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    Explore "howtohiregoodemployees" with insightful episodes like "A Guide To DISC PROFILE For Any Position", "RECRUITING EMPLOYEES The Right Way!", "How To Find Talented Help For Your Small Business Without Paying A Lot!", "How to Hire Great Sales People" and "5 Hacks for Hiring Employees" from podcasts like ""The Business Mechanic Show", "The Business Mechanic Show", "Simple Marketing Academy - by Fox Social Media", "The Business Mechanic Show" and "The Business Mechanic Show"" and more!

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    A Guide To DISC PROFILE For Any Position

    A Guide To DISC PROFILE For Any Position

    Today's show got prompted by one of my attendees this week at a training session; she was in her second month or so of training with me and her team, and thank you, Navina, for prompting me to do this show today.

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    She and I were talking about DISC, her DISC profile, and she asked, have you ever done a podcast on DISC? I wanna go back and listen to it. And I had to stop for a minute. In all these years, no, I haven't, I haven't done a show talking about DISC explaining DISC, the value of DISC, how DISC works, what it tells you, what it doesn't tell you.

    And so today, this is gonna be a little longer podcast because I can get a little long-winded on this. But I'm gonna go into a fair level of detail on what. D I S C, the DISC profile is, and with that, let's get started. So DISC starts with people are different. However, they're predictably different. And with DISC, it helps you understand, based on the dominance, influence, stability, and compliance on those four scales, what your style is, where you fall, and what blend your DISC style is.

    With that and with the knowledge you're going to get with today's show, you're also gonna be able to start recognizing the styles of others. And the real value of DISC is that once you know yourself and start recognizing these behaviors in others, you'll then understand how you might need to adapt a little bit to interact with others in the most beneficial way. I've provided this session today, either individually or in groups, probably north of a thousand times.  So I'm gonna say every time, the participants in the discussion walk out with a fairly new outlook on their coworkers, their boss, and themselves. And when we can start talking in DISC language within our teams, our employees, our bosses, and our peers. We can start thinking about and communicating using the disc, approach the DISC, and understand it changes the game.

    I've seen this change, the dynamics, the inner workings of teams of all sizes, of all types. Non-profit, aerospace, industrial sales,  you name it, b2b, B to C, no matter the industry, the size, the type of company, this works with everybody. I'm a huge fan of it. And I'll get out there right now that I provide disc profiles and DISC assessments, and I'll put it in the show notes. If you have not gotten your own DISC profile, I'll put in the link. Non-profit, aerospace, industrial sales,  you name it, b2b, B to C, no matter the industry, the size, the type of company, this works with everybody. I'm a huge fan of it. And I'll get out there right now that I provide disc profiles and DISC assessments, and in fact, I'll put it in the show notes.

    If you have not gotten your own disc profile, I'll put in the link.

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    Hiring managers often judge candidates based on subjective rather than job-related criteria. This leads to less-than-stellar hires and all the baggage that comes with them. The Average Cost Of A Mis-Hire Is 200% Of the Annual Salary. Hire Smarter, Save Time and Frustration by using the DISC Skills Assessments. Make Unbiased Decisions on the Best Take the guesswork out of your screening process and hire people based on how they actually do the job. Structured Interviews, resume screenings, and Pre-interview calls are only part of the mastery of hiring the best people.  

    Add in a DISC assessment, and your ability to predict job and culture fit soars.  This is because recruiters and hiring managers often judge candidates based on subjective rather than job-related criteria. Get Your Free DISC assessment. 

    DISC Assessments are the same for everyone. Other assessment methods, like screening calls and unstructured interviews, can be unfair. Interviewers ask different questions to different candidates, and there’s no consensus on how to rate candidates’ answers. DISC, by contrast, is standardized and administered in the same way to all candidates. If they’re crafted according to strictly job-related criteria, they give everyone the same opportunity to succeed. DISC will save you time on interviews.

    Assessing 20 traits during an interview would be time-consuming and exhausting for both candidates and interviewers. You can assess some of these traits through pre-employment testing instead. It’s best to assess job knowledge through tests to avoid losing time interviewing candidates who can’t do the job. You can also evaluate certain skills through tests like typing speed, written communication, or problem-solving. Evaluate candidates quickly and fairly

     

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    RECRUITING EMPLOYEES The Right Way!

    RECRUITING EMPLOYEES The Right Way!

    The recruiting process is one of the essential functions a manager can undertake. The right hiring decisions can lead to incredible results for the organization. The wrong decision can be costly and even devastating. Poor choices are much more likely to occur if the options are weak. This can be caused by inadequate recruiting. In this program, I will share some of the things Results-Driven Managers do that help them attract the best candidates for the job.

     

    They begin by listing the sources they should be looking for new employees. In other words, they prepare!

    Here are the six steps that Results-Driven Managers take

    to recruit top talent.

     

    STEP 1: ANSWER THE KEY RECRUITING QUESTIONS

    The first step in preparing to recruit is to answer specific important questions. Those answers will significantly affect how you recruit or if you will even recruit at all. 

    STEP 2: Create or Update Written Job Descriptions

    Do not start recruiting unless you have the new hire's job description ready.

