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Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you are second guessing yourself, feeling like you’ve gone crazy because you are certain you are clear on the conversation you had with an employee, yet they seem certain the conversation didn’t happen. Or perhaps the discussion is acknowledged, but the message you were sure you delivered simply seems to have been forgotten, misunderstood or completely misinterpreted?

You find yourself going around in circles and ending up back at square one with any required change or improvement seeming to never be getting any start or momentum.

Here’s the truth, we never think we need notes of those meetings, discussions or incidental ‘chats’ we have had – until we do. We think we will remember them in vivid detail, because they are so clear in our mind in that moment, but we have so much more on our plates as business owners and leaders, that the reality is we won’t remember. Like everything else, in time our memory fades, which makes it eve...

Hello and welcome to Episode 128 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

Today I am joined by Charissa Lim of Impact Persona to chat all things Psychometrics Assessments, especially in the recruitment process.

Charissa is a Certified Behavioural Consultant and DISC advocate who’s passionate about helping businesses gain first-hand insights into the people's behavioural traits through one of the world's most popular personality profiling tools. 

She's on a mission to save businesses and hiring managers time and money - especially those who find psychometric assessment reports complex and not to mention, costly.

Working with hiring managers, recruiters and career coaches,  Charissa has created a variety of bespoke DISC reports that are not only cost-effective but are also very simple to digest.

People come with different personalities. Charissa's goal is to harness the power of DISC Profiling to help her clients make informed hiring decisions, and identify the most ideal candidates ...

Whether you have a tiny shortlist of applicants, or you’ve been absolutely drowning in resumes and are feeling completely overwhelmed, making the right hiring decision is critical to your businesses success.

When we find ourselves with only a limited list to select from, we can often start to flex the boundaries and parameters that we were hiring within. Sure, they don’t have the experience, but it’s better than nothing. Or you have a gut feel that they won’t really be a great fit but you’re so desperate to fill the role you ignore your gut and push forward based on skills and experience.

Conversely, when you are absolutely overwhelmed with the sheer volume of applications you have received for any one role, it can be incredibly hard to get clear about who is really the stand out applicant, and what to focus on when shortlisting, or how to choose when interviewing.

In small to medium sized businesses, when you are growing your organisation, one or more ‘wrong’ hires can be ...

Hello and welcome to Episode 127 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

In today’s episode of the podcast we’re discussing the 2 key types of motivation, and why you can’t have one without the other.

Many employers focus on what we call extrinsic motivators, in that they try and motivate their staff using a source external from the person. Could be a reward, an incentive, a bonus, a gift, lunch – those kinds of things. These thigs usually cost money, and when they don’t have the effect the employer was hoping for – in that the employee is not more motivated across the board, or more committed to their role, the employer becomes resentful of the motivation process.

The truth is, these extrinsic motivation techniques can work effectively, but only when the employee is already intrinsically motivated in the role, and as a result engaged. Without this foundation piece of intrinsic motivation, the extrinsic tactics are a short term win at best.

In todays’ episode we discuss the differe...

Understanding how to motivate your team can be one of the biggest challenges business owners, managers and leaders face. Finding the right people for your business is just the first step, once you have the players in place, getting the most out of them, motivating them and pushing for greater productivity and motivation is an ongoing pain point which can often feel like some sort of secret witchcraft.

For many managers, when thinking of ways to motivate staff, our automatic default is to entice them with some form of incentive, or show them recognition with some sort of gift, reward or show of gratitude. Some people even think that the bigger the gesture, the more expensive the gift or reward, the higher the motivation should be. Then, after outlaying the money, expecting a huge return on their investment by achieving high motivation across the team, they are disappointed, frustrated and resentful that their efforts have had no direct impact, and in fact can sometimes appear to hav...

Hello and welcome to Episode 126 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

In today’s episode of the podcast we’re discussing a recruitment strategy or tactic that we are seeing more and more often in 2022 – the sign on bonus…

Put simply, a sign on bonus is a one off cash incentive paid to a new employee when they accept and start a new role with you. In a market where the competition for talent is tough, employers are literally trying anything, including throwing money around, to try and secure their new team members.

In todays’ episode we discuss when and why they may be useful, but more specifically why it’s a short sighted solution and there are other ways to use the same investment to get a better result.

If you’d like to ask questions or start a discussion about sign up bonuses and other recruitment strategies, I have an invitation for you. 

An Invitation

Would you like to connect with other like-minded business owners, leaders and managers experiencing similar situations wit...

If you’ve tried to recruit new staff in the last 6 months or so, you have probably noticed that applicant numbers re definitely not what they used to be. A role that once you may have received 50 applications for, now you’re lucky to get 5, and the chances of them being high quality options, to be fair, are slim.

You may have found yourself in a situation where you thought you had struck gold and found ‘the one’ only to have them accept another role right under your nose. You’re confused, you had a great connection with them, they showed all the signs of being really interested in your position, so why would they accept another role without at least checking in with you first?

Generally, it comes down to a few possible scenarios. Either the role they were offered was just too amazing to turn down, they were willing to take on almost any job offered, or, and more and more commonly these days they have been offered a cash bonus to accept that job- and that nice little cash bonus ...

Hello and welcome to Episode 125 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

In today’s episode of the podcast, I’m unpacking 3 key reasons motivation might be missing in action with your team right now. Before doing that though, I thought it was important to look at what motivation is, how it correlates with employee engagement and how engagement impacts our business generally.

I shared with you a really great distinction between motivation and engagement, which was beautifully articulated by Effectory in this article:

https://www.effectory.com/knowledge/why-you-should-be-thinking-about-engagement-and-motivation/

“Engagement is a sense of purpose, belonging, and commitment to an organization, whereas motivation is the willpower and drive to act on those feelings. Employee engagement serves as a foundation for your employees to do their best work, while motivation is the fuel or energy required to actually do it.”

Then we dive into 3 key reasons I am witnessing employee motivati...

It can be so frustrating can’t it? When you have an employee on your hands who you know is capable of more, who you have seen perform at a far higher level, they used to be proactive, and motivated, but now getting them to do even the simplest tasks from their position description is excruciating, it’s like you’ve just asked them to walk through quicksand with an elephant on their shoulders….

Are you noticing this more than usual right now? With team members who you thought you would never need to worry about possibly, and you’re noticing the tone and vibe of the team is changing at the same time. You might be wondering what on earth has happened – your once happy, proactive and productive team seem to have taken a wrong turn – their motivation is completely missing in action!

If this is you right now, know that you’re not alone, it’s one of the most common challenges companies are facing right now – how to motivate disengaged employees? How to amp up the motivation, how to get...

With the shortages in the labour market and the difficulty companies everywhere are having in attracting top talent, it’s no wonder many businesses are looking at alternatives to going it alone and considering engaging a professional recruiter to assist with their search.

Like anything in business, getting support to attract, find and secure the right person for any role in your business may from time to time require professional support. Sometimes to save you time, sometimes because it isn’t in your wheelhouse and getting an expert is simply a smarter option, and sometimes out of pure desperation because you think the recruiter has a magic wand and can make a candidate appear out of thin air (or because they promise they can do just that…).

Whatever the reason, if you’re considering engaging a recruitment firm to assist with your current or future campaigns, I’d like to pull back the curtain and share with you some things you may not know, and some questions to consider before...