It may seem like a no-brainer, but in order for you to lead a business, you need skills—and strong managerial skills at that! Those skills make up the difference between those who sink and those who keep swimming in the business world, metaphorically speaking. If you would like to further hone your …
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Tips for Managing Negative Employees
If you’re a small business owner or in a managing role in a small business, it’s not a matter of “if,” but more a matter of “when” you’ll encounter a negative employee. There’s no such thing as a perfect office. There will always be negative people, carrying their contagious energy and inflicting …
Is Your Relationship with Your Employees Affecting Your Business?
Take a moment and think about how well you get along with your employees. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being not-so-good and 10 being we-couldn’t-get-along-better, where would you rate your relationships? Realistically, this number is probably different with each staff member, with some climbing …
Employee Reviews: Should You Do Them?
Since I started working at the young age of 13, I’ve worked for several different employers throughout the years. In my teens, I worked at a variety of restaurants, both waitressing and cooking, some of which were small town joints and others in bigger cities. I even tried my hand at bartending a …
Creative Ways to Increase Staff Satisfaction
Staff satisfaction is an integral part of any business’s success because there is a direct correlation between happy employees and happy customers. Not only does keeping staff happy improve your financial bottom line by reducing absenteeism and turnover; it also ensures that your customers …
Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Virtual Team
Technology continues to evolve and become more popular every day. Virtual teams are becoming a fact of life and management is being forced to adapt. Virtual teams require different management styles than the typical office team. Team members may be across the state, across the country, or even …
