Lenny Hiring
Hiring & team building skills from Lenny's Podcast - job descriptions, interviews, onboarding, culture
Install
$ agentstack add skill-leolin990405-claude-code-skills-lenny-hiring ✓ scanned · ✓ verified, works with Claude Code, Cursor, and more.
Security review
✓ PassedNo issues found. Passed automated security review. · v0.1.0 How review works →
- ✓ Prompt-injection patterns
- ✓ Secret / credential exfiltration
- ✓ Dangerous shell & filesystem operations
- ✓ Untrusted network calls
- ✓ Known-malicious package signatures
What it can access
- ✓ Network access No
- ✓ Filesystem access No
- ✓ Shell / process execution No
- ✓ Environment & secrets No
- ✓ Dynamic code execution No
From automated source analysis of v0.1.0. “Used” means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it’s unsafe.
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Compatibility is declared by the source manifest. End-to-end runtime verification is coming, see below.
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Lenny Skills: Hiring & Team Building
13 actionable skills for building and managing product teams.
Skills
1. Writing Job Descriptions
- Focus on outcomes, not just responsibilities
- Include growth opportunities and team culture
- Be specific about the problems they'll solve
2. Conducting Interviews
- Use structured interviews for consistency
- Focus on past behavior, not hypotheticals
- Include work samples or case studies
3. Evaluating Candidates
- Define clear rubrics before interviewing
- Look for learning velocity over current skills
- Check for culture add, not just culture fit
4. Onboarding New Hires
- Create 30-60-90 day plans
- Assign an onboarding buddy
- Set clear early wins
5. Building Team Culture
- Define team values explicitly
- Create rituals that reinforce culture
- Celebrate wins publicly
6. Running Effective 1:1s
- Let the report set the agenda
- Focus on coaching, not status updates
- Ask "What's blocking you?"
7. Having Difficult Conversations
- Be direct but kind
- Focus on behavior, not personality
- Follow up in writing
8. Delegating Work
- Delegate outcomes, not tasks
- Provide context, not just instructions
- Trust but verify
9. Managing Up
- Understand your manager's priorities
- Bring solutions, not just problems
- Over-communicate proactively
10. Building a Promotion Case
- Document impact continuously
- Seek feedback early and often
- Build visibility across the org
11. Negotiating Offers
- Know your market value
- Negotiate the whole package
- Get it in writing
12. Finding Mentors & Sponsors
- Mentors advise, sponsors advocate
- Be specific about what you need
- Give before you ask
13. Career Transitions
- Build skills before you need them
- Network continuously
- Take calculated risks
Source
Lenny's Podcast | refoundai.com/lenny-skills
Source & license
This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.
- Author: LeoLin990405
- Source: LeoLin990405/claude-code-skills
- License: MIT
Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.
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Versions
- v0.1.0 Imported from the upstream source.