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Do You Need Help Yet?
Check whether your workload really needs another person.
- Workbook
- 8 pages
- Google Docs · Word · PDF
Making this yourself would take about 8 hours: working out the steps, writing the examples and setting it up in Google, Microsoft and PDF. It's done for you.
The voice in this video is George's, made with AI.
What it's for
You feel stretched and you're wondering about getting help. Use it to find out whether you need help yet, and if you do, what kind fits for now. You won't hire anyone here.
Pairs well with
- Where the Business Still Depends on You (see what's stuck with you)
- What Breaks First (find your real limit)
- Define the Role Before the Person (the next step if you do need help)
What you'll leave with
- A plain picture of where your hours actually go each week.
- An honest answer: is it too much work, or messy work?
- What handing a task off would really cost you in explaining, checking and fixing.
- The kinds of help you could use, cheapest first, and whether the money works.
- A small, safe trial and a one-page Help Decision.
Look inside
How to use it
Work through the steps in order. Each one has a worked example and space to write your own answer.
- Track One Normal WeekWrite down where your time really goes.
- Too Much Work, or Messy Work?Sort the two, because the fix is different.
- Count the Cost of Handing It OffIncluding when handing off adds work instead of removing it.
- Check the Money SideSee whether help makes sense in money, and where it would come from.
- Know the Kinds of Help, Cheapest FirstFrom help that needs no new person, to help from another person.
- Match Each Task to the Right Kind of HelpGo task by task.
- Run a Small, Safe TrialDecide what you'll try, how you'll run it and how you'll judge it.
- Tools That Help HereSee the free tools that help.
- Do It With AIUse the prompts to check your thinking.
- Your Help DecisionFill in the page to keep.
Tips
- Track the week before you start the rest. Guesses about time are almost always wrong.
- Feeling busy isn't the same as needing help. Check the simpler fixes first.
- Come back to your Help Decision when your week changes.
Three formats, one purchase
- Google DocsMake a copy in your Google Drive and type straight into it.
- Microsoft WordDownload and fill it in on your computer.
- PDFPrint it and fill it in with a pen.
Organization pack
Also in the Organization pack
3 documents in all
Define the Role Before the Person
Describe the work, what "done well" means, and what they can decide.
About 9 hours to make yourself
Ready to start?
Pay once, keep it, and download it as often as you like.