Okay, so we’ve talked about knowing your staff, motivating your staff, managing your staff, compensating your staff, communicating with your staff, knowing what is wrong with your business and now I want to talk about Knowing What Kind of Boss You Are… Read more »

Do you know what’s wrong with your company?  If you think your business is the best business in the world, then you need to ask your staff if they agree… Read more »

Thanks to my Facebook friend, Christine Norris at Landlord Tips, I have found out about a great site and an interesting Facebook Event called Random Acts of Kindness.  This got me thinking, what can we do to show our employees some “Random Acts of Kindness? Read more »

Another touchy part of being a boss is how to pay your employees.  You have to be fair, or you will lose your good employees to better paying companies.  I know if you’re a small company you might not be able to pay as well as a major company, so you need to come up with better ways to compensate your employees… Read more »

There are people, in every company, that are difficult employees.  They don’t do the job right, so you offer to help them and they do fine while you are there, but as soon as they are left alone, they ‘forget’ everything you’ve told them.  If you continue to give in and continue to work with this person, you might just be supporting the behavior.   Read more »

A boss has a hard job.  There are times when we have to tell an employee they are doing something wrong or worse, we have to fire them.  But the way you do this is what makes you a boss or a better boss. Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

If you are a BOSS, then you are just telling people what to do, when to do it and you aren’t well liked by your staff.  Oh, they tolerate you, but don’t like or respect you.  If you Manage, then you inform your staff, you listen to your staff and you become someone they know they can count on to have their backs.  And more importantly, they will have yours… Read more »