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Your ultimate goal as an employer is to create an environment where the employees are willing to give you their best each and every day. It is important to recognize however that this engagement and work ethic needs to be earned. This week’s episode of the Scaleocity Works podcast is about the 3 quickest ways to disengage employees! Brian shares how companies thrive when employees are committed to the company’s values, goals, and objectives and how all of this starts with leadership. Brian also shares 3 ways you might be driving down employee engagement: A botched performance review. Inconsistent performance standards. Payroll errors. By not making the mistakes listed above and instead of working on employee development, recognition, and company culture, you can avoid having team members looking for new opportunities. Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode or found any of the information helpful, check our website to learn more, and be sure to follow, rate, and review the podcast! Tune in to more episodes to keep up with the latest trends in HR leadership and organizational effectiveness and tips on how to develop and lead a high-performing team! STAY CONNECTED: Scaleocity Works Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Click here to get our free Workbook and Guide to Making Your First Hire a Success!

Whether you’ve been in situations where you’ve had to deliver tough feedback or this is completely new to you, you are not alone in the stress and anxiety that comes with it. This week’s episode of the Scaleocity Works podcast is about how to overcome the anxiety of delivering tough feedback! Brian shares an actionable plan on how to stop letting your nerves prevent you from delivering strong, productive, and actionable feedback that your employees will thank you for. Here are the 6 steps for tackling tough conversations: Plan ahead with factual information and examples of preferred outcomes. Reframe the conversation and mentally prepare for a productive conversation. Start your conversation by asking questions to show empathy and get a sense of the employees self-awareness on the situation. Set the expectations and provide specific feedback while reiterating the potential you see in the employee. Create a plan of action that you can support and that the employee can adhere to. Check for understanding and refine or course-correct the conversation as needed. Once feedback has become the norm in your business, it will start to feel more comfortable to both you and the person receiving feedback. Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode or found any of the information helpful, check our website to learn more and be sure to follow, rate, and review the podcast! Tune in to more episodes to keep up with the latest trends in HR leadership and organizational effectiveness and tips on how to develop and lead a high-performing team! STAY CONNECTED: Scaleocity Works Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Click here to get our free Workbook and Guide to Making Your First Hire a Success!

Think back to your last job posting. Was the candidate pool a lot more shallow than you expected? There may be some elements out of your control here but there comes a time when you need to sit back and look at the factors you CAN control. This week’s episode of the Scaleocity Works podcast is about the 5 hidden red flags that scare away your best candidates! Brian shares the simple things you can tweak in your job postings to increase your pool of aligned and eligible candidates to benefit both your potential employees as well as you as the employer. Here are the 5 red flags that might be scaring away qualified candidates: The unclear or ambiguous salary range that hinders both the employee AND employer when not fair and clearly defined. The misaligned job qualifications are unreasonable and unnecessary for the actual tasks that the role is responsible for. The misaligned job titles are unrealistic to what the job truly entails. The red flags and buzzwords in your posting that show disorganized or unfavorable company culture. The unclear job duties and expectations do not give your candidate a clear vision of the day-to-day and therefore, an unclear pathway to success. Take a look at your job postings and ask yourself if you’re unintentionally weeding out the wrong type of candidates. Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode or found any of the information helpful, check our website to learn more, and be sure to follow, rate, and review the podcast! Tune in to more episodes to keep up with the latest trends in HR leadership and organizational effectiveness and tips on how to develop and lead a high-performing team! STAY CONNECTED: Scaleocity Works Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Click here to get our free Workbook and Guide to Making Your First Hire a Success!

Congratulations on successfully growing your freelance business to the level that has you considering hiring your first employee! With new opportunities come new challenges that you need to be prepared for. The good news is that once you start hiring your team, you’ll find your ability to scale and grow multiples exponentially when you build the right culture and team. However, not being properly prepared to make your first hire will make the experience painful for not only you but also for the candidates. Life is too short for anyone to have bad experiences that are preventable. Plus, bad hiring experiences will hurt your employer's brand, make future hiring more challenging, and depending on the situation, may create labor and employment law challenges for the business. So, how do you make sure you are prepared to make your first hire? Start with answering these 18 questions to help you make that determination. As a BONUS, we have also prepared a FREE Workbook and Training on the 18 Questions to Ask and Answer.  Download Your Free Resource Here - https://bit.ly/18questionstoaskandanswer We hope you enjoy this episode! 

Every business has a set of questions that should be asked and answered regularly. Questions around your People Operations are no different! In today's episode, we cover 6 questions that every business owner should be able to answer as part of the overall business operation. Those questions are - 1. Are all of my team members properly classified?  2. Do I measure my People Operations with KPIs and metrics 3. What laws are applicable to my business? 4. Do I deal with employee issues and challenges on a timely basis? 5. Do I have a plan for compensation and are my compensation plans competitive? 6. Is the organizational culture the best it can be? If you cannot answer these questions, or you don't get the type of answer that sets the foundation to build a sustainable and scalable business, that area of your People Operations will require some work! 

In this episode, we discuss the value in implementing a Performance Management system in your organization, the best practices to use in doing so, and the reasons why many performance management systems often fail. Nobody likes to be "managed" so you need to design a program that works for everyone.  We've also included a performance management template for you to use as you see fit for your organization. You can download it at https://bit.ly/3vPNx6T

In this episode, we explore the pros and cons of establishing an employee loan program, the necessary considerations that you must take into account, and the steps to correctly set up a program. 

An information-packed conversation with Deborah Hartnett, learning about her WHY and how she helps people transform their lives to achieve their highest potential.

Welcome to the very first episode of the Scaleocity Works podcast! Today, our episode is going to discuss how increasing transparency within your company can increase employee engagement, improve productivity and just make for a overall happier workplace!