you could easily miss a critical insight into this
potential teammate.
QUESTIONS. A healthy qualification process has
a pre-determined list of questions that help
you reveal if the potential team member has
the qualities—the character and skills that you
want. And you want to ask the right question at
the right time in the "Queue."
To help, I want to share a document of prewritten
qualification questions for you you. Get
free access to the 27 Audition Questions PDF
here.
QUICK-RELEASE. A healthy qualification process
contains places along the path where people
can exit (or be ejected) early on. If you build your
qualification process in the right way, a person
may recognize that they're not a good fit—and
self-select out. Or, you'll see the mismatch and
not move the person on to later steps.
QUIRKS. A healthy qualification process allows
for time and interaction, so the candidate's
quirks—peculiar behavior, habits, personality
issues, musical shortcomings, etc.— can be
identified. Had I spent more time with Jim, I
would've seen his band-drowning "quirk" of
playing with all-ten-fingers-all-the-time.
Quirks might not disqualify a person. We all
have them. It's just good to know sooner than
later what they might be. If they are too quirky,
or cross the line towards dysfunction (like Jim),
you'll need the next Q.
QUASH. A healthy audition system works to
quash dysfunctional behavior or unhealthy
attitudes before they enter your team. That
is, you have to say NO to people who don't
meet your qualification standards—musically,
spiritually, or relationally. If you don't, that lousy
invite will erode the culture of your team.
If someone isn't entirely qualified, but they
aren't deserving of a hard pass, you need the
next Q.
QUALIFIED INVITATION. A successful audition
system will leave room for people who aren't yet
up to your standards, but they have potential.
You can invite them into the team with certain
conditions, expectations, or limitations—i.e., a
"qualified invitation."
When you do, be clear about what standards
this person needs to work towards. And
better still, find someone on your team who
can mentor and help move this person along.
IMPLEMENTING THE QS
If you build these seven Qs into your
qualification system in the right way, you will
create an intentional and relational process that
will keep the wrong people out and invite the
right people in.
And as you start implementing these seven Qs,
don't forget about the 27 Audition Questions.
This free resource will jumpstart renovations on
your new team member qualification process.
Enjoy!
Jon’s the founder of WorshipWorkshop.com
and WorshipTeamCoach.com, two sites that
help worship leaders build strong teams and
lead engaging worship. He lives and serves in
Lexington, Ohio with his wife Shannon and their
four kids.
Jon Nicol
Jon’s the founder of WorshipWorkshop.com and
WorshipTeamCoach.com, two sites that help worship
leaders build strong teams and lead engaging
worship. He lives and serves in Lexington, Ohio with
his wife Shannon and their four kids.
WorshipWorkshop.com
WorshipTeamCoach.com
July 2020
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