Grow Your Video Business

268. 9 Mistakes To Avoid When Hiring Employees

Broadcast on:: 14 Feb 2022

One of the hardest parts of growing your business is handing off the work that you've mastered and hiring an employee that will allow you to grow and scale your business. This week on the Grow Your Video Business Podcast, Ryan breaks down 9 mistakes everyone should avoid when it comes to hiring employees. When should you hire? What is their role? What are their goals? Ryan uncovers some tips and tricks from almost two decades of experience to help you avoid some of the most common pitfalls when it comes to growing your business.

Key Takeaways

There are different ways of hiring, and maybe hiring someone full-time and overwhelming this person with a lot of tasks is not the best idea.

Creating processes and procedures early in your business is extremely important before thinking about hiring someone.

Staying true to your core values should be the main idea behind your hiring process.

You don’t need to hire full-time right away, you can always bring someone on part-time at first.

In this Episode

How to define roles [07:57]

Being clear on what success means [15:50]

The importance of daily check-ins [22:49]

Weekly/Monthly Strategy Meetings [29:27]

Hiring out of Desperation [31:30]

Creating Processes & Procedures [38:18]