About this episode

Dr. Shannon Irvine discusses how to create an A-Player Hiring Funnel to improve recruitment and team capacity.

FREE Self-Scaling Business Workshop: https://getepicsuccess.com/registration-yt WORK With Me: https://getepicsuccess.com/ceo-org If you've ever: ● Hired someone hoping they would give you time back… only to end up managing more ● Posted a job when you were already desperate and took the best person available that week ● Built beautiful funnels for clients, but treated hiring like an emergency ● Felt like one bad hire cost you months of time, energy, momentum, or revenue This is why. In this episode of the Epic Success Podcast / Scaled CEO Show, I'm breaking down how to build an A-Player Hiring Funnel — so the right people are already lined up before you need them. Because desperate hiring creates dependent teams. But intentional hiring creates capacity. Inside This Episode: ● Why hiring is a funnel, not a fire drill How most business owners hire from pain — and why that almost guarantees a weaker fit ● The real cost of a bad hire Why one A-player can take 10–20 hours off your plate, while one B-player can quietly add more management back onto your calendar ● How to write an A-player job description The difference between listing tasks and describing the person, behaviors, values…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Shannon Irvine

Topics covered

• hiring
• business strategy
• A-Player
• workforce management
• job descriptions
• recruitment funnel

Keywords

• A-Player Hiring Funnel
• hiring process
• job description
• business growth
• recruitment strategy
• team management

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