From the journalWork & Entrepreneurship

What I Still Appreciate About Useful Online Education

I still appreciate useful online education.

I still appreciate useful online education.

At its best, it solves real problems quickly.

I recently had a problem in my business. What I have been doing for years just wasn’t working anymore.

My business had grown to a level where what I used to do was totally inadequate. Big time.

I got really overwhelmed because of it. I had to hire and help my partner with assistant work, which was not where I wanted to spend most of my energy.

I was having some issues with the assistant for my partner. They couldn’t keep up with her. She moves fast and a regular virtual assistant wasn’t cutting it.

I needed to hire someone better that could keep up with my partner.

So I did what I always did, the same hire process I’ve used for the past 5 years. The next person lasted 3 days before quitting.

And I thought I had a good hiring process: Topgrading, screening, interviews, and clear steps.

This wasn’t working.

I knew of a hiring manager but I didn’t want to budget for it just for an assistant.

So I looked for some help on hiring people online.

I found a video course on hiring. I bought it, watched the videos in less than an hour and implemented what I learned in another hour.

It worked. It was better than what I had. I’ve hired two people using the process.

I’m grateful for the help. It has saved my company a lot of time and money.

This was not something I needed to wait years to learn. A timely course solved a timely problem.

That is the part of online education I still value. When the teacher knows the problem, respects the buyer, and delivers a useful answer, it can save enormous time.

So thank you to the people creating relevant, honest, timely training that actually helps people do the work.

One thoughtful idea for your morning, every day.