reliable process for recruiting employees who fit your company values, and who can be as passionate about your vision and mission as you are. At a time in our company when we needed it most, David Bonney implemented his Hire To Fit system to recruit an army of phenomenal employees who literally transformed our business. His system will help you look past the smooth-talking misfits to find the team members that have the experience, skills, and passion to take you to the next level.
Erin Verbeck, Chief Joy Officer at Joy of Marketing
"At JOM we have high standards for our team members. In situations where we filled roles with people who weren't the right fit, Sarah and I spent hours trying to figure out how to lead and manage those people more effectively to boost results. The opportunity cost this created along with the hours wasted talking and worrying about how we were going to fix it was unacceptable to us but we didn't know exactly what to do.
When we found David through our network, it started to click after our very first conversation. His approach to finding the right people who fit what you are trying to accomplish is something we not only use in our business, but we now use in our lives! Working with him was worth every penny and some."
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