Posts Tagged ‘management’
Beyond Money: How To Motivate Employees
As a business leader, you must be able to motivate your employees in order to get the best out of them. Many leaders often think that money is the only way to motivate employees. Give them a raise! However, this does not work all the time because employees need some things other than money to…
Read More5 Obstacles In The Way Of Your Promotion
You might be working hard and feeling like you are putting in your best effort. Yet, there seems to be no recognition for your efforts. Instead of promoting you to lead the team, management brings in an “outsider”. The situation described above can be painful. When such things happen, you feel stuck at your job…
Read MoreHow To Become Indispensable To Your Employer
In 2014, we would have hoped that the employment situation would be better than 2008. However, everywhere you turn to, jobs are drying up and employers are constantly restructuring and firing. It can be difficult to hold down a job in such situations. However, there are people who are able to prove their importance and…
Read MoreBuilding Team Spirit In Your Business
Regardless of the size of the business that you are running, it is essential that the people work as a team. Not just in teams but as a team. Team work helps to increase employee engagement and in turn, improve employee performance which will then translate to higher business performance. By building a culture of…
Read MoreEncouraging Your Employees To Learn And Develop
Do you want to increase your business profits? Of course, every business owner would answer yes to that question. One good way of increasing productivity and adding something to the bottom line is to get your employees to improve themselves both in terms of skills and ideas. Many employers don’t push their employees to improve…
Read MoreTips To Prevent Employee Fraud and Theft
One of the dangers businesses face is fraud. Fraud mostly comes from internal sources. Fraud and theft, whether in the form of accounting fraud, pilfering of inventory or manipulation of expense reports, is a serious problem for business owners. Fraud and theft can have adverse effects on our bottom line. Employees know the business very…
Read MoreHow To Deal With Office Politics
Can you get ahead in your job by just doing your job? Can hard work alone make a good career for you? People typically would rather work with someone who is likable and incompetent than someone who is competent but not likable. If you are not liked by your colleagues and bosses, they would start…
Read MoreFive Books Small Business Owners Should Read
“A room without Books is like a Body without a soul”– Mark Tullius Cicero Whatever your opinion on bodies and soul, you would agree with Cicero that books are quite important. As a small business owner, good business books give you proven advice that would help you in your business. In these articles, we…
Read MoreHow To Improve Employee Engagement
Are your employees happy? Engagement is a popular topic among human resources professionals because they are aware of the importance of having employees that are happy with their jobs. Employee engagement has strong links to profitability, customer satisfaction and turnover. So how do you ensure your employees are engaged? -> Make employee engagement part of…
Read MoreHow To Improve Teamwork Among Staff
No matter the kind of business you are running, teamwork is essential and critical to the success of your business. Two heads are better than one as the saying goes. Your business is much better served when you have workers that are willing to collaborate productively. Here are some tips to implement in your company…
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