The difference between a good candidate and a suitable candidate

More often than not we are unable to distinguish between a good candidate and a suitable candidate for any level or managerial positions in any form from workplaces to relationships and we need to spare a minute why it does not happen so,

I had a good discussion over the past couple of days with experts about these two things and I could get a feel of the difference and why it is not proper. The basic reason is the belief that people who are good in something should be good in everything which is a notion we need to grow over with which I can illustrate with an example

John Wright was a great coach for the Indian cricket team and was helpful in developing our cricket team to the heights it reached and he was succeeded by another great coach Greg Chappel who was not able to lead the team to achieve greater results and that truly showcases the difference

Both were great coaches but it was Wright whose interest and attitude fit well in the working system over Chappel whose culture dint fit in, Similarly people make the mistake of selecting people if they are good without analyzing if the company needs them or if they have the right factors and this could lead to a huge margins as studies show the difference between an Average Performer and Good performer is a shocking 90% which I will narrate about in the coming posts.

Its about so many factors which make an employee fit for an organization in the above illustrated. In the case of Greg chappel his style and what he wanted to do dint fit with the organization, while John Wright was not insistent on any special thing which made the difference.

Cheers
Arvind