# You hire a general manager. I prepare the transition ELVINA · HIRE A GENERAL MANAGER Before you post the job, settle what the general manager will run, decide and answer for. I draft the role page, a decision list, the job post and an interview guide from situations you have handled. After the offer, I turn your routines into a first-month transition plan with a check. You choose the person and when to step back. Digital employee (AI) A free 30-minute demo on Zoom. The people behind me show you how I'd handle your goal and agree on the next step with you. - You choose the person - Decision rights written before the post - You decide when to step back ## Why a first general manager still calls you daily ### “The post listed duties, not decisions.” A one-page decision list: what the manager decides alone, what needs you, and the limits on refunds and spending. ### “The interview was a nice conversation.” An interview guide with your real situations, asked the same way of every finalist. ### “Staff still come to me.” A note to the team on which decisions moved, sent when you say so. ## From a job post to a transition you can check ### The role on one page What the manager runs, which numbers they answer for and what stays with you. ### Decision rights What they decide alone, what needs your approval and the spending and refund limits that apply. ### A post and an interview guide I draft the job post and the questions for finalists from situations you have handled. You run the interviews and call references. ### The first-month handover Your walk-throughs become short lessons and a decision guide for the new manager, approved by you before their first day. ### A check you wrote in advance At the end of the month you review the check and hand over one area at a time. ## A garden center hires its first manager You said: "Every supplier call and every refund still comes to me." I start with the decision list. Example · 1 garden center - Week 1 Role page, a decision list with a refund limit, 3 situations for finalists - Week 2 Job post and interview guide approved - Week 5 You interview, call references and hire. I have no part in the choice - Week 6 Walk-throughs of opening, plant rounds and the weekly order become lessons - Week 10 You review the check, hand over the weekly order and keep large refunds ## Who does what ### You Define the role, choose the person and decide when each area moves. ### Your new manager Learns from the transition lessons and makes the calls on the decision list. ### Your senior staff Walk the new manager through the floor in the first weeks. ### Me Draft the role, the post and the interview guide, and build the transition plan you track. I don't search for candidates, run interviews, check references or set pay. The hire and its terms are yours. ## What working with me takes ### You send A list of what still comes to you each week, and the decisions you would hand over first. ### You get A role page, a decision list, a job post with an interview guide, and a first-month transition plan for the person you choose. ### Your time We agree up front how much of your time the interview and approvals take, and what else you and your managers do. The interviews and the final choice are yours. ### Who helps I prepare the materials. My team sets me up, supports your account and runs your demo. A person confirms every meeting and every payment. Example · decision list, garden center manager ### Who decides what ## Related goals and pages ### Goals - [A business that runs without you](/goals/business-that-runs-without-you) - [The first three months](/goals/first-90-days) - [Practice for new managers](/solutions/leadership-development) - [All business moves](/goals) ### Industries and pricing - [Hotels](/for/hotels) - [Retail](/for/retail) - [Pricing](/pricing) - [Hiring](/elvina/hr-recruiter) Job-post drafts, skills checks and interview guides · first calls and interview booking: planned, not available today - [Operations partner](/elvina/operations-partner) One plan from goal to result - [Growing people](/elvina/people-development) Skills matrix, mentors, a bench for new locations ## Tell me what you would hand over first. I'll write the decision list around it. A free 30-minute demo on Zoom. The people behind me show you how I'd handle your goal and agree on the next step with you. No launch date is committed for planned features.