Harkless: Restrict New Hires to Internal Tasks Before Client-Facing Work
Gresham Harkless Jr. · The Oxygen Mask Rule Every CEO Forgets · Dec 2, 2020 · at 15:30
Gresham Harkless Jr. explains his risk-mitigation framework when onboarding and delegating work to new team members at Blue 16 Media.
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“I usually have different levels to where a person is. So often when they first get started, they'll work on something that's internal that won't be anywhere close to the client facing. And it usually takes some time before they get to client facing work.”
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