Your name is everything. It’s how people know you. If you’re known for being a hard working, driven individual, people will trust what you say because of what you’ve done. Your actions are crucial to your name. 

If you’re going to put your neck out for someone and put your name on the line you better make sure it’s for someone you believe in.

Don’t put your neck out for someone if you don’t want to. If you don’t believe they’re a good fit for your company or to take a friend out on a date. Your name is on the line.

Their actions are your actions. Whatever they do is a reflection of you. They’re you. Don’t recommend someone for a job if they’re not ready. Even if it’s your best friend or your wife’s brother. 

Don’t do it as a favor if you know it’s not going to work out. Even if they get hired, they’ll most likely fail. Their failure is your failure. 

You don’t want to put your company or that person through that process. If it’s not beneficial to both parties, don’t do it. It will hurt both sides too much. 

You may want to help a friend down on their luck but it’s not worth it for with of you. You don’t want to ruin a relationship. 

You don’t want to lose the name recognition you’ve work so hard for. 

Think of how the other person would feel if you were in their shoes. If they leave their current company, get hired at your company per your recommendation, and they leave or get fired after a few months. 

That would suck. They would wonder why you would tell them they were a fit if you knew it wouldn’t work out. Now they’re in a worse situation then they were before.

Your name means a lot. Stick by it. Only recommend someone if it’s in the best interest of both parties.