{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Small Business Growth Without Guardrails: Hiring, Risk &amp; Profitability with Michelle Griffin","description":"S6:E41 Growth exposes what founders postpone (isn't that the truth?!). Many businesses believe HR is just paperwork. In reality, HR often determines whether growth compounds, or fractures. If people don\u2019t trust your standards, culture weakens. If systems don\u2019t support growth, margins erode. If leadership delays hard decisions, costs multiply quietly. In this episode, Michelle Griffin joins Dr. LL to discuss what really happens when small businesses grow faster than their people infrastructure. \ud83d\udc64 Guest Michelle Griffin, Griffin Resources Specialist in HR systems, hiring compliance, workforce growth strategy \u26a0\ufe0f Core Problems   Reactive hiring decisions  Contractor classification risk  Culture dilution during growth Weak accountability systems  \ud83e\udd61 Practical Takeaways   Build structure before scale Hire with clarity, not urgency  Protect standards early  Understand people risk as financial risk  \u23f1\ufe0f Timestamps 0:00 Hidden growth risks 7:42 Expensive hiring errors 16:10 Classification issues 25:18 Culture and accountability 34:40 What to fix now \ud83d\udd16 Who This Episode Is For Executives, founders, operators, scaling small businesses Signal clarity often starts where leaders least expect it: internal decisions. Presented by STEERus. Subscribe, share, and follow for more grounded conversations. &amp;nbsp; \u2705 Subscribe for weekly conversations on entrepreneurship \ud83d\udd01 Share this episode with someone who needs to be heard Follow STEERus on social media: YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@DrLLSmallBusiness Instagram: https:\/\/instagram.com\/steerus LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/steerus Twitter: https:\/\/x.com\/steerus_io #HR #hiring #mistakes #entrepreneurship #smallbusiness &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Small Business Stories","author_url":"https:\/\/steerus.io\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40983210\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/201088095"}