November 3, 2008
If you can’t find exactly the kind of employee you want, you may decide to farm the work out on a contract basis, either to a business or an individual who freelances or moonlights for extra income.
The advantage of using independent contractors is that when times are tight employment-wise, you don’t need to look far for help. The biggest plus, however, is that the two of you agree on a fee for the project, the contractor performs the work, you pay her, and that is the end of your commitment, unless you provide her with more work. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 3, 2008
The art of management once prescribed that a boss or manager should rule with an iron grip. Both employer and employee knew who was in charge. And the employee went along with these terms. But more often than not, the sly employee managed to get away with things whenever he could, did only what was expected of him, and never did anything more. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 1, 2008
Hiring a staff of employees, or even deciding whether to take on just one in the first place, can be one of the most difficult decisions a new entrepreneur can make.
Labor (and all the associated costs: insurance, additional equipment, supplies) and employer- paid taxes turn the employment section of your budget into your single largest expenditure. Read the rest of this entry »
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March 30, 2008
“You’ve been uncooperative, lax and late for work three times in a row. Take tomorrow off—with pay.”
Has this supervisor gone dotty, rewarding poor performance with a day off? What’s going on?
It’s positive discipline at work. The technique, introduced more than 20 years ago by Canadian industrial psychologist John Huberman, has been used at organizations like General Electric, Union Carbide, AT&T, the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, and others. Read the rest of this entry »
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March 25, 2008
Sometimes you elevate a staff member only to discover that the person is not up to snuff. In over his or her head, the newly promoted employee can slow the output of your department, unsettle customer relations, or call your judgment into question.
Letting the employee go may be a quick way of handling the problem and saving face, but it can hurt your standing with the rest of your staff, particularly if the person was a good performe
r in the past. Here are some alternate strategies:
- Be on the lookout for potential trouble. “During the initial honeymoon period, managers often overlook the person’s shortcomings, but doing so means mistakes can reach even greater proportions before they’re caught,” says Dr. Chester Schriesheim, distinguished professor of management and the Rosa R. and Carlos M. de la Cruz scholar in leadership at the University of Miami School of Business Administration.
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