What Works | Small Business Podcast With Tara Mcmullin

In This Episode: * Why management specialist Podge Thomas believes your team should be your biggest asset* How to prepare to hire—and how to take better care of your team member through careful onboarding* How our previous experiences with management shape the way we approach the prospect of hiring today Managing has gotten a bad rap. In fact, if I had to guess, I’d say that “not wanting to manage people” is the biggest reason people cite for not hiring. Sure, there might be financial issues. There might be issues with finding the right person. There might issues about knowing what to hand off. But almost everyone I talk to has either a fear or an unwillingness to manage people. So why do so many of us have such an aversion to management? Why have so many people sworn off hiring help? Why has solopreneurship become such an enticing thing for people wanting to build a business? Here’s my take: we grossly overestimate the risks & liabilities of hiring people and managing th