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Category Archives: Leadership

Hiring for Qualities NOT Skills

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…

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Be a MENTOR, Not a BOSS

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’…

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6 Steps for Training a New Employee

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…

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Do You Have An Unpaid Intern?

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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