108: Using your QBR to inform hiring with Alyssa Lang

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Once you determine the role you really need to hire, what do you look for most? Do you look for someone who is an expert in a certain skill set? Or do you hire someone for their strengths and how they’d fit in your company culture? </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our guest on the Run Like Clockwork Podcast is Clockwork Superstar, Alyssa Lang, CEO of</span> <a href= "http://www.instagram.com/workflowqueen"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Workflow Queen</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and a certified Asana expert for accountants. Alyssa shares how defining her Queen Bee Role (QBR) in the Clockwork Accelerator clarified who she needed to hire and what qualities the hire needed. Alyssa has gone from startup to hiring 2 “unicorn” team members who embody her QBR of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Support Cheerleader</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">in a few short months!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Topics Alyssa + Emily discuss on this episode:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Using the Queen Bee Role (QBR) to inform hiring</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Where your next hire is hiding</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Hiring for cultural fit vs learned skills</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Alyssa’s QBR helped her attract her ideal team member</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’re not familiar with the Clockwork concept of the Queen Bee Role or need a little refresher,</span> <a href= "http://runlikeclockwork.libsyn.com/finding-your-qbr"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">check out this episode.</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alyssa and her namesake team member, Alyssa, truly embody their QBR and are a fanta