Don't Waste the Chaos
Don't Waste the Chaos is a weekly podcast for small business owners and HR professionals who want practical, no-nonsense people strategy.
Host Kerri M. Roberts is an HR strategist, consultant, and founder of Salt & Light Advisors with 20+ years of experience turning reactive HR into proactive systems.
Each Tuesday, she breaks down hiring, onboarding, compliance, culture, and leadership - the kind of strategy that typically costs thousands in consulting, delivered in under 40 minutes.
If you're managing people and want to do it better, this show is for you.
New episode every Tuesday.
Learn more about the show and Kerri at www.kerrimroberts.com.
Don't Waste the Chaos
Latest Episodes
Employee Handbooks & HR Policies — The Rules of the House | HR Systems Series Ep. 4
Most small and mid-sized businesses don't have an employee handbook problem - they have a "we don't have a policy for that" problem. Scattered Google Drive docs, a handbook from 2017, three managers making three different calls on the same issu...
Onboarding Isn't Paperwork: The 30/60/90 Plan That Actually Works | HR Systems Series Ep. 3
A bad hire costs about 50% of their annual salary in year one - and most of that cost doesn't come from a bad hiring decision. It comes from failed onboarding.If your onboarding looks like paperwork, a quick tour, and "let me know if you...
How to Build a Hiring Process for Your Small Business (5 Components That Actually Work) | HR Systems Series Ep. 2
Think back to the last person who didn't work out in your business. Was it a people problem - or a process problem? Nine times out of ten, it's the process. In this episode, Kerri Roberts walks through the 5 components of a r...
The 13 HR Systems Every Small Business Needs - Start Here | HR Systems Series Ep. 1
Most small businesses put HR off until later, and then "later" shows up as a lawsuit, a resignation, or a conversation they never saw coming. This episode launches a brand new series: the 13 HR Systems every small business needs. We're going on...
How to Have a Performance Conversation With an Employee (Step by Step)
You know the conversation I'm talking about. The employee who's consistently late, creating tension, or putting up bare minimum numbers - and every week you find a reason to put it off one more time. Today that ends. In this ...
