Select the Right People Poor selection decisions have a negative impact on team morale and productivity, lead to missed opportunities, take up vast amounts of management time and cost companies excessive sums of money each year. In contrast, good selection decisions can have the opposite effect by increasing productivity, bringing new ideas and initiatives and freeing up management time by allowing leaders to delegate with confidence. As a result, companies are provided with a considerable return on their investment. Put simply, in a competitive market, recruiting stronger people into your team allows you to enjoy an instant advantage, especially in more senior roles. Hiring is both an art and a science. While the hiring manager’s instinct and gut feeling must play a key role in the decision making process, assessment tools enable decision makers to highlight potential areas of concern and give confidence that a correct decision has been reached. Robust assessment tools enable decision makers to build up a more thorough profile and mitigate significant risk in the decision making process.