Small Business Growth Without Guardrails: Hiring, Risk & Profitability with Michelle Griffin

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't trust your standards, culture weakens. If systems don't 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. 👤 Guest Michelle Griffin, Griffin Resources Specialist in HR systems, hiring compliance, workforce growth strategy ⚠️ Core Problems Reactive hiring decisions Contractor classification risk Culture dilution during growth Weak accountability systems 🥡 Practical Takeaways Build structure before scale Hire with clarity, not urgency Protect standards early Understand people risk as financial risk ⏱️ 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 🔖 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.   ✅ Subscribe for weekly conversations on entrepreneurship 🔁 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