8 Early Mistakes That Will Turn You Into A Better Leader
A mistake I made early on was thinking that our employees had the same thought processes and learning tactics that I did. Explaining something, walking away and expecting them to execute the task as I saw it in my head proved unrealistic. Now, I ask employees to tell me what the end result will be or…
5 Ways To Weed Out The Wrong Candidates
Are you in the process of hiring more employees for your company? Recruiting and interviewing candidates is a long and tedious process, but if you can perfect the hiring formula, your business can flourish and enjoy unprecedented success. They say that 80 percent of the work gets done by 20 percent…
Skip The Resolutions And Make These 5 Commitments Instead
Don’t waste your time on resolutions this holiday. Instead, make a long-term commitment to improving your business, your health and your team. For business owners, every new year is an opportunity to change. But how many of us actually keep our resolutions when the daily grind catches up to us? This year…
How To Hire A Programmer If You Don’t Have A Programming Background
I’m one of those founders who can do everything besides code. Marketing? A breeze. Accounting? Accounted for. Operations? Cake walk. Code? I’ll be right back! Not being able to code has put a damper on my ability to hire the right programmer and further grow my businesses. I have hired three programmers…
3 Best Practices For Startup Hiring
It’s really hard to teach someone how to hire, how to manage, and how to lead. Like many things, it’s usually best to learn on the job, practice, and improve after making a lot of mistakes along the way. The problem is, as a startup, you can’t afford to make a lot of mistakes when hiring. You also can’t…