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Are You Retaining Your Top Employees?
As a small business owner, one of your main concerns is how to retain your top employees. You’ve spent months or even years grooming your employees to fulfill their highest potential. Now you can see the risk in having them leave, right when they provide the most value for your business.
Why You Should Be Outsourcing, Not Hiring
Being overworked is an American trademark. (How many times have we heard we’re lacking work/life balance?) And whatever workaholic labels are placed on your average worker bee, they’ll be tripled for business leaders and entrepreneurs.
6 Types of Employees (and How to Handle Them)
Just like there are different types of managers, there are also different types of employees. Understanding which each your staff is most aligned with can help you better manage them.
Keep Your Small Business on Time
As a small business owner, you run through a host of things you have to do on a daily basis. At times it can seem like a real grind, yes?
3 Surprising Interview Questions You Should Ask Every Potential Employee
I became an entrepreneur because I wanted to have an impact in this world: to build something bigger than myself. But to do that, I need a great team to help me make better decisions and see through those blind spots.
How to Prevent Workplace Bullying
In every office, not everyone will get along. You’ll always have employees who will butt heads and supervisors who share their feelings about another supervisor just a little too openly and candidly with subordinates. So at what point does a person cross the line from having a bad day to becoming the workplace bully?
10 Tips to Better Employee Training
While training your new employees is one of the most costly components of your HR needs, it’s also one of the most essential. A well-trained employee will thrive in her work environment, make your job easier, and keep customers happy.
Is Your Company Too Strict on Medical Leave?
Should your small business offer employees paid leave for medical leave or injuries? You may be required to provide a certain amount of sick leave by law, but should you go above and beyond that to offer paid sick leave as a benefit?
Why Your Staff Should Work from Home
In 2013, Forbes published an article which revealed that a staggering 20% of Americans work from home. Consequently, if accurate, this means that approximately 30 million of us conduct business from outside the office.
Help Your Employees Further Their Education
One of the benefits that some employers include in their employee packages is assistance with continuing education or tuition reimbursement. While it is not part of most benefits packages, it does get a lot of attention when it is included.