How to Know Exactly Who Your First Hire Should Be
Episode 42 of the We Live to Build podcast, hosted by Sean Weisbrot, titled "How to Know Exactly Who Your First Hire Should Be" was published on March 11, 2021 and runs 30 minutes.
March 11, 2021 ·30m · We Live to Build
Summary
Do you know exactly who your first hire should be? In this interview, former Head of HR Pia Beck reveals a simple but powerful strategy for making your first hire: audit how you spend your time, identify the most time-consuming tasks that you don't need to be doing, and hire someone to solve that specific problem. This conversation is a masterclass in building a team from the ground up. You'll learn the single best interview question to ask to reveal a candidate's true potential, how to build a hiring process that's fair and effective, and the three crucial things Pia gives her own team that she never received in her corporate career. Check out the company: https://consideredsb.coBook a 1-on-1 advisory session with me to apply these principles to your business: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory👀 CONNECT WITH SEANSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@seanweisbrotLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrotInquiries: [email protected]🕒 CHAPTERS00:00 - How to Know Exactly Who Your First Hire Should Be01:56 - The Vision & Values You Need Before You Hire06:26 - A Simple Time-Audit to Reveal Your First Hire10:30 - How to Build a Fair and Effective Hiring Process16:49 - The #1 Interview Question That Reveals Everything22:49 - The 3 Things You MUST Give Your Team to Succeed28:16 - Why Culture is Your Best Recruiting Tool📈 WORK WITH ME▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/collaborate▶ My AI/Automation Agency: https://optimai.aiLeave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/reviewHow I Made $15M: https://welivetobuild.com/networkSubscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrotFollow Sean on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
Do you know exactly who your first hire should be? In this interview, former Head of HR Pia Beck reveals a simple but powerful strategy for making your first hire: audit how you spend your time, identify the most time-consuming tasks that you don't need to be doing, and hire someone to solve that specific problem. This conversation is a masterclass in building a team from the ground up. You'll learn the single best interview question to ask to reveal a candidate's true potential, how to build a hiring process that's fair and effective, and the three crucial things Pia gives her own team that she never received in her corporate career. Check out the company: https://consideredsb.co
Book a 1-on-1 advisory session with me to apply these principles to your business: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory
👀 CONNECT WITH SEAN
Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@seanweisbrot
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot
Inquiries: [email protected]
🕒 CHAPTERS
00:00 - How to Know Exactly Who Your First Hire Should Be
01:56 - The Vision & Values You Need Before You Hire
06:26 - A Simple Time-Audit to Reveal Your First Hire
10:30 - How to Build a Fair and Effective Hiring Process
16:49 - The #1 Interview Question That Reveals Everything
22:49 - The 3 Things You MUST Give Your Team to Succeed
28:16 - Why Culture is Your Best Recruiting Tool
📈 WORK WITH ME
▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory
▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/collaborate
▶ My AI/Automation Agency: https://optimai.ai
Leave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review
How I Made $15M: https://welivetobuild.com/network
Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot
Follow Sean on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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