How Are You Going to Keep Them Down at the Firm?
Attracting, optimizing and retaining good employees is a huge challenge, and Roger E. Herman offers strategies in his book "Keeping Good People." Read more
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Better 360° Evaluations
How a low-tech, paper-and-pencil 360° feedback systems can achieve great results Read more
Your Assets, My Assets, and Our Assets
One company teaches employees how similar the company financials are to their own personal statements of income and net worth. Read more
Personalizing Recognition
It doesn't cost a thing to add a personal touch to your recognition efforts. People love being singled out, even in these simple ways. Read more
Doing Their Best, Every Single Day
If you own a microbusiness or manage a handful of people, you know you need to keep everyone in the game by sharing good news -- quickly. Don't overlook this... Read more
Energizing Teams of Hourly Workers
Check out these tips and techniques that companies have successfully used to engage and motivate employee teams. Read more
Getting Optimal Performance from Employees
Employees may not work harder for you, but they will work harder for themselves. Read more
Raises by Democracy
A CEO exposes employee pay rates and lets his employees vote on each other's raises. Read more
Our Workplace Is Stressful. What Can I Do to Improve Morale?
Encouraging exercise is a great place to start. Read more
The 10% Solution
A CEO raises company profitability by matching up to 10% of his employees' total compensation in their 401(k) retirement accounts. Read more
The Reality Gap
If you're constantly dissatisfied with your company's accomplishments, maybe you're pursuing unattainable ideals instead of realistic goals. Here are the var... Read more
Parting Company
There's nothing wrong with quitting your job to start a business that competes with your former employer. But going about it the wrong way can ruin your most... Read more
The Savior Complex
As a CEO, you instinctively want to help workers whose personal problems are interfering with their job performance. A look at how far one business owner wen... Read more
Hiring the Best
Don't assume you can't afford top-notch executives for your small company. Given steady incomes and space to perform, they'll soon pay for themselves. Read more
Hiring Resellers: Separating the Best from the Rest
The following tips will guide you in the hiring process for independent reps and other resellers. Read more
Employee Termination: Discussion and Model Policies
Terminations are inevitable within any organization--so you should develop clear-but-flexible procedures to handle them in their various forms. Read more
Model Exit Interview Guide
Terminations are inevitable within all business organizations, so you should develop a clear, flexible exit interview guide to ensure that your company learn... Read more
The Smart Way to Hire
When you hire someone, you want more than a warm body with good skills. A book offers tips for hiring people whose values fit those of your company. Read more
Sign of the Cross-training Times
Employees at a Maine computer start-up are trained in a variety of skills so they can assume a multitude of roles and maximize their contributions to the com... Read more
How to Keep Staff in a Boom Economy
Here's how CompuWorks, a computer-systems-integration firm, has dramatically reduced turnover by cultivating a sense of common purpose among employees. Read more
Hot Tip: Hiring Salespeople
Want to hire good salespeople? During the interview, ask the job candidate to try to sell you your own product -- or something like it. Read more
Paying Cash for Contacts
Abolishing salaries to jump-start sales may seem extreme, but Billy Ross credits just such a move with helping to turnaround Super 1, his $14 million RV deal... Read more
Strategic Planning: Ground Zero
Looking to ease your employees into strategic planning? Mishi Apparel used a questionnaire to make the process flow more smoothly. Read more
Web Sites We Love
Inc. 500 CEOs reveal some of the ways they're using the Web to locate critical information, ranging from news on venture capital and specific industries to t... Read more
Should I Take My Company Public?
An IPO helps a 1998 Inc. 500 software company gain visibility in a competitive market. Read more
Now That We're Not a Start-Up, How Do I Promote Teamwork?
An incentive system that supports teamwork boosts a tape company's sales. Read more
Daddy, I Crashed the Company
The CEO of aaaaaaan audiovisual-equipment rental company risks his and his family's money in an effort to increase sales. Read more
The Chemistry Lesson
An interview with John Peterman, founder of J. Peterman Co., and his associate, Arnie Cohen. They describe how Cohen came to work for the company after attem... Read more
Seven Great Salary Resources
Here is a primer on salary surveys. Read more
"What Were You in For?" and Other Great Job Interview Questions of Our Time
Advice on what to ask the next job candidate who comes in your door Read more
Crimes and Misdemeanors
The results of a survey asking employees whether they've used technology unethically -- and what they've done. Read more
What's Hot: Sales Compensation
A guide to books and Web sites devoted to helping you design a compensation plan for your sales staff. Read more
Shock to the System
A business owner with death anxiety may attempt to build an institution that ensures his or her own immortality. Yalom explains why confronting your mortalit... Read more
The Leader Within, Executive Search Article
Looking for executive talent? Don't overlook your own staff. Read more
The Handbook on Handbooks
McMurry Publishing's comprehensive company handbook keeps everyone on the same page. Read more
