455: My Hiring Mistakes
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
Natalie Eckdahl
4.8 • 630 Ratings
🗓️ 21 January 2021
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
If you have hired before and it did not turn out as well as you expected, I'm here to tell you that your past mistakes should not stop you from hiring again.
Today I share five mistakes I've personally made while building out my team, and what you can do to make hiring much easier.
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| 0:00.0 | There are many times that I needed to hire, but I held back because I did not want to make a mistake |
| 0:08.6 | again. I have hired people to work with me in my home, in my businesses, and in other companies |
| 0:15.1 | that I worked for. If you've hired before and it did not turn out as you expected, don't let that stop you from |
| 0:22.3 | hiring again. Having a team is a game changer. I'm keeping it real today by sharing some of my |
| 0:28.9 | hiring mistakes. Before we dive in, may I welcome you to the biz Chicks podcast. I'm your host, Natalie Eckdal. |
| 0:40.8 | I'm a business strategist, former competitive swimmer, out-of-the-box thinker, author, speaker, mama, caregiver, MBA, and CEO of Biz, Chicks, Inc. |
| 0:52.4 | I'm obsessed with helping women's service business owners grow their |
| 0:57.6 | businesses while retaining more profit, delivering more impact, and creating more time for their |
| 1:03.9 | VIPs. My VIPs are my husband Mark, our three children ages 6 to 18, and our kittens, Missy, and Max. I have a very full life |
| 1:13.6 | running a home, family, and this dream business where we coach and train high-performing women |
| 1:19.3 | entrepreneurs from around the world. May I encourage you to get as much help as you can afford, |
| 1:26.2 | and remember, just because you can do something |
| 1:29.3 | does not mean that you should. When I say I want you to get as much help as you can afford, |
| 1:38.4 | I mean both at home and in your business. Your time is valuable and as you uplevel what you pay yourself, |
| 1:47.5 | you can afford more. I want you to operate in your zone of genius as much as possible and use |
| 1:53.7 | your time at home doing the things that you love. But hiring isn't easy and if you have also made mistakes in the past, you might be unintentionally |
| 2:04.8 | keeping yourself from growing. I wrote this podcast in one of my favorite places. And yes, I write |
| 2:12.1 | everything out before I record because you do not want to hear all the tangents we would get on if I did |
| 2:16.9 | not stay focused. |
| 2:18.4 | I wrote it as I was sitting on the cliffs overlooking Crystal Cove State Park. |
| 2:23.9 | If you want to see what it looks like, go to my Instagram at Bizchicks podcast to see a picture. |
| 2:28.4 | We'll link to my Instagram in the show notes here. |
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