Paperless Employee Tracking

As an employee, you are a fairly new employee at your job. You have met the boss on two occasions; your interview and one time when he or she demanded that you finish a client's report. Your boss's unapproachable nature makes you feel uneasy if not a bit fearful. As the boss, you don't have a clue that your workers are intimidated by you. You are basically just concerned that they do their jobs well and produce profit for the company. Your impression of your co-workers is that if they don't ...
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There was a CEO of a large company who had an interesting object on his desk. Over the course of many years the object had been the topic of numerous conversations by most employees and visitors who found themselves in his office. When I heard the story about the CEO and the strange object, I knew it had to be the topic of an article, because of how moved I was by the message. The object on his desk was a hand-carved automobile made from wood that was similar to what you might see at a Cub ...
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What is the last leadership opportunity that you passed up? When I posed this question to a group of employees who had been singled out for their leadership potential: 50% named the title/position they failed to apply for or had not been offered. 10% said they hadn't been offered an internal position but had passed up a leadership position in an outside organization or a chance to lead their extracurricular sports. 40% said that they hadn't been offered any leadership position and therefore ...
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Best Definition of 'Corporate Culture' If you ask 10 people to define 'organizational culture,' you will get 11 different answers! Fortunately, from my consulting and writing on leadership and organizational change, I created my definition of organizational culture: 'Corporate culture is how every employee knows she or he must act ' even if no one is watching.' Knowing your company's culture proves crucial for multiple reasons, including: + Only organizational changes that fit into your ...
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"But I didn't mean to hurt him!" Those of us who are parents have heard our children use these words all too often in the midst of rousing horseplay. Inevitably we respond with something like, "Of course you didn't, but you still need to say you're sorry. With our children, we try to convey the difference between what we intend and the resultant impact of our actions. We explain that even when we don't plan to harm others, sometimes they end up getting hurt by what we do. Unfortunately, this is ...
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Many of us have been there ' every day hundreds of people walk into an intimidating office for their first day at work whilst desperately trying to mop the sweat oozing from their stressed forehead without looking creepy. Starting a new job is difficult, trying and terrifying for people who don't like change and disorder. That's why it's all important that bosses try to make new starters feel as comfortable as possible. A calm and collected staff member will work far better than ...
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You have a detailed business plan, which showed the overall intent of your company. You presented the business plan to your bank before start-up and they submitted funding in the amount that you both deemed acceptable. The original business plan contained the basis of the procedures that will help you stay focussed while the company grows. Let's examine some of these processes that you will use to give your business the focus it needs to grow and succeed. 1. A marketing plan. If sales are a ...
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Human resources consultants in Tulsa provide comprehensive assistance in human resources management. These solutions are complete and cost-effective, and are typically offered by a PEO or Professional Employer Organization. With assistance from HR consultants, your company can divert its resources to core tasks alone and ensure greater productivity and earnings at lesser operating costs, leading to increased sustainability and profitability. The HR outsourcing and consulting ...
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Hiring someone new to work in your business is one of the most critical decisions a business owner makes, although it is not always given the justice it deserves. If a position is vacant, or additional staff is needed, recruitment decisions are often driven by the pressure to get someone in quickly, rather than waiting for the best person to fill the job. Lack of proper and systematic recruitment process can also result in a high cost to the business. The direct and indirect costs of this ...
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What's the difference between running your own home-based business and freelancing? (tick, tick, tick ...) Give up? Me too. If you want to work for yourself from home and have a special talent or skill that you think others would be prepared to pay for on an hourly or per-project basis, why not stop thinking in terms of the traditional "home business" paradigm and start thinking in terms of freelancing instead? WHAT IS A FREELANCER? Quite simply, a freelancer is an independent contractor ...
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