How Do you Build on That First Member of Staff?

In today’s episode Paul talks about how to successfully employ your first members of staff; what are the key steps are that you need to take for this to happen and how you can judge if they are performing in their role(s) or not.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Often when we have our first hire, we tell them what their job is but we don’t actually explain to them all of the ‘how to’s’. Giving clear instructions, information and expectations at the start can really determine whether your first hire will be successful or not.
  
  
• It only takes one change in your mindset to break the cycle of rehiring. It’s rarely the member of staffs fault if they aren’t performing. Have you on boarding them properly and have you given them the tools they need to successfully do the role?
  
  
• Before hiring someone, you need to first identify what it is you want them to do and how you want them to do it, in a systematic way so it can be a process they can then follow when they start. Create a method to the madness.
  
  
• Repetitive tasks are ideal to giving for virtual assistants. It’s simple for you to just video yourself completing the task, with either speaking or written instructions, which anyone can then follow. Rinse and repeat with all tasks, put in a folder, tell the member of staff about it, then they have a point of reference if they get stuck. You are essentially creating standard operating procedures for staff to follow.
  
  
• Set key performance indicators for any member of staff you employ. This way both you and the employee can see what is expected of them and whether they are performing in line with those expectations.

BEST MOMENTS

“Two weeks into that journey…there’s no further progress in their role, there’s no further progress in their job”

“You believe it’s the staff members fault when really it’s probably your fault”

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ABOUT THE HOST

Paul Abercrombie

Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Founder of Multiple Businesses. Paul is on a mission to help business owners and Entrepreneurs achieve success.

"In 2008 I left my full-time job to follow my dream of owning my own business and building a better life for me and my family. Since then I have started 12 businesses, generated millions in sales revenue and employed hundreds of people. I have also had some epic failures, made many mistakes and it’s my mission to ensure other can learn from my experience, avoid the mistakes I have made and achieve success in both life and business!”

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