The Latest from Kristy-Lee

Hello and welcome to Episode 185 of the People Powered Business Podcast.

Today I am chatting about coaches and mentors for small business owners and why we should all have some!

Coaches and mentors are incredibly powerful in supporting us as small business owners, yet I know many of us are reluctant to invest in ourselves by getting a coach or mentor for something we might be struggling with.

Today we talk about the reasons for that, and why investing in ourselves is the best investment for our business.

Do you engage coaches and mentors in your small business? I’d love to know. Let us know 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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Hello and welcome to Episode 184 of the People Powered Business Podcast.

Today I am sharing with you, warts and all, the details of a conversations I had with a staff member, more than 13 years ago, that to this day still makes me cringe.

It was one of the most difficult conversations I have ever had to have with a team member, and I learnt a lot from it.

Today I share with you the mistakes I made, and the lessons I learned so that you never have to go through this sort of experience with one of your team.

Hello and welcome to Episode 183 of the People Powered Business Podcast.

Today we’re talking about difficult conversations, and the 10 types every business owner will need to have with one of their team, at some stage.

Despite our misconception, difficult conversations aren’t just about performance dramas. They can be about anything from salary negotiations to delegating a task, so what happens when we don’t give the other types of conversations the same time and attention?

In today’s episode we unpack the risks of not giving these other types of conversations you attention, and I uncover the 10 types of difficult conversations that every business owner will need to have, which span from the recruitment to the termination process.

If difficult conversations are something you struggle with, I’d love you to join me for the Mastering Difficult Conversations Workshop which kicks off 18th September, just click this link to find out more:

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Hello and welcome to Episode 182 of the People Powered Business Podcast.

Today we’re talking ‘team meetings’. We all know we need to have them right? Yet so often they feel like a waste of time, or like many members of People Powered HR recently said, they are sick of hearing their own voice in team meetings and wished their teams would participate and engage.

So how can we hold meetings that matter, that have impact, that people participate and engage in, and that aren’t all about us just talking?

To help find the answers I thought I’d get an expert in to chat to us.

I’m thrilled to be joined by Cat Matson of Impactful Presenters. Cat is the CEO and Lead Facilitator of Impactful Presenters, empowering business owners and community leaders to speak with confidence, authority, authenticity and impact. A popular and accomplished Speaker, MC and Moderator, Cat is known for her straight-talking, 'realness' and extracting 'the juice' from her clients.

Hello and welcome to Episode 181 of the People Powered Business Podcast.

Today we’re talking about a Code of Conduct and why they are so valuable to have in your business.

A code of conduct is a formal document that outlines the guiding principles, standards, and behavioural expectations for individuals within a business.

It serves as a set of rules and guidelines that govern the conduct and interactions of employees, management, and other stakeholders associated with the business.

A well-structured code of conduct is designed to promote ethical behaviour, create a positive work environment, and ensure consistency in decision-making across the organisation.

For me it’s super valuable in articulating ‘this is how we do things around here’.

I’d love to hear about whether you have a Code of Conduct in place, and whether you’re finding it to be a valuable resource, so I’d love you to join us inside our free Facebook Group, HR Support for...

Hello and welcome to Episode 180 of the People Powered Business Podcast.

In today’s episode I am sharing a previous conversation Juliet Robinson and I had on the Grow Your Influence Podcast.

Recently I have had a lot of business owners ask about leading different generations at work, and how to understand and motivate each generation.

This discussion is one Juliet and I had some time ago, probably a little over a year, but it’s still really relevant and valuable.

Stay tuned as we will have some new episodes on generational differences at work really soon.

I’d love to hear about your experiences with managing and leading different generations at work. 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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Hello and welcome to Episode 179 of the People Powered Business Podcast.

Today I have an update on my intern experiment.

Back in Episode 173 I shared that I have decided to experiment with having interns in my business, and promised to share my journey with you here on the podcast.

Here’s the thing though, things haven’t exactly gone to plan, as I discuss today, these people are a little more ninja like than I expected.

In today’s episode I share what’s happened so far, why I don’t actually have an intern (yet!) and what I plan to do from here.

I’d love to hear about whether you have engaged interns before, or are considering it in the future, so 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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Hello and welcome to Episode 178 of the People Powered Business Podcast.

Today I have a quick compliance update for you on the recent changed to the Paid Parental Leave Scheme.

This is the Government funded payment that employees can access when they are caring for a newborn or newly adopted child. From 1 July 2023 there have been a raft of changes to this scheme, including the merging of the old 18 week parental leave payment and 2 week dad and partner pay into one 100 day or 20 week allocation, which can now be shared much more flexibly between parents.

If you’d like to connect with other business owners and leaders who are also facing the challenge of managing leave 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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Hello and welcome to Episode 177 of the People Powered Business Podcast.

Recently I asked for some feedback on a question and I was really surprised by a common theme that kept popping up – that business owners feel trapped in a cycle of micromanaging their people, and aren’t sure how else to get their team to perform.

We have chatted about The Curse of Micromanagement previously in Episode 162, where we unpacked why micromanagement is bad for business, you can listen to that episode here - https://www.peoplepoweredbusiness.com.au/blog/micromanaging

But what became clear to me reading the feedback was that these business owners knew how bad micromanagement was for them, their team, and their businesses, but they weren’t sure how to get out of the cycle.

So today we’re looking at what are the alternatives? If micromanagement is just one way to manage, one leadership styles, what are the other styles and which ones could we ‘try on’ instead.

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Hello and welcome to Episode 176 of the People Powered Business Podcast.

Today I’m bring you part 2 of my conversation with my special guest, who is here to chat to us about avoiding hiring disasters!

Deb Houston of Phlox Consulting is a Hiring Strategist and Mentor, she has been helping job-seekers and hiring managers nail their interviews and land their dream jobs and employees for more than seventeen years. 

She takes a supportive and consultative approach to recruitment, personalising the process for each and every client, whilst always making sure it’s fun along the way. For Deb, finding the right job or candidate is a lot like dating – you just have to find a match you want to commit to!

Today is the second part of my discussion Deb and I had on this topic, and today we’re discussing essential strategies to help you avoid a hiring disaster.

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