Nepotism is Not a Good Policy

Many firms have had success hiring relatives of employees. That said however, I believe not employing family members really is the best policy for so many reasons. Hiring family members is just wrought with difficulty.
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The Problem with Turnover

I worry too many sales executives spend too little time understanding turnover and it’s impact on the organization. Even worse, are those leaders who tend to think of people as commodities, churning through people continuously (but those folks are probably not reading blogs like mine).
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Do You Need an Attorney on Staff?

Most new companies seek outside legal help in their early stages, but all businesses that grow to a certain size will one day have to consider whether to hire an in-house attorney or continue to rely on contractual legal advice.
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Are Your Workers Educated Enough?

As a small business owner, you no doubt hope to hire the most knowledgeable, competent, and dependable employees that your personnel budget will allow. However, how important is it to you that your employees all be college graduates?
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3 Key Hiring Lessons for Growing Startups

When we first started building our company, I was relatively new to the hiring process, and it was daunting. This time, however, I feel a little more seasoned, and am actually looking forward to putting what we learned a couple of years ago into practice.
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