In this two part series we’ll review how some entrepreneurs trip up their organizations by mishandling management relationships within their companies. Then we’ll discuss how to avoid these stumbling blocks.
Evaluation and performance tracking systems require well thought-out and careful thought. ESPECIALLY with employee motivation/performance systems it is very important to avoid the “ready-fire-aim” syndrome! Here’s some ideas …
Successful companies, as well as business owners, recognize what their strengths are. Not only that, but they also recognize what makes them strong.
Are you getting soft between the ears with your business? As we settle into familiar ways (the rut) of doing things it’s easy to blow off learning new things.
This “Initial Value Added Service Training” procedure gives you a step-by-step guide to pre-orient your employee on the hidden customer emotions confronting them on the job.
What are you doing to address the natural aging processes that takes place in business and in all of us?
Chuck talks about two struggles: Employee “pushing versus pulling” and how to resolve the eternal “short term versus long term” financial issues. Read on…
Don’t expect to find clones of yourself in the employee marketplace. (And that’s a good thing!) Instead, Steve Toburen gives some alternatives to flogging your current employees.
Your employees (present or future) will always be your most valuable asset. Chuck shares some thoughts on developing “engaged” employees.
To help you avoid inadvertently “flogging” the employees who pull the hardest in your company, here are a few questions to ask yourself.
You’ve invested a lot finding, interviewing and hiring a new employee. Now help them to feel like part of your family….
Do you long for an employee who can “do it all”? Don’t be too hasty. Chuck reminds us that loading people up can backfire big time!
Chuck winds up his series on “Swarm Management” by reminding us that generosity can doom your company. Instead, practice “tough love” by hiring based on the tasks ahead.
Need help getting organized (or staying so)? Here are a few questions to ask yourself if you fear Swarm Management has become part of your company.
As a company grows, it’s easy to lose control. If you aren’t careful the company morphs into a creature that nobody recognizes and is neither efficient nor a fun place to work at!