Ready to Hire Help for Your Private Practice? Start Here. (Part 1) | IP204

Hiring your first team member (or heck, your 5th!) can feel both really exciting... and really scary.

(Am I right? 🤷🏼‍♀️)

Because most business owners hire when they're overwhelmed, and frankly, feeling a bit desperate…

So they hope against hope that the new hire works out. And they’re terrified that it won’t actually help at all.

Well - in my experience, that's all backwards.

The best hiring decisions don't begin with a job posting.

They begin with clarity.

In this first episode of a four-part series, I'll show you how to step back, evaluate the work that's actually happening inside your business, identify the role you actually need to fill…

…and avoid some of the expensive hiring mistakes I've seen over the years (including a few of my own!)

This is really going to help you.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why hiring from overwhelm can easily lead to disappointment - and what to do instead.
• How to conduct a simple – but oh-so-useful! – Systems Audit that reveals where you really need help.
• How to identify the tasks only you should be doing — and the ones someone else could own.
• How to define the role, hiring criteria, and budget before you ever post a job.

The biggest takeaway? Hiring isn't about relieving overwhelm—it's about getting clear on the business you're really trying to build.

Because the clearer you are before you hire, the easier every decision becomes afterward.

Not even kidding, y’all.

And hey - I've put together a free Systems Audit Worksheet to go along with today's episode. It'll help you identify where your time is really going and where hiring could make the biggest difference.

You can absolutely do today's exercise without it, but I think it'll make the process much easier!

WendyPittsReeves.com/audit

Next week? I’m going to show you how to take the next step (one you will now be better prepared for!) because once you know what you're hiring for, it's time to attract the right people.

And I’ll show you how to do that before the interview process even begins!!

Now - go listen to this episode. Do your homework. And I’ll see you next week.

~Wendy

P.S. Don't make the mistake of thinking this series is only about hiring someone like a virtual assistant! Whether you're looking for someone to mow the yard, answer your phones, help with marketing, or become your next right hand... this process works.

Stay with me over the next four weeks 😘

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FREE RESOURCE

Download your free copy of the Ideal Practice Systems Audit, a one page data collection sheet you can use for the exercise I’m recommending here in Part 1 of the hiring process.

Get your copy here: wendypittsreeves.com/audit.

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Wendy Pitts Reeves, LCSW
Host, Ideal Practice
Private Practice Coach and Mentor

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