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Hello and welcome to Episode 236 of The People Powered Business Podcast.

We talk a lot in business and leadership circles about our communication styles don’t we?

About how we deliver our message, how we give feedback, the words we use, our tone, pace, timing.

We talk a lot about talking, but less about listening, so that’s what we’re tackling today.

In today’s episode we look at why listening effectively as a leader is so important, I unpack the 4 types of listening as discussed in this HRM article and we look at how to adapt and leverage your style and the different styles to the occasion.

As always, I’d love you to join us inside our free Facebook Group, HR Support for Australian Businesses, so I can learn more about what’s working for you and any challenges you might be having.

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How are you increasing the chances of keeping great team members onboard?

If you employ or manage staff in any capacity, you’ll know what a sucker punch it can be when a great staff member turns in their resignation, perhaps out of the blue, or even hints at the idea of moving on.

Finding great staff is like winning the lottery but keeping them long-term can prove tricky depending on a variety of factors. Post pandemic, we’re seeing trends that reveal keeping great staff is becoming even more challenging but there are some essential things you can do to keep great people in your team, longer.    

Why do you want to keep great staff in your team in the first place?

The most obvious reason would be because they’re great. You can trust them, they are reliable, they show up and they do great work and you don’t have to worry about them – what’s not to love about keeping great staff?

The great players in the team you...

Hello and welcome to Episode 235 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

Today I am delighted to be joined by guest expert Stacey Hughes from Stacey Hughes Co to talk all thing Meta and LinkedIn paid ad campaigns for your recruitment projects.

Stacey spent years learning how to craft compelling recruitment ad campaigns via Meta in her Allied Health practices, and now specialises in working with business owners to learn how to run profitable ads through her Fab Ads Club.

In today’s discussion we unpack:

• When Meta or LinkedIn ads can work for recruitment;
• The various strategies to consider;
• What types of content and visuals work best;
• Thinking about which platforms your ideal applicant is spending time consuming content on;
• What application processes work best;
• And much more!

If you’d like to connect with Stacey, her website is https://www.staceyhughes.co/homepage

Her Instagram handle is @staceyhughes.co

And you can find her on LinkedIn here - ...

“I can’t make a decision because you have presented 2 great candidates – if we hired one of them we’d always wonder whether the other would have been better....”

This was the exact words that came out of the employers’ mouth after we had carefully and meticulously conducted a thorough and rigorous recruitment campaign for them, providing a strong shortlist. So strong in fact that they simply couldn’t (and didn’t) make the final decision. Whilst the team rightly pointed out that we had done such a stellar job we made it difficult for the employer to choose, I found the situation fascinating.

How does it sound to you?

Ludicrous? Funny? Typical?

At first, I assumed that really they just didn’t want to hire anyone, that it was a total waste of time and resources because they clearly had no intention of hiring – I mean surely one candidate stands ahead of the other for their needs?

But as I reflected...

Hello and welcome to Episode 234 of The People Powered Business Podcast.

Today we are answering a question from our listener Virginia who asks: "How do you pass on feedback regularly to let staff know they’re doing good (other than saying that… it gets repetitive and seems… contrary?) What are appropriate ways to show your appreciation?”

What a great question! To help answer this I am going to zoom up and look at:

• What are the different types of feedback we should all be giving our teams?
• Explore the different ways to deliver any feedback;
• Discuss what we should be giving feedback on;
• Unpack when is the best time to give feedback
• Then we’ll delve into the core of Virginia’s question and discuss the different ways to show appreciation to your team members;
• And we’ll finish of by discussing what matters to the employee when it comes to getting feedback.

Giving feedback is such an important part of a role as a leader within our business,...

In a competitive market where applicants are in short supply and the struggle to even find one person who might be suitable for your role is real, it’s easy to think that there is no need to screen and assess applicants. Well, there is no one to screen, or so few applicants so what’s the point, right?

Actually, wrong. You see, despite there being far fewer applicants to chose from, the importance of making the right hiring choices hasn’t changed. The reality is you can’t outrun a bad hire. So even if there is only one applicant, hiring the wrong person is guaranteed to cause you more frustration, more stress and cost you more than hiring no one at all.

When we had only a handful of applicants to select from, screening effectively is even more important because in these moments we can lose focus and clarity on what’s really important, out of desperation, overwhelm and stress. We waiver on the previous non negotiables, and start to consider...

Hello and welcome to Episode 233 of The People Powered Business Podcast.

Did you know that nearly 46% of new hires fail? Almost half! If you have ever been through a recruitment process for it only to end in disaster you will know the pain, frustration, cost and time associated with having to start the process again.

The good news is it doesn’t have to be this way! By following a few fundamental tips that I share in this episode you can really simply increase the success of your recruitment project and hire the right person the first time for your business!

Join us in this episode as I share the 3 key ingredients to hiring success.

As always, I’d love you to join us inside our free Facebook Group, HR Support for Australian Businesses, so I can learn more about what’s working for you and any challenges you might be having.

Join Here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hrsupportaustralia

Did you know that up to 46% of new hires ‘fail’? That’s right – almost half of employees who start a role with a new employer don’t make it through 18 months, according to a study released by Leadership IQ.

Whilst it’s easy to conclude that obviously the applicant has misled us, lied in an interview, is not able to do what they promised or for some other reason the fault lies with them, is that really the case?

There is no doubt that making great hiring decisions is essential to creating the best possible team for your business, a team that is motivated, capable, productive and high functioning, but when we get the hiring decisions wrong, we are so often quick to look to others as the reason for this.

In an era where we are ‘panic hiring’ due to the lack of applicants in the market, a situation which is not likely to change in the short term, hiring the best person for the role can feel difficult, or even...

Hello and welcome to Episode 232 of the People Powered Business Podcast.

Today we are taking a look at an important HR metric that every organisation should be measuring – employee turnover.

We start by defining employee turnover, and the different types of turnover we may want to measure.

We then look at why it’s such an important metric to measure, no matter the size of your business.

And then is share the simple way to calculate your current turnover rate.

As always, I’d love you to join us inside our free Facebook Group, HR Support for Australian Businesses, so I can learn more about what’s working for you and any challenges you might be having.

Join Here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hrsupportaustralia 

What are you doing to attract the right applicants in a tough market?
Hiring right in a tough market isn’t anything new but we are experiencing a particularly challenging period for attracting great applicants to roles across the board.

If you’ve hired in recent years, or are in the process of hiring in certain industries or locations right now, you’ll know what we’re talking about.

For some roles, gone are the days where you would be inundated with applications, right now it’s looking more like a dried-up oasis. Even the bad applications aren’t coming through.

You don’t always want to hire anyone as a stop-gap because they could create more damage to your business and team in the long-run. It’s still incredibly important to be considered and strategic with your recruitment processes.

Business owners and managers alike are frustrated, desperate for help and uncertain about how to continue without finding the right...