Recruitment

The Importance of Hiring Right the First Time and Avoiding the 5 Recruitment Traps

By Howardco on Mar 13, 2025 in Recruitment | 0 comments

Recruitment is one of the most critical decisions a business can make. Jim Collins (Good to Great) and Patrick Lencioni (5 Dysfunctions of a Team) both emphasise the importance of getting the right people on the bus and in the right seats to create a high-performing and sustainable business. Yet, many SMEs fall into common recruitment traps that lead to costly...

Employees are looking for their next job. What can you do to keep them?

By Howardco on Aug 29, 2022 in Employee Engagement, Managing People, Recruitment | 0 comments

It’s an all too familiar story now. In the last month more and more clients have been feeling the pain of losing good people and finding it difficult to replace them. If you are a small to medium business the loss of two or three people can have a significant impact. I have been speaking with Managers and Business Owners regularly about the challenges they are...

2 things you must get right to attract and retain the best people

By Howardco on Feb 22, 2022 in Managing People, Recruitment | 0 comments

Unless you have been living under a log lately you will no doubt have heard of the ‘great resignation’ or the ‘great reshuffle’ as it is being referred to in Australia. So what is it and should you be concerned? The great resignation is a term that originated in the US and according to the World Economic Forum “The Great Resignation is a phenomenon that describes...

Focus on 5 key steps when Recruiting.

By Howardco on Jan 27, 2021 in Recruitment | 0 comments

I was talking to a prospective client once, who asked me to recruit two people for the one role. When I enquired why two people were needed, he said “Because one always leaves!” It got me thinking about the circumstances that could contribute to a situation like this: could it be poor work environment, poor hiring choices, lack of management or not having an...

Look to the road ahead

By Howardco on Jul 29, 2020 in Change Management, Recruitment | 1 comment

In the unpredictable pandemic environment, we find ourselves in, we know that it’s hard to think beyond the end of this week, much less this month, or even this year. Yet as leaders and business owners, we need to keep thinking about the future of our business, and to lead our teams well, as we navigate the uncertainty together. To be successful right now, you need...

Induction: 5 ways to reduce staff turnover

By Howardco on Feb 28, 2019 in Free Business Resources, Recruitment | 0 comments

Is staff turnover hurting your business? Are you tired of hiring people only to find they are leaving soon after? Or have you just accepted that turnover is part of business? As one client said to me “I want to hire two people for this job. Why? Because I know one will leave!” So, what can you do to make sure you hire and retain the best people and not become a...