Why Qualified Hires Fail And How to Close the Revolving Door–for Good!
The Art & Science of Building an Amazing Team
September 5, 2025
MISTY WILLIAMS
Founder, Marketect Media
Early in my business, I hired people I thought were a fit, only to watch them struggle, miss deadlines or worst of all, ghost me.
The cycle was exhausting: recruit, onboard, train . . . repeat.
For a long time, I blamed the hires. Maybe they weren’t as strong as I thought. Maybe I just needed to “find better people.”
But eventually, I realized something that changed everything: the problem wasn’t always them. The problem was the ecosystem they were stepping into.
- Did we onboard well, with clear workflows and hands-on support in the early weeks?
- Are we throwing new hires into firefighting mode before they’ve had a chance to learn?
- Have we kept systems simple ... or are clunky processes slowing them down?
- Do they feel safe asking for help when they get stuck?
- Are we consistently enforcing the basic rhythms ... logging in on time, daily check-ins, using Slack and Trello, attending meetings?
The 3 Root Causes of Hiring Failures
Strong hires don’t fail at random.
The fallout?
- Your best people stop their high performance to “rescue” underperformers
- Morale dips as performance drops and the team moves out-of-sync
- Leaders burn hours correcting course instead of growing revenue
From there, you validate fit in the interview process . . . not just through conversation, but with:
- Skills tests to confirm technical competence in real-world tasks.
- Behavioral questions to uncover how they’ve handled challenges, priorities and collaboration in past roles.
- Personality testing like Myers-Briggs, Kolbe, and Strengths Finders to ascertain how they’re wired and to understand the environments in which they’re designed to excel
- Feedback from previous co-workers and leaders to gauge their performance in previous roles
That combination ensures you attract, select and validate candidates whose strengths align with the role . . . avoiding the mismatch that leads to underperformance, morale dips and wasted leadership time.
A great hire needs to be set up for success with excellent onboarding.. Without it, momentum stalls.
On my team, every hire gets access to:
- SOPs, guides and walkthroughs to reduce friction
- Templates and checklists to avoid wasted time
- Coaching on how to time block and prioritize for results
When that runway is missing, even skilled hires can lose direction. And “learning” their job by making mistakes instead of being trained to do things successfully from the start is an enormous rapport-breaker . . . for them AND for you.
We’ll help you recruit A-players who are ready to perform . . . so you can focus on leading them to success. Book a Recruiting Review Call.
What Winning Actually Looks Like
RESULT: Best-fit hire delivered, massive time savings for the CEO
Emily Blain
CEO, Wellness
RESULT: New hire delivered 2x faster performance with zero quality loss
Ben Marcoux
Founder, BMX Marketing
RESULT: Fast, tailored recruiting process with immediate hire
Chaitra Vedullapalli
Co-Founder & CMO, Meylah
Want to go deeper? Get the full breakdown—plus extra tools and insider tips we use with clients to build high-performing offshore teams.
READY TO GROW YOUR
HIGH PERFORMING TEAM?
We know making a key hire is a big step and the stakes are high.
If you’re tired of rehiring, retraining and still not getting results … let’s chat.
Schedule a call with us and see if we’re a good fit to support you!
READY TO GROW YOUR
HIGH PERFORMING TEAM?
We know making a key hire is a big step and the stakes are high.
If you’re tired of rehiring, retraining and still not getting results … let’s chat.
Schedule a call with us and see if we’re a good fit to support you!
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