Seen that? - The Secret to Motivating Employees

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The Secret to Motivating Employees Small Business Unplugged

I will never forget the first time I was asked the question that every entrepreneur and business owner eventually asks themselves, "How do you motivate employees?" I would say, "Well, you don't - they motivate themselves." My answer used to be relatively lengthy but I 'changed' my apporach and ever since I have changed the way I answer that question. t The Most Important Principle in Managing Human Resources You can't motivate anyone. [...] Read More


Employees Trained Animals? Small Business Unplugged

Sometimes the way entrepreneurs and business owners treat their employees you would think they are running a kennel rather than a business. At "Knocking the exuberance out of employees" is a wry article that exposes the contradictions and myths that form the beliefs of abusive business owners. My favorite is the "zombie Function" graph that exposes bad management habits like micro managing and a 16 reasons why robots are better than [...] Read More


Your Impact On Your Employees Matters Small Business Unplugged

Over at "The Performance & Talent Management Blog" I came across an interesting question: "Is self-awareness a competency?" and I think that a managers self-awareness is not only a competency but also an asset. As a small business owner or manager you do not operate your business in a void and in fact are quite dependent on your staff. Plus they rely on you and are influenced by you. Your ability [...] Read More


Motivate Your Employees: Make Them a Partner Bizinformer

I found this listing of 10 ways to motivate your employees. I don't have employees, but when in the corporate world - I had my share of people who worked for me. 1. Communicate both sales goals and reasons why. 2. Offer not only sales strategies, but also specific tactics. 3. Use short, mid and long-term incentives. 4. Set sales goals collaboratively with the team. 5. Reward both team performance and individual effort. 6. Don't [...] Read More


Employee Shortages...What to Do? Bizinformer

The worldwide market for talent management solutions is booming. A number of factors are fueling the exponential growth: a dynamic geo-economic climate that increases focus on the workforce, a changing global labor market and the need for organizations to transform their workforce and build a culture of performance and innovation. The impact of organizational brain drain and the fear of a global talent shortage (due in part to the increasingly [...] Read More