Rah, I would suggest that you shouldn't go with a one-size-fits all solution and make decisions on an as-needed basis.
I hired someone who I thought would be competent to make independent decisions for what seemed like a good price. It turns out that you do, in fact, get what you pay for. I've lost 2 months of time, work, money, and productivity on empty promises, lies, and incompetence. This is my fault, not his fault - ultimately, I was the one who delegated the job to him, so any poor results are my responsibility.
Having said that, for any menial, repetitive, brainless task that a monkey would be able to do with some training, I suggest you outsource to third world countries. Do not expect superior results or independent decision-making capability from them.
That is not to say that they can't do it. You should just not expect it.
I suggest you read "Source Control" by David Walsh.
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November, "Rework" is a fantastic book and great value-add to the forum. A lot of people have been asking me what business books I would suggest. Actually, there are not many. Also, I love the Gorillaz. "Stylo" is probably my favorite song.
I consider "Work the System" and "Millionaire Fastlane" to be required reading. Everything else I have read has either been too high-level birds-eye view material for corporate managers or just not very great reading.
I hired someone who I thought would be competent to make independent decisions for what seemed like a good price. It turns out that you do, in fact, get what you pay for. I've lost 2 months of time, work, money, and productivity on empty promises, lies, and incompetence. This is my fault, not his fault - ultimately, I was the one who delegated the job to him, so any poor results are my responsibility.
Having said that, for any menial, repetitive, brainless task that a monkey would be able to do with some training, I suggest you outsource to third world countries. Do not expect superior results or independent decision-making capability from them.
That is not to say that they can't do it. You should just not expect it.
I suggest you read "Source Control" by David Walsh.
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November, "Rework" is a fantastic book and great value-add to the forum. A lot of people have been asking me what business books I would suggest. Actually, there are not many. Also, I love the Gorillaz. "Stylo" is probably my favorite song.
I consider "Work the System" and "Millionaire Fastlane" to be required reading. Everything else I have read has either been too high-level birds-eye view material for corporate managers or just not very great reading.