Every year, most employees expect to get some degree of raise for the work that they do. It does not matter if they are adding more value to the company than they did last year, or even if inflation has gone up significantly over last year. They just think that they are entitled to being paid more this year than they were last year. So unless you want your highest quality employees to jump ship at their first opportunity, you had better find some way to give them the raises that they actually think they need. Naturally, this is just going to raise prices, as wage pressure gives people more … [Read more...]
Keeping Morale High
March 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Employees are always going to complain. Rather like children and tenants, they have only the power to annoy you into doing what they want. And if they can not annoy you into doing what they desire of you, they still have the capacity to complain without end about how miserable they are. Yeah, just ask them to pay taxes quarterly, hire people who will help the company, fire nice but incompetent people, and deal with big time corporate customers who think you're nothing but a small fry- then they will have something to complain about, right? Unfortunately, company morale is a constant battle, … [Read more...]
Short-Term Loans for Stocks
March 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Have you always wanted to take advantage of expected incomes in stocks? Perhaps you've even noticed a few stocks that are due for a rise over the next few months. You're not alone—many investors are taking advantage of rising stocks with the help of short-term loans. If you are ready to utilize a short-term investment to take advantage of the market, you could consider some opportunities for lending sources. GreatPlainsLending is a highly regarded resource for jumpstarting your stock investing venture. GreatPlainsLending will allow you to make the most of your investment … [Read more...]
Dealing With bad Customers
March 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Customers are a challenging sort of person. On the one hand, a good customer can make a lot of money for your business. But on the other hand, bad customers can do terrible things, both for the morale of your employees and for the overall health of your company. The bad news about bad customers is that they are probably never going to go anywhere. Like cockroaches, they are extremely resilient. After all, most of what they do comes out of the bad days that they are having. So who would be better to yell at and push around than innocent customer service representatives? As sad as it is, … [Read more...]