It is done. You’ve taken the plunge and started your own business. The business has been rolling for a while, and things are going well – so well that you might consider hiring someone to lend a hand and help you grow your business. The time has come to hire your first employee.
It’s an exciting time, but like any decision, there are many things to consider. Before posting the position, it would be a good idea to go through cultivate advisors guide to hiring your first employee.
The Potential Role
Where to start? The best way to start is to define a potential role by keeping a list of tasks that need to be done daily, weekly, monthly, and even once a year and the time needed to complete them. Remember to think about upcoming projects that require specific skills and the work a potential employee can do throughout the week when assigned projects are completed. When that to-do list is at least 10-20 hours per week, that’s a good indication that it’s time to hire your first employee.
As for knowing what is involved in hiring an employee, there are three important aspects to consider: what you gain (as an employer), what he (the employee) can get out of it, and the legal and administrative necessary to make the hiring a reality.
Regardless of your line of business or industry, when you’re running your own business and growing so much that you need someone to share the workload with using Sales Team Development, that’s a good sign. Your business is doing well and growing, which is exactly your goal. Congratulation! Aside from the extra help running your business day-to-day, there are other great reasons to grow your business by hiring your first employee.
Having an employee will allow you more time to devote to the objectives established for your business and delegate some of the more time-consuming tasks, which could help reduce your mental load. Lightening your workload will help you achieve a better work-life balance – you will have more time available to you, which could reduce the stress associated with feeling like you have to do everything and, at the same time, improve your mental health and overall well-being. Diversify your perspectives – having other perspectives when brainstorming or challenging the status quo could inspire you to think differently. It will help you think of ways to grow the business that you haven’t considered.
