Tag: management

What’s Your Employment Brand?

Did you know your company has an employment brand? Whether by design or default (usually by default) every company has its own employment brand. I talk to many small business owners who tell me they have difficulty attracting and retaining the talent they need to grow their businesses. They typically blame their inability to provide competitive salary and benefits packages to their employees. But money isn’t always the biggest motivator for employees today — particularly younger workers. Many job seekers place more importance on the quality of the work environment when making a job choice.

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THE Small Business Expert’s 4-Step Process for Hiring The Right Employee

Hiring employees is one of the most difficult and expensive aspects of building a business.  Therefore, I’ve created a four step process to help you make sure your investing in the right talent from the beginning. The first step in this process is to Identify Your Needs. Examine what’s happening in your business right now. […]

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Find the Right Business Coach For Your Success

May 19-25 is International Coaching week. Business, executive and life coaching are interesting blends of skills and practices that have been around for centuries. The position of “coach” of course is almost always first associated with athletics and that model gives some insights that transfer to coaching in business and life skills areas. Not too […]

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How To Tell When an Employee is About to Leave Your Small Business

“They say that breaking up is hard to do.” – Neil Sedaka. The end of any relationship is painful, especially when it comes as a surprise. When it’s an employer-employee relationship, not only is it painful, it can cause a variety of logistical problems that make it even worse. I recently discussed ways small business […]

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