EP. 3 How to Hire and Retain the Best Talent, with Susie Japs

Team Anywhere Leadership Podcast - Un pódcast de Mitch Simon & Brett Putter

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How to attract – Go deeply into your purposeCreate an engaging and purposeful culture75% of the workforce will be millennials by 2025.  Millennials say that culture and learning is more important than pay.Millennials want to connect to a “Purposeful” CultureFocus your actions and conversations on (1) why you are in business, (2) what do you do as company that connects to the purpose, (3) how does your company make a difference, and (4) how does an individual at your company make a differenceHow to do this:  Create a Brand Purpose Sheet with a Visual of what your company stands for Who are you? Why are you here? What do you want to accomplish How to retain – Get everyone involvedCreate initiatives that connect employees to the company purpose Community Focused Initiatives Innovation Initiatives Ask employees to participateAs management…act on these ideasTake on experiments to deal with the challenges of COVID – tell your team that you are experimenting to make things more effectiveHow to Hire – Customize your video outreachIf you are going to do job boards…create the ads from the perspective of the candidateBetter than job ads are creating customized messagesHave the hiring manager or the CEO reach out to candidates you truly desireCreate customized video message and have your best talent in those videosHow to Interview – Be extremely intentionalTake time to IDENTIFY the core behaviors that make someone successful in your company and on your teamThrow OUT the resume – Look at what it takes to be successful on YOUR team, and ask questions around thatCreate open ended questions (NOT FROM GOOGLE) based on situations that the candidate will encounter in YOUR businessLook for:  How do they think, How would they react, What questions are they asking you, what’ their approach, do they fit?How do you Retain – Focus engagement surveys on your “A” Players and build a culture around them!Create a set of criteria for your “A” Players (“Talent Profile”), irrespective of who your “A” Players are nowSurvey your “A” Players separately – this is a MILLION DOLLAR idea!Looking at the responses from your top performers, focus on those issues FIRST!How to build an Effective Virtual Workforce – Create a M.A.P.“M” – Meetings – This is about Effectiveness.  Set Standard and Clear Expectations for Meetings, Roles, Projects – Take the extra time to develop clarity through conversations, since we are separated geographically To enhance effectiveness – assign two people to the same assignment, forcing them to interact and collaborate For weekly meetings ask for L.M.S. – Learnings, Mistakes, Support At every weekly meeting have everyone share what did I learn, what mistake did I make, where do I need support? “A” – Accountability – Focus on managing the RESULTS, not the time!“P” – Performance – Create more touch points to inspire people to interact more and constantly motivate them to perform Have more meetings (once a week vs. twice a week) AND make them shorter! How to be a more effective Virtual Leader – VulnerabilityAsk for supportShare where your head is at, especially if you can’t take something on at the momentTalk about your personal spaceShare with your team members what you are doing to support them personallyShare your appreciation for all that they doAudio Credit: Show Me the Way, Vendredi  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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