Felicia Harris, Founder, and CEO of EverythingHR and EverythingHR Financial Services tell us why new hires are
a critical part of our business and how we can retain their value and help them thrive.
Episode Highlights:
- How to establish a culture that keeps employees thriving
- Why filling out paperwork shouldn’t be the first job for a new employee
- Establish a relationship with your new hire from the first interview and how you can do it
- Small business owners have change to their advantage
- How you can communicate successfully with your employees
- Why compensation is always going to be an issue whether the employee a new hire or not
- Key questions to ask when hiring
- Why Day 1 assessments are important to determine the best fit
- People who developed relationships in the company are proven to stay with the company longer
- Relationships with new hires are similar to those you have with a customer
- How to avoid toxic environments
- A new hire is a wonderful barometer of the environment you have created
- Establishing check-ins with a new-hire is a critical sign of the company’s health
- Managing expectations of the new-hire
- The pitfalls of a company handbook and why you need to give new hires the ability to discuss it
- Repetition of culture exposure is highly recommended
- New hires are an important part of taking your company to the next level
- A well-defined orientation process is key
- The culture that improves retention rates of employees
- Why bidding wars to retain talent is a dangerous trap
- You can’t be afraid to lose or retain value when dealing with employees
- How to prepare your company for a downturn
- Why a pipeline for new employees is important in order to avoid disruption of business
- How to get international and national HR questions answered