4 Things to Do Before Hiring an Employee

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Welcome to a new year and my all new video series, Chaos vs. Entrepreneur! Every Tuesday I’m going to bring you hot-n-ready bite-sized morsels of small business magic, crafted to help you do battle with the forces of CHAOS.

One of the craziest ways Chaos Inc. sinks its evil clutches into your business is through employee hiring.  Small business owners are notorious for throwing human beings at problems. “Here’s some money…fix my business for me!”

It doesn’t work, folks. Hiring a new employee is not a potion for your problems.

Before you invest one more new dollar into payroll, watch this brief video to learn the four things you must do first.

Yes, of course you want to grow your business by hiring employees. That’s a necessity. But more business owners have it bass-ackwards. They hire first, then try to figure things out. “What the HECK am I going to do with this person now?”

Then they get frustrated and fire the person. Wash, rinse, repeat. Way too costly. Way too chaotic. These four steps will help you combat this nasty cycle.

But what do YOU think? Are there other steps you’d add to this process?

Also, do you have experiences that back me up when I say hiring too early too fast creates CHAOS? Tell me those hiring horror stories.

Comment below and let’s dance.

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