Ep. 6 - Growth: The People Agenda feat. Janie Links

from Scaleup Leaders: Stories from Experience · host Richard Russell

What are the root causes for people problems in Scaleups?I will be talking all things Team & Peoplewith my friend and former colleague Janie Links.Janie started her career 20 years ago as a headhunter.And her roster of clients and employers reads like a Who is Who of London tech:Google, Criteo, Wonga, The Trainline.She has seen it all in Scaleups - the booms, the busts, the hiring frenzies and the layoffs.Now, Janie is running High Calibre People, a HR consultancy, where she advises Scaleups on all things people and growth.Time Stamps:00:02 Welcome & Intro03:33 Janie’s clientele05:43 Janie’s entry process09:16 When do clients need Janie11:30 Diagnosing the gaps in your business/team14:30 Janie’s level of involvement in teams' development16:10 How your people strategies support company/clients goals21:05 On having great leadership26:20 When to do leveling32:20 On calibrating people & expectations36:19 How OKRs relate to leveling42:09 Equity vs. Cash46:10 Advice for companies setting up a talent engine49:50 Hiring at the right level & justifying them53:50 Janie's top tips56:40 WrapupLearn more about Janie here: https://highcalibrepeople.com/and here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janielinks/__________The Scaleup Leader is a podcast about helping fast-growing tech companies scale better and execute faster with OKRsI (Richard Russell) am an ex-Amazon & ex-Google product tech lead. Connect with me on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/richardarussellAnd subscribe to my twice monthly email on www.richardrussell.co/subscribe This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scaleupleaders.substack.com

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