By having systems in place, you can more efficiently train startup employees not only in what has succeeded in the past, but also in which failures to avoid.
Categories HR and Management
Human resources (HR) might just be the most underrated job in your company.
That is, if you even have an HR person on staff. But even solopreneurs and freelancers will someday need to hire, fire and lead PEOPLE -- three of the toughest business activities we can think of. Great hires can make or break your company, and bad management can turn brilliant hires into underperforming drones. Sounds like a catch-22, right? But you can do better with practice (and advice).
Below, BusinessCollective authors share their most candid and practical management secrets, from must-ask interview questions to what it’s really like to give a bad performance review.
Do You Want to Build a Startup — Or a Small Business?
The difference between building a small business and founding a startup is not about money, or growth, or technology. It’s about vision. What’s yours?
9 Ways to Leverage Tools Like Yammer in Your Startup
Enterprise social networks like Yammer can be a great way to simulate the water-cooler chat many virtual or flex-time offices today are lacking — here’s how.
7 Essential Traits You’ll Need to Become Your Own Boss
When Nicole Smartt decided to ditch her 9-to-5 to become an entrepreneur, it was a risky (but rewarding) proposition — and these character traits saw her through the challenges.
