What can destroy a small business?

Did you know that there are three personality types that can bring down any organization?

Whenever I think about small business I think about the entrepreneur that started it. The entrepreneur is a different kind of person, they have a strong sense of self, they are passionate about their business, and seem to enjoy the risk. The biggest challenge is that entrepreneurs forget to listen to their intuition at times. Due to this when they hire staff they tend to forget to go deeper in the interview process and end up with people that can do more harm than good.

Here are the three personality types that can bring down your business according to Jane Porter in her Entrepreneur article titled ‘3 Personality Types That Can Harm Your Business’;

• The Narcissist – they are the greatest person you can meet during an interview, but they will manipulate others to their negative side and hurt your business in the long-term. To find out if they are narcissistic, listen to how they speak. If they are focused on themselves – run away.
• The Social Loafer- they passive and very lazy. To understand them, pay attention to what they are saying and their body movement. If you have a chance to walk with them, see if they can keep up with you walking faster. If not – end the interview.
• The Hyper-Emotional Hire – keeps their feelings of aggression under wraps. They know in an interview not to complain. In fact that is one way that you can find out about them very easily. Ask them about their previous jobs and how much they enjoyed them. Then when you get the ‘Pollyanna’ response question them deeper to give examples. This will usually weed them out and you may even see them in their true colors.

What can you do today that will help you avoid the 3 personality types that can destroy all your hard work?