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
5 Signs Your HR Is Broken (And How to Fix It for Under $400)
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Most business owners don't realize their HR is broken — until someone quits, files a complaint, or a lawsuit lands on their desk. In this episode, Kerri Roberts breaks down the 5 most common signs that your HR foundation is crumbling, why ignoring them can cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars, and how to start fixing it TODAY for less than $400.
From misclassifying employees (yes, it's more common than you think — and yes, the fines are brutal) to skipping onboarding entirely, these are the mistakes small business owners are making every single day that put their company at serious legal and financial risk. If you've ever thought "HR is just paperwork," this episode will change how you think about it forever. HR is risk management — and getting it wrong is expensive.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- Why 60% of businesses that face an employee-focused lawsuit will never financially recover
- The most expensive HR mistake: employee misclassification (exempt vs. non-exempt)
- Sign #1: You are the HR department (and that's a problem)
- Sign #2: No employee handbook — or it's dangerously out of date
- Sign #3: No performance conversations or process for them
- Sign #4: Your best people are leaving and you don't know why
- Sign #5: You're skipping onboarding entirely
- How to fix all of it for under $400
- Free resources to start TODAY
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- Free HR Audit (10 min): saltandlightadvisors.com/hraudit
- HR Foundations Course (under $400): saltandlightadvisors.com/hrfoundations
- The HR Easy Button (book ~$20): saltandlightadvisors.com/thehreasybutton
- Free Resources: saltandlightadvisors.com/freebies
- Consulting + Speaking: saltandlightadvisors.com
- Newsletter: saltandlightadvisors.com/contact
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