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Struggling with hiring challenges? Let's turn those hiring blues into a symphony of success! 🎶 At Higher Design LLC, we specialize in transforming challenges into triumphs. Craft your dream team with precision, and witness the magic unfold as your business takes flight. 🚀 Let's redefine your hiring journey together – where challenges become opportunities, and your dream team becomes the driving force behind your business's ascent. Let's make it happen! 💼✨ #HigherDesignSuccess #DreamTeamCrafting #HiringTriumphs

Struggling with hiring challenges? Let's turn those hiring blues into a symphony of success! 🎶 At Higher Design LLC, we specialize in transforming challenges into triumphs. Craft your dream team with precision, and witness the magic unfold as your business takes flight. 🚀 Let's redefine your hiring journey together – where challenges become opportunities, and your dream team becomes the driving force behind your business's ascent. Let's make it happen! 💼✨ #HigherDesignSuccess #DreamTeamCrafting #HiringTriumphs

Ever felt like staffing a new location is like trying to build a car without parts? 🚗❌ Pumped up about opening a new store, but dreading the hiring? You're thinking, "Got this killer new spot, but where the heck do I find the right crew to run it?" Here's the real talk: The playbook for building a high performing team at a new store starts with a deep bench. New location? Dig your well before you're thirsty. Picture this: Your new shop, engines humming, techs in sync, and customers lining up. All because you staffed it just right. Feels good, doesn't it? It ain't just a daydream. 🔧 Strategy Snapshot: Start early. Get your creative, benefit filled ads ready and get them running ASAP. Get to know the talent in the area. Build relationships and tell your story. But most importantly, capture names and contact information! You want to build a deep bench of potential talent who will be ready to go when you cut the ribbon on the new store. You’ll probably want to take a few seasoned employees with you to show the new folks how things are done in your culture so finding replacements at your existing store will also be a consideration. Your new location isn't just about new business; it's about building new relationships. Get your team right, and they'll drive the business for you. Opening a new shop? Don’t reinvent the hiring wheel; just tweak the blueprint and start early. 🛠️ #Jobs #Staffing #Employment #StaffingAgency #Repair #Auto #Hiring #Automotive #Mechanic #Technician #TechnicianFind #AutoRepair #AutoRepairShop

Your 1st hire could be a game-changer. It's not about stacking your deck with high-profile 'experts' from the get-go. More often than not, an Executive Assistant is the way to go. Your focus should be the lifeblood of your business. The essence of your role is to drive your vision forward.Strategy. Innovation. Growth. These necessitate your unbroken attention.  Surrounding yourself with people who can take on the operational load allows you to maintain that focus. Your EA should morph into your right hand—someone capable of shouldering an array of tasks that, while necessary, distract you from steering the ship. My first key hire at my DTC brand was an EA: bright, eager, and just out of fashion school with top grades and a background at a leading fast fashion brand. They were a linchpin as the company burgeoned from a one-person show to over 30 employees. That EA didn't just manage schedules; they rolled up their sleeves and dug in. From shipping out initial orders to laying the groundwork for a full-blown warehouse operation, their adaptability was unmatched. When we transitioned from our own warehouse to a third-party logistics provider (3PL), the same EA was instrumental in orchestrating the migration. Their role continuously expanded to a full operation exec, ultimately outlasting my own tenure and remaining through the company's leap into an IPO. The moral? Never underestimate the potential of the motivated and under-appreciated; those yearning for a stage devoid of politics, where meritocracy reigns. Your EA could become the cornerstone of your operation, given the right conditions and your trust to grow. Seek the overlooked gems. Foster their trajectory within an environment that champions their development. You're not just hiring an EA. You're architecting your ability to focus on strategic aspects of your business and maximize success.

I strongly disagree with the assertion that industry or subject matter expertise is not important for senior design leadership. For too long, UX/design types felt that all that mattered was their practice proficiency. That their 'subject matter expertise' is their methodology or adherence to craft. But to be a senior executive is not to be a UX/Designer. It's to be a business leader. And if you're going to lead the business, you need to understand the business. And so it makes all the sense in the world that a company hiring a senior executive would want that person to have experience in the industry. In fact, hiring a design leader without that experience sets them up for failure, as they will not be seen as credible by those who do deeply understand the business, and their team will simply be seen as a service to execute on what the business leaders have decided.

