As any business impacted by staff shortages knows – people are your most important asset. Finding, training and motivating the right people can be daunting and costly – but a new book shows you how to do it well.

In Getting Your People to Step Up (Wiley $32.95), award-wining business coach Shivani Gupta provides the secret recipe to retaining top talent to grow your business with their support.

Shivani outlines seven proven strategies to help you recruit top talent and ensure your employees are happier, more engaged and more productive. This no-nonsense approach to hiring, managing and empowering staff provides you the tools needed to forge a high-performing team. Readers learn how to:

• Combat employee burnout and prevent high turnover
• Create a positive work environment with a culture of diversity and inclusion
• Identify passionate and motivated candidates
• Train managers to give effective feedback
• Get proactive about succession and leadership planning
• Transform your leadership style and coach for success
• Create a shared vision that unites your team and fosters collaboration

Accessibly written and filled with practical tips and tools, Getting Your People to Step Up shows how to unlock the long-term potential of your team so that your business can thrive.

Shivani Gupta is an award-winning entrepreneur, business coach and speaker. She is the world’s only Electrical Engineer turned Entrepreneur turned Educator. Shivani has owned and scaled several businesses with exit valuations to the tune of $5million, and she has worked with over 250 companies to help them nurture their most valuable asset: their people.