Know Your Staff’s Talents

I’m not saying I have all the answers, but I’ve been in this business a long time and I know what I’ve failed at and what has made my staff and myself successful, so that is what I want to share with you with the “Ten Days to Be a Better Boss… Read more »

Mission Statements – Do You Have a Vision for Your Company?

Do you have a Mission Statement for your company?  Yes?  Great!  No?  Why not?  A Mission Statement gives your company a vision.  It lets your employees know where you want to be be and how you want to get there.  Figure out your vision for your company, put it in writing, training your employees so they understand it and you will find your success… Read more »

New Hire – How to Help Then Succeed

So you’ve advertised the job, you’ve interviewed the applicants and now you have hired your newest employee, now what?  You want this employee to succeed. You want them to feel comfortable and learn the job as soon as possible. So what do YOU need to do next to help your new hire be a success? Read more »

Interview Training

Did you know there is a right way and a wrong way to interview someone for a job.  Most of the time we just want the position filled as soon as possible, so we take the applications and interview people on the spot.  That is the wrong way to interview. Read more »

Recruiting Employees

Recruiting Employees for a new position doesn’t always have to be done in the Help Wanted Ads of your local newspaper and most of the time, this isn’t how you are going to find the best employee for the job.  Here is a list of some new and not so new ways to find that new hire. Read more »

Now Hiring – The Right Employee

A new year, a new employee?  This is the time to re-evaluate your employees and see if you need a new one or maybe this is the time that an old employee has decided to leave and you’re in need of a new employee.  Whatever the reason, you are about to embark on a difficult task – Hiring the Right Employee. Read more »

Time Management

Managing your time and showing your staff how to manage theirs will help things get done and will help with customer service.  If your staff and you are organized, then you have time to give your customers the time they deserve… Read more »

Happy New Year!

As you may have noticed it has been awhile since I’ve posted on The Better Boss.  The holidays have been a busy time for myself and my family.  2009 ended in a ROAR and now 2010 is coming in like a Rumble.  Just enough to keep me busy, but not enough to drive me crazy. ;)

I just wanted to let you know that I have not stopped posting and will be starting back up in the next couple of days.

I hope everyone had a Safe Holiday Season and a Happy New Year!