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Today's guest, David Lahey is the Founder, President and CEO of Predictive Success (a company that focuses on assessment and analytics to support leadership development, talent acquisition, change management, and productivity in a variety of industries).Join us for a discussion about:- Empathy in the workplace- Using data and AI to enhance your leadership skills- The #1 reason Gen Z is leaving - How to soften the blow of layoffs and terminations“Managers can be upskilled to use objective data to manage, lead, and coach better… When you reduce drama at work, everything gets better.”Listen in, and take your FREE predictive assessment here.—David's academic background includes an MBA graduate from the Smith School of Business at Queen's University, Graduate coursework at Harvard University and Graduate Adult Education coursework at the University of Toronto. David has been specializing in predictive leadership development, talent acquisition, change management and productivity with analytics for over 25 years across a variety of industries. Under David's leadership, Predictive Success was awarded to three-time Profit 500 company status. His company was also named to The Globe and Mail's Fastest Top 400 Growing Companies List in 2019. Before founding Predictive Success Corporation, David was a Global Leader of Financial Services at Microsoft and led record growth for international business units in The United States and Canada. David has trained over 3,000 leaders in The Predictive Index Software, is a guest lecturer at Queen's University, and is a best-selling author of “Predictive Success- Evidence Based Hiring” (Wiley 2009) and more recently “From Hire to Inspire” (ECW Press, Toronto 2020).Learn more about Predictive Success at predictivesuccess.com.
Stefan Berndt ist Director of People & Workplace und Podcaster des Podcasts Ja KlaHR! Als Leader für stark wachsende Unternehmen ist er an deren Seite. From Hire to Retire. Seine Mission ist es HR und Geschäftsleitung näher an die Entscheidungen zu bringen. Der Arbeitnehmermarkt ist ein echtes Problem geworden, um offene Positionen zu besetzen. In diesem Interview sprechen wir darüber, warum die HR unbedingt in die Ebene der Geschäftsführung gehört und was für Schwierigkeiten dies mit sich bringt, wenn es eben nicht so ist. Stefan Berndt spricht außerdem auch über die Generation Z und wie Recruiting für die junge Generation neu gedacht werden darf. Weg von schwarz und weiß denken.
In one of the most value-packed episodes yet, I'm joined by Natasha Hawker, Managing Director at Employee Matters, as she shares endless tips, statistics, and insights on recruitment and retention that all allied health business owners need to hear. Natasha discusses her observations of the workforce in the last five years, explaining why the applicant market is the tightest she's seen in 27 years. She shares the three things employees prioritise when considering a new role, the importance of an Employee Value Proposition (EVP) for every business, and why you should be investing in yourself as well as your employees when it comes to skill sets. You'll even hear her tips on how you can sharpen your interviewing skills. Topics covered on recruitment and retention, an Employee Value Proposition (EVP), and upskilling yourself and your employees: Top three things that employees prioritise when they consider a new job, and why the applicant market is the tightest it's ever been in 27 years. Why you need to identify your EVP and the 5 main categories you need to know to understand how to put your business above your competitors. Why you need to invest in upskilling your managing skills and your employee's skills to broaden skill sets. Resources Mentioned Purchase Natasha Hawker's book ‘From Hire to Fire & Everything in Between' Where are you now? Video to assess where your business sits now and where you might be aiming to get to. Recruitment Genius Model Employee Value Proposition – EVP video Connect with Hannah Dunn Visit Natasha Hawker's Website Visit the Employee Matters Website Connect with Natasha Hawker on LinkedIn Follow Natasha Hawker on Twitter Follow Natasha Hawker on Facebook Tune into Natasha Hawker's Podcast, Employees Matter Podcast Connect with Nacre Consulting: Join the Accelerator Mastermind Complete the Allied Health Biz Quiz Let's connect on Instagram Follow us on Facebook Let's connect on LinkedIn Join our Facebook Group online community More about The Private Practice Made Perfect Show: The Private Practice Made Perfect podcast is a much loved conversation for those wanting to hear real life Australian Allied Health business stories, adventures and the occasional confession. The outstanding guest list includes business owners and wonderful small business supporters such as accountants, marketers, bookkeepers, IT wizards, virtual assistants, lawyers and more. As you know, it takes a village to run a business. Cathy gathers the tribe, captures the collective wisdom and conveniently delivers it to your earbuds. All episodes are chatty, honest and practical… warning… we often stray from the topic, talk of wine and laugh loudly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As the Founder and Managing Director of Employee Matters, Natasha Hawker knows all about the issues that keep the CEOs of SMEs up at night. Having worked in HR roles in corporations, and now running her own business, she offers an interesting perspective in this week's episode of The Caring CEO. Natasha runs Employee Matters with her husband, which is something that many of us could never contemplate doing, and shares