Find Grow Keep
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About
Bite-sized people & business advice for forward-thinking Founders, CEOs, and Senior Business Leaders in Australia & beyond. As a leader, you’re responsible for growth, navigating market changes, all while trying to find time for to recruit, develop, retain and motivate your team. It’s a lot. Managing the 'people stuff' effectively is not just an HR function – It’s a core aspect of running a successful business. If you're looking to unlock growth and drive performance, these short and practical podcast episodes will give you the tools and insights to get your business to the next stage by leveraging great people and culture. Brought to you by Karen Kirton, Founder of Amplify HR, Karen has over 20 years' experience in People Management, degrees in Business and Psychology, and is the Amazon best-selling author of “Great People, Great Business: Your HR handbook for creating a business that’s ready to scale and grow”. Karen is passionate about creating workplaces that engage and inspire—especially for small to medium sized This podcast is designed to give you practical, down-to-earth solutions and real life case studies that will genuinely make a difference. Learn more at: https://www.amplifyhr.com.au Get our free eBook packed with practical strategies to attract, engage, and retain top talent. Perfect for business owners and leaders focused on building a thriving team. Download it at amplifyhr.com.au/downloadable/find-grow-keep
Episodes
- 2.156 How Purpose and Values Help Small Businesses Grow with Jason Le
Jason Le explains on the Find Grow Keep podcast how purpose and values are essential practical tools for small business growth. They influence marketing, decision-making, and team building, helping businesses stand out and connect with the…
- 2.155 7 Management Tasks You Can Automate Today (Without Losing Control)
This episode of Find Grow Keep discusses seven management tasks that business leaders can automate today to save time and improve consistency. Karen explains how to automate recruitment admin, onboarding workflows, performance check-in rem…
- 2.154 What Small Business Leaders Get Wrong About Performance Management
This episode of Find Grow Keep discusses performance management in small businesses, highlighting common mistakes leaders make by only addressing issues reactively. It emphasizes the importance of proactive strategies like clear expectatio…
- 2.153 How to Build a Business That Does Not Depend on You with Don Hett
Don Hett, founder of CleanKings and EarthyTabs, shares his journey of transitioning from an embedded operator to a visionary leader. He discusses the systems, clarity, and leadership needed to build a successful company that doesn't solely…
- 2.152 HR Support Services: How the Right HR Partner Strengthens Your Business
This episode discusses HR support services, explaining what they entail and their importance for growing businesses. It covers key areas like compliance and employee relations, and explains when external HR support becomes valuable for lea…
- 2.151 How to Run a Simple Recruitment Process for Small Business with Daniel Moussa
In this episode, Karen and Dan Moussa discuss effective recruitment strategies for small businesses, covering common mistakes, red flags in the hiring process, and the importance of internal alignment.
- 2.150 Profit Over Vanity Metrics with Jonathon Hunt-Mason
Karen Kirton and Jonathon Hunt-Mason discuss essential financial metrics for business health, focusing on cash flow, profit, and capacity. They cover practical approaches to financial management, pricing, and decision-making to help busine…
- 2.149 On Demand HR Services, Support Your Business When You Need It!
This episode explains on-demand HR services, detailing their function, benefits for small or growing businesses, and common applications like advice, policy, and compliance. It also covers potential pitfalls and compares on-demand HR with…
- 2.148 Leader Wellbeing: How To Turn Stress Into Performance with Jess Jasch
This episode features Wellbeing Consultant Jess Jasch discussing how leaders can build stress resilience and turn stress into performance using practical mindfulness techniques. Learn about distinguishing healthy stretch from system stress…
- 2.147 Leadership Development Workshops: Build Stronger Leaders and Teams
This episode of Find Grow Keep, celebrating its 5th anniversary, discusses the practical benefits of leadership development workshops for enhancing performance, culture, and retention in SMEs. It covers workshop content, expected outcomes…
- 2.146 HR for Small Business — From To Do List to People Strategy
This episode of Find Grow Keep guides small business owners from a reactive HR to-do list to a practical people strategy. It introduces the Find Grow Keep framework, a five-step planning process, and a ninety-day execution rhythm to suppor…
- 2.145 Winning Hidden Stakeholders with Michael Field
Michael Field joins Karen Kirton to discuss identifying and influencing hidden stakeholders in B2B sales. The episode covers understanding the invisible buying committee, mapping influencers, and de-risking decisions for project managers,…
- 2.144 HR Outsourcing: Save Time, Cut Risk and Fuel Growth
This episode explains HR outsourcing for Australian SMEs, covering compliance, hiring, onboarding, and manager coaching. It outlines signals indicating the need for outsourcing and a 90-day plan to reduce risk and free up leadership time.
