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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 Isaac, Karen explores common reasons for underperformance and provides strategies for addressing these issues constructively.

In today’s episode, you will learn about:

-> The complexity of identifying and managing poor performance, particularly when job roles have ambiguous measurement criteria.

-> Insights from Ferdinand Fournies' research, which identifies over a dozen reasons why employees might not meet expectations, such as lack of clarity about their roles or disagreement with the methods proposed.

-> Practical steps to diagnose the root cause of poor performance, including how to set clear expectations, communicate effectively, and provide the necessary support and resources.

-> The importance of creating an environment where employees can succeed or fail, which includes stopping the practice of excessively double-checking their work.

-> Techniques for having constructive discussions about performance issues, setting clear timelines for improvement, and ensuring that employees understand what is expected of them.

-> The value of acknowledging and reinforcing positive performance as much as correcting negative behavior to maintain a balanced and motivating work environment.

-> Guidance on when and how to transition from informal performance discussions to formal performance management processes if necessary.

This episode provides employers and managers with the tools to address performance issues head-on, ensuring that employees have every opportunity to improve and succeed.

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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 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 podcast episodes will give you the tools and insights to get your business to the next stage by leveraging great people and culture.

Brought to you by Karen Kirton, Founder of Amplify HR, this podcast is designed to give you practical, down-to-earth solutions and real-life case studies that will genuinely make a difference.

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In this episode of our Future of the Workplace series, Karen is joined by Sachin Khisti who is the Managing Director of Carrington Associates. Based in 3 countries, it is a professional services company and business partners with IBM, Microsoft and work with large private and public sectors.

Sachin’s organisation went into full remote working in 2020 and intended to move to a hybrid model in early 2021, but found that the staff wanted to have social connection and get back into some form of office based work so they started in the office a few days per week last November.

We talk through lessons learnt as well as Sachin’s top tip for effective hybrid working.

I hope Sachin’s story will help you with whatever you are deciding in terms of the future of your workplace.

In this episode of our Future of the Workplace series, Karen is joined by Lauren Watts who is the owner and Managing Director of GenLeads.

When she started GenLeads in 2011, Lauren decided to build a workplace that was 100% working from home. 

We talk through why she wanted to have a complete WFH workplace, how her 17 staff across Australia work effectively from home, and considerations around productivity and culture.

I hope Laurens story will help you with whatever you are deciding in terms of the future of your workplace.

In this episode of our Future of the Workplace series, Karen is joined by Suror Sabeti who has 3 successful start ups,  2 of which got acquired by Fortune 1000 companies. He has held executive leadership roles across APAC in leading Tech Companies.

He is the founder and Managing Director of eLink which has just rebranded as Talent Tier. Suror’s organisation has embraced remote working with staff in Australia and overseas but they also have a hybrid model, keeping an office for specific purposes

Today we are talking through the challenges but also the top tips for what he has encountered over the last 12 months and predictions for 2021 and beyond.

I hope Suror’s story will help you with whatever you are deciding in terms of the future of your workplace

In this series of the Find Grow Keep Podcast, Karen interviews business owners who have decided to move their teams to fully remote, or to a hybrid workplace where they spend some of the week in the office.

We discuss the pros and cons of remote working, particularly around workplace culture, communication, recruitment and onboarding and employee well-being.

In this episode of our Future of the Workplace series, Karen is joined by Lachy Gray who is the founder and Managing Director of Yarno. Lachy's company has decided to move to working fully remotely and he shares the reasons for this, along with what they have learnt along the way. This includes great tips for workplace culture, communication and employee well-being.