How to be an employer of choice – book review
People power: did you have them @ hello? – Sadhana Smiles, Major Street Publishing
One key issue among all businesses is ensuring a constant flow of good people coming into your business rather than leaving it. Getting it wrong is easier than getting it right, says Sadhana Smiles, CEO of Harcourts Victoria.
The business vision is ultimately dependent on people power. Employees now expect a high return on their investment (working in your business). The talent pool is getting smaller so becoming an employer of choice involves finding out what’s relevant to your employees – and it’s not necessarily more money.
What’s relevant to your employees is not necessarily more money.
A detailed look at prerecruitment, recruitment, induction, KPIs, coaching, encouraging engagement, managing poor performance and exits ends with examining your own management style.
The day-to-day mechanics of your business may be keeping you from focusing and engaging with those who chose to work with you.
Jackey Coyle, Inside Small Business
