Simple Tools for Assessing Employee Performance
By Paul Diamond Wednesday May 26, 2010We all are having to do more with less. One way managers are improving worker productivity (and, hopefully, profits) on a limited budget is through "talent assessment tools." These are essentially interview techniques that are designed to measure how well an employee or a job candidate fits a role or her ability to solve problems in constantly changing conditions. Assessments are highly useful when you’re, say, restructuring a department or hiring.
How to Beat Workplace Stress
By Paul Diamond Tuesday May 18, 2010Are you working such long hours to get everything done that you’ve hit your limit? Are your employees not finishing what you ask them to do or creating more problems with poor work quality? Do you often feel that if you’re not there to manage your business, important things will fall through the cracks or not get done right?
Checklist: Are Your Blues Signs of a Midlife Crisis?
By Paul Diamond Friday May 14, 2010Are you suddenly feeling pangs of self doubt, a yearning to find your purpose, a loss of interest in the things that used to make you happy, a desire to flee your job and family, an itch to buy an expensive sports car, or the compulsion to have an affair? If so you’re might be in the throes of a midlife crisis.
4 Strategies to Help You Do More with Less
By Paul Diamond Monday May 10, 2010As the economy begins to recover, many business owners are reluctant to hire. Instead they are trying to “do more with less.” This catchphrase can mean working more efficiently, cutting out non-essential activities or simply piling more work on employees. Which leaves this big question for CEOs: What are the smart and the not-so-smart ways of “doing more with less?” Control Your Costs
Now's the Time to Prep Your Business for the Unexpected
By Lee Polevoi Tuesday May 4, 2010CEOs and business owners, like everyone else, have worries and anxieties that they need to overcome. In particular, they worry about protecting themselves, their family and their company from unforeseen events such as serious illness or the loss of a key employee.
Secrets to Managing Conflict at the Office
By Lee Polevoi Monday May 3, 2010CEOs are as prone to conflict as anyone else. They get into scrapes with directors or other top executives. They can say the wrong thing, creating deep resentment among employees.
The No. 1 Regret Bosses Share — and What to Do About It
By Paul Diamond Friday Apr 30, 2010Here are two tough questions for business owners and executives: What do you regret the most in your life? When you look back, what do you wish you could change about your career and your personal life?
10 Keys to Career Success and Personal Happiness
By Ed Robinson Wednesday Apr 28, 2010Very few of us ever attain sustained and lasting success. Instead, we bounce up and down (sometimes sideways) in search of the seemingly elusive goals of career success and personal happiness. In my experience, these two objectives are not mutually exclusive. They are intertwined and critical to our sense of meaning and purpose. Here are 10 actions that make a big difference in fulfilling your life: 1. Be the best version of yourself that you can be. Leverage your strengths and manage your weaknesses.
The Payoff When CEOs Lead Sales Teams
By Lee Polevoi Tuesday Apr 27, 2010Companies with strong sales teams share a singular trait: a chief executive who is personally committed to sales training and sales support. These CEOs don't view sales training as an expense — they view it as an investment.
Health Care Reform Simplified for Business Owners
By Lee Polevoi Thursday Apr 15, 2010Following a year of clamor and controversy, the new health-care reform bill has become law, affecting small business in crucial ways now and for years ahead. Beginning in 2014, all U.S. citizens must obtain health insurance coverage or pay a fine. The legislation encourages small business (with tax credits) to offer health insurance to employees and fines larger businesses if they do not provide insurance to employees. Here are provisions affecting businesses that begin in 2014:
