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Insight
Genas: Employee underperformance is typically caused by missing systems, not bad staff
“They try to do everything themselves or they hire a team And then they complain all day that the teams are not good. The staff members are not good enough. The staff are rubbish, but they've not given them the right support. They haven't put the right systems …”
Insight
Genas: Founders should design systems assuming staff only work their paid hours
“If you start from the basis that
Anyone that you hire or anyone you bring into your business is really just here to do the paid hours and need that support.
If you start from that base level, then anyone above that is a bonus and you still covered all basis …”
Opinion
Genas: Young founders may face a superiority complex when hiring older workers
“Hiring people significantly older than you can be problematic because then they can have a bit of a superiority complex because as far as they can Be concerned is actually we're older than you. I'm more experienced than you. How can you tell me what to do?”
Insight
Genas: Founders unreasonably expect new hires to match their passion and initiative
“I say that it's actually one of the problems that a lot of business owners, early stage business owners have when they're starting to build their team is they assume that everybody should have the same level of knowledge, the same level of passion, the same le…”
Insight
Genas: Startups must embed processes before hiring to prevent employee pushback
“One of the key things that I say to any startups is start with those processes in place, because if you start to take on staff and then try to do them retrospectively, then you now have to deal with pushback from them wanting to do things how they've always do…”
Insight
Genas: Automate non-human tasks, delegate internally, and outsource missing specialist skills
“It's working out like, does it need a human?
If it doesn't need a human, then you can automate it.
If it needs a human, does it need a human that is that has specialist knowledge and skills?
Do you have that specialist knowledge and skills in house?
If you do,…”
Assertion Supported
Genas: Ethical Equity connects investors with B Corps and Sharia-compliant firms
“Ethical equity is an investment company specifically for Businesses that are B Cor registered or Sharia law compliance. So if your business fits within one of those two areas, then we essentially will match you with investors or potential investors to help you…”