3 Human Resources Mistakes Every Business Owner Needs to Avoid - An Interview with Jacqui Mann What is HR outsourcing? What does it entail and what benefits can your business expect?
In this interview, Jacqui Mann offers important
insights about modern HR practices and the mistakes that start-up business
owners often make involving human resources.
Jacqui Mann is a Founder of J Mann Associates, and
known as the P.E.O.P.L.E. ™Doctor. She works directly with forward-thinking
entrepreneurial business owners to define and embed a company culture that
delivers results.
Common HR Mistakes:
Mistake #1: Hiring the wrong person
The main problem that business owners tend to have
is not being able to recruit the right people. Because they think nobody can do
the job like they can, they’re looking for someone like themselves.
Don’t take someone if they’re not the right person.
You need to wait. And that could be really hard if you’re desperate for someone
to help you but it will only cause you more problem if you take the wrong
person.
Mistake #2: Don’t have a process in place to help
with recruitment
How to let go of the wrong person:
If they’ve been with the business less than two
years, it’s much easier. If they’ve been with you for more than need a
termination agreement.
Mistake #3: Payment Misconceptions
You don’t always need to think you have to pay
people lots of money to get the right person. If you get someone who believes
in your values, then money isn’t always their motivator. In fact, majority of
people are not motivated by money alone. They’re motivated more by purpose and
their fulfilment in what they’re doing in their work. People want to work
for you if you’ve got really good values.
How to Avoid Recruiting the Wrong Person:
Establish Business Values
You need to understand what your purpose is for the
business, which also includes understanding what your values are. Every single
thing you do in the business revolves around the purpose and the values of that
company.
Once you know your company values, you then create
all your assistants and processes around those values and then when you recruit
someone, you recruit using your values so you would ask questions based around
on that. That way you’ll know if they are a fit in your business.
If there’s a conflict with the values, if your
applicant’s personal values conflict with the business values, the relationship
is simply not going to work.
Know your Purpose
As the leader of the organization, you need to
understand your purpose and need to inspire employees. They want the
leadership, they want to know where the business is going, they need to
understand how their particular role fits into it in terms of progression. They
should have ownership of what they do.
Outsource Your HR
If you’re serious about growing your business, then
outsource the HR, don’t try to do it yourself.
Before you do, make sure you’ve got a good
employment contract in place, and you’ve got some policies and processes and
systems that link into your values right from the beginning,
You want to be able to have a culture that’s going
to become an asset and a culture that will live on when you’re not there.
Have the Right Mindset
You really need to be thinking what is the real
purpose of our business. What do you want to be doing and how are you going to
achieve that? Be prepared to explore outside your comfort zone.
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