How the Quran teaches us to hire top talent
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 18 May, 2016: The Holy Quran and Tasbih / Tuahlensa / Shutterstock.com
There is a well-known passage in the Quran that describes the story of Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) and his dealings with two young women and their father after his escape from Egypt. As he entered the town of Madyan, he saw two women struggling to water their sheep, so he came to their aid. He then sat under a tree and made a supplication to God for help: he was hungry, tired and had nowhere to go.
A little while later, one of the women he had helped approached and invited him to the home of her father, who wished to reward him. There, one of the women said, “O my father, hire him. Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy.”
As I was reflecting on this passage, I realized that it contains some powerful HR lessons we can all benefit from.
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Mohammed Faris