Once you have a great team of people, you can do great things. But in the beginning, you often can’t hire the best.

You must find ways to get the best people you can and to optimize their performance. Hiring, managing and driving performance is as important as the features of your product or service. Your people may not be ideal, but they will hold your success in their hands.

The perspectives in this Category help you make the best of your people. How do you make the best of your hires, drive performance and keep your team focused, motivated and aligned? We often forget how hard it is for people to come in and babysit our baby. When they do, use these perspectives to make the most of how you get it done.