53) When Is the Right Time to Make My First Hire?

About this episode

This episode discusses the right timing and considerations for making your first hire in a business.

Hiring your first team member can feel both exciting and terrifying. In this episode, I walk through how to know when the timing is right, what kind of help to hire first, and how to make the transition from doing it all yourself to building real capacity in your business. I share the mindset shift that has to happen before you'll ever successfully delegate, plus the practical filters I use when deciding what to hand off. If you've been wondering whether you're ready to hire, this episode will help you get clear on the signals that it's time and how to avoid hiring out of panic. Get your first hire readiness check list now.

People in this episode

Host: Eric Dingler

Topics covered

• hiring
• first hire
• business growth
• delegation
• mindset shift
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• first hire
• hiring process
• delegation
• business capacity
• entrepreneur mindset
• panic hiring

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