Ah, the Drama Queen. The Backstabber. The Suck Up. The Prima Donna: All well-known “difficult” co-workers. Every company has them. No matter how big or how small is the firm at which you work, you’re going to have to deal with these folks at some point in your career, either as colleagues, subordinates — or… Read more »
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Tips for Bringing on New Employees: Effective Training Programs
Now that you’ve hired someone to fill a position, you’ll want to get your new working relationship started right. Which means you’ll need to begin his or her time with your company with something of a bang. Below are some tips on how to get your new employee started at your company with a positive… Read more »
Manage Rising Benefits Costs with a Payrolling Service
If you are a small- to mid-size business, outsourcing your payroll and benefits administration may be the way to go to save money. When you think about the time and money you spend on payroll and benefits processing, it makes sense to use a payroll provider. For a small company, an in-house payroll department can… Read more »
Spotting Rising Stars in Your Company
Today, hiring and keeping talented and high performing people in your company is an economic imperative. It starts at the top with the company leadership. Your rising stars want to know that the leadership has a direction they want to take the organization, and clear cut goals they want to reach. The plan does not… Read more »
How to Kill Productivity Killers
If you want your business to grow, you want to get the most from your employees because it’s their productivity that will lead to growth. What stands in the way of generating greater productivity, and what can you do about it? Employee productivity can be tied to one thing – motivation. What motivates your employees… Read more »
Getting Employees to Set Personal Goals
Are there companies you admire, businesses you would like to emulate? If so, chances are these successful enterprises have an ethos of goal setting and achieving among employees at all levels. Here are some tips to help you get all of your employees to set personal work goals: You may have to require that all… Read more »
To Stay or To Go: Questions to Ask When Considering a New Opportunity
When considering a new job opportunity, there are obviously many things to look at. Salary may generally be uppermost in people’s minds when looking at a new job, but there are many other important factors to examine as well. These factors are all key to determining that all-important fit between job candidate and employer. 1)… Read more »
Reduce Resume Overload: Using a Staffing Service to Help Screen Candidates
Is this your situation? Job seekers desperate for work — any type of work — apply willy nilly to just about any job opening you have, whether they are qualified for a position or not. Are you receiving hundreds of resumes for a handful of positions? Are you wondering how you’re going to cull through… Read more »
What is Temp-to-Hire and Why You Should Consider It
If your Winston Resources staffing consultant contacts you about a temp-to-hire position, this is good news. It means if you take the assignment and do well in it, the employer may decide to hire you onto its own payroll. A temp-to-hire assignment is really the best of both worlds. You can “try out” a company… Read more »
How to Position Yourself as a Leader in Your Organization
The recession is showing definite signs of abating. Companies will be hiring new employees (although probably slowly in the beginning) and will be looking for current employees to step up and help the business grow and thrive. Do you have what it takes to become a leader in your organization? Here are some ideas to… Read more »