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Managing Employee Performance for Startups: Aligning HR with Your Mission In startups, every team member plays a critical role in driving growth and innovation. But to truly thrive, performance management needs to be more than just tracking metrics—it should align with your company’s unique mission. Here are some key strategies to manage employee performance effectively: 1️⃣ Set Clear, Mission-Driven Goals: Align individual and team goals with your startup’s core mission to ensure everyone is working toward a common vision. 2️⃣ Regular Check-Ins: Frequent, informal check-ins build a feedback-rich culture that empowers employees and encourages continuous growth. 3️⃣ Invest in Development: Startups that prioritize learning and development retain top talent and drive innovation. Coaching and skill-building programs can help your team reach new heights. At WindSail Insights, we help startups build HR strategies that drive sustainable growth. Book a call with us to learn how we can support your team in achieving its full potential. https://lnkd.in/dhTCZ2wJ #StartupSuccess #PerformanceManagement #EmployeeGrowth #MissionDrivenHR #HRforStartups

Culture is the new currency💰 & investing in culture measurement is crucial to enable growth 📈 Truly understanding the collective behaviours within your organisation is the key to developing a culture that is aligned with and capable of executing your strategic goals. Get in touch to book a demo of our leading culture measurement platform. 👩💻 #culturetransformation #currency #culture15 #startup #hr #strategyplanning #values #collectivebehaviours #culturematters

🌟 Scaling up your team is exciting - but also very challenging.🤔 All of a sudden you need to think of maintaining culture, attracting talent, structuring teams, and implementing efficient HR systems. These aren’t just nice-to-haves – they’re essentials for long-term success. That’s why we've created this HR Essentials Masterclass for Scale-ups with 8 or more employees! 🚀 This comprehensive, hands-on workshop will give you the insights, tools, and strategies you need to address critical HR challenges as you grow. Get ready to learn from experienced scaleup experts and founders who will share their stories, hacks, and practical advice. Plus, walk away with templates and tools you can use immediately. 📅 Date: 19 February 2025 🕤 Time: 9:30 – 18:00 (includes lunch & aperitif) 📍 Location: Zurich (near Bahnhof Stadelhofen) What You'll Learn: ✅ Culture as the Core of a High-Performing Team Craft and maintain a resilient culture that scales. 🗣 Speaker: Diane Freymond, Head of People, Fractional via InResidence ✅ HR Essentials for Startups Job leveling, progression, HR systems, and recruitment best practices. 🗣 Speaker: Claire Hilbrink-Damen, Head of People, grape insurance ✅ Managing Growth and Structuring Teams Effective team scaling, remote operations, and global hiring. 🗣 Speaker: Laurent Decrue, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Holycode™ This Masterclass is designed for startups with 8+ employees. To ensure the best experience, we may limit participation to those who meet this criterion. Reserve your spot and set your HR foundation for growth!🔗 Link to event in comments. #Startups #Scaleups #HumanResources #Leadership #TeamCulture #StartupEvents #HRMasterclass

Hear Ajay Nanavati, Chairman of Alicon Castalloy Limited, share his valuable insights in this thought-provoking interview. 📽: https://lnkd.in/dzFRWUtA In one segment, he discusses the critical role of employee engagement in startups. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭-𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬, 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲? Ajay Nanavati believes it is. In this insightful video, he explains why startups can't afford to overlook their employees while chasing revenue. Watch the full video to explore how engagement drives success and why it should be a priority from day one. #employeeengagement #startups #interview #leadership #youtube

Scaling with Purpose 🚀 Here are three key takeaways every scaling company should know: 1️⃣ Talent is Everything: Hiring the right people isn’t just about filling roles, it's about finding those who align with your vision and can thrive in a forever changing environment. 2️⃣ Culture is Your Compass: As you grow, culture must evolve without losing its essence. Scaling successfully means embedding your values into every aspect of the business. 3️⃣ Flexibility Wins: Leaders who embrace agility and adaptability are best equipped to face unpredictable market shifts while maintaining momentum. At SeekHR, we specialise in supporting startups in the HR and Talent space from seed stage and beyond! Ready to chat about your growth journey? Let’s connect. 🌟 #people #talent #HR #ScalingThroughChaos

