January 18, 2019
If you look up the definition of “control freak” in the dictionary, you’ll see a picture of a business owner. Brilliant, fiercely independent people … but that stubborn streak can cap their business growth. Like, when less critical tasks crowd their plate. When they can’t focus on what makes their company profitable. When their Nobody-does-it-better attitude makes them a micromanaging nightmare My client Nicole runs a marketing firm. She would get resentful trying to train people and have to let them go because things didn’t work out. I’m wasting my time. I can do it faster myself. Why bother delegating? Because you can’t scale yourself. You can’t claw back time. And your business can’t grow. It will stay in chaos. So I took her through her my IDEAL™ hiring process. Here’s the basic formula: Identify the high-priority tasks that the business needs, but you’re not good at Determine the skills sets that you need the worker to have Evaluate whether you need someone on-site, full-time, or other flexible arrangement Ask the right questions to qualify…
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