Retirement savings plans: better than ever for your employees and
your business.(RETIREMENT)
There are three ironclad reasons to establish a retirement plan for
your business:
1. Attract, reward and retain quality employees.
2. Reduce taxes.
3. Maximize benefits that accrue to you, . . .
Running a meeting is serious business: 7 keys to doing it
right!(MANAGEMENT)
1. Assume that everybody you want to be there is busy, overworked,
underpaid and not particularly interested in attending. So make your
purpose clear to them, including why they are invited and why . . .
Humor breeds camaraderie, fosters teamwork and
productivity.(MANAGEMENT)
Camaraderie is "a spirit of good fellowship." In the
workplace, camaraderie improves morale, reduces turnover and improves
performance. Here, a former schoolteacher describes camaraderie as . . .
Criteria for evaluating and hiring employees.(EMPLOYMENT)
Picking people is a darn tough task. Experts in the area explain
that "hiring right" requires a very rigorous process. First,
you must be very clear about the type of person who is needed for . . .
Ask the expert: attracting and retaining
talent.(EMPLOYMENT)
Question: What do employees want?
Answer: There are three basic goals of people at work.
First, to be treated fairly. We call that equity. Employees want to
know they are getting fair pay, . . .
Ask the expert: respect in the workplace.(EMPLOYMENT)
In our work with organizations on leadership development, we
frequently conduct surveys to determine what is needed to improve the
health and success of the organization. Invariably, righting a . . .
Employees are different today. Embrace it.(EMPLOYMENT)
Employees today are different than they used to be. People are
different. It used to be that employees remained with a single employer
for years and years. Even a lifetime. Heck, employers used to . . .
How to determine the "going rate" for a
job.(EMPLOYMENT)(Brief article)
You need to hire a marketing person. You want to get a good one.
You know that paying a competitive salary is important. But you
don't want to waste money by paying too much.
So how do you figure . . .
How to make your employees feel secure.(EMPLOYMENT)
Studies show that employees want and need job security. Studies
also show that employees are more productive and loyal when they
don't have to worry about layoffs. But experts in . . .
The astronomical cost of mis-hires.(EMPLOYMENT)(TopGrading)(Brief
article)
Bradford D. Smart, author of TopGrading and a world-class leader in
the field of personnel management, studied mis-hire data supplied by 54
companies. He concluded that the cost of mis-hires is . . .
Improve the quantity and quality of employment
candidates.(EMPLOYMENT)
How can you hire only "A" players when you have a hard
time finding even "B" players?
Ask most business owners and they will tell you how hard it is to
find good talent. Just finding people who . . .
Make a commitment to hiring and retaining "A"
players.(EMPLOYMENT)
Jack Welch is generally regarded as one of the greatest, if not the
greatest, company-builders of our generation. At the helm of General
Electric, he delivered double-digit growth and profits for . . .
Winning companies have a culture of openness, contribution and
measurement.(MANAGEMENT)
Great companies succeed--and accomplish significant things--in the
same manner that great people do, through focus, discipline and winning
habits. It's a matter of knowing what you want to . . .
Great people want to work for great
companies.(MANAGEMENT)
Great people want to work for great companies. A great company is a
place where talented and driven people can learn, grow, achieve and
contribute meaningfully to a winning team. Great companies . . .
What employees want.(EMPLOYMENT)(Column)
Great people can work anywhere they choose. So if you want to fill
your company with great people, you have to be pretty special. You have
to offer compelling reasons to choose your company over . . .
From the editor.
Your quest is no different from mine--to build a successful
business. My particular business happens to be providing expertise to
owners of private companies. I do this in two ways--general . . .
Purchase contracts: big money or big mistake?(influence and
management of purchasing contract)(Brief article)
You've been approached by a vendor to sign an exclusive,
longterm purchase contract. Upon execution, they'll cut you a big
check. Cash money.
Before you sign, remember what mama always told you, . . .
Scam alert: GW equity?(services and influence of business brokers
on selling of business by business owners)
In the January-February 2003 issue of The Business Owner Journal,
we warned about business brokers:
"Beware of persons or companies that represent they can sell
your business for a very high . . .
Marketing against big dogs on a poodle budget.(influence of
marketing and customer relations on small business)
"How do I gain an advantage in my market when it seems like
all of my competitors can outspend me by at least double or more?"
I hear this from our customers all the time and it's . . .
Score your company.(STRATEGY)(Brief article)
Ever wonder what a savvy investor might see if he or she looked at
your business? Below is a list of criteria that investors would review.
Take time to score your company not yourself). Use 1 for . . .
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