Posts Tagged employment

3 Types of People You Should Hire

There are certain mindsets found in people that every company should consider hiring. These are the types of people who have proven to successfully and consistently introduce new products and services. Furthermore, these are the sort of employees who tend to work well in teams and support co-workers. Additionally, creativity and industry changing ideas tend to be launched by this kind of employee.

Firstly, look for a challenging coach who can be a mentor. Hold out for the employee who will challenge co-workers when their best foot is not forward. Yet, also look for someone who will be willing to assist in the improvement. Your company needs that person who will see the potential in other workers when they feel they are out of ideas and get employees to believe in themselves. Having such a person on your team will encourage others to take the chances they may not have. This is a person who sees opportunity in failure and keeps the train moving.

Nextly, you will want to hold out for the entrepreneur. This type of person enjoys resolving tough challenges. This is where the best creations are born. Where some may perceive tribulations, the entrepreneur views opportunity. A person in this mindset feels power over the outcome of their choices. They feel in control of their destiny.

Finally, you will want to search for your opposite. Create a balance for your company. If your company is full of creativity, you will not fall short in the creative department, but you may be lacking in the ‘get-it-done’ type of employee. Without a balance, things may not get done. Find the employee who will keep you in balance.

Keep the diversity in your company. Hold out for the inspiring and the best so that your company can reach its potential.

Tags: , , , , , , ,

Downsizing Mistakes to Avoid

If you’re one of the many business owners that have had to face the hardship of letting employees go as a way to remain viable during the recent economic downturn, you know it is not an easy task to undertake. When it comes down to the task of downsizing, there are steps you can take to make it easier for everyone involved. The need to tighten belts, control your company’s expenses and remain viable may be inevitable and layoffs may be part of that new reality.

While there are reasons for downsizing that range from wanting to grow your business (which may mean cutting staff so you can direct company funds in another direction) to taking the company in a new direction, it is a difficult time for both employer and employee. We offer a few steps to take to make it a bit less traumatic for both parties.

Cutting entire departments or stopping production of particular lines of your operation may not be the way to go. Unless you are 100% certain you will never be reopening a division, you may want to consider halving the workforce. Put a realistic plan in place for downsizing and while it may seem easier to cut an entire department across the board, your business may suffer.

Don’t make unrealistic promises to your staff. You will certainly hope that the economy will turn around and that you will be able to rehire your staff but the fact is it may not happen. Growth and bouncing back from the recession could be a long process and you don’t want to give your employees false hope. Bottom line, you may find that when you downsize, your company may be better able to operate once you’ve shifted the work around to the remaining staff.

SAN DIEGO, CA - FEBRUARY 5:   Job searchers in...

Image by Getty Images via @daylife

Keep your employees in the loop. Believe us, your employees are talking around the water cooler and they see the writing on the wall. Quell gossip and offer your employees the truth and let them voice their fears. Again, don’t offer false hope but then that doesn’t mean you have to be all doom and gloom – be straightforward and honest.

Layoffs are not easy, but you need to handle them with care and hand your employees their “pink slip” face-to-face. Too many business owners have been known to offer their employees a lay off notice via email. This is not the time for hands-off communication. Remember, your remaining employees want to know that you care even though you are unable to keep them on board. Also, if you’re letting your employees go make certain the cost cuts aren’t being used in other areas of the company. If you lay off employees and then upper management goes on an all expense paid Hawaiian work retreat, it is not sending a good message.

Enhanced by Zemanta

Tags: , , ,