Is It OK to Poach Employees? Hugh Bowman Says “Hell Yeah!”

By Hugh Bowman / March 27, 2025

In his latest video, business coach Hugh Bowman tackles a controversial question: Is it OK to poach employees? His answer? Absolutely! Hugh explains that the ideal employee is already working for someone else – most likely at a nearby business. After all, if someone is unemployed or has been made redundant, there may be valid reasons to question their suitability. As a business owner, the goal is to recruit the best people possible to strengthen the team and drive success. He draws a comparison to sports, highlighting that no athlete spends years training only to step onto the field expecting to lose, or even to settle for a draw. The best business owners follow the same principle: they hire top talent, deliver the best work, secure the most profitable jobs, and ultimately run the easiest, most successful businesses. For those looking to learn more about effective recruitment strategies, Hugh invites … Read more

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You Get What You Deserve - The Key to Hiring the Right Team

You Get What You Deserve – The Key to Hiring the Right Team

By Hugh Bowman / March 25, 2025

Hugh Bowman from ActionCOACH Geelong shares a powerful recruiting principle that should guide every business owner when hiring: You get the people you deserve! It may sound harsh, but it’s the truth. Struggling to attract top talent? It might be time to take a closer look at leadership and workplace culture. • Poor leadership drives away the best employees. • A toxic work environment repels great talent. • A team full of underperformers makes it difficult to attract high performers. • Low-quality work fails to interest top-tier candidates. Recruiting the right people isn’t just about filling a position—it’s about creating a workplace that attracts and retains the best. If hiring the right team feels like a constant challenge, Hugh Bowman can help turn things around. Contact Hugh today:

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Recruiting Using Your Team

Recruiting – Using your team in the process

By Hugh Bowman / February 21, 2019

This is my final recruiting tip I’ve got for small business owners that like to do their recruiting themselves.  A lot of it is geared around getting buy in from the person, candidate applying, and saving your time through the interview process.

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Recruiting better employees

Recruiting – Questionnaires? Better employees!

By Hugh Bowman / February 21, 2019

I’ve got another tip, another recruiting tip for you, following on from the last one. This tip I find really helps you understand the candidate… better than you would otherwise.  

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Recruiting – saves hours of resume reading

By Hugh Bowman / February 21, 2019

What I’m just realising is that several businesses I’m working with are recruiting. No surprise really, they’re growing and changing their business, they need new staff, but I’ve been going through recruiting systems with three separate businesses and I cover the same sorts of things.

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When to review new employees

By Hugh Bowman / February 21, 2019

Recently I’ve done a lot of videos about recruiting for small businesses who want to do it themselves. This is a little tip to, I guess, set expectations with your new employee about how you’re going to review them and what you’re going to do in the next three months.

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