MONTH 5PRIORITIZING TASKS, DIAGNOSING ISSUES, AND TAKING ACTION

#1 IT'S EITHER A “HELL YES” OR A “HELL NO”

I'm on a mission to hire 1,000 new employees at Seamless.AI. It's a big goal, but my VP of marketing, Jonathan, told me that if I want to achieve it, I have to remember that with candidates, “It's either a hell yes or a hell no.”

In other words, if you're interviewing candidates, you can only dedicate your time to those who are passionate about your organization. If they aren't passionate about your product, your mission, and your company culture—if they aren't saying “hell yes,”—then it's a “hell no.”

If they aren't excited to work with you, then they're going to tell you “no” either now or later—pick your poison.

If you live by this principle, you will save yourself a lot of heartache and wasted time, and you'll surround yourself only with people who are just as dedicated to your organization as you are.

#2 SHARE THE COMPANY'S PRIORITIES WITH YOUR TEAM

To become the best team, everyone has to do whatever it takes to keep moving the goal post forward. Everyone must be willing to go above and beyond their role to crush it every single month.

For your people to be able to do this, as a manager, you have to make sure they're clear on what the biggest priorities are at the organization. This means you have to be radically transparent with your team.

Discuss new strategies and approaches the company wants to implement. Share what the company's goals are for the year and ...

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