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The Curse of Counter Offers

podcast Jan 26, 2022

People Powered Business

The Curse of Counter Offers

25:28

Hello and welcome to Episode 98 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

Today we’re tackling a topic we haven’t actually covered at all on the podcast before – counter offers. That’s the scenario you face when an employee comes to you with a resignation, and you make them an offer, a counter offer, to try and entice them to stay with you. Conversely, it’s the situation that arises when someone you are trying to hire gets made an offer from their current employer to turn down your employment offer.

Counter offers can be a tricky beast. It’s important when considering them to truly understand the applicant or employees motivation around making a move, to consider the ripple effect it will have with the rest of the team, and to look at what you are actually gaining in this process.

We unpack all of those things in todays episode.

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The Art of Attracting the Best Applicants

blog Jan 19, 2022

The most successful recruitment campaigns rely on you as the business owner or manager being able to choose from a great list of quality talent, a perfectly suited shortlist, who are all skilled for the role you are hiring for – and ultimately are a great fit for your team.

But have you ever found yourself without this stellar shortlist? Instead, you may have found yourself with only one or two applicants, neither of whom are ideal, but you’re desperate, so you’ll probably hire one of them. Or you have a lengthy list of people you’re considering, but none are ideal, they are ok, they have applied, but they are a mish mash of skills, experience and suitability.

The thing is, in order to achieve a high-quality shortlist of applicants to choose from, it’s imperative that your candidate attraction strategies, including any advertising process, social posts or invitations to apply are targeted, aligned to your requirements and engaging to your ideal audience.

This is the case no...

Building Trust With Your Teams - Part 3

podcast Jan 19, 2022

People Powered Business

Building Trust With Your Teams - Part 3

24:23

Hello and welcome to Episode 97 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

Today we’re winding up our 3 part series all about building trust with and in our teams.

Trust is such a foundation to a successful, cohesive and productive team and ultimately to a successful business. In fact Simon Sinek says “a team is not a group of people who work together, a team is a group of people who trust each other”. So without trust, you actually don’t have a team.

but defining trust, being able to identify it, and then working out how to nurture and build it, that’s a little harder to do. So whilst some leaders are innately good at it others need to work a little harder.

In today’s episode I shared with you that there are many framework and blueprints for creating and building trust with our teams, but the one that I am going to share with you on the podcast is David Horsager’s 8 Pillars of Trust.

In today’s episode we took a deeper look at the final 3 of the 8 Pillars of Trust as ...

Building Trust With Your Teams - Part 2

podcast Jan 12, 2022

People Powered Business

Building Trust With Your Teams - Part 2

29:05

Hello and welcome to Episode 96 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

Today we’re continuing our 3 part series all about building trust with and in our teams.

But defining trust, being able to identify it, and then working out how to nurture and build it, that’s a little harder to do. So whilst some leaders are innately good at it others need to work a little harder.

In today’s episode we took a deeper look at 3 more of the 8 Pillars of Trust as designed by David Horsager’s. After last week kicking off with 2 of what I think are the most important pillars clarity and consistency, today we looked at commitment, competency and contribution. Whilst not always as obvious, or even pract...

Building Trust With Your Teams - Part 1

podcast Jan 05, 2022

People Powered Business

Building Trust With Your Teams - Part 1

29:38

Hello and welcome to Episode 95 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

Today we’re kicking off a 3 part series all about building trust with and in our teams.

Today we started with discussing 2 such pillars, clarity and c...

Would You Hire Someone Without a Resume?

podcast Dec 29, 2021

People Powered Business

Would You Hire Someone Without a Resume?

15:36

Hello and welcome to Episode 94 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

Today we’re asking whether it’s time to re think how we hire. Would you hire someone without seeing a resume, running any background checks, or even conducting formal interviews?

The companies adopting open hiring practices are doing exactly that, and they’re experiencing great success. So as we head into a time where we are expecting applicants to be in short supply, is it time to re think howe we hire?

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Employment Agreements, Contracts and Engagement Letters

podcast Dec 22, 2021

People Powered Business

Employment Agreements, Contracts and Engagement Letters

24:53

Hello and welcome to Episode 93 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

Today we’re talking Employment Agreements/ Employment Contracts / Letters of Engagement – whatever you call them, they are the same thing. The all important document that sets out the terms and conditions of the employment relationship.

Why? Well simple, it’s the end of the year and as I reflect on the #1 thing businesses have asked for support in, or have had questions about, or had dramas because of a lack of – it all comes back to the employment agreement.

It dawned on me that despite spending large chunks of my consulting time on this, I’d never covered it in a podcast episode, so today is the day!

In this episode we discuss why employment agreements and contracts are so important, and why you absolutely want to have them in place, but we also unpacked what should be included, and what you want to leave out.

As promised in this episode I have created a great little checklist for you, so that...

Consultation is King in Mandating Vaccination

podcast Dec 15, 2021

People Powered Business

Consultation is King in Mandating Vaccination

21:56

Hello and welcome to Episode 92 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

Today we’re unpacking a recent decision from The Fair Work Commission about BHP’s vaccination mandate requirements and what this decision tells us about the FWC’s stance on vaccination.

Effectively we need to ensue the direction is lawful and reasonable under the circumstances and we need to genuinely consult with our teams before introducing a vaccine mandate.

At the same time we’re seeing an increase in vaccine status related unfair dismissal claims hit the commission, and it will be interesting to learn the outcomes of these in due course.

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Navigating the Return to Office Transition

podcast Dec 08, 2021

People Powered Business

Navigating the Return to Office Transition

22:01

Hello and welcome to Episode 91 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

Today we’re starting to tackle the topic of returning to workplaces post lockdowns and restrictions.

The reality I am hearing from a lot of business owners is that they are expecting their teams to get back to the office full time, and they are getting resistance or even resignations. Or that they are struggling with how to make this work for everyone.

In this episode I shared 3 themes that I think will frame what the return to work looks like.

Employees will get to call more of the shots;
There will be a period of re adjustment;
It’s time to re set the boundaries.

There is no right or wrong way to make this work, but expecting employees to simply backflip is certainly not the answer.

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Surviving The Second Most Unusual Silly Season Ever

podcast Dec 01, 2021

People Powered Business

Surviving The Second Most Unusual Silly Season Ever

19:55

Hello and welcome to Episode 90 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

This time last year we were talking about what would be the most unusual silly season yet! After a year like no other in 2020, we all thought we were celebrating Christmas and coming back into 2021 with things going ‘back to normal’.

Well that didn’t quite happen, did it?

So in this weeks episode we are taking about surviving the second most unusual silly season yet, and I share some insights into how this might play out in your business this year.

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