How to Prevent Employee Burnout & Reduce Turnover with Data-Driven Hiring Strategies with Kim Leifsen- Ep. 57

Hiring strategies to help small business owners attract, engage, and retain top talent. Kim Leifsen is the founder of Hiring Strategies, where she teaches business leaders how to build sustainable, high-performing teams. With over a decade of experience in recruitment, leadership development, and executive coaching, Kim specializes in helping small to mid-sized organizations move beyond generic job descriptions to attract, engage, and keep the right talent using data-driven behavioral tools. 💬 CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS Why “best self” at work starts with comfort zones and self-awareness How unclear job descriptions create mismatched expectations and fast turnover Defining roles with required behaviors and outcome-based performance rubrics Using PXT Select to measure cognitive style, behavioral traits, and work interests Why PXT Select differs from common personality tests and can be used legally in hiring Reducing manager-employee friction by assessing team fit and leadership style Helping candidates opt out early by sharing what the job and manager are really like The “rubber band theory” and how chronic stretching shows up as anxiety and illness Nine core drivers that help companies attract, engage, and keep top performers 📄 FULL EPISODE DETAILS https://www.clearauthenticbrands.com/podcast/ep57-attract-engage-keep-employees-kim-leifsen 🎙️ BE A GUEST ON THE PODCAST Do you own a trades business and lead a company your employees love working for? We’d love to hear your story. See what to expect as a guest and apply on our guest page. https://www.clearauthenticbrands.com/podcast-guest 🔗 DONE-FOR-YOU CANDIDATE VETTING https://www.clearauthenticbrands.com/ 👤 GUEST LINKS hiringstrategies.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimleifsen/ The PXT Select 🕒TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction: Kim Leifsen 01:46 - What it means to bring your "best self" to work 07:34 - The real root cause of rapid employee turnover in small business 11:02 - How to build behavioral rubrics into your job descriptions 17:36 - The 3 dimensions of PXT Select: Cognitive, Behavior, and Passion 20:35 - Legal hiring assessments vs. personality tests (DISC, Myers-Briggs) 25:40 - Why empowering candidates to opt out early saves thousands 35:36 - Breakdown of the 9 Gears to attract, engage, and keep talent 49:34 - The "Rubber Band Theory": How over-stretching causes workplace stress and burnout 1:00:46 - Why hiring accuracy matters even more for small businesses