The Latest from Kristy-Lee
That Employee Did What?
Aug 19, 2020
Hello and welcome to Episode 23 of the People Powered Business Podcast!
Today we are taking a little detour and looking at some more lighthearted stories. Today we are sharing some, well, employee horror stories, things that have happened with staff in business which totally baffled the employer at the time.
I’m sharing these firstly so that you know that it’s normal, things happen, things we would never predict, understand or contemplate ourselves, but they do happen. Of course to keep it practical I’ve shared some strategies to help avoid these scenarios or at least to be able to effectively manage them if they do occur.
As discussed, I’d love you for you join us over in our free Facebook Group, designed specifically for business owners, leaders and managers who want to learn and master all aspects of HR and connect with like minded businesses leaders. Join us at Team Footprint today.
If you’d like to reach out to us with...
The Value of a Clean Slate
Aug 12, 2020
Hello and welcome to Episode 22 of the People Powered Business Podcast!
Today we are discussing the value of a clean slate! Sometimes in business, and in life, it can be simpler to wipe the slate clean and start again than it can be to untangle and rebuilt an existing mess.
In this episode I walk you through an exercise around creating a structure to achieve your vision, which I call quite simply The Clean Slate Exercise. We look at how to ensure you’re not putting square pegs in round holes, training and developing your best people and how to fill gaps and deal with over resourcing, or leakage.
As discussed, I’d love you for you join us over in our free Facebook Group, designed specifically for business owners, leaders and managers who want to learn and master all aspects of HR and connect with like minded businesses leaders. Join us at Team Footprint today.
If you’d like to reach out to us with feedback or suggestions or ideas about...
Mastering Delegation
Aug 05, 2020
Hello and welcome to Episode 21 of the People Powered Business Podcast!
Today we are looking at mastering the art of effective delegation. The ability to delegate effectively is critical to the growth of your business and your team, yet as business owners and leaders we are not always amazing at delegating.
In today's episode we discuss why delegation is so important yet why we find it so hard. We look at the tasks you can delegate, to help you start to move tasks off your plate and we walk through an 8 step framework for effectively delegating any task.
As promised, we have a free Mastering Delegation Guide for you to help you get started, or develop your delegation game, get your free guide here:
If you’d like to reach out to us with feedback or suggestions or ideas about future topics for the podcast you can reach us on Facebook or you can email Kristy-Lee directly at [email protected]
Self Care Is Not Selfish
Jul 29, 2020
Hello and welcome to Episode 20 of the People Powered Business Podcast!
Today we discussed the importance of self-care for leaders, business owners, entrepreneurs and managers of teams, and specifically unpacked the myth that self-care is selfish.
I share with you my personal journey of the realisation of the importance of self-care, ditching the guilt and prioritising the need for self-care in order to be able to run my business, lead my team and serve my customers.
I mentioned in this episode our HR Mid Year Re Set Series being run over at our consultancy business. If you’d like to catch up with those episodes, head over to Facebook and re watch the video series recorded each and every day in July.
If you’d like to reach out to us with feedback or suggestions or ideas about future topics for the podcast you can reach us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/peoplepoweredbusiness or you can email Kristy-Lee directly at...
5 Interview Questions That Are A Complete Waste of Time, and What To Ask Instead.
Jul 22, 2020
Hello and welcome to Episode 19 of the People Powered Business Podcast!
Today we’re discussing interviews, and in particularly 5 questions that I think are a complete waste of time, and what you should be asking instead. Here are the 5 top interview time wasters:
1) Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?
Instead Ask: How long do you see yourself being happy in the role you’ve applied for? Or What are your long term career goals? Or Thinking of yourself 10 years from now what will you have achieved personally and professionally for life to e successful?
2) Tell me a bit about yourself
Instead Ask: If I asked one of your friends or family members to describe you, what would they tell me?
3) What are your weaknesses?
Instead Ask: What are the challenges you think you’ll face if you are successful in this role? or What are some of the skills you think you’d need to develop further to be...
Tackling Tough Conversations
Jul 15, 2020
Hello and welcome to Episode 18 of the People Powered Business Podcast!
Today we’re talking about tackling tough conversations in the workplace. Whilst nobody loves having them, they are unfortunately an inevitable part of running a business and leading a team.
I walk you through my top tips for having these discussions and explore why avoiding them can spell disaster for the employment relationship, causing you unnecessary stress!
As mentioned, you can download your free Top Tips to Having Tough Conversations cheat sheet here - Top Tips To Tough Conversations
If you’d like to reach out to us with feedback or suggestions or ideas about future topics for the podcast you can reach us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/peoplepoweredbusiness or you can email Kristy-Lee directly at [email protected]
Secure Customer Record Keeping with Ron Lesh from GuestTrack
Jul 08, 2020
Hello and welcome to Episode 17 of the People Powered Business Podcast!
In today's episode we are joined by Ron Lesh, Founder and Managing Director of BGL and creator of GuestTrack, a free customer data collection browser based app designed to support businesses required to collect data as part of the COVID-19 requirements.
Ron shares with us his business journey, take on leadership and how he engaged his team to create this new product from conception to market ready in just 10 days.
As promised, if you’d like to learn more about GuestTrack simply click here to visit the website
And if you’d like to connect with Ron on LinkedIn here is where you can do that at www.linkedin.com/in/ronlesh
For those interested in our free Record Keeping Guidelines resource you can secure your free copy here - Get My Guidelines
If you’d like to reach out to us with feedback or suggestions or ideas about future topics for the podcast you...
The Third Space
Jul 01, 2020
Hello and welcome to Episode 16 of the People Powered Business Podcast!
In today's episode we are learning about a concept known as the Third Space and why those who can leverage great strategies and practices to implement during these periods of transition set themselves up for success in business and in life.
If you’d like to reach out to us with feedback or suggestions or ideas about future topics for the podcast you can reach us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/peoplepoweredbusiness or you can email Kristy-Lee directly at [email protected]
Reference Checks - Archaic or Essential?
Jun 24, 2020
Hello and welcome to Episode 15 of the People Powered Business Podcast!
In today's episode we are discussing Reference Checks – are they archaic or an essential tool to use as part of your hiring decisions. I share with you my top tips for conducting relevant and useful reference checks as part of your recruitment process and discuss why some employers tell me they think contacting referees is a complete waste of time.
As promised, we have a free Reference Check Template for you to download and use whenever you are next recruiting for a new employee, get your free copy here - Get My Free Template
If you’d like to reach out to us with feedback or suggestions or ideas about future topics for the podcast you can reach us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/peoplepoweredbusiness or you can email Kristy-Lee directly at [email protected]
Generations at Work
Jun 17, 2020
Hello and welcome to Episode 14 of the People Powered Business Podcast!
In today's episode we looking at the different generations in todays workplaces and understanding more about each one to learn how we can leverage their unique approaches and work styles to crate amazing multi-generational teams.
As promised, we have created a really simple reference guide for you so at a quick glance you can recall the attributes, motivators and leadership styles for each generation, get your free copy here - Get My Generations at Work Infograph
As always, if you have questions, comments or would like to start a conversation head on over to Facebook where you can ask a question, make a comment or send me a message directly at www.facebook.com/peoplepoweredbusiness