Managing employees can be a daunting task, especially when they are older than you. This can lead to complications when delegating tasks,respect issues and a myriad of of other problems. Here are some tips on managing older subordinates.
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Do you want more crappy resumes of unqualified applicants? How about streamlining the whole process and filtering out the superior candidates with this one little tip...
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Asking the right sales questions to prospective clients is not only important but ESSENTIAL in keeping them happy, and gaining new prospects. Here is a list of the best sales questions you should be asking.
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Knowing when it is time to give the business a helping hand by hiring a new employee is crucial to growth. Here are some ways to tell when it is a good time to hire your first employee.
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What is the price of your product? More importantly why am I willing to pay the price? Check out this latest blog that will have you thinking about prices in a different way.
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Interview Questions are essential in helping weed out the great candidates from the bad ones. Here is a list of the best interview questions for finding the RIGHT person for the job.
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If you are banking on the old school method of question and answer interviewing, you have a snowballs chance in hell at making a good hire. In fact, randomly picking a candidate out of a hat, without interviewing them, will serve you just as well.
There is a far better way to identify great candidates and it is all rooted in behavioral psychology.
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Need a great sales team? Do NOT hire them based on resumes. In fact that is the worst way. In this video, you learn the best way to hire great salespersons.
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Sometimes you are stuck between a rock and a hard place, like in this case: a distracting and difficult employee who is your top producer. Here are tips from the TPE community on how to handle them.
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Here’s the dealio. You can’t inspire any employee to do anything for you, with out one key element: Trust. Surely you could put a gun to someone’s head or threaten their welfare and people will respond. But it surely won’t bring out the best in people. And it ain’t sustainable.
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Struggling to find the ideal niche for your business? In this On A Roll episode, Mike Michalowicz, explains the process to identifying an ideal niche for your business and reveals the one factor almost everyone neglects to consider...
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Transition can be hard when you decide to do it, but it is twice as hard when it is thrust upon you. In this On A Roll episode, Mike Michalowicz, interviews Margaret Prusan the leading expert in career to entrepreneur transitions...
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Even with the unemployment rate as high as it is, entrepreneurs are still struggling to find great people. Here are a few unexpected strategies you can use to make sure the next hire is a keeper!
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If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. This famous saying couldn't be any truer then when it comes to successfully building a business. If you want to become an entrepreneur, listen to what these "been-there done-that's" have to say about getting ready:
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Think running a business is hard? Try it while being a mom! It is possible, though, and the TPE community has these 100+ tips on how to succeed as a mom entrepreneur.
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I get it. You want a dream team, a devoted group of employees who would move mountains, face their fears, and work tirelessly to help you meet your entrepreneurial goals. I hate to break it to you bucko, but they ain’t you. They may love you and their job, but nobody will ever be as determined as you to make your business a success. And if you think money will make the difference, you are fatally wrong.
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The rules for hiring someone has changed, in part due to the recession and in part due to the fact that the old way of hiring (read a resume and discuss experience) no longer works. Here are the new rules:
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