    Develop job descriptions with defined duties, responsibilities, authorities, and skills. This is essential for determining expectations, both on the part of the employee candidate and you, as the manager. The job description should show what you want the new employee to do. It should answer the question: What competencies and knowledge are required?

    STEP 3: Identify the Desired Behaviors and Personality Styles

    Also, list the non-trainable competencies they must have. Not taking this into consideration is a big miss. You can train skills, but you cannot train natural-born competencies.

    You can train someone to use excel, but you cannot train someone on how to have a strong work ethic.

     They must bring that with them as an absolute must-have.

    Here are some more examples of untrainable competencies to consider

    Courageous Leadership

    Teamwork

    Analysis and Decision Making

    Communication

    Empathy (Soft Skills)

    Results Focus

    Honesty      

    Respect

    Accountability

    When hiring a direct report, think about what kind of person you will enjoy working with. Different types of people may be capable of doing the job well. However, they may also annoy you with some of their behaviors. So, do not underestimate the importance of your direct report being someone you enjoy working with.

    STEP 4. Create a Competitive Compensation and Benefits Program

    STEP 5. Develop an Integrated Recruiting Marketing Plan

    STEP 6. Create a Protocol for Handling Resume Responses

     

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    How to Hire Great Sales People

    How to Hire Great Sales People

    In so many organizations, sales turnover is at an unacceptable level. This is very expensive to your company in so many ways. Foremost is you lack a team of experienced, competent salespeople representing your business and delivering a customer experience that will create loyalty and referrals.

    This podcast will teach you some best practices and improve your win rate by a mile. But...only if you use them!

    Invest in Your Future By Becoming a Results-Driven Sales Manager

    You're Worth It!

    Hiring salespeople is more complicated than hiring most other types of employees because so many candidates are good at selling you on what they can do.

    As a result, it's incredibly easy to select the wrong person for a salesperson position. Many seem to make a habit of doing this! The result is that sales teams often have too many underperformers due to ineffective interview and hiring skills and knowledge.

    Finding great salespeople who are most likely to get great sales results for your organization is much more complicated than hiring other employees.

    Become a Results-Driven Sales Manager

    Your organization will pay a steep price if you hire the wrong people to be salespeople. The outcome is expensive in lost sales opportunities and the time and other resource investments you make in the salesperson hired.

    But, there is a way to significantly increase the odds of hiring the right person for a sales position with the best chance of success. The method involves using a five-phase process that will lead to you making better hiring decisions that substantially increase your chances of hiring the right salespeople. The process consists of the following five phases.

    It takes commitment to the process to get the person most likely to get outstanding sales results. Listen and discover best practices and vital behaviors to become a master at hiring great salespeople.

    Vaughn is the co-founder of Results-Driven Leadership. He is a leadership development expert, podcaster, and author. His methods are brought from his real-world experience working on the front lines and living the role of being a high-impact leader and manager. His coaching and training programs offer no theory, just common-sense advice, and direction. He is a former executive with CarMax, the world's largest and most respected company in the auto industry, and is a Fortune 100 Best Places to Work.

    Vaughn's mission is to improve the impact of executives and other managers by increasing their knowledge, skills, and abilities.

    His motto is "No matter what business you're in, you're in the people business."

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    5 Hacks for Hiring Employees

    5 Hacks for Hiring Employees

    In this short podcast, I will share 5 of my favorite hacks for hiring great people.

    Good hiring decisions are critical to the success of your organization. In reality, no one has a 100% batting average when hiring. Yet, Results-Driven Managers have an extremely high success rate because they know how to effectively interview and select the right person for the right job.

    Hiring the right person is essential. Your business is only as good as your employees. Every employee represents a facet of your business to clients and the community, from the front desk to the executive offices. Hiring the wrong person can cost you more than just money.

    Start Hiring Great People

    Managing the people in your company takes time. But dealing with a ‘poor performance’ employee can take up to 70 percent more time than a ‘good performance’ member of your workforce.

    When you hire the right people, you can focus on running your business rather than worrying whether employees are getting the job done and done right the first time.

    Hiring takes time, effort, and money. But did you know hiring the right people can save you money?

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    Our courses provide you the step-by-step educational strategy, support through coaching, and the Mindset Performance Technique that create a new you. 

    Once you have started the program and applied it, you, in turn, will have a significant impact on your company's performance.  This podcast is just one of the steps to understanding how to transform yourself into the great leader you want to be.

    My leadership coaching and management training programs are based on me living it for decades, not teaching theory out of some book.

    Vaughn is the co-founder of Results-Driven Leadership. He is a leadership development expert, podcaster, and author. His methods are brought from his real-world experience working on the front lines and living the role of being a high-impact leader and manager. His coaching and training programs offer no theory, just common-sense advice, and direction. He is a former executive with CarMax, the world's largest and most respected company in the auto industry, and is a Fortune 100 Best Places to Work.

    Vaughn's mission is to improve the impact of executives and other managers by increasing their knowledge, skills, and abilities.

    His motto is "No matter what business you're in; you're in the people business."

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