My guest this week is the incredibly talented Natasha Hawker, director of Employee Matters. She is an author, trainer, speaker and mother of 3. Her book, From Hire to Fire and Everything In-between is a handbook for business owners of the ‘how tos’ of managing staff and even having those difficult conversations.

As chance would have it, we spoke on International Women’s Day which saw us discussing some important topics for women in the workplace. We got to speaking on women’s empowerment, both professionally and personally and the lack of strong female role models. That’s not all we had to talk about!

We also cover:
The home/work balance – juggling home and work life, the flexibility, the advantages, the challenges and the guilt
Business management – learning how to manage without being taught how to manage
The time-consuming task of managing people – factoring in time to nurture, develop and support your team
Fear of HR for business growth - engaging contractors and part-time employees for the first time
The importance of timing in hiring and job descriptions
Improving interview techniques – the interview process, reference checks, background checks and understanding the 3 different interviewing types
Celebrating milestones – the importance of reflection and how Natasha celebrates hers
What she is most proud of professionally
Environment vs. Productivity – surrounding yourself with the tools you need to be successful
How she came to write her book, From Hire to Fire and Everything in Between
The 9-step employee lifecycle – what is it?
Performance Management – why is it important and what it means to manage an employee’s performance
“Staff” – why Natasha thinks it’s a dirty word

My guest this week is the incredibly talented Natasha Hawker, director of Employee Matters. She is an author, trainer, speaker and mother of 3. Her book, From Hire to Fire and Everything In-between is a handbook for business owners of the &lsquo;how tos&rsquo; of managing staff and even having those difficult conversations.
As chance would have it, we spoke on International Women&rsquo;s Day which saw us discussing some important topics for women in the workplace. We got to speaking on women&rsquo;s empowerment, both professionally and personally and the lack of strong female role models. That&rsquo;s not all we had to talk about!
We also cover:
<ul>
<li>The home/work balance &ndash; juggling home and work life, the flexibility, the advantages, the challenges and the guilt</li>
<li>Business management &ndash; learning how to manage without being taught how to manage</li>
<li>The time-consuming task of managing people &ndash; factoring in time to nurture, develop and support your team</li>
<li>Fear of HR for business growth - engaging contractors and part-time employees for the first time</li>
<li>The importance of timing in hiring and job descriptions</li>
<li>Improving interview techniques &ndash; the interview process, reference checks, background checks and understanding the 3 different interviewing types</li>
<li>Celebrating milestones &ndash; the importance of reflection and how Natasha celebrates hers</li>
<li>What she is most proud of professionally</li>
<li>Environment vs. Productivity &ndash; surrounding yourself with the tools you need to be successful</li>
<li>How she came to write her book, From Hire to Fire and Everything in Between</li>
<li>The 9-step employee lifecycle &ndash; what is it?</li>
<li>Performance Management &ndash; why is it important and what it means to manage an employee&rsquo;s performance</li>
<li>&ldquo;Staff&rdquo; &ndash; why Natasha thinks it&rsquo;s a dirty word</li>
</ul>

Cathy Love is finally recording and producing The Private Practice Made Perfect Podcast. Its specifically for paediatric allied health professionals, it’s going to be fun. She likes a chat.

Cathy will bring a broad range of energetic people to the conversation. The outstanding guest list includes; allied health business owners, digital marketing specialists, accountants, HR advisers, writers, virtual assistants, IT specialists, friends, social media guru’s, possibly family and other generous folk she hasn’t roped in yet.

It takes a village to run a private practice. Finally we gather the tribe, harness collective wisdom and elegantly deliver it all direct to your earbuds. The plan to is share up all our private practice stories, business know how, wins, challenges and pearls of wisdom. The episodes will be conversational, short, informative and practical. Apologies in advance, it’s highly likely that there will be humour and deviation from the topic.

…But we wish for even more.

Private Practice Made Perfect

Cathy Love is finally recording and producing The Private Practice Made Perfect Podcast. Its specifically for allied health professionals, it’s going to be fun. She likes a chat. Cathy will bring a broad range of energetic people to the conversation. The outstanding guest list includes; allied health business owners, digital marketing specialists, accountants, HR advisers, writers, virtual assistants, IT specialists, friends, social media guru’s, possibly family and other generous folk she hasn’t roped in yet. It takes a village to run a private practice. Finally we gather the tribe, harness collective wisdom and elegantly deliver it all direct to your earbuds. The plan to is share up all our private practice stories, business know how, wins, challenges and pearls of wisdom. The episodes will be conversational, short, informative and practical. Apologies in advance, it’s highly likely that there will be humour and deviation from the topic. …But we wish for even more.

Cathy Love is finally recording and producing The Private Practice Made Perfect Podcast. Its specifically for allied health professionals, it&rsquo;s going to be fun. She likes a chat. Cathy will bring a broad range of energetic people to the conversation. The outstanding guest list includes; allied health business owners, digital marketing specialists, accountants, HR advisers, writers, virtual assistants, IT specialists, friends, social media guru&rsquo;s, possibly family and other generous folk she hasn&rsquo;t roped in yet. It takes a village to run a private practice. Finally we gather the tribe, harness collective wisdom and elegantly deliver it all direct to your earbuds. The plan to is share up all our private practice stories, business know how, wins, challenges and pearls of wisdom. The episodes will be conversational, short, informative and practical. Apologies in advance, it&rsquo;s highly likely that there will be humour and deviation from the topic. &hellip;But we wish for even more.

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