Is it a good idea to hire staff and build a team of employees you never or rarely actually see?
For the last twenty years, I’ve run virtual companies and the answer is – it depends on two things:
First, your business needs to Read More »
Is it a good idea to hire staff and build a team of employees you never or rarely actually see?
For the last twenty years, I’ve run virtual companies and the answer is – it depends on two things:
First, your business needs to Read More »
It’s been almost 2 years since I took over the management of a small service business but I was lost. Which actually was good news…
Last week, I found myself struggling with questions about compensation -how to focus and reward our growing team. You see the failing business I took over and managed to turn around has been on a hiring spree and is up to a dozen employees. This may not seem like a lot to some, but it brought me to a crucial juncture. Read More »
We always talk about the systems and strategies but it’s nice to point to some success stories once in a while.
Here is a success story of an entrepreneur who started a business because of his back injury and it turned into a huge success.
The paintbrush that cave dwellers used was a stick with hair attached to the end. This same basic design endured for 20,000 years … until Terry Douglas designed the EnviroBrush. Read More »
I remember one company who had hired me to do some consulting had a problem with office gossip.
I noticed in particular how many employees would stop and chat with one particular secretary to exchange the latest company gossip. Read More »
I remember in one of my first jobs, the owner of the company I worked for started a weekly newsletter.
In this newsletter he made it a point to try to mention many of the employee’s names.
His theory, which was a good one, was that… Read More »
Just the other day, a friend was telling me recently of how she was asked to help a major company tackle a business problem they had been having for months.
They had tried all the traditional methods but had got nowhere.. Read More »
One evening, a Chief was telling his tribe a story about two dogs that live in his mind. One of the dogs he described as fearful and pessimistic, the other confident and optimistic.
“These dogs are involved in a constant struggle,” he told them. One of the members of the tribe asked, Read More »
How much better would you feel knowing you could wake up and have all the clients you wanted knocking down your door?
My good friend… Read More »
Do you have employees – ones that like to get paid?
What’s the best way to manage your payroll?
When I hired my first full time employee, I knew I needed… Read More »