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Find Grow Keep
Bite-sized people & business advice for forward-thinking Founders, CEOs, and Senior Business Leaders in Australia & beyond. As a leader, you’re responsible for growth, navigating market changes, all while trying to find time for to recruit, develop, retain and motivate your team. It’s a lot. Managing the 'people stuff' effectively is not just an HR function – It’s a core aspect of running a successful business. If you're looking to unlock growth and drive performance, these short and practical…
Episodes
Find Grow Keep2.50 Open hiring: Hiring the First Person Who Applies For a Job
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores the concept of open hiring, where the first person to apply for a job gets the position. This hiring method is designed…
Find Grow Keep2.49 What Happens When an Employee Asks to Work From Anywhere?
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores how to handle employee requests to work remotely from different locations—whether interstate, in a different city, or…
Find Grow Keep2.48 8 Easy, Inexpensive Tips for Upskilling Employees in Small Business
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores affordable ways to upskill employees and address skill shortages in small businesses. With many companies struggling to…
Find Grow Keep2.47 Hiring Your First HR Person
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores the key factors to consider before hiring your first HR professional. Many business owners wonder if company size…
Find Grow Keep2.46 Pros and Cons of the 4-Day Week
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores the four-day work week, an increasingly popular workplace model where employees work fewer hours but retain their full…
Find Grow Keep2.45 Build On What’s Strong, Not What’s Wrong
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores strengths-based leadership and why developing strengths leads to greater success and well-being than focusing on…
Find Grow Keep2.44 How to Change Workplace Culture
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores how to shift company culture beyond just telling managers to "fix" their teams. Culture is shaped by the entire…
Find Grow Keep2.43 3 Immediate Actions To Take To Retain Your Best People
In this episode, Karen tackles the critical issue of employee retention, providing actionable advice and insights on how businesses can retain their best…
Find Grow Keep2.42 Developing Career Pathways in Small Organisations
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores how small businesses can create career paths for employees, even with limited roles or organizational structure. With…
Find Grow Keep2.41 Use Social Media to Engage More Candidates
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores how social media can be a powerful tool for attracting top talent and building a strong employer brand. With recruitment…
Find Grow Keep2.40 How to Prepare Your Team for Change
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores why change management is one of the most challenging aspects of leadership and why it often scores poorly in staff…
Find Grow Keep2.39 How to Conduct a Staff Salary Review in 2022
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores the complexities of salary increases, particularly in a year impacted by rising inflation, competitive labor markets…
Find Grow Keep2.38 Informal vs Structured Job Interviews - Why a ‘Chat Over Coffee’ doesn’t Work
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores the pitfalls of informal interviews and why relying on casual conversations over coffee often leads to poor hiring…
Find Grow Keep2.37 Easy Calculation for Employee Turnover
What is a healthy level of employee turnover? And how does your business measure up? Monitoring employee turnover is one of the easiest, and most informative…
Find Grow Keep2.36 Pros and Cons of the Employee of the Month
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores the relevance of Employee of the Month programs and whether they still serve as effective recognition tools in the…
Find Grow Keep2.35 What to do when your Best Employee Quits
In this episode, Karen Kirton discusses the impact of losing a top employee and how business owners can navigate this challenge. Whether due to career growth…
Find Grow Keep2.34 The 5 Stages of Team Development
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores the five stages of team development, a widely used framework by Tuckman and Jensen that helps teams understand how they…
Find Grow Keep2.33 Top Tips for Giving Feedback to Employees
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores how to implement structured feedback in your organization—not just through formal performance reviews, but in everyday…
Find Grow Keep2.32 How To Deal With Managers Who Don’t Like The ‘People Stuff’
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores what happens when managers avoid people management responsibilities—whether they openly dislike managing people or…
Find Grow Keep2.31 What are 'Shadow Values'? And what can we do about them?
