I’ve managed teams of 20+ in my own businesses and 200+ in corporate settings, and over the years, I’ve learned a lot about how to (and how NOT to) hire and manage team members. Since I’ve had years of experience hiring various  positions I have made this series to talk about ALL the dos and don’ts of hiring and on this episode we are going to discuss something I am very passionate about: why hiring a VA is not ALWAYS the answer.  Quick overview of what we cover: <ul><li>How to tell whether you should hire a VA or not, and how to determine which team member might actually be a better fit</li><li>How your hiring structure may not be meant for hiring a VA, but more of a full-time employee</li><li>Why you shouldn’t need to (and in most cases, actually can't) train a VA</li><li>Most VAs are technicians and doers, not strategic thinkers  </li><li>Understanding the difference between hiring to replicate vs hiring to innovate</li><li>What you need to be thinking about before hiring</li></ul> RESOURCES: <ul><li><a href="http://soulpreneur.co/membership">Click here</a> to join Adriane’s Scalable Foundations Membership</li><li><a href="https://www.soulpreneur.co/lab">Click here</a> to get on the waitlist for Sustainable Growth Lab</li><li><a href="https://www.soulpreneur.co/agency">Click here</a> to work with Adriane and the Soulpreneur Agency</li></ul> LET’S CONNECT: <ul><li>Follow Soulpreneur: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/soulpreneur_co">@soulpreneur_co</a></li><li>Follow Sustainable Scaling: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sustainablescaling">@sustainablescaling</a> </li><li>Follow Adriane <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adrianegalea">@adrianegalea</a></li><li>Visit the website: <a href="https://www.soulpreneur.co">soulpreneur.co</a></li></ul>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Loved this episode? If you leave a review or share it with your friends on social, my team will send you a copy of one of our favourite business resources! Take a screenshot and email it over to us at <a href="mailto:support@soulpreneur.co">support@soulpreneur.co</a> or DM it to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sustainablescaling/?hl=en">@sustainablescaling</a> This episode was first published at <a href="https://sustainablescaling.co/026">SustainableScaling.co/026</a>

Hiring Tea Time Series #2: Hiring another VA is not (always) the answer