Ep. 34 Building Trust in Hiring a Contractor with Nicola Hanna

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Flourishing Healing Practice Podcast
Ep. 34 Building Trust in Hiring a Contractor with Nicola Hanna
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“Hiring staff or a contractor requires Trust and Collaboration:”

With Nicola Hanna

Today’s podcast is with Nicola Hanna, a long-time IT consultant who started out as my VA – Virtual Assistant. Nicola is responsible for the majority of tech and platforms I use for my business and together, we delve into the dynamics of hiring and effectively working with contractors.

Topics covered include the importance of contracts, trust in professional relationships, project management tools, and effective communication. We emphasise the necessity of being open to evolving relationships and the value of identifying if we prefer more self-directed, or we want to maintain more overarching contact with the people we introduce into our business. 

Over all rhe episode aims to help you consider how to find someone who can complement your skills, guide sole traders, counsellors, and healers in navigating the often daunting process of onboarding virtual support to enhance their business operations.

In this episode you will find:

00:19 Updates on Tirohanga Wellness
00:43 Merging Practices Under One Umbrella
02:42 Evolution and Support in Business
03:01 Opening Conversations on Business Approaches
04:54 Introduction to Nicola Hanna
06:10 Starting a VA Relationship
07:34 Importance of Contracts
09:35 Finding the Right Person for Your Business
15:57 Trust and Security in Business Relationships
19:15 Training and Onboarding New Hires
24:13 Project Management Tools
27:30 Prioritising Tasks
30:51 Handling Challenging Conversations
36:29 Final Thoughts and Advice

About Nicola

Nicola Hanna is a former geologist, perennial data nerd and current tech ninja (clients term, not her). Nicola is here to help you take care of the necessary evils of a modern online business, turning them into your secret weapon. She’s worked fly in-fly out as an exploration geologist in middle of nowhere Western Australia, and as an IT do-it-all in Sydney before starting my own online IT support business. Nicola has more than 10 years of experience as the go to problem solver in many industries. 

Thank you for listening