Episode 95: Coaching Your Pet Sitting Employees to Success With Niki Ramirez

Today, we welcome our friend, Niki Ramirez, a Human Resource specialist at HRAnswers.org. Niki and her team provide full-service HR consultation, compliance support, and employee training for small businesses, their mission is to take care of “HR” so that their clients can focus on their business.

On today’s episode, Niki will share her expertise on the importance of being a coach to your pet-sitting employees, and how it can help your business thrive. From setting goals and providing feedback to fostering a positive work environment and developing a growth mindset, Niki will share her insights and tips on how to effectively coach your team. Whether you’re a new business owner or an experienced manager, this episode will provide valuable takeaways that you can implement in your business right away.

Biggest Takeaways

What is coaching and why should we coach? We don’t always feel like natural coaches or understand the mindset of how to become an effective coach. It is a way we can change the outcome of the “game” as it progresses. [5:00]
What do great coaches do to unlock the best potential of their employees? They often provide a vision for their employees [9:20]
Are there different types of coaching? And when should we implement these techniques and why? [13:20]
Is there any easy way to say “I’m going to be coaching you?” [15:00]
How can you coach stubborn pet sitting employees? We want to boost performance but think about coach vs. discipline. If you coach first, you will probably not have to discipline. But sometimes you have to put them on notice. [19:00]
How can you find Niki and tap into her resources? [24:00]