- 2.143 Building High-Performing Teams Across Cities- With Mark Swinnerton
This episode features Mark Swinnerton discussing leadership habits for building high-performing, multi-city teams. Key topics include weekly rhythms for trust, recruiting strategies, onboarding, managing specialists, fostering visible cult…
- 2.142 Train Your New Managers in Under 30 Days
This episode outlines a 30-day plan to train new managers in small businesses, covering clear expectations, building trust through feedback and one-on-ones, delegation, and goal setting. It also addresses common pitfalls for new leaders an…
- 2.141 Scaling Without Chaos: Hire Early, Own Outcomes and Align on Purpose (with Andrew McVeigh)
This episode features Andrew McVeigh discussing strategies for scaling a business while minimizing chaos. Key topics include timely hiring, establishing clear ownership, implementing effective communication rhythms, and using a unifying pu…
- 2.140 Your First Performance Management System in 30 Days
This episode provides a practical 30-day plan to implement a performance management system for growing teams, focusing on clear conversations and results without complex software. It outlines a light structure using quarterly and annual re…
- 2.139 Five People Drivers to Grow Your Small Business
This episode of Find Grow Keep introduces five practical people drivers for small business growth, focusing on leadership. Topics include clarifying brand and purpose, improving hiring processes, a manager reset plan, tracking people metri…
- 2.138 Culture Isn’t an HR Problem — It’s a Growth Strategy
This episode argues culture is a core growth strategy, not just an HR function, impacting performance, customer experience, and profit. It provides a framework and practical steps for leaders to treat culture as a business strategy, using…
- 2.137 How to Build a Culture of Wellbeing (Without Losing Productivity)
This episode discusses building a workplace wellbeing culture that enhances productivity and performance. It covers Australian data, research from Harvard and Oxford, and a 12-week plan applicable to small and medium-sized businesses, focu…
- 2.136 How Whole Brain Thinking Can Transform Your Team
This episode explores Whole Brain Thinking (HBDI), a model for understanding diverse thinking styles in teams. It explains how recognizing these preferences can enhance collaboration, decision-making, leadership, and feedback, ultimately h…
- 2.135 Building a Great Place to Work: How OnePointHealth Attracts and Grows Talent
Michael Todd of OnePointHealth Group shares insights on creating a positive workplace culture, detailing their cadet program and employee value proposition strategies that contributed to their recognition as a Best Place to Work.
- 2.134 The 9 Hiring Mistakes That Cost You Time, Money and Team Morale
This episode discusses nine frequent hiring errors that negatively impact a company's time, finances, and team spirit. It provides guidance on how to prevent these mistakes by emphasizing clarity in the hiring process, crafting effective j…
- 2.133 How to Build a High-Performance Culture: Lessons from the 1% Accountant
In this episode of Find Grow Keep, Peter Ristevski discusses building a high-performance culture by prioritizing mindset over skills, focusing on hiring for hunger and accountability, and maintaining connection across locations. Key leader…
- 2.132 Don’t Get Blindsided: How to Spot the Warning Signs Early
This episode of Find Grow Keep discusses how employees signal disengagement before resigning. Host Karen Kirton shares common warning signs and practical steps managers can take, including 'stay conversations,' to prevent unexpected depart…
- 2.131 Leading Without Micromanaging: A 3-Part Framework
This episode of Find Grow Keep features Karen Kirton presenting a 3-part framework for leaders to avoid micromanagement by building trust, clarifying outcomes, and empowering teams through delegation and coaching.
- 2.130 How to Build a Successful Remote Team with Renee Francis
In this episode, Renee Francis discusses building successful remote teams, covering hiring strategies, fostering innovation, and cultivating a psychologically safe culture. She shares lessons learned from her experience leading fully remot…
- 2.129 The Founder’s Dilemma: Managing People vs. Growing the Business
This episode of Find Grow Keep discusses the common founder challenge of balancing people management with business growth. It covers the costs of reactive management, the emotional toll on founders, and introduces the Find, Grow, Keep meth…
- 2.128 How to Make Flexibility Work in Your Business: The Truth About 4-Day Weeks, Hybrid & Remote Work
This episode of Find Grow Keep discusses workplace flexibility trends like 4-day work weeks, hybrid, and remote work. Host Karen Kirton provides practical steps and research-backed insights for small and medium businesses to implement thes…
- 2.127 Scaling Without Losing Your People Focus: Culture, Compliance & AI in Action
In this episode of Find Grow Keep, host Karen Kirton discusses international business growth and culture with GRC Solutions CEO Julian Fenwick. They cover strategies for scaling while maintaining people-first values, utilizing AI, and mana…
- 2.126 Building Resilience in Your Team: 5 Leadership Techniques That Work
This episode discusses the importance of team resilience for engagement and productivity. It covers distinguishing healthy pressure from harmful stress and introduces five leadership techniques, including the AAA (Alter, Avoid, Accept) fra…
- 2.125 Building a Data-Driven Culture for Sustainable Business Growth - with Matthew Forzan
In episode 2.125, Matthew Forzan joins Karen Kirton to discuss building a data-driven culture for sustainable business growth. They cover implementing a data mindset, prioritizing work, hybrid workplace dynamics, and employee retention.
