3: [On Air Coaching] First Steps to Hiring a Virtual Team with Lorena Klingel

How do you grow a team? How do you manage virtual team members? How do you create a work environment that supports the culture you're trying to create while running two businesses? Join Shelli Warren as she coaches Lorena Klingel, of Learn to Flourish, who has a successful business working with corporate clients and is adding a new niche, serving entrepreneurs to her service based business. Shelli advises Lorena on how to prepare and begin the search for a Junior E-Learning Developer. Key Takeaways: Who do I hire?  A multi-purpose team member or a single skilled team member? Describe your ideal team member so that you can make better decisions on who to invite to a first interview. Using a simple interview rating criteria to help you choose your top candidates. Describing your ideal workplace environment to offer your team members. The importance of having clear roles and responsibilities defined to create a cohesive atmosphere for you and your team. The mindset shift required to lead a Virtual Team Watch Outs to take note of when leading new Virtual Team Members Benefits to bringing your team together for periodic in-person gatherings, strategy sessions, and celebrations. Key questions to ask during your interviews so that you can make hiring decisions based on fact, not emotion. How to ensure you know what your candidate has done versus what did the team contributed in the examples they share. Listen to episode 305 of the BizChix Podcast to hear Lorena coached by Natalie Eckdahl on choosing her niche and gaining visibility. Connect with Lorena Klingel: LinkedIn Learn to FlourishGrab the free download: "12 Ways to Motivate your Team without a Pay Raise" and join the BizChix Community!