A critical look at how to attract 'talent' to the Fitness Industry. An exploration of the traits that best suit this service oriented business.

1. HIRE HARD, INVEST IN A TEAM,REAP THE REWARDS by Grant Gamble

2. Staffing is a Major Concern Finding quality staff has now over taken PPCA as the industries No.1 concern.

11. Your Team Defines your Performance!?

22. In fact finding ‘Talent’ is more of an art than a science!

37. Commit to the hiring process and beyond . . . Establish need Manage retention systems Develop/refine position description Recruit the best Choose top candidates Conduct interview Choose candidate check references Prepare an offer Provide attractive compensation

38. Commit to the hiring process and beyond . . . Establish need Manage retention systems Develop/refine position description Recruit the best Choose top candidates Conduct interview Choose candidate check references Prepare an offer Provide attractive compensation

43. Commit to the hiring process and beyond . . . Establish need Manage retention systems Develop/refine position description Recruit the best Choose top candidates Conduct interview Choose candidate check references Prepare an offer Provide attractive compensation

45. What is Talent?

48. You can ‘attract’ TALENT by being ‘an awesome place to work’

66. Commit to the hiring process and beyond . . . Establish need Manage retention systems Develop/refine position description Recruit the best Choose top candidates Conduct interview Choose candidate check references Prepare an offer Provide attractive compensation

71. "You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who they think can do nothing for them or to them.“ - Malcolm Forbes

72. Commit to the hiring process and beyond . . . Establish need Manage retention systems Develop/refine position description Recruit the best Choose top candidates Conduct interview Choose candidate check references Prepare an offer Provide attractive compensation

84. Emotional Energy is . . . . . . the energy a person has to cope with stress, frustration, conflict, or pressure - that part of physical energy used to accomplish personal drives

85. Emotional Stress is . . . . . . the degree to which a person is troubled by uncomfortable feelings. It is the sum total of both environmental and physical factors that are presently troubling or bothering a person.

86. Commitment to Work is . . . . . . the tendency to work hard, to get things done, and to take responsibility.

87. Attention to Detail is . . . . . . the degree to which a person pays careful attention to what he or she is doing. It tends to indicate the degree to which a person strives for precision in tasks. Together with ‘Commitment to Work’ these two indicators encapsulate ‘work ethic’.

88. Desire for Change is . . . . . . the degree to which people like change in their environment, in what they believe, or in their behavior.

89. Consideration for others is . . . . . . how understanding, thoughtful, helpful, honest, and responsible the person is.

90. Courage is . . . . . . the willingness to risk injury, loss, hardship or physical discomfort to reach a desired goal.

91. Self Esteem is . . . . . . the tendency to value oneself and be self-accepting. It is an indicator of how well people like and see themselves and this ultimately affects their relative view of others. “ Self awareness is at the core of EI”

92. Optimism is . . . . . . the degree that you see the world in a positive or negative light. There are extremes at both the positive and negative end of the scale . . . each have their challenges.

93. Self-direction is . . . . . . the tendency to form opinions, set goals and make decisions.

94. Assertiveness is . . . . . . the degree to which a person tries to motivate others to believe or do something. It can also be the degree to which they resist complying with others.

95. Tolerance is . . . . . . the degree to which a person is patient or willing to put up with inconvenience from circumstances and others. A tolerant person doesn’t anger easily.

96. Sociability is . . . . . . the tendency to meet people, initiate conversation, spend time talking, and be group oriented.

97. In summary, these traits add up to . . . E motional I ntelligence

102. Commit to the hiring process and beyond . . . Establish need Manage retention systems Develop/refine position description Recruit the best Choose top candidates Conduct interview Choose candidate check references Prepare an offer Provide attractive compensation

104. Commit to the hiring process and beyond . . . Establish need Manage retention systems Develop/refine position description Recruit the best Choose top candidates Conduct interview Choose candidate check references Prepare an offer Provide attractive compensation

107. Commit to the hiring process and beyond . . . Establish need Manage retention systems Develop/refine position description Recruit the best Choose top candidates Conduct interview Choose candidate check references Prepare an offer Provide attractive compensation

113. Forms of compensation - emotional Elton Mayo - The Hawthorne Effect The Hawthorne Effect: the proposition that workers are more motivated more by emotional than economic factors (ie., by being involved and feeling important, rather than by an improvement in workplace conditions).

116. Commit to the hiring process and beyond . . . Establish need Manage retention systems Develop/refine position description Recruit the best Choose top candidates Conduct interviews Choose candidate check references Prepare an offer Provide attractive compensation

122. Create FLOW for all team members FLOW Degree of Difficulty Degree of Competence Boredom Stress

128. ‘Required’ reading . . .

129. Bottom line . . . Talent is everything!

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