REAL Help Wanted
Listen every week as host William Eastman gives strategic insights into human behavior and shares the tools you need to increase talent performance and overall team commitment to your company. He brings over 4 decades of experience growing large and small businesses as well as lessons learned building his own 5 startups. The journey will not be easy but it will pay-off.
Episodes
November 27, 2021 • 39 mins
This week's show focuses on the problem of dealing with people, because of fear, who are hesitant to return. Since the principle tool to gain acceptance of the mandates over a long period of time is fear, that is something you cannot overcome with logic.
This is where we start, dealing with the emotion and then move the conversation to something more rational.
The first segment covers the foundation of 'employee wellbeing' and how t...
This is where we start, dealing with the emotion and then move the conversation to something more rational.
The first segment covers the foundation of 'employee wellbeing' and how t...
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November 13, 2021 • 39 mins
Although today's show is not about the people's challenges of fast growth, the similarities to the post-pandemic hiring situation are striking. There is natural tension between people who have been with you for a considerable period and people just in the door, We will explore those issues during today's show..
EPISODE 1: WHAT HAS BEEN MORE IMPORTANT - LOYALTY OR COMPETENCE?
This question is actually more difficult than it appears. G...
EPISODE 1: WHAT HAS BEEN MORE IMPORTANT - LOYALTY OR COMPETENCE?
This question is actually more difficult than it appears. G...
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November 6, 2021 • 39 mins
Today's show deals with the current post pandemic issues concerning employees and recruiting candidates; What Are The Facts?, Dealing With Government Mandates, What You Need To Do Inside?, How To Promote Health & Safety To Attract New Employees.
What Are The Facts? Currently facts around the pandemic don't match government prescriptions and the tone is getting more shrill using fear. The issue? You cannot respond to an emotional is...
What Are The Facts? Currently facts around the pandemic don't match government prescriptions and the tone is getting more shrill using fear. The issue? You cannot respond to an emotional is...
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October 16, 2021 • 39 mins
Owner Stats (May2021)
● 10 million unfilled positions, 1 m more than unemployed
● 31% have positions unable to fill for 3 months or more
● 41% dealing with rising wages
● 24% expect to add people this year
EPISODE 1 - THE BIG DISCONNECT
We believe with the 'Big Resignation" and the inability to hire are based on a misunderstanding of what has happened in the hiring industry. People have different expectations of what ...
● 10 million unfilled positions, 1 m more than unemployed
● 31% have positions unable to fill for 3 months or more
● 41% dealing with rising wages
● 24% expect to add people this year
EPISODE 1 - THE BIG DISCONNECT
We believe with the 'Big Resignation" and the inability to hire are based on a misunderstanding of what has happened in the hiring industry. People have different expectations of what ...
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October 9, 2021 • 39 mins
Solution: Become a College Basketball Coach - Become Training for Greatness. Instead of advertising for a Waitress, Server, or Bartender, what if your advertisements were "Learn How to Own Your Own Bar?"
You are a successful entrepreneur and business owner looking to mentor interested people in learning the industry. We will show you how to start, grow, and exit your business and pay you while learning the business..
You are a successful entrepreneur and business owner looking to mentor interested people in learning the industry. We will show you how to start, grow, and exit your business and pay you while learning the business..
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October 2, 2021 • 39 mins
The next few shows will highlight problems business owners are having with talent. Whether the issue is attracting, selecting, training, keeping, or compensating, this part of the series starts with the problem and works backwards. The first 12 shows focused on starting at the beginning - what and how to build an Employer of Choice operation.
SUMMARY
Although this has been true for years, in the post-pandemic world, it has become tr...
SUMMARY
Although this has been true for years, in the post-pandemic world, it has become tr...
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September 25, 2021 • 39 mins
We are ending the first part of REAL Help Wanted...Building An All In Workforce.
Today's show will pull it all together using my 4 decades of Insights and Actions to make mine and client organizations an Employer of Choice.
SUMMARY
The HOW is the same regardless of who you are attracting and hiring. The difference is basing your approach in each of the following areas on which Generation and individual you are dealing with. You don't ...
Today's show will pull it all together using my 4 decades of Insights and Actions to make mine and client organizations an Employer of Choice.
SUMMARY
The HOW is the same regardless of who you are attracting and hiring. The difference is basing your approach in each of the following areas on which Generation and individual you are dealing with. You don't ...
