Protect Your Company with an Employee Handbook
Five reasons every small business needs an employee handbook
In the corporate world, employee handbooks are pretty ubiquitous. Nearly everyone who starts a position at a large company is given a booklet (or at least a thick packet) to peruse on their first day at the office.
A New Way To Do Performance Evaluations
Create a management process that actually encourages great performance
I recently gave a speech to a large audience of state and federal employees. The room was filled with young and old, and I was talking about the differences between the generations. At one point, I said the one thing all generations had in common in the workplace: we all hate the evaluation process.
7 Facts of Business Life Company Owners Must Face
Managing these challenges successfully will help you and your business to reach full potential.
Less than 30% of businesses last more than 10 years, and most failures happen within the first few years of operation. The truth is, many things could go wrong: an ill-conceived business idea, poor planning, lack of capital, ineffective leadership, and more. In the high-stakes world of running a business, those are the facts.
A Business Model is a Business Blueprint
A Business Model is a clear understanding and articulation of the reason your organization exists.
Vivek Wadhwa, entrepreneur turned academic writes in one of his blogs: "Everyone talks about business models. But I'll bet that if you quizzed a random sample of these people, you'd find that they really don't know what a business models."
Clarify Management Roles and Expectations
Three steps to eliminate role confusion during transition times
As a business evolves and grows, the roles and expectations of managers, including owners, begins to shift. In many cases this simply happens by default, with little or no discussion. Problems can arise when expectations differ and when people don’t perform in a way consistent with expectations. |
