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Casual Articles - Push or Pulling Too Hard? Don't Use Up All Your Energy Trying to Have Employees Follow Your Rules!
People work to live, but most also live to work. A study on the meaning of work conducted back in 1987 revealed a strong attachment to work as a way of life. The study found that 86 percent of people would continue working even if they had enough money never to work another day. There could be no better indication that work is not simply a matter of putting food on the table, but is core to the being of most adults.Adults in mid-life in particular often find this sense of work
Manpower in some areas of Canada is hard to find, so small business IT consulting firms usually end up hiring the best of the worst because that is all that is out there
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Many business owners of small business computer shops share the same frustrations around having technicians not return phone calls to clients, not filling out time sheets, not sharing information with their peers in the company, and simply just not showing up on time. You are not running a babysitting service and these types of employees can simply use up all of your energy too quickly.
How do you motivate them? First of all you shouldn’t be looking to motivate them. Technicians should be motivated because of the passion that they have for technology, to fixing that hard to fix problem or just having pride in a job well done. When you find a technician that shares this passion and vision as well as one who understands how the game is played in your company, then you reward them. Allow them to stand out from the rest. Rewarding exceptional employees is always a better use of your energy than trying to motivate them. Motivation comes into the game when you do not reward them with a raise or bonus or even show them the door saying that “their services are no longer required.”
Manpower in some areas of Canada is hard to find, so small business IT consulting firms usually end up hiring the best of the worst because that is all that is out there
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Many business owners of small business computer shops share the same frustrations around having technicians not return phone calls to clients, not filling out time sheets, not sharing information with their peers in the company, and simply just not showing up on time. You are not running a babysitting service and these types of employees can simply use up all of your energy too quickly.
How do you motivate them? First of all you shouldn’t be looking to motivate them. Technicians should be motivated because of the passion that they have for technology, to fixing that hard to fix problem or just having pride in a job well done. When you find a technician that shares this passion and vision as well as one who understands how the game is played in your company, then you reward them. Allow them to stand out from the rest. Rewarding exceptional employees is always a better use of your energy than trying to motivate them. Motivation comes into the game when you do not reward them with a raise or bonus or even show them the door saying that “their services are no longer required.”
Manpower in some areas of Canada is hard to find, so small business IT consulting firms usually end up hiring the best of the worst because that is all that is out there
You don't think twice about a business card and letterhead logo for the visual aspect of your campaign, why not an audio logo to brand your broadcast campaign?With the magic of music you can capture the personality of your business, create an emotional connection to your target audience and get recall & branding recognition (in some instances with people tapping their feet and singing your company name) even when you are not on the air.The majority of advertisers use the
How do you motivate them? First of all you shouldn’t be looking to motivate them. Technicians should be motivated because of the passion that they have for technology, to fixing that hard to fix problem or just having pride in a job well done. When you find a technician that shares this passion and vision as well as one who understands how the game is played in your company, then you reward them. Allow them to stand out from the rest. Rewarding exceptional employees is always a better use of your energy than trying to motivate them. Motivation comes into the game when you do not reward them with a raise or bonus or even show them the door saying that “their services are no longer required.”
Manpower in some areas of Canada is hard to find, so small business IT consulting firms usually end up hiring the best of the worst because that is all that is out there
In a small franchising company which is growing fast and always under a cash flow crisis, it is essential to keep all franchisees profitable to prevent lawsuits, maintain royalty income streams and attract new franchisees who see their success in the market place.Having been a Founder of a Small Franchise Company, which grew rapidly into a Medium Sized Franchise Company prior to my early retirement and sale of the company, I can tell you that the most important thing is to have
Manpower in some areas of Canada is hard to find, so small business IT consulting firms usually end up hiring the best of the worst because that is all that is out there
When dealing with foreign investors and franchising in another country often language and interpretation of word meanings can get clouded. Additionally tenses or gender of words can change what a sentence says or means in an agreement. In franchising Internationally this becomes a real issue because of the number of potential countries an international US Based, Australian or European Based Franchisor might franchise in.As we expanded our company into other markets we found thi
Manpower in some areas of Canada is hard to find, so small business IT consulting firms usually end up hiring the best of the worst because that is all that is out there. The worst people, who have jumped from job to job, contract to contract, and city to city because they are just that – the worst, no one wants them, except you! These types of employees end up eating up all your critical resources, your time, your strength and most importantly your reputation. When you fire them, they may just end up at your competition and start using all their time and efforts.
Bad employees are just like bad clients, you need to fire them. This will save you headaches, allow you to sleep at night, and do what is most important-- focus your efforts on the team members that want to be there, have bought in on the company policies and rules, and share the vision of your small business computer consulting business. These are the people that will allow your reputation to grow, give you time to focus on the not urgent but important pieces of the business, keep your client base happy, and most importantly – these are the people that you want to reward, because they are bringing in the extra revenues, allowing the company to grow and increasing your bottom line. You should have no problem sharing your profits with those that contribute to it.
You need to effectively measure all of your team, setup a KPI (Key Performance Indicators) structure in your business and measure all areas of your business. Sales results, service results, customer satisfaction, i
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