What’s it like to see an Intuitive site grow from 230 to 4,000 employees in a decade? We asked Carlos Aguirre, VP of Manufacturing Operations for North America, who’s had a front row seat to this transformation—and who saw its potential as soon as he joined. “We had an opportunity to match the talent in Mexicali with the vision of the business—to grow into a true manufacturing company. I knew it was possible.” The 4,000th employee will certainly experience a different company. The site has expanded from one building to a whole manufacturing campus where employees build 95% of the accessories and instruments distributed worldwide. But the spirit and culture of the site have remained the same. “We have always been fully committed to our mission,” Carlos says. “Every decision is made with the customer in mind. And we want everyone to be comfortable and happy here; we don’t have time for politics. We just want to support our people.” Of course, growing successfully also means being nimble and adaptive. As Carlos explains: “It’s dynamic, we’re evolving, and our teams are telling us what they need to be most effective. We’re listening.” Carlos is most proud of the way his team has met every challenge asked of them on this journey. “The main reason behind our growth is the team here. We owe it to their talent, their experience, and their commitment to continuous improvement.” Congrats to the entire Mexicali team on this amazing milestone. If you want to be part of the next 1,000 new roles in Mexicali, we are hiring: https://lnkd.in/egwdCS2H #WeAreIntuitive

Steve Jobs offers an important insight. executing on a great idea is just as critical as the idea itself. He notes that after he left Apple, there was a tendency to believe that a phenomenal idea was 90% of the work. However, there is tremendous craftsmanship between conception and finished product. As ideas evolve through development, they change and grow. There are always trade-offs to make and limitations to work within. Designing transformative products requires fitting together thousands of concepts and pushing them together in new ways through a deeply iterative process. Each day of development surfaces new challenges but also new opportunities for improvement. It is ultimately this craft, this process of fitting and refitting, that unleashes the magic. The creative process requires patience, grit, and trust in emergence. Initial ideas morph. Limitations guide. Iteration unlocks potential. Executing on a vision demands optimism about the work ahead and willingness to nurture good ideas into great finished products. #stevejobs #teamsuccess #process

So today we took the keys for our new storage unit, and I can't believe how much we have grown over the last three months. It feels like just yesterday when we started this venture, and now we have a dedicated space to store all our inventory and supplies. It's a testament to our hard work and determination. Looking back, it's incredible to see how far we've come. In just three months, we've expanded our product line, increased our customer base, and even hired a few more team members to keep up with the demand. It hasn't been easy, but every challenge we've faced has only made us stronger. I remember when we first started, we were working out of a small garage, squeezing in boxes and trying to stay organized. It was a bit chaotic, to say the least. But now, with our new storage unit, we have ample space to sort and store everything efficiently. It's a relief to have a dedicated space for our growing business. As we stood there, holding the keys to our new storage unit, a sense of pride and excitement washed over us. This milestone is a reminder of all the late nights, early mornings, and countless hours of hard work we've put into building our business. It's a symbol of our progress and a sign of even greater things to come. With this new storage unit, we have the capacity to take on more inventory, expand our operations, and continue providing excellent service to our customers. It's a stepping stone towards our future growth and success. As we locked the unit and walked away, I couldn't help but feel a sense of gratitude for the opportunities that lie ahead. It's a reminder that with determination, perseverance, and a little bit of luck, we can achieve anything we set our minds to. So here's to our new storage unit and all the possibilities it holds. I can't wait to see where the next three months will take us. Cheers to growth, success, and the exciting journey ahead!

Mission and purpose along with culture is everything. You do the right things with the right people and everyone else will come. Come join us. Happy Friday. _________________________________________________________________ Reason #17: Running a relay feels great when you care about the customer like we do. #RELAY77REASONS Like working with speed? Passion? Agility? Dedication to the mission and the customers you're serving? What about collaborating with a team that operates the same way? Welcome to Relay, where all of the above is on the table and up for grabs. Our team is dedicated to fueling and riding the rocketship we're on and we're looking for more talent to join us as speed ahead. Sound like a pace you could get used to? Good news: We're #HIRING! 77 roles fit for standout team players just like you. We pass the baton. You run the Relay. Ready, set, apply ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gsMR33fM #Sales #Design # Marketing #Product #Engineering #NowHiring #WorkAtRelay

When is the right time for a company to hire its first product person? Once they have product-market fit. That's when. If you're a founder and you're feeling that urge to hire a product person, here are some questions to ask yourself first. 1️⃣ What problem are you trying to solve by hiring a product person? "I don't have time to run product" - if you're pre-PMF, this is all you should be focused on. Don't delegate this! "We're not shipping fast enough" - this is a real problem, but often one of culture. Hiring a product person into a slow shipping, early stage organization is more likely to slow things down. "I don't have the skills I need to build product" - also a real problem, but one better solved by augmenting your skills through consultants and advisors 2️⃣ What will you be delegating to this person? If you're planning on delegating the whole product: don't. Once again, it's the founders' responsibility to find PMF, and delegating that to someone else creates all kinds of havoc. If you're planning on delegating purely execution work while you control the big picture, you're likely better off learning how to give more of this to your engineering team (they're probably pretty good at it already). 3️⃣ How will you judge success or failure for this person? Unless you can come up with a clear answer to question 2, and a metric to go along with it, it's probably not a great idea to hire someone. ________ 🔍 For a more in-depth version of this post, head on over to krasny(dot)co 📞 Want to have a no-strings-attached conversation with me about hiring product people, or other early-stage product challenges? Comment, DM, or head over to krasny(dot)co