Guest Blogger: Jerry Joyce

Harvey MacKay has written a book entitled “We Got Fired … And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us!”

In it, he offers, for people who have been fired, Seven Strategies that have stood the test of time in maintaining a positive attitude and in really improving the odds of finding a job.

I noticed how each of these Seven Strategies also applied to the building of a business, whether a “start-up,” an emerging business or one that is long established.

1 Understand exactly what went wrong in your last job and have a clear explanation of what happened. Read the rest of this entry »

Guest Blogger: Jerry Joyce

1) Great managers are great leaders.

We all know about, or know, or have worked for, great leaders. What did they do, consistently, that made them great leaders, and great managers? Can we acquire those traits, habits or characteristics?

2) Great managers believe in themselves. Read the rest of this entry »

In business, there is a natural tendency for people to use the “do-it-yourself” approach in many disciplines. Do your own bookkeeping, write your own press releases, draft your own contracts, set up your new computer, and the list goes on and on. Yet, is this the best use of your time? And, are you getting the best results? Read the rest of this entry »

“People who go to an employer’s web site tend to be a higher quality candidate,” says Kent Kirch, global director of recruiting for Deloitte & Touche. Does your web site capture top talent by presenting compelling reasons why they should work for you? Read the rest of this entry »

Job seekers become more interested in working for a company after visiting its web site according to research conducted by WetFeet. Steve Pollock, president of WetFeet, Inc., a San Francisco recruitment technology provider, suggests three (3) ways to capture candidates’ attention: Read the rest of this entry »

Small business hiring practices are loaded with excuses why certain employees are not fired sooner than later. Recruiting specialists have heard plenty of them from their clients.

Have you ever heard these excuses? Read the rest of this entry »

Small business hiring practices are loaded with excuses.

Have you ever expressed these excuses for not building your team?

“I need help badly, but I don’t have the time to hire anyone right now.

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To hire top talent you must have something valuable to offer them. You probably think I am talking about valuables like salaries and benefits. No, these are not valuables, these are basic need requirements. Valuables are more substantive and far more important. Read the rest of this entry »

Business owners avoid, dread or delay:

1. Hiring their first employee
2. Firing their first employee Read the rest of this entry »

In 10 years of experience at Safari Solutions helping business owners hire employees, I have found that most entrepreneurs have a strong reluctance in training and mentoring. They lack the time, interest, and/or ability to do so.

Yet, on the other hand, they don’t have the money resources to hiring top talent. They are stuck in the middle! Read the rest of this entry »