A strange advert reminds us to recruit IT people who expect the goalposts to move, and enjoy the challenge.A full-page advert for a recruitment web site, in a leading IT industry magazine, is white space with this written in the middle: “45% of CEOs blame IT for missing strategic goals. Shouldn’t move the goalposts then.” (note: the advert is in a UK publication so it’s referring to the goalposts in Soccer)It’s just possible it was meant to be ironic, but I’m assuming not.Business leaders have to move goalposts. It’s an essential principle of corporate agility and teamwork. The environment is forever changing, and some things don’t happen as planned. Freeze-framing the target so it will be easier to hit is often not a viable option. (Apologies if I’m just stating the obvious.) Recommendation 1: recruit team players who enjoy scoring in goals that move. And if they miss, they figure out why and change their technique.Recommendation 2: actively reject the mindset the advert is promoting, ironic or not. Related content opinion Android Security Hole of the Week: Researchers ID New, Severe DoS Attack A group of Italian security researchers have discovered a new Android Denial of Service (DoS) attack that can render Google smartphones and tablets useless in a matter of minutes, making it the most severe Android DoS attack ever identified. By Al Sacco Mar 27, 2012 3 mins Small and Medium Business Smartphones Mobile Security opinion Trip to Ethiopia Trip to Ethiopia to meet with couple of microfinance institutions By Jiten Patel Jul 24, 2010 2 mins IT Leadership opinion CGAP - Virtual Conference Recap: Hurdles to Surmount for Microfinance - Capacity Building & Technology Good 2 day conference on challenges faced by Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) on the critical subjects of capacity building and By Jiten Patel Jul 09, 2010 1 min IT Leadership opinion CGAP Virtual Conference - Day 2 Jul 8th: Getting past the technology hurdles faced by MFIs CGAP Forum - Getting past the technology hurdles faced by MFIs By Jiten Patel Jul 08, 2010 1 min IT Leadership Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe