1. Start with a Question, Not a Lecture If I could show you how to double your learner outcomes in less than a minute, would you keep reading? Most educators begin training by telling people what they’re about to learn. The problem is that the audience isn’t committed. They don’t care yet. You haven’t earned […]
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Training new techniques or new team members? That means you need models—and lots of them. But finding the right hair model isn’t always easy! So here are 15 ways to recruit hair models, whether you’re doing in-salon training, teaching a class, or just practicing a new technique: Bonus Tips: ✨ Highlight the technique you’re training
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Been hit with a quiet month? Let’s fix that. We’ve all had those months. Clients ghost, rebooks slow down, and the energy dips. But with the right action plan, you can flip it fast. Here are 5 things I recommend to my coaching clients and use myself when things go quiet. 1. Reach Out to
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1. OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE TRAINING THE ASSOCIATES As the leader of the salon, you owe it to yourself and your staff to get someone else in place as the education manager. Many salon owners say they can’t afford to have anyone else do the training. I say you CAN afford it. Let me walk
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An interesting question came up recently: ‘I hired a stylist, they were on probation, and it’s not working out. How do I take the sting out of not hiring them?’. Here are my tips. First off, I don’t think it’s ever something that everybody looks forward to. No owner or leader gets up in the
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As many of you know, when you apply to join the Salon Team Training group on Facebook, one question we ask is “What is it that you want to get out of it?” and one response that we get quite a bit is — “How do I get my associates excited about training?” Now, let’s
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7 Steps to creating a successful Salon Hair Stylist Training System.
1. Educate
2. Evaluate
3. Program
4. Personalize
5. Assess
6. Graduate
7. Advance
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Have you ever hired a talented stylist who turned out to be not the right fit for your salon? It happens to the best of us. But what if there was a way to build a salon culture that attracts and retains top talent, creating a team that thrives together? The answer lies in the
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This is a question someone recently asked in the Salon Team Training Facebook group: How do you keep senior stylists from feeling left out when the associates are getting all the attention during training? Well, the first thing that I would say is to get them involved! The trick is to include them from the
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