Achieving Hiring Success Through Clarity: The Start/Stop/Keep Method
- Robin Elledge
- Jun 1
- 1 min read
Most hiring managers don’t have a hiring problem.
They have a clarity problem.
Saying “I need someone proactive” is not the same as knowing what proactive looks like in action.
The best hiring decisions happen when you can say:
🟢 START doing this
🔴 STOP doing that
🟡 KEEP doing what’s working
Start/Stop/Keep isn’t just a feedback tool.
It’s a hiring clarity tool.
Before your next hire, ask:
→ What would a great first 30 days look like?
→ What exact behaviors signal success?
→ What’s been missing in this role so far?
Hiring gets easier when you stop describing traits...
...and start describing actions.
Because “strong communicator” can mean 100 different things.
But “starts every team meeting with a 3-point update and ends with action items” is crystal clear.
Clarity is kindness.
In hiring, it’s also your best risk management strategy.
What’s one START/STOP/KEEP you’ve used when hiring someone new?
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