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September 18, 2021 • 39 mins
This is a very hot topic right now, the pandemic has created a new set of expectations and opportunities. Here are a few thoughts to prime the pump for today's show.
Over the last 18 months people have become accustomed to working remotely and depending on the generation or age group have different opinions and expectations.
The research data on productivity indicates that employment that is almost all remote has lower productivity; ...
Over the last 18 months people have become accustomed to working remotely and depending on the generation or age group have different opinions and expectations.
The research data on productivity indicates that employment that is almost all remote has lower productivity; ...
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September 11, 2021 • 39 mins
Today’s Show focuses on how the business owner of a small or mid-sized company prepares their business for change and then pulls it off. Jeremy Gray of the CFO Centre- Singapore joins host William Eastman. Jeremy brings 4 decades of experience running companies in constantly changing environments and used his ability to lead change as part of creating an advantage over the competition. Join Us at 1pm EDT (-4) Saturday for real-worl...
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September 4, 2021 • 39 mins
Today's Show on Line of Sight picks up on last week on variable compensation or nobody has 100% of their checks guaranteed. The idea of Line Of Sight is the final piece in building skin-in-the-game for everyone. As a business owner I cannot be successful if the day to day performance of my employees are not pushing the company forward to its goals and if I make my success part of their success the probability increases I can achiev...
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August 28, 2021 • 39 mins
Our previous show tackled the topic of "Investing in Training & Development'. As we discussed this is not a hard cost investment - money out of your pocket. It is the investment of your time and building the infrastructure so people are successful because of the process, not in spite of it.
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August 21, 2021 • 39 mins
Today's Show we are going to tackle one of the most critical questions with getting new people up to speed - "How do I take a new employee and quickly develop them to do the job, and how do I keep the job interesting for as long as possible?"
Before discussing how to train them quickly to maximize return on their paychecks, one more thought on the college basketball approach. What if you established a reputation as the 'best place t...
Before discussing how to train them quickly to maximize return on their paychecks, one more thought on the college basketball approach. What if you established a reputation as the 'best place t...
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August 7, 2021 • 39 mins
What are the development needs of your new hires to get them up to speed as fast as possible? It is looking at them task by task for the new assignment. You Assess first their ability or competence - can they do the job, then Assess their willingness or commitment - will they do the job. Your decision on these 2 critical factors will determine where to start the training process.
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July 31, 2021 • 39 mins
I know this is off-the-wall starting comment, but let me make it stick! I picked a basketball coach for a reason. They live in a world where all talent is transitory and they actually are factories for talent development. Today we answer the question "How do I build a local (or regional / national) reputation for the best place to start a career?". Our focus in the series is both the quantity and quality of who you hire and keep..
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July 24, 2021 • 39 mins
Today's Show is 'Attract The Best By Appealing To Their Aspirations' and part of our series on "REAL Help Wanted". We understand the difficulty reopening the business and recapture lost revenue when you can't staff. Lisa Askwith, Director of ABS in Singapore joins Bill as they discuss how to attract the right people based on what they want from work.
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July 17, 2021 • 39 mins
This week's show deals with the unstated expectations employers have about new employees and what employees have with new employers. This psychological contract is nothing more than a range of unstated expectations that exists with both parties. When unmet it leads to dissatisfaction on both sides and can breed long-term hostility. Today’s show makes the two lists public and addressable. Bill will cover what you can expect from all...
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July 10, 2021 • 39 mins
Our previous show raised the claim that DNA drives far more behavior than people realize. I provided a unique view that it was closer to 50/50 and at the core of inherited behavior was the pursuit for meaning, the why for the ultimate gift - life. This is the reason it was called “We Are All The Same”
Today’s show “...And Yet We Are All Different” looks at how nurture adds uniqueness to the journey and creates all the different shad...
Today’s show “...And Yet We Are All Different” looks at how nurture adds uniqueness to the journey and creates all the different shad...
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July 2, 2021 • 39 mins
This is just a starting point. Our first show: “We Are All The Same” was intended to lay the groundwork for discussing differences. I do enjoy taking contrarian positions but in this case that is not the motive. I made my bones as a first-line supervisor balancing operational demands with the impact on my team members. What I learned was simple - there are universal traits in people that drive behavior - their nature. How they act ...
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