The Latest from Kristy-Lee

Hello and welcome to Episode 143 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

Today is we are talking about something that can have such a huge impact on your sanity and your teams success. That is – how many direct reports can any one position handle?

I know in small business creating an organisational structure or org chart can feel like ‘overkill’ but without this structure things get messy, and when things are messy – they are ultimately hard!

That’s why I today’s episode I recommended everyone go back and listen to Episode 22 – The Value of a Clean Slate, and work through the clean slate exercise for their business.

Here is a link to Episode 22:

https://www.peoplepoweredbusiness.com.au/blog/clean-state

The reality is, the more people any one role needs to manage, the more positions reporting into any manager – the more time the management of those people takes and the less operational work they can do.

The most widely accepted ‘magic’ number is 7 - + or minus 2.

Effectively the...

Hello and welcome to Episode 142 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

Today is part 2 of a 2 part discussion with Diversity and Inclusion Consultant Nicci Richman from Audir. Nicci kindly joined me live in November 2022 as part of NSW Small Business Month to participate in a Connection Conversation around connecting with our own and our teams neurodiversity to drive business success.

Last week, in Episode 141, we looked at defining neurodiversity and understanding what it means, as well as how to identify and leverage our own neurodiversity as leaders.

Today we’re talking about identifying and managing neurodiversity within our team.

A bit about our guest:

Nicci is a Diversity and Inclusion Consultant with a passion for supporting Neurodivergent individuals in the workplace.

Her career had its foundations in social research, working on employee engagement surveys for multi-national organisations. This insight into organisations led to her love of working with businesses to dev...

Hello and welcome to Episode 141 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

Today is part 1 of a 2 part discussion with Diversity and Inclusion Consultant Nicci Richman from Audir. Nicci kindly joined me live in November 2022 as part of NSW Small Business Month to participate in a Connection Conversation around connecting with our own and our teams neurodiversity to drive business success.

In todays conversation we’re focusing on defining neurodiversity and understanding what it means, as well as how to identify and leverage our own neurodiversity as leaders.

In next weeks episode we will be talking about identifying and managing neurodiversity within our team.

A bit about our guest:

Nicci is a Diversity and Inclusion Consultant with a passion for supporting Neurodivergent individuals in the workplace.

Her career had its foundations in social research, working on employee engagement surveys for multi-national organisations. This insight into organisations led to her love of working ...

Hello and welcome to Episode 1409 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

Today is a technical update on the Industrial Relations reforms which have recently been announced, and those which are currently before parliament.

As there always is when there is a new Government, we can expect change. Industrial relations is one of the areas they often seek to make change, to support election promises and align the legislation with their core values.

As part of this reform we are seeing a key focus on job security, protecting employees rights, removing the gender pay gap and continued wage increases.

At the time of recording the ‘Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs Better Pay) Bill 2022 is before parliament, so right now there is a whole lot yet to be confirmed.

But what we do know is that there have been recent changes to the Paid Parental Leave Scheme and the introduction of Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave.

An Invitation - If you’d like to connect with other businesse...

Hello and welcome to Episode 139 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

It’s that time of year again….today we are chatting Christmas Close Down Essentials.

What are the things you should be doing now, before the Christmas break to set you and our team up for success in 2023.

What are the compliance essentials you need to be across when it comes to Christmas close downs.

And what are the additional considerations relevant this year that you may want to think about when it comes to managing this period.

 An Invitation:

If you’d like to connect with other businesses who are also juggling the challenges of teams, 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

Hello and welcome to Episode 138 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

I am super excited to be joined by special guest, Elita A’Vard from Elite Edge Accounting on today’s episode.

Elita generously shares with us her knowledge when it comes to accounting, bookkeeping and payroll for small business. We discussed things such as when is the right time to outsource to a bookkeeper, what’s the difference between a bookkeeper and an accountant, how do we know if we can afford to hire a new employee, and what are the key numbers we need to be across when it comes to our team.

If you’d like to connect with Elita, here is her website:

https://eliteedgeaccounting.com.au/

An Invitation

Would you like to connect with other like-minded business owners, leaders and managers experiencing similar situations with their team?

Join the discussion inside our free Facebook Group – HR Support for Australian -Businesses.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/hrsupportaustralia

Hello and welcome to Episode 137 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

In today's episode we are talking about why hiring well is just the beginning.

Making great hiring choices is absolutely essential to team, and ultimately business success, there is no doubt. But if everything beyond that is broken or non existent our great hiring efforts will be a total waste, and we’ll end up with a revolving door of staff.

Today I shared the P.E.O.P.L.E Pathway, the exact framework that I assist our People Powered HR members follow and I work with my consulting clients to implement. It is the journey every employee follows in your business. Getting every step right is critical to team success.

Hello and welcome to Episode 136 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

In today’s episode of the podcast we are chatting about achieving business success through our teams.

The thing I know to be true is this: having the right team is the only way to have success in business, without losing our nights, weekends and sanity. But for so many business owners they feel like their teams are not the key to their success, and may even be holding them back – certainly as though a weekend off is far from reality.

Today I encourage you to define what success means to you (because until you know what that is it’s pretty hard to strive to achieve), and the key elements to team success that are critical to building the right team.

If you’d like to share some thoughts on this or ask a question, 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 with their team?

Join the discussion ...

Hello and welcome to Episode 135 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

In today’s episode of the podcast we are chatting about becoming the boss, and the journey I have noticed every business owner goes through in building their business and their team to become a business that is truly people powered.

You see this is a journey I notice our People Powered HR members take, it’s one I have taken and it’s one every small business owner makes. It’s not always a straight line, sometimes we bounce between the stages in the journey, but that’s how we learn and create a stronger business for the future.

The stages we all go through are:

• Having an Idea Powered business, where we are a start up, full of enthusiasm and ideas;
• Being You Powered – where we are starting to build our team and outsource things, but we are in the drivers seat across everything, and involved at every level;
• Becoming Person Powered where we have a team of key people and roles, who we can rely on and who power o
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Hello and welcome to Episode 134 of the People Powered Business Podcast!

I am super excited to be joined by special guest, Chantel Gilbert from Bluegum Electrical Solutions on today’s episode.

Chantel generously shares with us her business journey, the importance she places on team, and some of the challenges, lessons and wins she has had along the way.

As a member of our People Powered HR community, I have seen firsthand how Chantel has really stepped into the role of CEO in her business, and the passion, dedication and commitment she brings to looking after her people, and creating a culture of trust, reliability, impeccable customer service and high performance.

As she points out in our discussion, you can’t make money without a good team. Realising this has been key to their business growth and success over the years.

If you’d like to reach out to Chantel, you can contact her and find out more about Bluegum Electrical Solutions at https://www.bluegumelectricalsolutions.com.au/...