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores shadow values—the hidden cultural norms and behaviors that exist within an organization, whether positive or negative…
Find Grow Keep2.30 Recruitment is More Marketing than HR
In this episode, Karen Kirton challenges the traditional view of recruitment as an HR function and explains why effective hiring is more aligned with marketing…
Find Grow Keep2.29 Standardise Onboarding with these 3 Simple Tools
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores why standardizing onboarding is critical for getting new hires up to speed efficiently and ensuring they feel engaged…
Find Grow Keep2.28 12 Employee Benefits that will Attract and Retain Top Talent
In this episode, Karen Kirton discusses how employee benefits play a crucial role in retaining top talent and making businesses more attractive to potential…
Find Grow Keep2.27 How to Lead with Empathy (Without Becoming an Emotional Punching Bag)
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores the balance between being an empathetic leader and maintaining professional boundaries. While empathy is a key component…
Find Grow Keep2.26 How to Fix a Toxic Workplace Culture
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores how workplace culture evolves over time—sometimes in ways that leaders don’t recognize until problems arise. She…
Find Grow Keep2.25 Problem People: How to Handle Bullying, Misogyny or Racism in the Workplace
In this episode, Karen Kirton discusses how to manage extreme workplace behaviors, such as bullying, harassment, discrimination, or toxic conduct. While these…
Find Grow Keep2.24 The Dos and Don'ts of Using Psychometrics for Workplace Development
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores how psychometric assessments can be powerful tools for employee and leadership development. While they are often used…
Find Grow Keep2.23 Retain Your Best Employees with Personal Development Plans
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores practical ways to support employee development, ensuring that valued team members feel challenged and engaged in their…
Find Grow Keep2.22 3 Simple Ways Small Businesses Can Offer Employee Mentorships
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores how mentoring can be a powerful tool for employee development, engagement, and retention—especially for small businesses…
Find Grow Keep2.21 Managing and Motivating Remote Teams with Goal Setting
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores how goal setting is essential for ensuring employees understand expectations, stay motivated, and achieve strong…
Find Grow Keep2.20 8 Tips for Recruiting Great People in a Tough Market
In this episode, Karen Kirton tackles one of the biggest challenges facing businesses today—finding great employees in a tight labor market. She explores why…
Find Grow Keep2.19 Make an Employment Offer They Can’t Refuse
In this episode, Karen Kirton discusses why recruitment is more of a marketing activity than a human resources function and how businesses can effectively…
Find Grow Keep2.18 How to Clarify Roles in the Workplace
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores how clear position descriptions help employees understand their roles, align expectations, and improve performance. She…
Find Grow Keep2.17 Recruiting Right - Use Psychometrics to Find Great People
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores how pre-employment assessments—often referred to as psychometric assessments—can significantly improve hiring decisions…
Find Grow Keep2.16 Can More Money Stop an Employee Quitting?
In this episode, Karen Kirton examines whether offering higher salaries to retain employees who have received external job offers is an effective strategy…
Find Grow Keep2.15 Paying Fair - Do you Have a Transparent Pay Policy?
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores the growing conversation around pay transparency and fair remuneration practices, sparked by recent media coverage of…
Find Grow Keep2.14 The Great Resignation is Coming
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores the concept of the Great Resignation, a term used to describe the significant increase in workforce turnover seen in…
Find Grow Keep2.13 Do Your Employees Know You Appreciate Them?
In this episode, Karen Kirton discusses the importance of employee recognition and how to make it meaningful, rather than just a routine process. She explains…
Find Grow Keep2.12 Five Indicators It’s Time to Restructure
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores the key moments when businesses should reassess their team structure. While many companies only consider restructuring…
Find Grow Keep2.11 Team Meetings That Matter
In this episode, Karen Kirton addresses how to make team meetings more effective and engaging, ensuring they serve a real purpose rather than becoming a…
Find Grow Keep2.10 Boomerang Employees
In this episode, Karen Kirton explores the growing trend of boomerang employees—those who leave an organization and later return. She examines whether rehiring…
Find Grow Keep2.9 Developing Next Generation Leaders
In this episode, Karen tackles a critical aspect of business strategy—developing leaders from within, especially in small businesses. If you believe that…
Find Grow Keep2.8 Faster and Better Decision Making
In this episode, Karen explores the idea that we can enable faster and better decision making through being clear on our business purpose and values. We dive…
Find Grow Keep2.7 Why a high-performance culture isn't for everyone
In this episode, we provide alternatives to a high performance culture and how being innovative, customer-centric or purpose driven may instead be what…
Find Grow Keep2.6 Getting new hires up to speed quickly
In this episode, Karen explores how to start new employees with success.Which means getting them up to speed quickly to increase productivity, increase…
Find Grow Keep2.5 Preventing Silos and Improving Cross Communication
As our businesses grow, internal communication becomes more complex.What starts as 3 lines of communication with 3 people, explodes to 91 lines of…
Find Grow Keep2.4 Reduce Complexity With Policies That Matter
In this insightful episode, Karen Kirton addresses a common misconception about workplace policies. While many business owners fear that policies might…
Find Grow Keep2.3 Get Clarity Before You Start Hiring
In this episode, Karen Kirton delves into the complexities of hiring in the current job market, heavily influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced…
Find Grow Keep2.2 Improving Poor Performance Part 2
In this episode, Karen Kirton delves deeper into the formal aspects of managing performance, focusing on performance improvement plans (PIPs) and their legal…
Find Grow Keep2.1 Improving Poor Performance Part 1
In this episode, Karen Kirton tackles the challenging topic of managing poor performance in the workplace. Using the example of a long-time employee named…
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Bite-sized people & business advice for forward-thinking Founders, CEOs, and Senior Business Leaders in Australia & beyond.As a leader, you’re responsible for…