Home Dollars + Cents Efficiency Equipment Events People Sales How to Get the Most Out of Employee Evaluations Many business owners dread giving out end-of-the-year employee performance evaluations – so much so that, oftentimes, employers will eschew the process all together. The one in which your employees are gunning for more money and you’re forced to confront the request head-on. But despite the dread or fear of giving them out, employee reviews are essential to the positive development of your company. You know? Such is the nature of a business owner’s job. MORE >>

Home Dollars + Cents Efficiency Equipment Events People Sales Employee Bonuses: 6 Steps to Creating an Effective Bonus System Owners get paid when the business succeeds, therefore, they work harder. Employees get paid hourly – they might very well be motivated to work slower. Here’s an employee bonus system to help you bridge this gap. You know that if your people operated day in and day out like invested owners, instead of regular employees, your profits would likely be more than double what they are today.  Things happen faster, with less mistakes.  MORE >>

Home Dollars + Cents Efficiency Equipment Events People Sales How Not to Manage your Employees There’s no denying the value of leaders. However, there’s a way to effectively “lead” employees and then there’s a way to push your employees out the door… Being the leader, foreman or supervisor is a challenging job. It takes certain qualities for a leader to effectively lead his or her employees and, therefore, the business to success. They serve as an effective way to not only lose your valued employees, but to set your business up for failure. MORE >>

Home Dollars + Cents Efficiency Equipment Events People Sales How to Recognize the Qualities of Superstar Employees What makes a good employee? Most of us would say that a good employee is someone who is positive, motivated, productive and efficient. But the difference between a good employee and a superstar is the level of engagement he or she demonstrates within your workplace. So what are the qualities of superstar (engaged) employees? An engaged employee wishes to take on more responsibility within your company. Fair enough. MORE >>

Home Dollars + Cents Efficiency Equipment Events People Sales Four Ways to Create A Motivating Environment for Your Employees We’ve discussed in detail here and here , the importance of building a team of highly-effective, business-thinking employees. Your people are the key to your success; hence, the need to always have your sights set on finding and hiring your next “superstar” employee. Despite what the term suggests, a superstar employee doesn’t necessarily have to posses some sort of exceptional skill set or overly-impressive resume to benefit your business. MORE >>