88 - Building Your Team Q&A

Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. This week we are taking a look at your feedback and questions from our episode in which we talked about building a team. It’s a big project that takes a lot of careful work, so let’s dive in.    Firstly, make sure you’re doing the work ahead of time. This makes a huge difference in the entire process. You’re able to find the right person the first time, and if they leave, you aren’t stuck with a giant hole in your team.    Help your team recreate their jobs as they fit into your team. If there is an aspect of their job that they don’t love, consider how you could maximize what they do love and delegate the parts they are struggling with. This also means being flexible. People leave jobs because they’re unhappy. Some people work better from home! Have the ability to open up the conversation.   Some other feedback was regarding the organizational chart. How do you get started? It’s about starting with yourself and filling in the blanks. What would make your job operate more effectively? More efficiently? When you have a group of those things, think about if it’s a full-time position. It’s possible it could be a contractor position. As you go through your delegation and automation checklist, you’ll see positions start to create themselves.    Keep these descriptions handy, so when you have to replace someone in a position, you’re ready to go and find the right candidate.    Key Takeaways     Make sure you’re doing the work ahead of time. This makes a huge difference in the entire hiring process. Help your team recreate their jobs as they fit into your team. Keep job descriptions handy, so when you have to replace someone in a position, you’re ready to go and find the right candidate.