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Mastering Gym Staffing – When to Hire and Fire
Manage episode 499719034 series 2971228
Your gut says fire them – but your fear says, “Then who’s going to coach tomorrow?”
It’s one of the toughest spots to be in as a gym owner. You know someone on your team isn’t right, but you keep making excuses – telling yourself it’ll get better, that you can’t afford the gap, or that starting over will take too long.
This episode offers a way out.
Randy and Zach walk through a mindset shift and a simple strategy that lets you hold the line on standards without backing yourself into a corner. It’s the difference between constantly reacting to staff issues and finally building a team that runs with or without you.
🎧 Listen in and learn how to take control of your team without burning yourself out.
Key Takeaways:
- Intro (00:00)
- Stop lowering standards just to keep staff (03:37)
- Recruiting should never be turned off (05:39)
- Interview success doesn't guarantee real performance (09:59)
- Fire fast when core values are violated (17:11)
- Build your hiring bench before you need it (18:22)
- Probation periods reveal true employee behavior (24:54)
- Use GPT to vet potential hires smarter (29:58)
Additional Resources:
- Learn how to scale, hire, and build a business that runs without you at the 2025 ProFit Growth Summit in Nashville
- Schedule your SpringBoard call
- Stop the summer slump before it starts – slash membership freezes by 50%
- A tool for deciding on new gym services – 5-Question Matrix
- Get 30 days of Semi Private Pro on us!
- Apply to join the Iron Circle
- Get access to the 2024 Growth Summit recordings
- Tim's new book – Built to Win by Tim Lyons
- ProFit Accelerator: Helping Training Gyms Grow to 30K/month and Beyond Facebook group
- Switch to Semi Private course
- Business Accelerator Program
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If you haven't already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!
677 episodes
Manage episode 499719034 series 2971228
Your gut says fire them – but your fear says, “Then who’s going to coach tomorrow?”
It’s one of the toughest spots to be in as a gym owner. You know someone on your team isn’t right, but you keep making excuses – telling yourself it’ll get better, that you can’t afford the gap, or that starting over will take too long.
This episode offers a way out.
Randy and Zach walk through a mindset shift and a simple strategy that lets you hold the line on standards without backing yourself into a corner. It’s the difference between constantly reacting to staff issues and finally building a team that runs with or without you.
🎧 Listen in and learn how to take control of your team without burning yourself out.
Key Takeaways:
- Intro (00:00)
- Stop lowering standards just to keep staff (03:37)
- Recruiting should never be turned off (05:39)
- Interview success doesn't guarantee real performance (09:59)
- Fire fast when core values are violated (17:11)
- Build your hiring bench before you need it (18:22)
- Probation periods reveal true employee behavior (24:54)
- Use GPT to vet potential hires smarter (29:58)
Additional Resources:
- Learn how to scale, hire, and build a business that runs without you at the 2025 ProFit Growth Summit in Nashville
- Schedule your SpringBoard call
- Stop the summer slump before it starts – slash membership freezes by 50%
- A tool for deciding on new gym services – 5-Question Matrix
- Get 30 days of Semi Private Pro on us!
- Apply to join the Iron Circle
- Get access to the 2024 Growth Summit recordings
- Tim's new book – Built to Win by Tim Lyons
- ProFit Accelerator: Helping Training Gyms Grow to 30K/month and Beyond Facebook group
- Switch to Semi Private course
- Business Accelerator Program
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If you haven't already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!
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