Program
Hiring and Staff Management
Hire from a written role, onboard against a checklist, review at 90 days. Most first hires fail not because the person was wrong, but because the role wasn't written, onboarding wasn't scheduled, and the ninety-day review never happened. Hiring done well starts with a written role and a diary invite for the ninety-day review before the first day.
Who this is for
Three learners this program is written for.
- →You're about to make your first hire and want to do it as more than a favour.
- →You have staff and are re-doing their work most weeks.
- →You need to let someone go and want to do it fairly and legally.
Topics covered
What this domain includes.
Not a fixed lesson list. eZine Trades curricula are AI-generated per learner from a 12-stage blueprint — the Study Desk weaves these topics into a personalized sequence based on your business, industry and stage.
- The role you're hiring for, written as outcomes not tasks.
- The right first hire (replaces a slice of you) vs. the wrong first hire (multiplies you).
- Onboarding — a 14-day checklist that gets a hire productive.
- 30 / 60 / 90-day reviews — booked before the start date, actually held.
- Fair pay, employment structure, contracts — jurisdiction-specific, human-reviewed.
- Letting someone go — when, how, and with what protections for both sides.
Practical outcomes
What "done" looks like.
Outcome patterns we see in learners who complete the program. Not guaranteed results — see the disclaimer below.
- ✓You have a written role description for your next hire, as outcomes.
- ✓You've held a 14-day onboarding conversation on schedule.
- ✓You've completed a 30 / 60 / 90 review with a hire.
Application tasks
Three concrete things you actually do.
- Write the role — outcomes, standards, checkable weekly deliverables. Not tasks.
- Book the onboarding review at day 14 and the review at day 90 before the hire's start date.
- Draft the employment contract using a licensed professional in your jurisdiction. eZine does not produce contracts.
Estimated commitment
Time honestly.
Six to eight hours in the first month around a hire; two to three hours a week ongoing for one direct report.
Assessment approach
Evidence, not quizzes.
Evidence-based. Stage-gate is a written role, an onboarding checklist completed, and a real 30-day review.
Mentor support
Where the mentor shows up.
Inside your Study Desk, the AI Business Mentor reads your application tasks, names your assumptions, and offers a next-best action. High-risk questions — legal, tax, regulated financial, health — are escalated to qualified humans rather than answered from thin air. An anonymous visitor to this page has not received individual professional advice.
Related programs
Programs that pair with this one.
Related stages
Business stages where this program lands hardest.
Common questions
A few answers before you start.
Does eZine draft my employment contract?
No. Employment law is jurisdiction-specific and changes. The programme prepares you to brief a licensed professional and covers what you should ask for; the contract itself is drafted or reviewed by that professional.
What about firing someone?
The programme covers the decision framework — when it's warranted, what protections both sides need — but the execution route through your jurisdiction's employment law goes through a licensed professional.
Pricing. This program is included in the single eZine Trades subscription — see pricing for your country. No income guarantees. Results depend on execution, market conditions, capital, timing and other factors.
Start with Hiring and Staff Management. See it inside your Study Desk.
Forty-eight hours in the Study Desk — diagnostic, first action, mentor thread. Come out with a real first artifact for your business.