What is it that you look for when you hire someone to work in your business? Is it the talent and experience that the person has? Is it his or her work history? Do you seek someone who can walk right into the job and hit the ground running? It’s natural to want to hire…
Category Archives: LeadershipI may get some tomatoes thrown at me today. As small business owners we have some pretty ridiculous expectations of our employees. I don’t know how many times I hear people say, “But, she’s never going to have the same passion that I do for my business.” YEP – you’re right. Time to get over… I like to ask this question of someone who wants to hire an employee: “How do you feel about training and managing this new employee?” This usually elicits groans. The thought of training and managing can be daunting if you’ve never done it before. But, if you change your mindset away from ‘being the BOSS’… Training a new employee can seem like an overwhelming task. But, it’s actually easier than you think. And, it takes more time than most people invest. But, if you have patience and invest the time, you will have a pretty amazing SUPERSTAR(!) employee. 6 Steps for Training a New Employee 1 – Have a simple… I’ve talked about this before, but it’s worth mentioning again. If you have an unpaid intern, you better make sure you’ve hired them legally. The New York Times reported yesterday on two interns who are filing suit against the makers of the film “Black Swan”. According to The Times, Fox Searchlight Pictures “had the interns… |
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