26: Talent Aquisition

"Until you have an employee, you are one" Whilst not THE most endearing statement, it's the truth.  Yet so many SME business owners have completely the wrong attitude towards taking on employees.  It was Michael Gerber, who first coined the phrase "Working ON the business, not always IN the business" and that's only possible (without everything grinding to a halt when you have a WINNING TEAM. But where to start?  What to look for? How to attract the right candidates? The Eighth element of the #ADDAZERO Methodology is WINNING TEAM, so today, we have the pleasure of interviewing (via zoom owing to lockdown restrictions) Founder & Managing Director of Dand HR Associates, my friend David Dand.  In this episode, we cover: Recruit, Retain, Reward Conscious and Unconscious Bias Partnerships and their place in SME business Remote working (and the future of the office) Organigram's CPD/Career progression Succession Planning Within this interview, I also referenced Legacy by James Kerr in this interview.  You can access that here To learn more about our mission to support 1,000,000 Business Owners to #ADDAZERO (and in doing eradicating Unemployment!) Visit https://www.mytruenorth.biz/about-us/our-mission/ Want to learn more?  Click HERE to get your own FREE ScaleUp assessment on the current opportunities and risks within your business Dand HR Associates specialise in: ► Scalable HR solutions (insourced/outsourced), employer branding and recruitment expertise for accountancy, financial and other professional services SMEs ► Partnering with small/medium-sized independent providers of accountancy, financial and professional services. www.DandHRassociates.com ▶ READY TO TALK? You can book a 15 mins call with David via: https://calendly.com/david-dandhr/15min