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Top 5 Reasons Big Companies Lose Good Employees
It’s no secret that big companies often have a hard time keeping their best and brightest employees. Why do big companies lose good employees? No passion for what they’re doing. Smart people need to be stimulated. If you don’t have them working on projects that they enjoy, projects that stimulate and interest them, chances are [...]
Continue reading...5 Things (Other Than Money) That Motivate Employees
19. December 2011
Money is the UNIVERSAL motivator. But how else can you seek to motivate your employees? Here are some suggestions: LOTS OF PRAISE – everyone loves to be commended, acknowledged and praised. It typically makes employees feel good (and motivated), especially if done in front of other employees (e.g. at a staff meeting or just out [...]
Continue reading...Interested In A Career In Pharmaceutical Sales?
24. January 2011
Interested in a career in pharmaceutical sales? Here are some typical requirements for Pharmaceutical Sales jobs: Spend time working in the field (on the road) making sales pitches and interacting with actual and potential customers Handle complete person-to-person marketing of a range of pharmaceutical products (usually group by brand and/or purpose/treatment use) Develop a significant [...]
Continue reading...How To Get A Staff Of Believers – Tony Hsieh of Zappos.Com Tells You How
6. September 2009
Tony Hsieh is the CEO of the e-commerce juggernaut called Zappos.Com. He helped to start the company in 1999 as an online shoe store, and it has since expanded to all manner of other goods. Zappos has been profitable since 2006. Last year, it booked US$1 billion in gross sales (20% better than the year [...]
Continue reading...Waitressing Tips
20. June 2009
The service industry is one in which persons can excel while doing a job they enjoy. Waitresses and waiters are known to garner good tips but this is dependent on the kind of service that is given to customers. Here we have a few tips to help persons in this profession to be better at [...]
Continue reading...Tips For Handling Job Stress
4. June 2009
Job stress is a term that’s used to describe an emotional state caused by fear of job loss, increased work load and even strained working relationships. The result of this condition is an emotional imbalance and a sense of not being able to cope with things as well as one could. Here are a few [...]
Continue reading...Life As An Administrative Assistant
9. May 2009
There is a popular saying, which states, “When you assume you make a fool of yourself and me.” The job of a secretary/administrative assistant is often assumed to be an easy job that allows the person a lot of freedom but let’s look at what it entails and decide if the job of being an [...]
Continue reading...Steps In Choosing A Health Plan For Your Company
21. April 2009
Thinking of getting a health care plan for your company? Whether small, mid-sized or large, there are many good reasons to offer health insurance for your employees. Here are few simple steps to guide you in choosing a health plan for your company: Determine your needs and what can you afford. If your employees are [...]
Continue reading...Wondering How To Energize Your Employees?
16. April 2009
If you’re wondering how to motivate and energize your employees, these tips are for you: Have some fun. Have them do something work-related but outrageous that will surely bring some laughs and smiles. An impromptu tug off war between two units in the parking lot maybe? Think Young. Don’t ignore your youngest employees, they could [...]
Continue reading...Should You Give Employees Stock Options?
8. April 2009
Lets say you are the owner of a company that has two or three very important employees that you would really hate to lose. Should you give them stock options in your company – to help sweeten their renumeration and make them feel more responsible and of course want to stick around. Whenever you have [...]
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20. December 2011
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