Posts Tagged ‘Employees’
Motivate Your Staff with These 4 Easy Incentive Programs
You’ve heard it before, but we’ll say it again: your small business is only as good as your employees. Without them, it doesn’t matter how much money you have in the bank or how great your business ideas is. At the end of the day, your employees are the ones who help drive sales, encourage…
Read MoreHire on Ability. Fire on Fit.
This is not necessarily the way we intend to behave as managers, but our headline reflects the reality of most experiences when viewed in retrospect. We carefully vet the potential hire for experience required. Ninety days or longer later, if that person is terminated by management, it often is for actions resulting from the person’s…
Read MoreGot Restaurant Staff? Try a POS System to Manage Them More Efficiently
Managing your staff especially in a highly competitive restaurant business environment is not easy because you will be dealing with different personalities and characters. Often times, newbies are putting their best foot forward only on the first days of their being hired; the most maybe is just two weeks. Managers see their transformation to their…
Read MoreFood Tech Startups: The Simple Way to a Free Lunch
It’s a fact — humans love food. Survival instinct aside, we’ve also added a generous helping of cultural and emotional associations. One recent and tempting movement that’s turning heads and filling stomachs is offering free lunch (snacks or meals of any kind) at the office. But, We’re Not Google That’s ok, you don’t have to be.…
Read More6 Baby Steps You Can Take to Grow Your Business
Growing a business isn’t for the faint of heart. It comes with a lot of challenges, dedication and pain. Having a stellar product or service alone isn’t enough to turn your idea into a successful, profitable business. From marketing and branding to considering your customer experience, the life of a business owner can be hectic…
Read MoreEmployee Recognition Ideas for Small Budgets
Employee recognition is a concept small business owners and entrepreneurs understand in theory, but don’t always put into practice. It’s a little surprising, given the significant benefits that come with a well-crafted employee recognition program. Such benefits include: Increased employee creativity and satisfaction A sense of empowerment and being part of a team Reinforcing desired…
Read MoreFirst Hire for Your Startup or New Business
Who is the right candidate? Finding the perfect candidate for a new business is a difficult task and will often times take a good deal of trial and error. For a startup, hiring the right talent out of the gate is crucial for building a cultural foundation for the company. In addition to your new…
Read More5 Proven Tactics to Welcome New Employees
Those few weeks in the beginning, when the employee first joins (how she is welcomed by her seniors, befriended by her colleagues, the training she gets etc.), decide how she will conduct herself around colleagues and the way she will devote herself to the work at the office, in the future. This is why the…
Read MoreCareful with Terminations: Don’t Disparage
It happens all the time when you’re a CEO. Somebody important leaves or is let go, and you worry over the impact upon remaining employees and customers. You worry that the person leaving will begin to unload all the pent-up garbage from the past, perhaps damaging the company and causing customer defections and even employee…
Read MoreGet Your Employees Engaged in Your Business
There are only three measurements that tell you nearly everything you need to know about your organization’s overall performance: employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and cash flow. ~Jack Welch Having staff engagement is so important for every business. It is critical for your profitability and customer service. Highly engaged employees are more committed to your business,…
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