Timing the Decision to Fire
Employees often fire themselves. Setting aside the employee who deserves to be terminated for cause –theft, sexual harassment, drunkenness, and so on…
10 Tips to Help You Fire an Employee
Small business owners occasionally have an obligation - in the law, in good business practice, and in good faith - to fire employees. There is no simple way to fire an employee - no way to do it without emotion or lasting memories.
20 Key Character Traits Your Employees Must Have
Here is a comprehensive list of traits to look for in your employees.
Job Interview Questions: Finding the Best Candidate
When interviewing candidates for employment there are a few job interview questions and techniques that are vital to remember. This article looks at how to interview to get the very best employees.
Employee Recruitment: Character Matters
Recruiting employees is not that hard. Finding the absolute best employees, well that is another story. Seems the old standards of character are hard to find in our culture today.
Hiring: A Plan from Day One
One hire or fire, more or less, in a business with 250 employees does not have the impact it does on a business with five employees.
Four Tips for Implementing a Living Wage
For me, a living wage has nothing to do with government mandates or research regarding minimum wages, fair wages, the poverty line, or even the economic needs…
Tips for Hiring Based on Behavior
Would you agree that past behavior is a good predictor of future behavior? And if so, how do we as small business employers…
Hire Heroes for Small Business Needs
Despite the resources we have gathered here, our American Heroes - service men and women - often find it difficult to find placement upon their return (in fact, NBC reports 12% unemployment in this group).
The Future of Employee Medical Benefits
Employee medical insurance benefits often complicate things for small business owners, and that fact is unlikely to change.
Recruiting Employees
Recruiting employees is not that hard. Finding the absolute best employees, well that is another story. Seems the old standards of character are hard to find in our culture today.
How to Conduct an Employee Performance Review
Part of running any successful business is conducting an employee performance review. These reviews benefit both the company and the employees and can help determine pay increases or reductions.
Tips for a Successful Family Business: Yours, Mine, or Ours
Running any business is tough enough, but involving family members can make it even more challenging. Unfortunately, if family members are drawn in…
Managing Human Capital in the Cloud
If you are looking for an alternative to your current HR data management software, workday.com just might be the answer.
Tips for Interviewing for Dependability
Are dependable employees myth or legend? Small business owners tell me that they are desperate for dependable employees.
Incentives: Three Ways to Encourage Productivity
Do incentives really motivate increased productivity? Do rewards guarantee repeated behavior?
Expecting Excellence from your Employees
Expecting - and getting - excellence from your employees does not happen by accident.
10 Tips For a Stellar Resume
Ok. so you are a small business owner and not a job seeker, so you may wonder "why this post?".
Health Insurance for Small Businesses
Health insurance benefits for your employees and yourself are both a blessing and a curse. It's become more complicated with health care…
Small Business is Hiring!
Small business hiring is surging! Truly, the news is improving. Even if you only want to add one new person to your team…