Welcome to A Leadership Beyond, where we explore business challenges through a people-centered lens. In this week’s episode, we sit down with Ryan Englin, author of “Hire Better People Faster” and founder of Core Matters, who brings a fresh perspective to recruiting and retention in the trades and service industries. Drawing from his personal experience growing up in a blue-collar household, Ryan watched his father – a successful business owner – spend countless hours on hiring and managing his team. This inspired Ryan’s passion to find a better way.

After founding his own marketing company, he discovered that effective recruiting was fundamentally a marketing challenge, leading him to develop streamlined processes and automation tools that help businesses hire and retain the right people. Today, he shares transformative insights about building successful teams.

Key takeaways from our conversation:

• Recruiting is fundamentally a marketing activity, not an HR function – organizations need to become attractive to potential employees just as they work to attract customers.

• The trades don’t have a labor shortage, they have a retention crisis – the challenge isn’t finding people, it’s creating an environment where they want to stay.

• Successful hiring requires a holistic approach – from clear definition of what “good” looks like, to proper assessment tools, and comprehensive onboarding that shows you have your act together.

Thank you for joining us for this enlightening conversation with Ryan Englin.

His practical insights about treating employees as whole human beings and building systems that support both hiring and retention remind us that great leadership starts with how we view and value our people. Join us next time as we continue exploring leadership perspectives that challenge conventional wisdom and offer fresh solutions to today’s business challenges.

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Facebook: https://facebook.com/thecorematters
LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/corematters
LinkedIn Personal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanenglin
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@corefithiring
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