Posts Tagged ‘Employees’
4 Powerful Ways to Motivate Your Team
Inspiring leaders recognize that money is not the main reason people come to work. Sure, it’s the primary motivator for why we work—but once the concept of comparable pay for comparable work has been addressed, it fails to inspire passion in the work place.
Read More 5 Ways to Effectively Train New Hires
Companies typically spend countless time and money hiring the ideal candidate, but then tend to stop such efforts before the training stage. It’s no secret training programs can be pricey, but are they worth it?
Read More Do You Trust Your People Enough to Let Them Think?
It’s odd, we interview people, anxious to hire the best and the brightest. Those people that have the proven track records, skills and experience to perform at the highest levels.
Read More Using Facebook to Find High-Quality Employees
When employers think of online recruiting, LinkedIn is usually the first service that comes to mind. LinkedIn does have a great professional network, but Facebook can be an overlooked source for finding high-quality employees.
Read More How to Scale Your Business Staffing Requirements
One of the biggest challenges for a business owner, especially in a small organization, is knowing how, when, or if they should recruit extra staff. Hiring new staff is a costly affair, and if you get it wrong, it could be detrimental to your firm. Here’s the lowdown on how to scale your staffing requirements.
Read More Independent Contractor Versus Employee?
Is it better to be an independent contractor or an employee? For a small business owner (SBO), the question mostly is how to determine what business relationship exists between the person providing the services & the SBO, and if that relationship is that of an independent contractor or an employee.
Read More The Problem with Hiring Relatives
Hiring relatives of employees can be a dangerous policy for so many reasons. Early in my academic career, the small department where I taught hired a husband and wife as teachers.
Read More 10 Quick Ideas for Producing Video Content
Video has become such a popular online medium, and while many site owners recognize the value, sometimes getting started with content ideas is the hardest part. If you have absolutely no idea what type of video content to create, below are some quick ideas to get started shooting video fast.
Read More Make Your First Hire Your Best Hire
If you’re running your own business and finding there aren’t enough hours in the day to get all your work done, it may be time to hire your first employee. But for many business owners, that idea is daunting. What if you hire the wrong person?
Read More Payroll Cards: A Raw Deal for Employees?
Bad news for employers using payroll cards to pay their employees: A federal regulator is now saying employers can’t require employees to use them, and must offer an additional payroll option as an alternative, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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