Get Passionate About Finding and Hiring A-Players
Hiring A-players, like every over activity that creates real value, takes time and commitment.  When you step back and assess the talent in your company and focus on the impact that just one more A-player employee could have on your business and your life, you realize that the investment of time is well worth it. 

In following articles I will give you specific tactics to consider.  For now, let me suggest that you get a vision for the business team that you want to lead onto the field every day.  Get passionate about hiring A-players.  Make sure that every leader in your company is continually looking for the next A-player employee.  It will pay off for you and your business.

Eric Herrenkohl is Founder and President of Herrenkohl Consulting (www.herrenkohlconsulting.com), a management consulting firm focused on creating organizations that drive growth and profits. His work has been published or cited in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Inc.com, Monster.com, Careerbuilder.com, and MSNBC.com.  Eric is also the author of Performance Principles, a monthly e-letter that reaches thousands of subscribers across North America and is re-printed in a number of industry and company newsletters.