I often find articles from other owners going on and on about how they can’t seem to find many stylists willing to work for them. Most salon owners are reaching out to other shops and inquiring, ‘What is the secret ingredient to get girls/guys behind a chair in their shop?’
Hold on to your topper- I will share a secret- but first, let’s take a look at things we can control.
THINGS YOU CAN CONTROL
Cleanliness: Look at your shop, is it clean? Do you have enough storage for each stylist to put their products? Is your shop painted green or some other spine-tingling color? How about the location? Are you working with ancient tools?
Community Support: Do you often run ads in local papers? Not for just you but the girls? Is your shop a part of the community?
Professionalism: Are you personally kind, and do you dress for the job? Are you a good teacher/ guider? Do you hire anyone who wants a chair?
THESE are things only YOU can fix.
Clean your shop, work with the space you have – barter for someone to clean- put in shelves, hang plants outside to make it look inviting. Put up security cameras for your staff’s safety and paint a neutral color for God’s sake! Wake up for the day, if you want to be treated like a BOSS Look like a BOSS!
THINGS YOU CAN’T CONTROL
LIFE, HARDSHIPS, SOMEONELSES EMOTIONS
Look, sometimes, the obvious answers are right in front of your eyes. There is no secret – it’s about BEING the BEST BOSS- Making the PLACE a place where the girls/guys feel wanted and appreciated. I promise you, if you have gone through Many stylists- the word has gotten out that you and your shop are not worth the effort. So the real problem here is not getting stylists.
It is learning HOW TO KEEP THE STAFF WE HIRE
Learn to inspire, smile, listen- THAT is what makes people want to work their best, and stay with the salon. Put effort into the shop. The salon atmosphere inspires creativity- make your space work for ALL of you. Be willing to train a new out of school stylist. Just remember – A new stylist holds a license to learn – Go to the schools- help them find YOU.
So if you want to know the secret- be the best boss you can. Not every stylist will fit you- but become picky, don’t just hire for the money; it never works.
STOP ASKING How to reel in big fishes. Don’t belittle our industry by thinking the salons that are working is because they just got lucky- no they worked hard for it. The salons working to the best of their ability are because they took the time to hire correctly. Nothing is easy- you will have to work for the salon. ALWAYS.
I want you, salon owners, to succeed. I want you to understand. YOU will have to work to make your shop a place stylists want to be. So – clean – smile- hold fast to your standards- work on you and your expectations. It will fall into place.
****I offer my words of advice on my webinar link- fast forward if you must but take me up on the ideas I provide on community events.****
Link for my webinar https://youtu.be/jH0zbXAcDOE
Salon Owner -Stylist Heather Lea
whackedadventures.com 