[S5, Ep41] The People Strategy You’re Avoiding (And Why It’s Making Scaling Messy)

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of having a people strategy for founders in the messy middle of their business.

Send us Fan Mail There's no shame in the game, but if you've thought at least one of these thoughts very recently... "I just need one more person." "If we just hire someone who's good, this will all come together." "I don't know if we can afford to hire, but I don't know what else to do." ...Then it sounds like you're in the messy middle of your business. And like most founders in this stage, you don't have a people strategy at all — yet! And that's what this episode is all about. ✨ Ep...

People in this episode

Host: Lindsay White

Topics covered

• people strategy
• scaling
• business management
• hiring
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• people strategy
• scaling
• hiring
• business growth
• entrepreneurship

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