Hiring a manager first is backwards. Fix admin first. Comment HIRE.

16 Oct 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief advisory video, Matt Dart reflects on a common hiring error he made: recruiting a senior manager before establishing solid administrative support. He explains that bringing in a high‑cost senior leader while administrative processes are chaotic only amplifies disorder. Dart recommends a two‑step approach: first hire an administrative professional to streamline operations, then add a senior manager to handle more complex responsibilities. He ends with a call‑to‑action, inviting viewers to comment "hire" to receive his detailed hiring playbook.

I used to think you need to hire the manager first, but that's actually the biggest mistake I've made in my career. If you hire someone senior when the admin is still a mess, all you're essentially doing is adding more chaos to a more expensive person. So what you want to do, you want to hire the admin person first, get the admin reduced, and then you want to bring in the senior manager to take more complex tasks off your plate. Comment the word hire and I'll send you the hiring playbook that we use to hire in the right way.