Think Before You Hire! Job Description Strategies
We recommend preplanning your workforce before you start recruiting. Assess the technical skills needed for the position that needs to be filled:
April 30, 2012
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What’s Happening at PCG?
From donut parties to happy hours, and holiday parties for every occasion.
It’s always happening at PCG.
Seven Steps Toward Making a Great Hiring Decision
Only 50 percent of employees hired are considered “good” hires, and every top performer has the same productivity of three average employees. These figures dramatize how important it is to make the right hiring decision.
April 4, 2012
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Accolo CEO Explains How to Turn Your Company into a Hiring Machine at Marin Business Forum Meeting March 22
The highlight of the event will be John Younger, CEO of Accolo, speaking on staffing strategies in a tight economy. The Marin Business Forum event will be help March 22 at 5:00 p.m.
March 7, 2012
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Recognizing the Symptoms of a Toxic Employee
And like any disease, a toxic employee can subtly spread counterproductive attitudes and actions to other employees. Employees who were productive but lacked the strength to overcome the negative forces become carriers of the disease, and so the toxicity spreads. Over time, the entire company can be infected.
October 26, 2011
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How to Create a Chain of Command in Business
The chain of command provides a clear line of responsibility from the executive suite on down. As part of the structure, you need to give employees a procedure to move up the chain if their concerns are not resolved.
October 10, 2011
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How to Deal with Unhappy Employees
Part of the job of senior managers is to keep the corporate vision alive. When you have toxic employees undermining operations, it’s challenging to keep your eye on long-term objectives, but the best defense against cranky workers is maintaining a positive attitude and a clear vision, and sharing that vision.
September 12, 2011
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Staffing Your Team Depends on Where You Are in the Game
Many companies fail to recruit and hire with the evolution of their business in mind; you need people with different qualifications and strengths for your business depending on your growth strategy.
July 25, 2011
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A Well-Crafted Employee Handbook Protects You and Your Employees
There are so many little issues and concerns that can be easily addressed in a well-designed employee handbook. You need to consider the company’s finances and cash flow, employee retention strategies, corporate culture, and compliance issues.
July 5, 2011
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Why Not Outsource Your HR and Get More for Your Money?
Many businesses don’t have the internal resources to handle many HR projects, even if they have an HR person on staff. Consider a recruiting project, for example, or the creation of a new employee handbook.
May 26, 2011
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No Naysayers Here: How to Fire a Toxic Employee
You want to avoid any appearance of discrimination, so it’s always a good idea to build a case against a problem employee, point out their specific performance issues, and give them a chance to change.
May 20, 2011
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Start-Ups and Staffing: Better to Plan to Get It Right the First Time
Many entrepreneurs enter into their new venture without a clear human resources plan. Having a plan doesn’t just mean identifying key employees and decision-makers; that’s easy. It means having an HR strategy in place that is both compliant with the law, and is designed to attract and retain the talent you need to succeed.
April 7, 2011
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Avoiding the Pitfalls of a “Bad Hire”
Too often, business owners keep unwanted staff too long or for the wrong reasons, and even more often, they make the wrong hiring choice in the first place. Interviewing potential employees is tricky, and there are very few managers who have been trained in effective interview techniques.
February 11, 2011
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