How important is your online profile? It turns out: very. Facebook Just last weekend on a drunken endeavour, somebody took a picture of my group of friends in a club. We’re all generally quite unphotogenic anyway, but the one person that stood out was my friend who somehow managed to look like he was getting […]
Recruiting Leaders In Your Business Using Uncommon Sense
When hiring new staff for your business, how often do you recruit with a view to recruiting leaders of the future? I was at a networking event last week at MMU (“no really Carole – you …networking?? Don’t believe it” I hear you say) Actually I hosted an event at MMU for the Chamber this […]
Trying to hire the right staff? Read “Think and Grow Rich” Today
Have you read Napoleon Hills Book – Think and Grow Rich? If not you have missed out. Go buy it – or in fact – drop in to beResources office in Spring Gardens in about a week and ask me for one – my FD and me have written a foreword for the book and […]
Business Owners, Don’t Let Business Get You Down! Johns Top Tips for a Happy Life
We talked last week about inducting new employees. Sometimes – who am I kidding – a LOT of business owners time in our busy lives running businesses, it is hard to find the time to put your head above the parapet and think about more than the day to day detail. It’s always worth it […]
How to Treat Your New Recruit
As I mentioned we have been hiring recently and one of our new people is starting on Monday – which prompted me to think about the issues of, and the importance of, employee induction. Of course it’s important – and everybody knows that – don’t they? But how well thought out are most inductions, do […]