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The Operator

people path

Your system has people in it. You hire them, you tell them the truth, and you stay when the change is hard.

The receipts that point here

• Manage people: set goals, give honest feedback, run reviews.
• Interview and hire people.
• Lead people through a change, like a new system, a reorg or a new policy.
• Lead a meeting, at a conference table or at the kitchen table.
• Work across departments to get something done.

Job titles to search

• People manager
• Office manager
• Chief of staff

The work that fits

• Part-time recruiter or talent partner, especially for companies hiring returners

  Commission or contract, remote.

  How it starts: Low cost to start

  First step: Find two companies with returnship programs and look at who runs their recruiting.

• Fractional operations lead, or chief of staff for hire

  A monthly retainer, often 10–20 hours a week, remote, with your own hours around school.

  How it starts: Low cost to start

  First step: Write down three founders or small-business owners you know and ask one what keeps falling through the cracks.

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