This week on Fast Pace, Dean Mackie and Josh Phegan talk about onboarding and the first 90 days. They look at optimising the process through pre-boarding, why 30% of hires leave within 90 days, getting people engaged, what to do when onboarding fails, mapping out expectations, making it a good experience, and paying attention to feedback from the new hires’ fresh views of the business.
Tag Archives: management
Performance planning
How will you increase performance over the next year? My Growth, Leadership and Management Tip today is all about performance planning. I’ll show you how to build a growth plan so you and your team will know what to do, how to improve and where to find opportunities.
Fast Pace Ep 61 – Entries and exits (slow buy in, slow sell out)
In this Fast Pace episode, Dean Mackie and Josh Phegan look at entries and exits for business ownership. They discuss evaluation methodologies, complete documentation, clear systems and processes, slow buy in and slow sell out, building for saleability, knowing your own strengths and skillset, and insights for shareholders.
Fast Pace Ep 60 – The power of models in creative thinking
This episode of Fast Pace features Dean Mackie and Josh Phegan discussing the power of models in creative thinking. They look at the need for having your growth infrastructure in place from the start, your vision and the goals that drive you and your decisions, building a strong business core, creating an environment for innovation, and thinking from fresh new viewpoints.
End of financial year metrics
Find out which metrics matter to your business in this Growth, Leadership and Management Tip. I’ll show you how to use your end of financial year metrics to maintain recurring profit, increase saleable value, and ultimately change the nature of your business.
Fast Pace Ep 59 – Development paths
This week on Fast Pace, Dean Mackie and Josh Phegan look at development paths and how individuals view their career progression. They talk about being clear around how your people move forward into different functions within the organisation and how to help them succeed. They discuss retaining good people, career acceleration, the concept of real estate accreditation, and creating a culture of mastery.
Fast Pace Ep 58 – Growing a future management team
In this Fast Pace episode, Dean Mackie and Josh Phegan offer leadership guidance around growing a future management team. They discuss cultural environment, growth and alignment, succession planning, types of leadership, recognising and developing talent, the leadership journey, the line of continuum, and training for initiative and autonomy.
Train experiences
Training information alone will quickly fade. What you want to do is train experiences, and in my Growth, Leadership and Management Tip today I’ll show you what to train and how to map it, and I’ll help you train your people to be consistently exceptional.
Fast Pace Ep 57 – The first 90 days as a new leader
This episode of Fast Pace features Dean Mackie and Josh Phegan discussing what the first 90 days of a new leader look like and how to become successful in that time. They suggest you remember you don’t have all the answers, and they offer ways for you to understand how the business works, create a plan for the future, and start showing leadership now by building relationships and learning where you can help inside of the organisation.
Fast Pace Ep 56 – The growth question
In this week’s podcast with Dean Mackie and Josh Phegan, they discuss the power of choosing growth, including:
How to decide between new markets, service lines and market share.
Why deciding what you want is critical.
Why knowing if you’re on a plateau or climbing a peak is important.
How to stay dynamic and choose the problems you wish to pursue and solve.