Have you ever heard the story of Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody? If you haven’t, take a look at the tale below:

“There was an important job that had to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.

Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. 

Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody’s job. 

Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. 

In the end, Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.”

When hiring new employees or managing existing ones, when you ask yourself "do they have what it takes?", what are you hoping to find? 

A culture fit? It's beneficial. Applicable job experience / education? Absolutely.  A great personality? Perhaps, but some aspects of a job can’t rely on disposition alone. What about the right skills? Skills aren’t just the words filling the last section of a resume in hopes of meeting an algorithm.