Five Common Hiring Mistakes Business Owners Should Avoid

Nov 6 2009    Lower Turnover + Less Accidents + Better Teamwork

by Michael Mercer

Do you want to hire job applicants who think before acting, that is, people who are responsible, careful, prudent human beings? This article teaches you how.

Nov 5 2009    Six Bottom-Line Best Practices in Recruiting

by Kathleen Quinn-Votaw

Recruiting excellence has a direct, and positive, impact on the bottom line. Increasing revenue per employee and saving turnover costs are two important benefits. Here are six recruiting best practices that will make a measurable difference in your business.

Oct 29 2009    Identify and Remedy Work Addiction

by David Krueger MD

Work addiction is definied, with guidelines on how to recognize as well as remedy it.

Oct 29 2009    Motivating Others - What's The Real Answer?

by Bob Selden

Whether you are an employer, manager, teacher or parent, we are all at some stage keen to get answers to the age old question of “How to motivate others?”

Oct 29 2009    Increase Your Profits By Training Your People

by Lorraine Pirihi

It's always the little things which count. The simple, basic, nitty gritties of life. Ignore them and you risk losing business, credibility, respect, and who knows what else?

Oct 29 2009    Working with Difficult People: 3 Questions to Help You Turn Your Tormentors into Teachers

by Judy Ringer

When faced with the prospect of meeting with a confrontational employee, the project manager of a New Hampshire insurance company heaved a sigh. Not again, he thought to himself. Every conversation with this guy is a struggle.

Oct 29 2009    People Skills: Eight Essential People Skills

by Lee Hopkins

The whole idea of being people skilled is knowing or finding how to bring out the best in others in any situation, rather than their worst.

Oct 27 2009    Great Hires or Bad Hires: How to Tell the Difference Before You Make the Offer

by Kathleen Quinn-Votaw

You hire people. They don't work out. They leave. What is it that you remember and say about them in the past tense? It's almost always their soft skills that generate conversation—their personality, character and values.

Oct 5 2009    Customer Relationship Management Agents - 10 Tips for Hiring Customer Service Reps

by Steve Davidson

Finding and hiring customer service agents can be a little trickier than the normal hiring process. Use the 10 tips given here to find Customer Relationship Agents that fit your company and are willing to learn to work with your customers.

Oct 1 2009    Social Media Add Power to Recruiting

by Kathleen Quinn-Votaw

Although an increasing number of companies is creating a presence on social media Web sites as a way to attract new talent, if you want to recruit Millennials, a social media presence is mandatory.

Sep 21 2009    What Are You Like at Growing People?

by Peter Nicholls

Too many managers are still using 20th century traditions for 21st century management. The result? Rapid staff turnover, excessive absenteeism and staff conflicts. We need new ways to lookat old problems. People are a part of nature, so what can we learn from growing plants?

Sep 21 2009    Wanting What You Can't Have

by Eric Garner

Discover one of the great laws of human action.

Sep 14 2009    Businesses Need To Sharpen Their Vision to Create a Competitive Edge

by Nate Rodnay

Managing businesses in a position of authority needs clear vision for executives, especially in recessionary times. Businesses need to sharpen their vision to take control of the environment and not to become a victim of it in weak economic conditions.

Sep 7 2009    If You Want To Be Happy And Successful Don't Become A Lawyer

by Dr. Paul Lanthois

It is no wonder that lawyers have the highest incidence of depression and are the most likely to resort to drugs and alcohol to manage stress

Aug 4 2009    How to Negotiate For More Flexible Working Hours

by Dr. Paul Lanthois

The most wished-for change in employees working circumstances is to have more flexible working hours. Most employees are hesitant to ask fearing that it could jeopardize their job. Follow these steps toimprove your chances of getting a favourable response plus greater job security.