how they make that work. In addition Natasha is also the author of From Hire to Fire & Everything in Between, and volunteers for Dress for Success, a NFP that helps women in need get back into the workforce. In her line of work, Natasha has to have a lot of difficult conversations. She shares with us the tried and tested way that she approaches these conversations. This is a skill that is not only used in the workplace, but in our personal lives as well. Anyone with teenagers, will want to hear this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Guest’s Background: Natasha Hawker is a business owner, who has been running Employee Matters with her husband and business partner Mark for the past five years, they have 9 employees. Employee Matters works with clients across Australia and has international clients from USA, UK, and Asia. Employee Matters helps small to medium businesses hire better, manage better and if required, exit better. She has worked in Employee Relations for over 23 years, working both nationally and internationally, including twelve years at Accenture, one of the top global management consulting firms. She is routinely featured in the SMH, Australian Financial Review and The Huffington Post and she is a regular writer for Flying Solo and Her Business. She has been nominated for the Telstra Businesswomen of the Year and Small Business of the Year and she has personally hired, managed and fired over 15, 000 employees. She is also a professional speaker and author of ‘From Hire to Fire & Everything in Between’ which is available in all great bookstores, and also on Amazon. But before life as an entrepreneur, Natasha had a successful corporate career and now she uses her corporate best practice knowledge and applies it in a way that makes commercial sense to small to midsize business. She is renowned for helping small businesses grow their businesses faster than ever before through their employees. Website: employeematters.com.au The Employee Termination Process Based on Their Performance Step 1: Have all the foundation steps in place. Step 2: Steps prior to a performance management meeting. Step 3: Script of the performance management meeting. Step 4: Conduct a performance meeting. Step 5: Deal with the emotional side. Support the show.
In her early career, Natasha Hawker worked in Banking and Finance and as a Recruiter before focusing her skills on Human resources. Today she is the director of Employee Matters, which provides employee support to small businesses who want to maximise profitability through their employees but struggle with hiring the best, understanding the legislation and firing non-performers. Natasha's book From Hire to Fire and Everything in Between explores her 9 Step Employee Life Cycle - hire, manage, well being and exit. Tony chats with Natasha about the delicate process of firing employees, engagement levels in the workplace, her new book and much more. Books mentioned in this podcast: From Hire to Fire and Everything in Between by Natasha Hawker —> https://bit.ly/2Bvq7sg Host: Tony Nash Guest: Natasha Hawker
In her early career, Natasha Hawker worked in Banking and Finance and as a Recruiter before focusing her skills on Human resources. Today she is the director of Employee Matters, which provides employee support to small businesses who want to maximise profitability through their employees but struggle with hiring the best, understanding the legislation and firing non-performers. Natasha's book From Hire to Fire and Everything in Between explores her 9 Step Employee Life Cycle - hire, manage, well being and exit. Tony chats with Natasha about the importance of diversity in the workplace, the changes to retirement over the years, her book and more. Books mentioned in this podcast: From Hire to Fire and Everything in Between by Natasha Hawker —> https://bit.ly/2Bvq7sg Host: Tony Nash Guest: Natasha Hawker
In her early career, Natasha Hawker worked in Banking and Finance and as a Recruiter before focusing her skills on Human Resources. Today she is the director of Employee Matters, which provides employee support to small businesses who want to maximise profitability through their employees but struggle with hiring the best, understanding the legislation and firing non-performers. Natasha's book From Hire to Fire and Everything in Between explores her 9 Step Employee Life Cycle - hire, manage, well being and exit. Tony sits down to talk with Natasha about the #MeToo movement, women in business and her new book. Books mentioned in this podcast: From Hire to Fire and Everything in Between by Natasha Hawker —> https://bit.ly/2Bvq7sg Host: Tony Nash Guest: Natasha Hawker
A common tale among business owners is how difficult it is to find the right people. Thankfully our guest this week knows all of the tricks of the trade to help you make the right hiring choices. Natasha Hawker is an old hand in the recruitment game. Her company, Emloyee Matters, works with clients across Australia, the UK, US and Asia to find the best candidates. She’s also written the highly acclaimed book, “From Hire to fire”. See some of Natasha’s top tips below: ** Your employees are your greatest assets, but they’re also your greatest liability. ** Do what you can to avoid using agencies. If you’ve focused your role and offering well enough, you should find the right candidates. ** Get your job advert right. No spelling mistakes! ** Don’t get stuck on the idea of just one interview. You should do a phone screen first, then an interview specific to the role, and then an interview to understand the values of the candidate. ** Don’t go over the top when