Hiring a new employee is a major commitment by a company. The hiring process shows faith in a new hire and a belief in the person's abilities and willingness to work with company managers to achieve the company's highest goals. The modern hiring process is a sometimes daunting process, however. […]
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Ask Yourself These 5 Questions Before Confronting a Negative Employee
Running a startup as an entrepreneur is like going into war — if you prepare enough, you win before the first engagement. That should be your approach to dealing with negative employees. Before you rush and schedule a meeting with them though, first take a long breath and explore these […]
Employee Monitoring: Does it Violate Privacy Rights?
Long gone are the days of blind trust in the business world. The aging ways of minimalistic security measures are becoming smaller and smaller in our collective rear view mirror, in the wake of the Cloud and the ever-growing power of the internet. Employers across the globe have shown an […]
How to Keep an Eye on Your Employees without Them Knowing
Is it legal to spy on your employees? Well, let’s come back to that in a moment. But first ask yourself, what if they ever find out they’re being spied on? If you’re up front about the fact that some, if not all, of their communications are going to be […]
5 Ways to Reduce Employee Workload
Regardless of which industry your company operates in, it is an unavoidable fact that employees can become overloaded with work, or tasked with unwanted duties, often resulting in demotivation and lower team morale. Proper staff management and task allocation can work well to ensure that your company is getting the […]
5 Ways to Improve the Work at Home Experience for Your Employees and Freelancers
Ever since the downturn of 2007 and 2008, the economy has been in what some would call a “shakeup” and what others would call a “smack down.” While it looks like the unemployment rate is continuing to head downward toward pre-recession numbers and lending is back on track, many of […]
Tracking Employee’s Productivity without Promoting the Creep Factor
Mobile apps have moved far beyond the ordinary. They now support mood tracking, the progression of chronic diseases and time spent meditating. It’s also hard to believe that a bathroom scale can feature Bluetooth, so that it can send updates to a person’s phone on how well their diet is […]
Things They Didn’t Tell you about Employee Monitoring
Keylogging software programs are often seen by employees in a bad light; employers who choose to implement employee monitoring systems are sometimes seen as control freaks or even tyrants simply because the employees do not completely understand the reasons behind employee monitoring and the benefits it offers to the company. […]
Small Business: 5 Ways to Keep Your Employees Motivated and Productive
When being in charge of a small business, it is important for your team to stay productive and motivated in order to achieve the wanted goals. It is not easy to boost someone's performance only by giving them bonuses-but also, you need to show them that they are an important […]
Do You Need More Employees? Assessing Your Business Growth and Expansion
As a business owner, one of your biggest responsibilities is managing various aspects of the business that you have created. That includes workforce management, or managing the employees that you need, to create a strong organization. There are times when a demand for employees might increase as the business grows, […]
Clever Strategies to Recruit Great Employees
Your company's success is closely linked to the quality of the people you hire. Social media allows businesses to easily find job candidates. However, those same social networking tools have increased competition for great employees. Use these strategies to find qualified job candidates. How candidates look for jobs Job candidates […]
Employee Recognition Gifts that will be appreciated
Most large corporations, company’s and even small businesses realize they will only be as effective as the people who work for them. They go to great lengths in finding the right people for the job and training them to be as productive as possible. But, just as important, is how […]