Once you’ve made your hiring decisions, you're ready to move forward with your staff. If you have to turn down people you thought had great potential, keeping communication open with them and showing them respect may help you in the future if you’re hiring again or if a first choice doesn’t work out.
From the outset, you’ll want to establish clear direction for each member of your team. Some principal investigators begin the employment of staff members with an individualized development plan that includes year-to-year expectations and goals that can be used as a basis for periodic reviews and as a way to measure individual performance and progress.
