Small Business Human Resources Episodes
These episodes of The How of Business podcast are on the topic of Human Resources management for small business owners, including Hiring, On-Boarding, Training, Managing, Leading, and Terminating the employees at your small business.
Small Business Employment Episodes of The How of Business Podcast:
Small Business Human Resources. Small business Human Resources with HR expert Claudia St. John. Claudia shares tips and insights on Human Resources management for small business owners. Claudia St. John, (SHRM-SCP, SPHR) is the Founder and CEO of The Workplace Advisors™, a leading HR consulting and training firm ...
Employee Background Checks with Travis Reiter. Employee background checks with Travis Reiter, to help you screen and hire the right employees for your small business (starting at 14:40). [DISCLAIMER: You should seek your own legal counsel before implementing any of the practices or actions discussed on this episode, ...
High-Performance Teams. High-Performance Teams with Vicky Brown, founder of Idomeneo Enterprises, an HR consultancy that helps business owners develop strong, engaged teams. Building and sustaining a high-performance team is critical for small business success. In this episode, Henry Lopez talks with Vicky Brown, founder of Idomeneo Enterprises, an HR ...
? Hiring Remarkable Employees – Part 1. FREE DOWNLOAD: Sample Job Description & Posting Hiring Remarkable Employees for Your Small Business Part 1: Henry Lopez and David Begin discuss their process, tips, techniques and best practices for hiring remarkable employees for your small business. This topic will span ...
Hiring Remarkable Employees – Part 2. Hiring Remarkable Employees: Henry Lopez and David Begin discuss process, tips, techniques and best practices for hiring remarkable employees for your small business. This is part 2 on this topic. This episode focuses on assessment tools to help you screen employment candidates and ...
6 Stages of Successful Employee On-Boarding. The 6 Stages of Successful Employee On-Boarding for small businesses. How to create an effective on-boarding process that sets new hires and contractors up for long-term success. From pre-hire preparation to integration and ongoing support, Henry Lopez covers high-level best practices ...
Employee Performance Management. Employee Performance Management for small business owners with Henry Lopez and David Begin. David and Henry share their thoughts, opinions, experiences, and tools to help you with Employee Performance Management for your small business. Free tools downloads mentioned on this episode:
Hiring Front-Line Workers. Hiring front-line workers, the staff who work directly with your customers, clients, patients or other consumers of your services or products, with recruiting and HR expert Thad Price. Thad shares his experience, insights and best practices on how to hire essential front line workers for ...
Workers’ Compensation Insurance. Workers’ Compensation Insurance for small business owners with Kevin Ring. Understanding and managing Workers’ Compensation Insurance is crucial for small business owners, balancing both employee safety and benefits, and the financial impact on a small business. To help us better understand Workers’ Compensation Insurance, Henry ...
Hire Better to Grow Your Small Business with Kurt Wilkin. How to hire better to grow your small business with Kurt Wilkin. Kurt also shares his entrepreneur journey, and insights and tips on how to Hire Better to help us launch, run and grow a small business. Kurt Wilkin ...
Managing Hourly-Wage Employees. Managing Hourly-Wage Employees – how to effectively manage and lead hourly or minimum wage employees. This can be a challenge for those of us who transition from a corporate or professional environment and are faced with hiring and managing hourly-wage employees. On this episode, David Begin ...
Employee Development Program for Small Business. How to coach and develop your small business employees (starting at 18:52) with HR specialist Laura Tolhoek. She also shares her entrepreneur journey. Laura Tolhoek is an experienced Human Resources professional and the owner of Essential HR – Essential HR works with small ...
Developing great Team Players for your Small Business. Developing great Team Players for your Small Business with Walt Brown. He is the author of “The Patient Organization” and the textbook for the 7 Question 7 Promise Framework. Walt shares his entrepreneurial story, and how he helps his clients with ...
How to fire an employee in your small business the right way. How to fire an employee in your small business the right way. How to fire an employee in your small business the right way with Henry Lopez. Henry shares a recommended process and approach for firing or ...
Employee Retention for Small Business. Employee retention for small Business with Lisa Ryan, an entrepreneur, speaker, author, and the founder of Grategy. Lisa shares her story and experiences with transitioning from a successful corporate and sales career to starting her own consulting business. She also shares valuable insights ...
Motivating & Leading Millennial Employees with Chris Tuff. Motivating & leading Millennial employees in your small business, with Chris Tuff. Chris is an entrepreneur and author of “The Millennial Whisperer: The Practical, Profit-Focused Playbook for Working With and Motivating the World’s Largest Generation”. Chris shares his experience, insights and ...
Employee Recognition with Debra Corey. How effective employee recognition helps you develop your team and your small business with Debra Corey (starting at 8:35). Debra is an award-winning HR Leader and author who shares her experiences and advice on how to improve employee recognition which results in improved employee ...
The Employee Lifecycle:
The Employee Lifecycle in small businesses can be broken down into the following stages:
- Job Posting: The process begins with the company posting a job vacancy.
Related Resource: Episode 29: Hiring Remarkable Employees Pt.1 - Application: Candidates apply for the job by completing an application for employment or responding to an online job posting.
Related Resource: Episode 29: Hiring Remarkable Employees Pt.1 - Initial Screening: Applications are screened to identify qualified candidates to be considered for interviews.
Related Resource: Episode 418: Hire Better with Kurt Wilkin - Interview: Qualified employment candidates are interviewed. There may be multiple rounds of interviews, including phone interviews, in-person interviews, group interviews, and trial presentations.
Related Resource: Episode 31: Hiring Remarkable Employees Pt.2 - Background & Reference Checks: Finalist may be further screened including conducting a background check and checking personal and professional references.
Related Resource: Episode 467 – Employee Background Checks - Job Offer: Successful employment candidates receive a job offer from your small business.
- Onboarding & Training: New hires go through an onboarding process and initial and on-going employee training.
Related Resource: Episode 542: Six Stages of Successful Employee On-Boarding - Performance Review: Regular formal employee performance reviews and on-going coaching.
Related Resource: Episode 476 – Employee Performance Management - Separation: The employee's employment with your small business is ended, either voluntarily or involuntarily.
Related Resource: Episode 272: Firing an Employee
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