Sex, Politics & Religion
What do sex, politics and religion all have in common? They should never be discussed in the workplace, unless of course your business is a political or religious institution. I did an informal poll with friends/colleagues about topics which shouldn’t be discussed at work – these three were among others mentioned. We all have a […]
What is it costing you?
During our hiring process, it is typical to focus on skills and the requirements of the job. We notice personality and don’t always pay close attention to it. Then we end up with a person who has the right skills but doesn’t quit fit into our culture. It is also possible we end up with […]
Top 3 Questions with Answers
One thing that has always been important to me is assisting my clients whenever they need me. I try to create that “always there” feeling, while I may not answer the phone/email right away I do return calls and emails within hours. Why? When you have a question, you are looking for an answer now…not […]
Productive Conservations
We have conversations with our employees everyday. Would you consider them productive? Do they move the employee, you or the company in the right direction? When we talk to our employees it can be about the good (congratulations/well done), the bad (a mistake was made and we need to correct) or the ugly (this […]
Why are they leaving?
Does it feel like all you are doing is hiring and training people for them to leave you fairly quickly? It can be one of the most frustrating aspects of having to manage/lead people – turnover. Turnover can you feel like your business or department is a revolving door for people to come and go. […]
Three Must Knows about Incentive Plans
You want to reward employees for doing a good job and for going above and beyond. You want to incentivize the behavior you want repeated. This is great. A couple things you need to be aware of in order to make it work the way you want it. First. Money does not motivate everyone. Those […]
3 Tips for a Better Hire
How many times have you gone through the process of interviewing and hiring someone only to find out the person you hired is not the person you interviewed. My guess – more times than you care to remember. How frustrating it is to interview a person, hire them and start training them only to realize […]
Marketing A Job
There is one aspect of recruiting I never understood – putting a job description as an ad for a job. Tell me, when was the last time you read a job descriptions and said “Yes! That’s the job for me” – answer honestly – probably never. Job Descriptions aren’t meant for marketing – it is […]
Your Payroll System is more than Payroll
When most people think of their payroll system, they view it as a means to an end – pay their employees. However if you learn about the technology you have, it can help you in many more ways, especially in creating efficiency. Not all systems are created equal or with the same features, here are […]
Don’t Skip the Phone Interview
Recruiting is a process we must all go through when we are growing. It’s inevitable, our businesses will reach a point were we need more people to handle the work load. Most of us have a system we follow to find new people – let people we know we are hiring, place an ad, interview […]