Managing Employees

[ad_1] Over the years, we have worked with clients who believe that if they hire the right people or build the right systems, they won’t need to manage their employees. “The employees will manage themselves!”  Related: Is Poor Employee Engagement Management’s Fault? But this won’t happen, and we try as gently …

[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » When I first looked at the data from Insureon’s Small Business Outlook 2017, I wasn’t sure if I liked what I saw. Sure, 82 percent of the more than 1,000 small-business owners we surveyed …

[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » Alex Tonelli started Funding Circle, a platform to match investors with small business owners, in August 2010. With a small group of just over a dozen employees, he saw an explosion in growth within a …

[ad_1] Most businesses focus the bulk of their attention on boosting revenue. That’s obvious for many reasons, right? But what about the other facets that make up a business’s bottom line? One of the simplest, yet often overlooked ways a business can lose money is from bad hires. Making poor hiring …

[ad_1] Nobody sets out to become a bad manager, but the fact of the matter is, there are a lot of bad ones out there. Related: Why Leadership Development Needs to Be Updated The 2015 State of the American Manager: Analytics and Advice for Leaders report from Gallup analyzed the engagement …

[ad_1] We spend so much time focusing on the nuances of leadership that we often forget about the very definition of leadership and what we — as business owners, CEOs, executives and managers — should tangibly be doing to help our employees grow into the best versions of themselves possible. …

[ad_1] If you’re nostalgic for a simpler, notification-free mobile phone era, have we got news for you. At the 2017 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month, HMD Global Oy, the Finnish manufacturer that holds the rights to the Nokia brand, reportedly will unveil four phones — including a …

[ad_1] Bastian Lehmann, the CEO and co-founder of Postmates, the 6-year-old company that will deliver almost anything you want, is a big proponent of making sure that nascent ideas get their chance to thrive. Postmates works with about 40,000 deliverers who carry out some 1.5 million transactions a month across …

[ad_1] Finding strong freelance talent can be a game-changer for your company. Ultimately, the biggest benefit is flexibility. Enlisting outside help only when required is a smart move if your business needs and cash flow are inconsistent. And a freelancer capable of ramping up or down with you can be invaluable when scaling. Furthermore, not being beholden …

[ad_1] A recent Gallup study found that a high percentage of managers around the globe are not meeting the need of their employees; actively disengaged employees outnumber engaged employees by nearly 2:1. Low engagement not only drains companies of morale but also limits their ability to retain “A” level employees and …