Posts Tagged ‘Managing’
Becoming Indispensable to Your Company
Becoming indispensable to your company is not a quick and easy task. You must be dedicated to this agenda for the duration of your career. It takes time, but these steps can only help you to succeed.
Read More Critical Qualities of a Top Manager
In business we are only as successful as the people we hire. And while our front-line employees are critical to our business, choosing the right managers can have significant impact on our success.
Read More Businesses Are Moving Away from Physical Offices
There is a growing trend in business of firms moving away from having a physical presence. Just about every start-up I see does so without an office. And many of these entrepreneurs are determined to continue to operate without one.
Read More 10 Supervisor Mistakes—and How to Avoid Them
Supervisors are often the front line for shaping employee engagement and productivity as well as overseeing compliance with workplace policies like time tracking and leave of absence requests. Mishaps in these areas can create a lot of headaches for employers.
Read More Involve Your Employees in Your 2014 Plans
It’s December. The last month of the year. The holidays are upon us. If you are like me, you comment on how quickly the year has flown by and start reminiscing about its good and bad points. Then your focus turns to 2014.
Read More 5 Simple Ways to Increase Employee Productivity
There is an abundance of distractions that prevent employees from being as productive as possible. From cell phones to lack of motivation to employee discomfort, these distractions can cost your company thousands of dollars in wasted time.
Read More 7 Ways to Keep Your Team Productive During Holiday Season
In most workplaces, the move toward the busiest holiday season of the year is marked less by the change in décor and more by the change in productivity. Read on for seven tips to keep your employees happily on task through the holidays without seeming like a killjoy.
Read More A Franchisee’s Transferable Skills
Do you dream of opening your own franchise business because you’re not happy with your job? It happens. Your boss might be driving you crazy. Your coworkers might be the reason for your malaise. Or it could be that you’re feeling suffocated because you’re not using your skills.
Read More Social Media Strategy Drives Employee Engagement
If company leaders are NOT blogging and tweeting about the values of your business, how could you expect front line staffers to do so? It is surprising, then, that only 6% of businesses active in social networks are using it to motivate existing employees.
Read More Things to Consider Before Becoming an Absentee Owner
When you hear the term “absentee owner,” a picture of a venture capitalist in a three-piece suit might come to mind, but that isn’t always the case.
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