Moving up a step

I am looking forward to seeing Caroline tomorrow to help me think about how to build a really successful team. Recruiting new people is exciting but also a little daunting. Mentally and financially it is a big step and one that I know there is no magic answer too, but one that I feel I have very little experience in. Why is it that some people fly and others don't. I have seen many people come and go in past jobs and there is no single answer. However, to build a strong foundation on which we can grow hiring the right people seems to be the first place to start. There are so many potential pitfalls - that I have tumbled into in the past - but now the stakes seem so much higher. I will be asking as many people as possible (with the relevant experience) for their view so that we can avoid any really schoolgirl errors. Any top tips from any readers would be much appreciated!

For the last 2 weeks I have been delivering programmes which has been an exhausting but exhilarating experience - who wouldn't love working with 17 year olds to help them work out what they want to do with their lives and helping them develop pathways towards success? Having had a mental break away from the day-to-day running of the business Dan and I have been having lots of chats about all the gaps in what we are doing. He has been spending a lot of time capturing all the questions/ delivery aspects that and I believe a 13 page document awaits me tomorrow. Although its been challenging discussing and facing up to all the things we are not doing well I think it will provide some much needed focus and help us define our recruitment needs/ funding needs etc so that we can make some momentum-building decisions.

We are moving up several gears and about to make some big next steps. The next month could see us transform quite rapidly as a business...I'll let you know how it all goes.