Managing Employees

5 Questions You Need to Ask Before Hiring a Virtual Employee5 Questions You Need to Ask Before Hiring a Virtual Employee

5 Questions You Need to Ask Before Hiring a Virtual Employee

The future of work is remote work. Gone are the days when everyone punched timecards and clocked in. In those…

How to Find and Hire Great Salespeople for Your Small BusinessHow to Find and Hire Great Salespeople for Your Small Business

How to Find and Hire Great Salespeople for Your Small Business

Revenue is the lifeblood of any business. Without money, you can't keep your doors open. There are a lot of…

18 Questions to Ask References Before Hiring a New Employee18 Questions to Ask References Before Hiring a New Employee

18 Questions to Ask References Before Hiring a New Employee

Before you sign a contract with a third-party logistics provider or even with a new cleaning service, you probably ask…

8 Illegal Interview Questions You Can’t Ask Job Candidates8 Illegal Interview Questions You Can’t Ask Job Candidates

8 Illegal Interview Questions You Can’t Ask Job Candidates

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces federal laws that protect job candidates and employees from discrimination. So, what…

6 Tips to Asking Better Interview Questions6 Tips to Asking Better Interview Questions

6 Tips to Asking Better Interview Questions

Make no mistake: Of the two parties involved in a job interview, being the person doing the hiring has a…

Sleeping on the Job: Are Employee Naps the Next Big Benefit?Sleeping on the Job: Are Employee Naps the Next Big Benefit?

Sleeping on the Job: Are Employee Naps the Next Big Benefit?

Taking a nap in the middle of the day seems like a delicious idea. But that's a little crazy to…

Why Business Owners Should Not Succumb to “Warm Body” SyndromeWhy Business Owners Should Not Succumb to “Warm Body” Syndrome

Why Business Owners Should Not Succumb to “Warm Body” Syndrome

So you just lost a great employee and you need to hire someone fast. Or you're swamped, have determined you…

Are Your Employees Fudging Their Sick Days?Are Your Employees Fudging Their Sick Days?

Are Your Employees Fudging Their Sick Days?

Recently, HR firm CareerBuilder surveyed more than 2,200 human resource professionals and nearly 3,700 employees about their companies' employment practices. And,…

Can Profit Sharing Motivate Your Employees?Can Profit Sharing Motivate Your Employees?

Can Profit Sharing Motivate Your Employees?

In 2015, Apple, the hardware giant, made a major change that affected thousands of its employees: For the first time,…

9 Ways to Demotivate Your Employees9 Ways to Demotivate Your Employees

9 Ways to Demotivate Your Employees

Have you ever had a boss who made you want to scream every time you looked at him or her?…