A Formula for Individual Success Metrics + Building a Hiring Engine




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Summary: <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Happily, our client loads are increasing, but our staffs are starting to feel the increased workload. So, we need to hire more people to keep up. It’s a good problem to have. On today’s episode, we compare our staffing needs and discuss how we are trying to build a process that frees us both up for “CEO tasks.”  As our businesses grow, our roles change.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brian shares his plans to cope with a couple of team members exiting the company. While Jordan recently spent some time away with his family. He shares how that trip changed how he looks at his team and responsibilities to the company.</span></p> <div class="TT_wrapper"> <div class="TT_text"><a class="TT_tweet_link" href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I%20have%20to%20perform%20better%20as%20a%20CEO%E2%80%A6the%20interference%20portion%20of%20my%20equation%20is%20just%20preposterous.%20%E2%80%93%20Jordan%20http%3A%2F%2Fbootstrappedweb.com%2Fformula-individual-success-metrics-building-hiring-engine%2F" target="_blank">I have to perform better as a CEO…the interference portion of my equation is just preposterous. – Jordan</a></div> <div class="TT_footer"> <div class="TT_byline">Powered By the <em><a href="http://wordpress.org/plugins/tweet-this/" target="_blank">Tweet This</a></em> Plugin</div> <div class="TT_tweet_link_wrapper"><a class="TT_tweet_link" href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I%20have%20to%20perform%20better%20as%20a%20CEO%E2%80%A6the%20interference%20portion%20of%20my%20equation%20is%20just%20preposterous.%20%E2%80%93%20Jordan%20http%3A%2F%2Fbootstrappedweb.com%2Fformula-individual-success-metrics-building-hiring-engine%2F" target="_blank"><img src="http://bootstrappedweb.com/wp-content/plugins/tweetthis/assets/images/twitter-icons/bird1.png" alt="">Tweet This</a></div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </div> </div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here are today’s conversation points:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The uptake in business for Audience Ops.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brian’s plan to cope with the increased workload.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Filling team positions for growth at Audience Ops. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The ups and downs of working with a remote team.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jordan’s recent trip to New York.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The “performance equation:” performance= potential – interference.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How the performance equation has helped Jordan look at Carthook’s growth differently.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How difficult it can be to transition into the “CEO role.”</span></li> </ul> <div class="TT_wrapper"> <div class="TT_text"><a class="TT_tweet_link" href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Forget%20limiting%20the%20headcount%2C%20let%E2%80%99s%20get%20more%20than%20enough%20people%20on%20board%20and%20spread%20the%20work%20around.%20%E2%80%93%20Brian%20%20http%3A%2F%2Fbootstrappedweb.com%2Fformula-individual-success-metrics-building-hiring-engine%2F" target="_blank">Forget limiting the headcount, let’s get more than enough people on board and spread the work around. – Brian </a></div> <div class="TT_footer"> <div class="TT_byline">Powered By the <em><a href="http://wordpress.org/plugins/tweet-this/" target="_blank">Tweet This</a></em> Plugin</div> <div class="TT_tweet_link_wrapper"><a class="TT_tweet_link" href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Forget%20limiting%20the%20headcount%2C%20let%E2%80%99s%20get%20more%20than%20enough%20people%20on%20board%20and%20spread%20the%20work%20around.%20%E2%80%93%20Brian%20%20http%3A%2F%2Fbootstr"></a></div> </div> </div>