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Inside Secrets to Motivating Your Younger Workers |
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Most of us naturally believe that subsequent generations will be just like us. We have a hard time understanding why those young folks listen to that awful rap music; why they cover their bodies with ugly tattoos. And what about all those piercings and those pants that hang off their hips? Remember how your parents hated the Beatles and couldn?t deal with your long hair? Generation after generation has struggled to deal with the differing values and desires that drive young people. |
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How big is too small to observe federal labor laws? |
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Observing federal employment regulations is a complicated thing. It?s so detailed and confusing that many small businesses ? particularly start-ups ? ignore their responsibilities in this area. This is risky business. Challenges by government agencies can consume hundreds of unproductive hours and whopping legal fees. The cost to implement legal practices in the first place is miniscule compared to the cost of fighting challenges by government regulators.
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Retention of key workers is #1 entrepreneurial challenge for 2006 |
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The January issue of Entrepreneur Magazine reports on a poll recently conducted in conjunction with PricewaterhouseCoopers to determine the biggest challenges for entrepreneurs in 2006. The data showed that 73% rate “retention of key workers” as the #1 challenge for the New Year. The most interesting thing about the poll is that this issue scored almost twice as high as #2, “developing new products and services” at 38%.
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Employee Training Needs to be a Budget Item |
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How do you not grow a company? Simple. Don?t grow your employees. Many business owners have the mistaken belief that if you don?t educate an employee, you have a better chance of retaining them. They feel that if you train them, they will take their more marketable skills elsewhere. That is true, but not always. If done correctly you will lose only a small percentage of your employees who seek better opportunities and will retain your best workers because their increased productivity and contribution will pay for their higher salaries--plus some profit for you.
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Interview Questions That Work |
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Every time I do a seminar on hiring I ask the audience what they think is the most frequently asked interview question. They always get it right: “Tell me about yourself.” |
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