Emma Grede

And that means taking a really good look at what you're actually bringing somebody into.

A few questions you need to ask.

Is the team structured correctly?

Are the right resources in place for whoever comes into that role to actually make an impact?

Are your expectations for the role fair?

Have you done the necessary research and asked the right questions so that when you bring somebody in, they can actually do what you envisaged for them to do?

Now, these are not questions to figure out during the process or once you start looking.

They have to be settled way up front and decisions need to be made.

It's entirely unfair to bring candidates into a process that you're still trying to figure out for yourself.

So do the work up front.

Now let's get into it.

My book, Start With Yourself, is structured on the idea that we're all plagued by old thoughts that actually hold us back.

Old rules that we never agree to, that we follow anyway.

So today, I'm going to walk you through four of them.

Four old thoughts about hiring, and for each one, I'm going to give you a new thought.

I'm going to give you a new thought that replaces the old one, the one that's actually going to help you build the team you need.

And that is what this episode is all about.

How are you going to build the team that you need?

So let's start.

The old thought, hire the best person for the job.