Posts Tagged ‘Employees’
Creating a Smooth Transition After a Key Employee Moves On
Kim had been with LogicPrep from the very beginning when there were just four of us working out of one room. Since joining in 2011, she helped us grow from four to 25 employees, coordinate the move to our current office (she and her husband literally carried furniture and hung our sign) and consistently increased annual revenue by 30 percent year…
Read MoreHow to Mentor Your Employees
No business owner wants to look around the office and see a bunch of bored, lazy employees who are all but falling asleep at their desks. Aside from making good hiring decisions, what else can you do as a boss to make sure your employees stay dedicated, passionate, and hard-working? One key thing to keep…
Read MoreTell-Tale Signs You Aren’t Ready to Manage Yet
Small businesses don’t grow by themselves. Of course, that’s why you’re expanding. But stepping up to a management role requires a new and unique set of abilities. Sheer determination will only take you so far. For this next phase of growth, exceptional communication and an intuitive ability to respond to difficult situations are needed. A…
Read MoreThe Best Techniques for Tackling the Worst HR Problems
While not every organization has a dedicated, in-house human resources (HR) team, you can bet that every company has problems that need to be addressed from an HR standpoint. Even the smallest startups can have problems that, if not corrected, can have a significant impact on operations, productivity, and the bottom line. Whether you outsource…
Read More5 Reasons You Should Embrace the Freelancing Revolution
This is the golden age of entrepreneurship. Not only can many businesses ramp up and scale quickly through the use of web services, but hiring also has never been easier. That’s because the freelance revolution has changed how businesses hire workers—and made it much easier in the process. More than 34 percent of all employees…
Read MoreWhat You Can Learn from the Failures of the Pharaohs
If you want to walk the shortest path to frustration and failure, short-change training. No one in the world today, even the Egyptians themselves, really know how to build a pyramid like they did during the glory days of the Egyptian pharaohs. Why? Because they had a lousy training program. The pharaohs: Didn’t document their…
Read MoreHow to Enhance Your Employees’ Collaboration Through Team Spirit
Creating and sustaining a cooperative and collaborative environment should be the top priority for managers. You can build effective teams with employees that identify with their company’s goals and vision, especially when they know that they will feel satisfied and receive a reward after completing a project. Those managers who have to handle their in-house…
Read MoreShould You Hire the Person or the Degree?
With only 60% of college students saying they feel prepared for the workforce and only 23% of employers agreeing, it’s probably a wise idea to focus on more than just the college degree when hiring. Job candidates today need to possess a variety of skills and talents, and have a great personality to boot. For…
Read MoreHow to Know When It’s Time to Fire an Employee
Deciding when it’s time to fire an employee isn’t an exact science. Occasionally a burst of outrageous behavior will make the decision obvious, but that’s seldom the case (fortunately!). Putting the issue in a broader perspective helps. I once heard someone divide employees into four groups: Type D: Those who won’t do their work, or…
Read More5 Simple Ways to Improve Office Morale without Breaking the Bank
Employee morale is much like the accelerator on an automobile. When morale is high, the pedal is pushed to the floor, and the vehicle moves forward quickly. When morale is sluggish or negative, the pressure on the pedal is released, and the vehicle moves forward very slowly or may stop completely. To keep your company’s…
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