Attracting Top Employees If you’re a small company, it’s not always easy to provide the “large-scale” perks potential employees crave. Or so you might think. While it’s true that supremely qualified employees may be courted by many companies, there are a few things you can offer that can put you in the frontrunner’s spot: 1)…
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Great Employees Are Hard To Come By If you own a small business, you’ve likely figured out how important your employees are to your success. The good ones are especially important, but where exactly do you find them? Sometimes employers get stuck in a hiring rut and only hire someone if they check off certain…
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Delegation is an important skill that all bosses should possess, but that many fail to ever properly learn. It is a balancing act where the authority and tasks in a business are divided and shared by the boss and his or her subordinates. While delegating may seem counterintuitive, it actually allows you to get more…
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The Do’s and Don’ts of an Employee Reference: When an employee leaves your business, whether voluntarily or forcibly, you must decide what you will say to other employers that call asking for an employee reference. If your employee left on good terms you can work on a mutually agreeable statement or simply tell the potential…
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When employee morale is low, work tends to suffer. As an employer, one of your duties is to help lift employee morale and keep it high.
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Writing an employee handbook is a daunting task for most employers.
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Employee Appreciation Day is the first Friday in March, so it’s coming up! This special day is a great time to show your employees that you value them.
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What’s the deal with performance reviews? As a business owner, you already know the importance of recruiting the best staff. As a leader, you want your team to perform at their best level. Many of you may also use performance reviews to conduct quarterly or annual evaluations of staff work, efficiency, and morale. If you…
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What’s The Point Of An Employee Recognition Program? Employees want recognition. This is especially true for the employees who work hard for your company. An employee recognition program is a great way to show appreciation to these employees. Employee recognition programs initially began as a nice way to show appreciation. Now, many companies align them…
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