It is an interesting problem to have where you have two individuals who are wrong from some industries but right for opposite ones. Considering the scenario, if I were in the shoes of the business owner and had to choose between the person that gave an average effort all the time and was consistent versus the person who slacked off but had a really high potential I would choose Jaime, the consistent one. She gives good results every single time that she shows up for work and even though she can’t produce much higher results when needed, I believe there is potential. I am considering their work ethic and the amount that they care about the job. If you are the best in the world at something but do not want to work hard because you are too cocky, you do not deserve a shot when other people are busting their butts to make it in their career. There are different careers where you need both types of people and they will thrive in different work environments.
Avery, the employee with high potential but poor consistency would be better suited for a job that relied on one key moment of pushing and grinding out work so that they can relax until that time comes again. This allows them to be below average all the time but when they are needed, give it there all and be the person that helps complete the project in crunch time.
Jaime, the employee with low potential but high consistency would be better for a job that is the same grind day in and day out. One that does not have a peak season or important meetings with high level executives. They would do good getting their job done every day with the hopes that over time they are able to get a higher potential and keep the high consistency becoming a better worker than Avery would have been.
