HR Planning for Small business

With so many small companies facing uncertainties of critical skills shortages; it is vital to have the Human Resources planning that will ensure that you have the right people on board. Small business owners often have setbacks such as costly highly skilled employees; therefore, it is good to do your homework, when company starts growing, you will need to employ more people and so you will need to setup specific tasks and jobs critical in that time and take time to educate yourself with the labour laws are constantly changing and as an employer you’re expected to be up to date on all of them. Be sure to review state and the requirements surrounding topics such as safety and security, compensation, benefits required, work schedules, vacation/leave/PTO and ISO certifications

Feedback Processes

It is vital to setup a feedback process for your employees as this is a critical component to the life blood of your business, you need to constantly engage your employees to see if they are happy or not. HR officers must be equipped with leadership skills that will allow them to receive negative and positive feedbacks and as for negative feedback, it should always be our number one goal to allow our employees to grow personally and professionally. When a task or strategy isn’t executed well, managers are supposed to take the time to review their mistakes with their employees and educate them on how they can improve next time. We are strong advocates for constant learning for both employer and employees; if employees never understand what they did wrong; they ever know how to improve on it in the future. Lastly, if you have extra budget just take time to spoil your employees with outdoor team building activities.

Listen to business leaders for Inspiration

For what you want to do to have value, you need to listen to business leaders to find out their plans, goals and challenges. Only then can you design a Global HR strategy that supports them through attracting and developing talent to achieve the business goals as for “As a leader, you need to have a strong voice and you need to know when it’s time to listen,” says Amy Jen Su, co-owner of Paravis Partners, an executive training and coaching firm. “A real conversation is a two-way dialogue; it requires both parts.” Christine Riordan, a leadership coach and president-elect of Adelphi University, agrees: “To be able to motivate and inspire others, you need to learn how to listen in both individual meetings and at the group level.” Fortunately, there are concrete ways to improve this important skill. Both Su and Riordan agree that the key is to start with the right mindset.