Hiring remote workers is rife with a number of challenges. There’s only so much you can determine about them during an interview.…
Four Steps to Take for Extra Due Diligence When Hiring Remote Workers
by / ⠀Startup Advice / April 6, 2021
A survey released in early 2020 revealed only 31% of employees strongly agreed that their employers cared about them as individuals. …
How Can Small Businesses Help Keep Their Employees on Track for Retirement?
by / ⠀Career Advice / October 21, 2020
You’re only as strong as your people. Why let them worry about retirement or fret about how little they’ve saved for their later years?…
It’s impossible to please everyone, but having a request function on your staff rota is a great way to offer staff some flexibility.…
As employees return to the office after stay-at-home orders have been lifted, everyone has one thing on his or her mind: safety.…
I work with business owners around the world who want to grow a lucrative practice of ideal clients. Nearly everyone I speak with has the same issues and more often than not they experience frustration around people approaching them only to tell them they aren’t ready to sign up yet. I coach my clients on becoming the “go to” person in their industry so that they naturally stand…
What was the determining factor that led to the last raise you gave to one of your employees? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. 1. Value Creation I give raises when someone exceeds my expectations, usually when employees take something on that wasn’t originally in their scope of work. I’ve had…
5 Lessons About Negotiating Salaries With Employees
by / ⠀Career Advice• Entrepreneurship / November 12, 2013When a potential employee accepts a job offer you – as the employer, manager, and entrepreneur – must willing to negotiate further terms. Nowadays, job seekers have at their disposal a plethora of details regarding salary negotiations thanks to the numerous books and websites readily available. The majority of them join a job interview with solid knowledge of their employer and respective company. If you want to…
No, I’m not talking about you. In a startup, you’re a king who has mighty generals to lead your employee army. One probably handles client relations, another handles operations and one might be heading product development. In a growing startup, the roles & job profiles of the core team faces constant change. As a leader, it is your job to ensure smooth transition for everyone, as they ease…
This is one of the most difficult questions CEOs of all ages ask themselves. Our Vistage Chair constantly asks the CEOs in our group, “Are the people who got you to this level in your business, going to be the ones who get you to the next one? What do you need to do differently? And how can you go about doing it? Stomachs start to tense. Sweat breaks…