What Tasks to Delegate First to Your New Overseas Hire
Founder of Talented, Placing Talent From Philippines in 7/8 Figure eCommerce Businesses, $1m/yr rev Amazon Seller, Hiring Since 2021
Why Am I Doing This?
I have also seen entrepreneurs fail hiring because they tried to delegate the most important stuff first
Clients will come to us with no idea what responsibilities their new hire will be taking on
This is the exact process I still use to this day for my own business. Its also what I reccomend all of our clients at Talented perform to know which tasks to delegate FIRST
And one day, I hope you will work with us to find your next overseas hire
The Task Audit Framework
1
Track
Document every task
2
Classify
Score and rank by time/skill
3
Implement
Delegation strategy
Track Your Tasks
Where did all your time go?
Why Are We Tracking Our Tasks?
- Time is our most valuable asset
- We don't always know what its being spent on
- Find what's stealing your attention from growth
How Do We Do It?
Task Categorization
Stop delegating the important stuff
How Are We Categorizing Them?
Time Commitment
How many hours per week you are spending on them
Skill Required
How easy it would be to teach this skill to someone else
High Time + Low Skill = Delegate First
These tasks drain your day but are easy to teach
Perfect starting point for new hires
Clear ROI - getting your time back
"What Do I Spend My Time On Now?"
The tasks with the highest skill required
The stuff only you can do
Examples
Amazon Wholesale/OA
TikTok Shop Seller
PPC Agency
Delegation Strategy
Master the narrow before you widen the tunnel
Just 2 Responsibilities
You dont need to list every possible task your hire might handle
Distill it down to 2-4 main responsibilities
Makes it easier to write your job description and set clear expectations
Shows exactly where to focus your training efforts
The Drip 💧
People can't absorb a truckload of information at once (Ive tried)
When you start with the most pressing responsibilities, all their effort goes into those
Build confidence in their abilities
Traps I See
Small Timeframe
"This only takes me 30 minutes"
But you do it 20 times a week
Time Estimation
"This will only take them 20 hours per week"
Remember you have way more context
The same task for someone new will take up more of their time than it did yours
Spending The Time on More Low Value
Trading one admin task for another
Never actually allocating more time to revenue-driving work
Timeline
1
Track Tasks
Day 7
2
Classify Work
Day 8
3
Hire
Day 21
Live Track Your Tasks (1 Week)
Be specific with your task names
Classify The Work (30min)
Find the high time + low skill tasks
Start with 2 main responsibilities
Hire Overseas (2 Weeks)
Find and hire someone for those
Replace the time you bought back with higher value work
What's Next?
If you want my full process on hiring a virtual assistant, watch this video below.
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