Hiring for Success (13 Jun 2006) Hiring someone new to work in your business is one of the most critical decisions you will make, although it is not always given the justice it deserves. Recruitment decisions are often driven by the pressure to get someone in quickly, rather than waiting for the best person to fill the job. Lack of proper and systematic recruitment process can also result in a high cost to the business.
Hiring Great People And How to Be One Yourself: Five Secrets (13 Jun 2006) Let's be honest, the hiring process can be painful at times. Both recruiting and hiring new talent and going through interview processes. Here are five tips on how to find great people to hire and how to be a great person to be hired.
Hiring Productive Employees: A Checklist for Assessing Their Appeal (13 Jun 2006) The characteristics of job applicants have a strong influence on whether or not they get hired. Their characteristics also indicate the level of their productivity. If you are about to hire employees, consider these characteristics.
Hiring Tip -- Picking The Best Candidates (13 Jun 2006) I often hear leaders from all types of organizations ask questions about hiring the right person. Their questions usually sound like these:
Hiring Your First Business Personal Assistant: Some Guidelines for Successful Hiring (13 Jun 2006) A personal business assistant differs from a clerical worker or secretary, as the duties are more diverse for a personal assistant. A personal assistant will do whatever is needed to make the business run smoothly and will do whatever is necessary to make the business owner's life run smoothly also.
Holding Effective Meetings Can Be Easier than You Think! (13 Jun 2006) Poorly run meetings — those held for the wrong reasons, that don't involve the right participants, or that don't use a disciplined meeting process — can waste the time, resources, and money of a business. Not only are they a financial drain, they have the potential to make participants feel perpetually frustrated and unproductive. Yet making simple changes to the protocols for running meetings can shift the dynamics into a highly effective mode.
How An Executive Can Spot Creative Potential in Others (13 Jun 2006) One of the most important responsibilities any executive must handle is seeing that his company gets "the most" from its workers. This is particularly so when it comes to creativeness- the production of the ideas upon which the company is dependent to make money, or to operate efficiently and at a profit. Here is how you can increase productivity all while boosting morale.
How Can A Communications Audit Help You? (13 Jun 2006) Faulty internal communications can lead to mistakes, discouraged and unhappy staff, employees leaving the company. Poor external communications can jeopardize image and sales.
How Culture Affects Sharing Information in an Organization (13 Jun 2006) Knowing yourself, your limitations, weaknesses and strengths provides an advantage when considering the ability to share and use information effectively. The same is true with an organization made up of people. The synergy experienced by a free flow of relevant information has great impact on your organization's ability to leverage its information assets.
How Do Your Job Candidates See You? (13 Jun 2006) Have you ever wondered what your job candidates see when you interview them? If so, now's your chance to find out. This article describes the 9 types of interviewer, from Stickler to Avoider. And, be warned, you're in here somewhere!
How Managers Can Turn Failures Into Successes (13 Jun 2006) By applying emotional intelligence, recognizing individual motivation, and adapting to change, managers can succeed at these five common junctures of failure.
How Roman Abramovich Became a Billionaire at Age 34, and Why Most Managers Struggle (13 Jun 2006) Roman Abromavich employs four key management techniques, these differentiate him from most managers. None of these is rocket science, but it takes character to employ them. Character that most managers fail to discover in themselves, but which is not hard to develop.
How to Attract and Retain the Right People (13 Jun 2006) If you're one of the many executives struggling with finding and keeping the right people to propel your business forward, you'll find these insights helpful.
How to Beat the Turf Mentality (13 Jun 2006) In changing, uncertain times, effective management will harness
the desire of people to be part of something that transcends themselves. (This is the ultimate solution to the problem of key personnel determine to guard their turf at all costs to the detriment of the organization as a whole.)
How to Build Your Business and Still Take Time Off (13 Jun 2006) We all know people who are like human dynamos. They seem to make an art form of building their business and still enjoy quality time with friends and family. It isn't magic, you can do it too.
How to Coach Your Employees - 5 Simple Steps Anyone Can Do! (13 Jun 2006) Coaching has become the buzzword of the 21st century and for many managers and small business owners, it seems like a weird and mysterious thing. Yet it's not complicated or hard. Best of all, you're probably doing much of it already. Read on for 5 simple steps to fine tune your coaching skills.
How to Coach Your Emplyees and Increase Motivation (13 Jun 2006) Addresses the role of the supervisor as a coach, how to tell the difference between a solid, motivated team of employees and that which is not, and finally how to turn one into the other.
