UpScale - Build your profitable Trade and Construction business

Nailing Difficult Staff Conversations for 70% Better Efficiency - Ep 261


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Our Co-Founder and Head Coach Mitch and Head Coach Kirk are finally back together in the studio—and they’re tackling one of the biggest challenges tradie business owners face: staff conversations.


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Here’s the truth: around 70% of workplace efficiency issues in tradie businesses come from communication breakdowns. That’s why mastering difficult staff conversations isn’t just “nice to have”—it’s the key to keeping your team focused, productive, and working well together.

In this episode, Mitch and Kirk share real strategies for handling tough chats with your tradie crew—whether it’s about performance, attitude, or getting everyone on the same page.

If you’ve ever put off a tough conversation with your team because you didn’t know how to handle it—you’ll want to listen in.


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  • tradie business growth

  • trade business success

  • growing a service business

  • construction business growth hacks

  • scaling a construction business

  • profitable trade business

  • tradie business coaching

  • business coaching for tradies

  • tradie business advice

  • service business strategies

  • managing a tradie team

  • hiring for tradie businesses

  • difficult staff conversations

  • tradie leadership tips

  • building a reliable tradie crew

  • tradie time management

  • trade business systems

  • getting off the tools

  • automating a trade business

  • tradie marketing tips

  • tradie sales mindset

  • trade business sales tips

  • quoting and selling for tradies

  • cold outreach for tradies

  • tradie lead generation

  • lead management for tradies

  • retaining leads in trade business

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