322 articles on "employee"

Top 7 Methods to Empower Employees

Top 7 Methods to Empower Employees by: Chris Anderson How many times have you asked someone to do something like “draw up a plan for such and such project”? Your employee completes the plan, but then you say, “That is not what I wanted” ...

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Tales from the Corporate Frontlines Training is in the Eye of the Beholder

This article relates to the Training competency, commonly evaluated in employee surveys. It comments on the value of training to both the company and its workforce. The Training competency investigates how your employees perceive the available train...

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Firing Employees

One of the biggest challenges manufacturers face is dealing with employees who are dishonest, non-team players or poor performers. At some point, after unsuccessfully training, coaching and trying to change the employees behavior, the relationship be...

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Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery - Selecting A Business Continuity Strategy

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery - Selecting A Business Continuity Strategy by: Robert Mahood The risk analysis and business impact analysis have identified risks to key business functions. Also, the potential impacts and probabilities ...

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5 OVERLOOKED WAYS TO HIRE WINNERS

5 OVERLOOKED WAYS TO HIRE WINNERS by: Michael Mercer, Ph.D. Here is a true story. My dentist did a “clinical” evaluation of my teeth. That is his fancy way to say he looked in my mouth and starred at my teeth with his own two eyes. He found ...

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Employee or Independent Contractor

Small business owners and self-employed individuals often need to deal with the complicated and often confusing issue of distinguishing between “employee” and “independent contractor” status. This issue is especially important to the growing ...

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Be Careful Who You Condemn

We all know customers are not always right – in fact – often they’re completely wrong. But if we allow our customers’ “shortcomings” to be the focus of our employees’ attentions we’re destined to fail.The inclination to complain about...

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Improve Profitable ROE with Retention

"R.O.E.: Return On Employee A measure of corporate business performance as determined by the gross revenue achieved per staff employee."by Phil McCutchenMarketing Manager, VCG, Inc.As the definition above points out, ROE (Return On Employee) focuses ...

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Firing Employees

One of the biggest challenges manufacturers face is dealing with employees who are dishonest, non-team players or poor performers. At some point, after unsuccessfully training, coaching and trying to change the employees behavior, the relationship be...

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"Do You Mind If Someone Screams At You?

"Do You Mind If Someone Screams At You? by: Lora J Adrianse A headhunter was on the other end of the phone. He was looking for an assistant to a CEO/Owner for a small, but very successful business. Essentially, he wanted someone at his disposal ...

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