Adam Pisk
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Finding the right people for our companies, as you said, is one thing. And then as you're growing faster, you've got to build your internal team consistently as well.
Finding the right people for our companies, as you said, is one thing. And then as you're growing faster, you've got to build your internal team consistently as well.
And the risk when you're doing that, and we're very aware of it and we're trying our best to manage it, is when you need people to manage your growth and you need them quickly, there's the risk you compromise on quality and that then can destabilize everything that you've worked for if you have a couple of bad, toxic people that then enter the business.
And the risk when you're doing that, and we're very aware of it and we're trying our best to manage it, is when you need people to manage your growth and you need them quickly, there's the risk you compromise on quality and that then can destabilize everything that you've worked for if you have a couple of bad, toxic people that then enter the business.
We go through a similar process internally that we do with clients because we think that works. And then again, it's finding people that have that right mindset and cultural fit that see a bigger vision and people that can buy into that vision. Our vision is very clear. We want to improve the economic position of the people, of the companies that engage with us and the people that work with us.
We go through a similar process internally that we do with clients because we think that works. And then again, it's finding people that have that right mindset and cultural fit that see a bigger vision and people that can buy into that vision. Our vision is very clear. We want to improve the economic position of the people, of the companies that engage with us and the people that work with us.
We know if we help clients grow and make more money, they'll hire more people.
We know if we help clients grow and make more money, they'll hire more people.
we know if they hire more people they help our agents and in the developing world there's a multiplier effect with that so unlike in australia or the us canada etc where if you're employing someone you generally might be supporting one family in the developing world it's more than likely you're supporting multiple families with that income You might be supporting a village in some instances.
we know if they hire more people they help our agents and in the developing world there's a multiplier effect with that so unlike in australia or the us canada etc where if you're employing someone you generally might be supporting one family in the developing world it's more than likely you're supporting multiple families with that income You might be supporting a village in some instances.
So there's a real multiplier effect in the employment game in the developing world. So the good you do in helping people really is extended when you get people a good job. We need people that are looking at it from the right perspective, that are happy to work in an environment that we hope doesn't have much ambiguity about it. We're really clear in our vision strategy, but it's fast growing.
So there's a real multiplier effect in the employment game in the developing world. So the good you do in helping people really is extended when you get people a good job. We need people that are looking at it from the right perspective, that are happy to work in an environment that we hope doesn't have much ambiguity about it. We're really clear in our vision strategy, but it's fast growing.
So you've got to be able to be adaptable. That's what we look at internally. And externally for our clients, it's really understanding their business and then matching the type of candidates that we think are going to fit in, not only with the skills, but with the culture of that company that we're putting them forward to.
So you've got to be able to be adaptable. That's what we look at internally. And externally for our clients, it's really understanding their business and then matching the type of candidates that we think are going to fit in, not only with the skills, but with the culture of that company that we're putting them forward to.
As you grow as a company, you need people in different positions. You have people in management positions when you're smaller, right? And they're great for that stage of the business. And then as you grow, the question is, are they still the right people? They might be great people, but are they great now when they're managing a team of 200 or 100 rather than a team of 10?
As you grow as a company, you need people in different positions. You have people in management positions when you're smaller, right? And they're great for that stage of the business. And then as you grow, the question is, are they still the right people? They might be great people, but are they great now when they're managing a team of 200 or 100 rather than a team of 10?
That's where you have to sometimes make some hard decisions. And we've had to where you have good people that have bought into the vision, but are they the right? They were the right person at a particular stage. Are they the right person beyond that stage? In order to do that, our view is we value loyalty very highly.
That's where you have to sometimes make some hard decisions. And we've had to where you have good people that have bought into the vision, but are they the right? They were the right person at a particular stage. Are they the right person beyond that stage? In order to do that, our view is we value loyalty very highly.
So we will do everything to get someone to a stage to take on that additional role. And we do a lot of internal training. We have a whole internal training team to try and train people who don't necessarily have the skills. And we engage with a lot of external training to get our staff to have those capabilities.
So we will do everything to get someone to a stage to take on that additional role. And we do a lot of internal training. We have a whole internal training team to try and train people who don't necessarily have the skills. And we engage with a lot of external training to get our staff to have those capabilities.