Course
Your first hire
Go from doing everything yourself to running a small team — without hiring too early, hiring the wrong shape, or managing by hovering.
8 lessons · about 60 minutes
Lessons
- Signals you are readyThe real triggers for hiring, and the seductive false ones.7 min
- Contractor or employeeAn honest comparison, and the misclassification trap.8 min
- Write the role around outcomesHiring for results rather than for a vague vibe of help.7 min
- Where good people come fromWhy the best first hires rarely arrive from a job board.8 min
- Interview for evidence, not vibesPaid trials beat clever questions.8 min
- A first week that worksThe onboarding that decides whether the hire pays off.7 min
- Delegating without hoveringHanding over outcomes instead of instructions.8 min
- Letting someone goDoing it early, kindly, and without drawing it out.7 min