Attract Talent to Organization

Overview

A method for recruiting capable individuals by demonstrating genuine respect and starting with symbolic gestures that signal commitment to valuing talent.

Steps

1. Humble yourself and offer generous incentives

   • Lower your status to show sincerity
   • Provide substantial rewards (money, resources, positions)

2. Consult with existing advisors

   • Ask trusted individuals to identify potential candidates
   • Express your genuine need and willingness to serve alongside capable people

3. Start with a symbolic demonstration

   • Honor a worthy person within your current circle first
   • Treat them with exceptional respect (build them a residence, address them as a teacher)
   • This signals to others that you genuinely value talent

4. Create conditions for success

   • Share hardships with your people
   • Care for the welfare of the community (mourn the dead, comfort orphans)

5. Allow reputation to spread naturally

   • Others will see how you treat talent and come from afar

Expected Outcomes

• Talented individuals will travel great distances to join you
• Organization becomes stronger and more capable
• Morale improves through shared purpose

Verification

1. Confirm that at least one symbolic demonstration of respect has been made publicly before broader recruitment begins.
2. Validate that recruitment incentives are substantive (positions, resources) rather than merely verbal promises.
3. Check that the leader is personally sharing hardships with the community, not delegating this to subordinates.