April 21, 2026

How to Hire Right and Reclaim Your Time as a Business Owner with Mike Mccloskey

How to Hire Right and Reclaim Your Time as a Business Owner with Mike Mccloskey
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Most business owners don’t need a bigger company. They need a clearer vision. In this episode, Mike McCloskey explains why life design must come before hiring, how to delegate using will, skill, and capacity, and why scaling without clarity only multiplies stress. Build a business that supports your life, not one that runs it.



Key Takeaways

  • Why hiring mistakes usually start with an unclear personal and business vision
  • How “vision extraction” helps leaders stop scaling chaos
  • The Start–Stop–Delegate exercise every CEO should complete
  • The difference between delegation and abdication
  • How the Predictive Index removes emotion from hiring decisions


About Mike McCloskey
Mike is the CEO of Humanlytics and a leadership strategist who helps business owners build a clear vision, hire the right people, and design teams that actually work. A former VP of Operations and Director of Learning for globally recognized companies, he specializes in talent optimization and data-driven hiring tools like the Predictive Index. His work focuses on aligning personal vision, business strategy, and team structure so leaders can scale without chaos.


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