If you think because you’re a small business owner you can keep your eye on employees who handle your money, think again. According to a study by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), nothing could be further from the truth. Check out these findings from a 2008 study:
June 10, 2009
May 19, 2009
Interview with Marketing Coach Terry Brock
Terry Brock is an international marketing coach, author, syndicated columnist professional speaker and all around nice guy. Terry was in Atlanta recently to speak to the National Speakers Association – Georgia Chapter and I was fortunate enough to interview him.
On Terry’s website, he gives small business owners great marketing ideas and business building tips that work. He stays on the cutting edge of technology and teaches small business owners how to leverage technology to work for them in growing their businesses. Go to “Read More” and watch this idea filled interview.
April 24, 2009
The Early Bird…
You’ve heard the old saying, “The early bird gets the worm.” The newer version goes like this: “The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” When it comes to hiring, earlier is better, particularly in our current hiring market.
April 1, 2009
The Most Significant Capital Challenge for Businesses
The answer may surprise you…
If you were asked to name the most significant capital challenge for businesses today, you might answer:
- Dwindling market share
- Reduced profits
- Need to shrink overhead
- Strategic workforce cuts
- Surviving the downturn
March 31, 2009
Logical Strategies for Organizational Change
Many businesses are still practicing talent mismanagement through “fire, ready, aim” rather than “ready, aim, fire.” Although you might get lucky and this approach may work, implementing a more logical and effective process for selecting top talent is the key to your company’s future success.
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What’s In Your Hiring System?
A totally integrated hiring system goes far beyond ads, recruiting, applications, background checks, etc. While these are basic components of most every organization’s hiring scheme, they are not enough to ensure that you will hire the best fit for the job, reduce turnover, or increase productivity. You know, like finding a four leaf clover with every hire.
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Are You Using LUCK or LOGIC?
We have all heard this story over and over again. “Our new hire had all the right experience, good references, and interviewed like a champ! But here it is, six weeks later, and he’s just not working out. We can’t ignore the fact that he’s simply wrong for the job, and we made yet another hiring mistake. Now, we have to start all over again!”
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The Value of Self-Evaluations
During a recent meeting with some associates, the topic of Performance Appraisals was addressed. This led to the issue of self-evaluations. Several associates stated: “I don’t like to do the self-evaluations”. Other associates asked, “Why do we have to do self-evaluations?”. Still others thought it was a waste of time because they felt that employees would just rate themselves as excellent in every category. What if we understood the real value of self-evaluations? What if self-evaluations could be a practical and useful tool for us to use to make our work lives better? This article will address each of these three concerns and help you to understand the role of self-evaluations in your success. Taking these concerns in order, the first is: “I don’t like to do the self-evaluations”.
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How To Keep Your Customers Enthusiastic
Life-long learning has become one of our society’s most recent buzzwords. But it does not have to be just a buzzword that runs through our collective minds and goes in one ear and out the other. It is a phrase that should not be placed in the same category as “Groovy man” or “Yeah, Baby”. Instead life long learning has proven to be a catalyst for inspiring your customers to do business with your company. Here is how it works:
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