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What We’re Struggling With in Business- Staffing

Hey, fitness entrepreneurs! In this episode, we discuss one of the highest yielding tasks in any business. One which has the potential to make or break the success of a company…

Hiring a member of staff. Getting the wrong person in the position is bad news for you, for them, and for your business.

Let’s take a look at some of the ways we can avoid getting tricked by a B-player that’s a skilled interviewer, and what to do if your team is under performing.

Episode Highlights:

Introduction [0:00]
The common issue with staffing [0:35]
Iggy shares a story about how some of the best interviewees can turn out to be misfits [1:16]
Can misfits be trained? Or do you just let them go? [5:24]
How B players can affect an entire organization and team [6:10]
The traits you need to look for and the traits you need to watch out for in potential employees [8:06]
Tips on how to identify whether a good interviewee is a good fit [10:44]
Specific tactics in hiring [14:05]
Why hiring people becomes the most important thing you can do for your business once you’ve reached a certain level [15:17]
Why transactional employees are not ideal and the kind of people you should really be looking for [17:08]
The struggle of letting people go and how you actually dismiss them [19:58]
Firing is a logical decision, not an emotional one [22:08]
The financial costs and the opportunity costs you’d be wasting on the wrong hire [22:44]
Setting expectations in the beginning protects both employee and employer [24:28]
One last tip for both employers and employees [25:44]

About Our Hosts:

Andrew Gaussen and Andrew Poulton are business marketing and sales analytics experts, respectively, with a passion for creating impactful and profitable online fitness businesses. Together, they are the founders of Hypothyroid Body Transformation, a multiple 7-figure fitness business. They have been helping people conquer hypothyroidism through balanced nutrition and a well-rounded lifestyle since 2017. They also co-founded Systems By Design, an online coaching platform that aims to help fitness professionals grow their business to 7-figures.

Iggy Odighizuwa is also a Co-founder of Systems By Design and is the systems and automation specialist of the company. Iggy’s passion is helping coaches improve the quality and efficiency of their program delivery. He loves getting more done in less time and making what he calls “lazy money”. He is the author of The Ultimate Client Acquisition System. This system was designed to automate the process of attracting ideal clients whilst filtering out the bad fits.