Post on 08-May-2015
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3 Tough Problems
Entrepreneurs Faceand some frameworks & tools to solve them
Rand Fishkin | @randfish | moz.com/rand
http://bit.ly/entrepreneurtools
#1Hiring the Right Candidates
Culture vs. Competence Matrix
http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2012/12/hire-for-cultural-fit-over-competence.html
Types of A-Players Diagram
Thanks/credit to Matt Blumberg of ReturnPath: http://www.onlyonceblog.com/
Organizations Should Promote Both ICs & Managers
http://moz.com/rand/whats-the-right-team-structure/
Belief in the Mythical “10X” Hire Hurts the Team
http://moz.com/rand/belief-in-the-mythical-10x-hire-hurts-your-team/
#2Getting the Team’s Heartbeat
Our Evolving Model for 1:1s
Step 1
Our Evolving Model for 1:1s
Step 2
Our Evolving Model for 1:1s
Step 3
(this is the part where we talk about the meaty details)
Our Evolving Model for 1:1s
Step 4
(this is the part where we talk about how they’re
getting along with their teammates)
Our Evolving Model for 1:1s
Step 5
If your review were to be held today, I’d give you an “NI/ME/EE/O.” Here’s
what would make that higher: (give specific, actionable examples).
http://moz.com/rand/my-performance-review-for-the-first-half-of-2012/
TinyPulse
TinyPulse
#3Getting More Time in the Day
Phone Calls Bad. Email Good.
http://moz.com/rand/time-recovery-hacks/
Turn 1 Hour Meetings into 30 Minutes
http://moz.com/rand/time-recovery-hacks/
30 Min Blocks!
Substantive Email Can Be Done Anywhere!
Chinese Bakery in Boston = EMAIL TIME!!(thanks to a QWERTY
keyboard)
They Let a 14-Year-Old Run SEOmoz!?
Sincere apologies for subjecting you
to the rare, beardless, Rand. Ewwww, gross.
Schedule Discipline
Segmented Blocks Create Focus
Schedule Discipline
Enough Email So I Never Hold Up My
Team
Executive/Personal Admin = 2X Productivity
Don’t Try the Auto-Response, Though
http://moz.com/rand/making-email-more-scalable/
Rand Fishkin | @randfish | moz.com/rand
http://bit.ly/entrepreneurtools
3 Tough Problems
Entrepreneurs Faceand the tools to solve them