The Hiring Mistakes & Issues Businesses Make & How to Tackle Them
You can't grow a business unless you delegate. The right employee is always going to get the work done. But how and where do you find the right person for the job? Hiring your first VA and the rest of your employees is challenging. You will probably have some issues if you don't have clear expectations and guidelines. So what hiring mistakes have you made, and how bad was it?
Today, I am joined by two incredible entrepreneurs. Sariah Veirs is co-owner of RCMC Medical Center, which helps people live a healthy and happy lifestyle. Bri Logue is co-owner of We Buy Sad Houses, a real estate company that does fix & flips and wholesaling. A big welcome to them both!
We'll talk about their hiring mistakes and other valuable business lessons. If you're considering hiring your first employee, this episode will be a valuable resource. Avoid hiring horror stories!
Tune in to SMART Businesses Do THIS!
"When you work for me, I will freakin' give you whatever I have to, to make sure that if your family needs something, you know you can come to me, and I'm gonna help you."
- Sariah Veirs
"When our company grows, they grow as well. So it's not just like we're all individuals and we're just this big company. They always know they have positions to move up to when the company grows."
- Bri Logue
In This Episode:
- Why hiring in a hurry and waiting too long in your business before hiring somebody is not a good practice
- How do you transition tasks to someone else?
- The best way to deal with underperforming employees
- Tips and tricks to make sure you hire the right person and where to source them
- The biggest mistake I made when hiring employees from South Africa
- Hiring horror stories, how to let people go, and why business owners should not be the ones firing people
- How do you reward good employees? What would you improve in your hiring and firing process?
- When working with VAs, how many KPIs do you measure so they don't feel overloaded, and how do you make sure they get things done?
- How do you motivate and keep an employee for a long time?
- What SMART Businesses Do, according to Sariah and Bri
And much more…
Resources mentioned:
- OnlineJobsPH: The Job Board for Virtual Workers in the Philippines
- WizeHire
Connect with Guests:
- Sariah Veirs, RCMC Medical Center
- Bri Logue, We Buy Sad Houses
Connect with Adam Lyons:
- Website