“I still struggle with the vibe check”, he said. In today’s coaching session my client, a serial founder of 17+ years currently hiring for his growing fin-tech company shared that he finds it difficult to spot a good hire."Hiring is hard. I don't like it.", he admitted. This is not about finding people with the right skill set and comparing resume-driven data. Having an attractive company seems like an ideal position to hire quality talent. In reality, it can make it harder.
Leading the casting call is challenging for the most experienced leader. Whilst delegating this historically less favored founder task seems like the time-saving, convenient solution, it is unlikely to play out well in the long-haul. Think about the first 10 people in your company – each hire is 10% of your company. It becomes obvious that composing a good team is foundational to your success, not just in numbers but also in how well you are going to fare when the unforeseeable happens.
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