🌟 Scaling up your team is exciting - but also very challenging.🤔 All of a sudden you need to think of maintaining culture, attracting talent, structuring teams, and implementing efficient HR systems. These aren’t just nice-to-haves – they’re essentials for long-term success. That’s why we've created this HR Essentials Masterclass for Scale-ups with 8 or more employees! 🚀 This comprehensive, hands-on workshop will give you the insights, tools, and strategies you need to address critical HR challenges as you grow. Get ready to learn from experienced scaleup experts and founders who will share their stories, hacks, and practical advice. Plus, walk away with templates and tools you can use immediately. 📅 Date: 19 February 2025 🕤 Time: 9:30 – 18:00 (includes lunch & aperitif) 📍 Location: Zurich (near Bahnhof Stadelhofen) What You'll Learn: ✅ Culture as the Core of a High-Performing Team Craft and maintain a resilient culture that scales. 🗣 Speaker: Diane Freymond, Head of People, Fractional via InResidence ✅ HR Essentials for Startups Job leveling, progression, HR systems, and recruitment best practices. 🗣 Speaker: Claire Hilbrink-Damen Head of People, grape insurance ✅ Managing Growth and Structuring Teams Effective team scaling, remote operations, and global hiring. 🗣 Speaker: Laurent Decrue, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Holycode™ This Masterclass is designed for startups with 8+ employees. To ensure the best experience, we may limit participation to those who meet this criterion. Reserve your spot and set your HR foundation for growth!🔗 Link to event in comments. #Startups #Scaleups #HumanResources #Leadership #TeamCulture #StartupEvents #HRMasterclass

Even the best startup's are talking about staff augmentation The impact that staff augmentation can have is tremendous. It's not only about filling skill gaps but also about - 👉Speeding up project timelines. 👉Handling increases in workload. 👉Bringing perspectives and expertise into our talent pool. Staff augmentation is more than a tactic; it represents a shift in mindset towards growth. By getting the right skills when we need them, we've not only achieved short-term goals but also set ourselves up for long-term success. It's an investment that yields returns in terms of innovation, efficiency and ultimately advantage. 📌 What are your views on staff augmentation? #staffaugmentation #basic #necessity

Multitasking is a myth? But not doing it would be the end of any startup. What I am talking about is simultaneously develop the service/product AND build the company itself. One cannot exist without the other. 📦 🏢 So, every group of founders does multitasking, but quite often very badly balanced, so that their startup fails. ❌ Side note: up to 90% of all new startups fail and the top 3 reason is Team/HR issues (https://lnkd.in/dzGBRPaE). I have seen countless startup founders on a well funded mission, with a great vision, clever product/service and the passion to see it through. But even then, many of them are no longer around or are still heavily struggling. ❓Why? Check for yourself: if you are a founder or working in an early stage startup, look around and count the people and the hours spent on developing the product/service and then those dedicated to building the company itself. I bet, there is maybe one out of 10, who spends time on finding talent, interviewing them, writing contracts, making sure, that everyone gets payed at the end of the month etc. But that person does so on top of his/her actual job or part time. Correct? Plus, what that person does is merely keeping the show running. Because this has often not much to do with professional recruiting, hiring, contracting, payroll and internal communications. ⭕ ⭕ I am not saying that you need as many people for building and maintaining the company as you do for developing and producing the product/service. But there should be some professional 'People people' making sure, the company grows and the team thrives in a healthy way. 👤👤👤 In other words: you need people taking care of the team, which develops the product/service. The people departments are the skeleton keeping the company upright and stable. And my observation in scale ups and SMEs is that around 10% of the workforce should be dedicated to HR/people topics to make it work. 👉 What are your observations? How much brain and time does your business allocate for Team and HR topics? #peopleandculture #hr #company #multitasking #founders #team Pic by Ryoji Iwatas on Unsplash

Flat hierarchies are often praised for being agile and collaborative, i have always wondered how they work in larger organizations! As teams grow, maintaining transparency, agility, and accountability becomes increasingly complex. And as HR professionals, we are tasked with building processes that keep the organization flexible while avoiding chaos. So, what would the secret? As they say, are flat hierarchies better suited for startups, or can they scale in global organizations? Anyone who worked in flat organisation pls help me understand this. #flathirerarchy #HRBP #peoplestrategy

Building your dream company is exhilarating, but HR stuff can turn that rocket launch into a paperwork pile-up. Traditional HR might be a full-time commitment, better suited for established giants. But for audacious startups like yours, there's a game-changer: Fractional HR. Fractional HR lets you scale your HR support as your company takes flight, keeping you laser-focused on what matters most – Building a phenomenal team and blasting off with your brilliant idea. Let’s talk! #innovation #management #sustainability #HumanResources #Sales #Strategy #Business