Small Business Confidential

We Need The Workers, Not The Work

July 05, 2023 Mike Reilly Episode 19
Small Business Confidential
We Need The Workers, Not The Work
Show Notes

As the world changes rapidly, the concept of work changes as well. Companies no longer focus solely on the tasks that need to be completed, but on the people doing the work - the workers. Mike Reilly and Mike Ferrante discuss this and more in this latest episode of Small Business Confidential.
2:13 Mike Reilly points out we don't need the work; we need the workers.
9:13 Mike Reilly discusses Amazon's success because it recognizes people online want everything at one place.
13:15 Mike Reilly talks about where do you find workers 
18:33 Mike Ferrante speaks about the word value
22:14 Mike and Mike discuss hiring the wrong person as one of the most expensive mistakes business owners make
22:40 Mike Reilly mentions that he's had success hiring part-timers; hired semi-retired people for the past couple of years.
29:11 Mike mentions immigrants don't take jobs, they create them.