Startup HR Planning: Why Preparation Matters (A Snow Shovel Story)

My husband thinks I'm ridiculous... 🤷🏾‍♀️ I just bought an electric snow shovel and he's convinced it won't snow this year. But here's my thinking: I'd rather have it and not need it than throw my back out at 7 AM trying to dig my car out with a regular shovel.

Man frantically trying to shovel snow while slipping and sliding around, humorously illustrating what happens when you're unprepared and trying to solve problems in crisis mode.

It's exactly how founders feel about HR.

"We don't need HR systems yet - we're too small!" "We'll figure out hiring processes when we actually need to hire!" "Everything's fine right now, why fix what isn't broken?"

Then suddenly:

• Your startup gets funding and needs to hire 10 people ASAP, but you have no recruitment process or onboarding system

• Half your team is burning out because there's no clear role definition or performance management

• You realize you're paying people wildly different amounts for the same work because you never created a compensation strategy

Just like my possibly unnecessary snow shovel, good HR isn't about whether you need it right now. It's about being ready before you're in crisis mode.

Because trust me - trying to create HR foundations while scaling at lightning speed is like trying to buy a snow shovel during a blizzard. Good luck with that.

The cost of being prepared? Way less than the cost of not being prepared.

(And if it doesn't snow this year, at least my electric snow shovel will be ready for next year. Just like your HR systems will be ready when you need them.)

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