Recruiting, Duplication & Systems
Recruiting Is the Answer
Recruiting is a real conversation, an honest invitation, and support for the person who says yes.
Start with a real conversation
Recruiting begins when you talk with someone who might be a fit, and then you listen. Ask what they want, what they are already good at, and how much time they can give. A conversation that rushes past those answers is not recruiting yet.
Fit is whether the work matches what they care about. If it does not, say so. Listening for a no early is kinder than talking someone into a yes they will not keep.
Invite in plain language
When there is a fit, invite them clearly. Say what the work is, what the first weeks look like, and what you will help them practice. Leave the pressure out, and leave out any promise about money.
An honest invitation can be declined. Follow up once, with the same facts, if you said you would. If the answer is no, thank them and stop. A copied message sent to people you have not talked with is not a conversation.
Repeat the steps, then stay
Write the steps you can run again: who you talk with, what you ask, how you invite, and when you follow up. The same steps should work for the next person. A process you cannot repeat is a one-time favor.
Recruiting is the answer to finding the right people. It is not, by itself, the whole of the work. After a yes, stay close enough to help them learn: a habit they can practice, a person they can ask, and time to get better. People remain when the invitation was honest and someone helps them begin.