Today With Anastasia Harrison, Traci Connell, Eileen Hahn and Jennifer Tokatyan:  Today on A Well Designed Business, I am so happy to have our roundtable discussion with four amazing #smartladys. Leadership consultants Eileen Hahn and Jennifer Tokatyan, and award-winning designers Traci Connell and Anastasia Harrison.  Both Traci and Anastasia worked with Eileen and Jennifer to improve and solidify their hiring process and it resulted in clear and successful results. They are here to share their hiring experiences, how they worked together, and offer actionable tips that you do not want to miss. Pick It Apart: [11:44] Anastasia explains her situation with knowing she has the wrong team members and what she did about it. [15:15] Eileen walks us through what to do after learning the roles we need to fill and realizing the people in them don’t belong in those roles. [19:37] Traci shares her experience with hiring designers and when she decided to reach out to Eileen and Jennifer for help. [26:44] Jennifer shares her experience working with Traci and the pain points she had to face with the previous use of recruitment companies. [34:54] Anastasia shares actionable steps for those having issues with hiring and team management. [44:18] Jennifer talks about determining the accurate fit for the role you are hiring. [47:48] Eileen provides some tools for the hiring process. LuAnn Nigara and Anastasia Harrison, Traci Connell, Eileen Hahn and Jennifer Tokatyan&#39;s Ah-Ha Moments “Eileen let me know that I had to take hold of and understand the positions I needed to fill before hiring the people to fill them. At that point, I had people in seats, but they weren’t necessarily sitting in the right ones,” - Anastasia Harrison “Everybody wants to be happy in a job that they are good at. Employers want their employees to be happy in a job that they are good at, but many times they are in the wrong place,” - Eileen Hahn “You’re not just interviewing the candidate, they are interviewing you,” - Anastasia Harrison “It is an honor to be able to hire someone to contribute to your business,” - Jennifer Tokatyan.  More About Anastasia Harrison, Traci Connell, Eileen Hahn and Jennifer Tokatyan   Anastasia Harrison: Anastasia Harrison is a rarity in the design world – she is a trained architect and an award-winning designer. Her enthusiasm for both can be seen from concept to installation, and this energy fills each of her projects. As Owner and Principal Architect at AHD&amp;Co, Anastasia leads a creative team best known for unconventional thinking and expertise, thus providing effortless designs. She started her career working on large infrastructure projects in the NYC metro area and worked at the original World Trade Center for nearly a decade. She then moved to Europe to do design work for brands such as Donna Karen, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, and Prada.  Once back in the US, her career focused on luxury residential and hospital

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