selling your own organisation. If you give too much away to your candidate then you won’t get a true understanding of their preparation. ** Even if you’re a small business, think long and hard about your extra offerings for a job, i.e. working from home, healthcare etc. ** Don’t assume your future employees will come by simply replying to your adverts. Natasha finds 50% of her candidates by approaching them cold. In this episode of Business Brain Food you will learn: ** What makes people nervous about recruitment ** The pros and cons of recruitment agencies ** The different sourcing channels available ** The active V passive market ** What makes a great job description ** The flexibility needed to attract good employees ** Talent banking explained ** How to structure your interviews Resources mentioned in this episode: ** Would you like to join MaxMyProfit as a Business Excellerator? Visit us here for more information: http://www.maxmyprofit.com.au/about ** Simon Sinek’s “Start With Why” methodology can be found here ** Natasha’s website with a load of free recruitment resources, including a free employee metrics tool, can be found here ** The Business Brain Food Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/businessbrainfood ** All previous BBF episodes & show notes can be found at http://www.businessbrainfood.com.au ** Twitter: https://twitter.com/bfewtrell Call to action: When you’re recruiting, don’t forget you’re in 2018. BE FLEXIBLE! Also, if you are enjoying these Business Brain Food podcasts, then make sure to share them via social media sites or email the links to family and friends. A lot of time and effort goes into producing each of these podcasts with the goal in mind of the more people we can inspire about business the better. You can help us do just that! Until next time, have a profitable day! Cheers, Ben Fewtrell (02) 9111 5000
Today, we’ve invited Natasha Hawker, the owner and director of Employee Matters to join us on the podcast. She is a senior HR practitioner, speaker, author and trainer. She is an expert in employee management, recruitment and mediation. She’s been published in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review. She’s also the author of From Hire to Fire & Everything in Between. Natasha believes that small business is the backbone of the country and she’s driven to help them grow. We’ve worked with Natasha for several years and we’re excited to have her on the show.
My guest this week is the incredibly talented Natasha Hawker, director of Employee Matters. She is an author, trainer, speaker and mother of 3. Her book, From Hire to Fire and Everything In-between is a handbook for business owners of the ‘how tos’ of managing staff and even having those difficult conversations. As chance would have it, we spoke on International Women’s Day which saw us discussing some important topics for women in the workplace. We got to speaking on women’s empowerment, both professionally and personally and the lack of strong female role models. That’s not all we had to talk about! We also cover: The home/work balance – juggling home and work life, the flexibility, the advantages, the challenges and the guilt Business management – learning how to manage without being taught how to manage The time-consuming task of managing people – factoring in time to nurture, develop and support your team Fear of HR for business growth - engaging contractors and part-time employees for the first time The importance of timing in hiring and job descriptions Improving interview techniques – the interview process, reference checks, background checks and understanding the 3 different interviewing types Celebrating milestones – the importance of reflection and how Natasha celebrates hers What she is most proud of professionally Environment vs. Productivity – surrounding yourself with the tools you need to be successful How she came to write her book, From Hire to Fire and Everything in Between The 9-step employee lifecycle – what is it? Performance Management – why is it important and what it means to manage an employee’s performance “Staff” – why Natasha thinks it’s a dirty word See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, I chat with Natasha Hawker about savvy human resources (HR) strategies. This is one of the areas dental practice owners and managers struggle with regularly. Natasha is an employment and HR expert and director of Employee Matters. Natasha believes small businesses are the backbone of this country and work harder than anyone else. She helps small businesses grow their businesses through their employees. She helps them lose their ‘employee headaches' and do what they love. Natasha is the author of the book ‘From Hire to Fire & Everything in Between'. Her book helps business owners hire better, manage better and fire better even when they have limited time, money and employee relations knowledge. In this episode we chat about: How to attract and retain great staff Employer obligations Pitfalls and traps for small businesses How to measure and increase staff engagement Different interview styles and questions Firing elegantly and without repercussions And more
Natasha Hawker, author of From Hire to Fire - Everything in Between, is our guest. We look at how to know when it’s time to grow our team, what roles to fill first, the best way to manage bad performance and why understanding how to recruit, manage and exit staff is essential if you want to grow your business.
Scheduled Guests: Greg Jones, CEO of Bookkeeping Express, Charley Moore of Rocket Lawyer and David Shulman, author of "From Hire to Liar". Sponsored by Sage North America.