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Successful Staffing Strategy: 3 Astonishing Things

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The Right Way to Staff a Giant Pumpkin

“I’m willing to bet that, if you have created an organizational chart for your business, you’ve approached it the same way most entrepreneurs do – working with what is, instead of what should be.” Mike Michalowicz, The Pumpkin Plan

Now that you have identified your Top Clients and Your Unique Offering, you have let your rotten pumpkins (bad clients) go, and you are evaluating your expenses so that they are all focused on growing your Sweet Spot, the next step is to evaluate your staffing needs, both current and future, so that you can implement a successful staffing strategy.

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Are the Employees on Your Payroll an Investment or your Biggest Expense?

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If you are a small business owner you likely have 4 types of employees on your payroll. If you have two of these 4 types of employees on your payroll, they are the slow kiss of death for your business. They are an expense you can’t afford! On the other hand, there is one type of employee who is a true investment and will drive the profit in your business.

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Accomplish More: The 20% that Matters

Accomplish More: The 20% that Matters

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Have you ever gotten to the end of your day and felt like you’ve accomplished very little, even though you were busy all day long?

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This 1 Habit Will Get You Freedom from Your Business

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When I survey business owners at the beginning of their work with me, the majority tell me they are working 4 or fewer hours per week ON their business. Most of their time working is spent working IN the business. This is not surprising since most of my clients hire me because they want FREEDOM from the day-to-day involvement in the business. At the start of our work together, most can be away from their business for only brief periods of time before the business grinds to a halt.

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Avoid These Costly Mistakes When Onboarding New Employees

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Payroll is one of the biggest expenses in small business. Most small business owners are not getting their money’s worth from the investment they are making in employees. Taking steps to optimize employee performance directly impacts your profit.

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Short and Sweet Meetings that Motivate Employees and Drive Profit

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Do you ever wonder if the meetings you have with employees are effective?

See if this sounds familiar… You hold a meeting intending to motivate employees and get everyone working together as a team to do their best. You talk. They listen. They may seem interested, or at least they nod their heads in the right places, but then. . . . they go out and do the same old things and nothing has changed. Ugh!!!

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WARNING: Don’t Coach THESE Employees

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Have you ever wondered if you can “rehabilitate” an employee? Many business owners spend lots of time trying. There are some employees you can not “rehabilitate.” Read on…

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1 Strategy to Get Employees Thinking for Themselves

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Does it ever feel like you could get more done, if only you had fewer interruptions?

Because you’re the business owner, you tend to be “the one who knows how to do everything” in the business.  It’s tempting for employees to come to you with questions before trying to figure things out on their own. In the interest of “saving time,” it’s tempting for you to answer their questions and move on.

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