- 2.124 How to Keep Great People—Even When They Eventually Leave
This episode discusses strategies for retaining great employees by focusing on their growth and development, rather than just long-term retention. It shares a story of supporting a high performer who eventually moved on to a bigger role, h…
- 2.123 Everyone’s an Owner: Creating a Culture of Accountability and Alignment
This episode features Jarred Rubin, CEO and Partner at Blackwattle Investment Partners, discussing how to build a business where employees act as owners. They cover creating a structure embedded with alignment, accountability, and equity,…
- 2.122 When It’s Just Not Working: How to Make the Hard Call with Your Team
This episode of Find Grow Keep discusses the difficult decision of parting ways with a team member who isn't the right fit, drawing parallels to Gordon Ramsay's approach. It covers identifying issues, handling conversations with compassion…
- 2.121 How Much Should HR Really Cost? The Hidden Risks of Underinvesting in Your People
This episode discusses HR as a strategic investment, not just a cost. It covers the risks of underinvesting in people, how HR needs differ by business stage, and how strategic HR investments boost the bottom line.
- 2.120 From the Classroom to CEO: Building a Business That Cares - with Michelle Miller
Michelle Miller, CEO of the STEM education company Robokids, discusses her transition from teacher to CEO. She shares insights on leading a team through growth while maintaining values, making hiring decisions, supporting mental health, an…
- 2.119 Are Shadow Values Quietly Shaping Your Culture?
This episode of Find Grow Keep explores shadow values, which are unspoken behaviors that negatively influence workplace culture despite a seemingly positive environment. It discusses how these values erode trust, identifies red flags of a…
- 2.118 Founders & Letting Go: Why Emotional Exit Planning is Key to Business Growth- with David Werdiger
In this episode of Find Grow Keep, host Karen Kirton speaks with David Werdiger about the emotional challenges founders face when letting go of their businesses. They discuss emotional succession preparation, the role of advisory boards, a…
- 2.117 Hired, Fired, or Inspired? Tackling Turnover and Hiring Regret
This episode of Find Grow Keep discusses employee turnover and hiring decisions. It covers identifying warning signs in new hires, improving recruitment and onboarding, and retention strategies, emphasizing the importance of hiring slowly…
- 2.116 Why Storytelling Is the Secret to a More Engaged Workforce– With Povel Torudd
This episode features Povel Torudd discussing the power of storytelling in internal communications. He explains how narrative techniques improve message recall, engage employees more effectively than data, and contribute to a thriving, emo…
- 2.115 Are Your Employee Benefits Actually Working?
This episode of Find Grow Keep discusses the effectiveness of employee benefits, examining why many programs fall short. It offers insights on auditing benefits using utilization, awareness, relevance, and manager engagement, and suggests…
- 2.114 Money, Mindset & Wellbeing: Supporting Your Team’s Financial Confidence with Peita Diamantidis
This episode of Find Grow Keep discusses the importance of financial wellbeing in the workplace, highlighting how financial stress impacts employees and offering practical solutions for leaders to support their team's financial confidence…
- 2.113 Should You Hire an HR Manager or Use Fractional HR?
This episode of Find Grow Keep discusses the decision between hiring a full-time HR manager or utilizing Fractional HR services. It compares the pros and cons of each option, analyzes cost differences, and provides guidance for businesses…
- 2.112 Elevating Policy Beyond a Checkbox Exercise – with Celeste Norman
This episode discusses the strategic importance of policies and governance in small to medium-sized businesses, featuring insights from legal expert Celeste Norman. It covers creating dynamic policies, integrating flexibility, using govern…
- 2.111 How to Know It’s Time to Hire HR for Your Small Business
This episode details five signs indicating it's time for a small business to hire HR support, such as excessive time spent on people management, high turnover, inconsistent onboarding, lack of role clarity during growth, and the need for a…
- 2.110 From 7 to 8 Figures: The People and Structure That Help You Scale – With Marco Formaggio
Marco Formaggio discusses scaling professional services businesses from 7 to 8 figures, emphasizing a people-first mindset, defining core values, strategic hiring, avoiding client concentration, and structural changes for growth.
- 2.109 How to Avoid the HR Risks of a Growing Team
This episode of Find Grow Keep discusses the HR risks that accompany business growth, covering common pitfalls like employment contracts, award compliance, and underpayments. It offers practical steps for HR audits, compliant documentation…
- 2.108 5 People and Culture Trends Every Aussie SME Should Watch in 2025
This episode covers five essential people and culture trends for Australian SMEs in 2025, including employee engagement, AI adoption, leadership upskilling for hybrid teams, workplace law compliance, and managing a multigenerational workfo…
- 2.107 How Writing a Book Can Unlock Business Growth (And Make Hiring Easier!) – With Lucy McCarraher
This episode features Lucy McCarraher discussing how writing a book can significantly boost business growth, attract clients, and improve recruitment by clarifying business vision and positioning authors as authorities. The discussion also…