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				<title><![CDATA[Hi Cleung! Like many people in t]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hi Cleung! Like many people in this forum, I too had the same bad experience you do way back. I also had trouble finding good employees. I had a problem with the salary expectation and their lack of productivity. I tried outsourcing some of these jobs a]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hello Cleung,
I completely unde]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hello Cleung,
I completely understand your frustrations. Try using a company like Hosted Numbers. Your company's phone numbers can be forwarded to a live receptionist to handle ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Motivate your employees by using]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Motivate your employees by using goals to continue to perform to the best of their ability and when hiring always call on references.
 ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hiring is probably the biggest c]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hiring is probably the biggest challenge for every business.  No one teaches us how to interview successfully, whether it's for employees or contractors.  Then we aren't taught how to onboard and train employees successfully.  Everything starts with ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Try to set goals for whoever you]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Try to set goals for whoever you hire and make it exciting for them to reach that goal. Also if you outsource some of your work be sure to get it from a reputable company. Do your research before to see what kind of experience others had with the compan]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Its been a few months since visi]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Its been a few months since visiting this forum again. Thanks everyone for your advice.  I have read the e-myth from Michael Gerber, at that time I thought it was a book about franchising and didn't pay much attention to it.  Economy is not doing so g]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[You might also find it helpful t]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[You might also find it helpful to interview your employees in-depth by asking open-ended questions that allow them to tell you about themselves instead of yes and no questions like, "D]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Good employees are out there, yo]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Good employees are out there, you just need to be clear on what your expectations are when you hire people. You can't just say here's the job, now go do it, then never bother to check up on how they're doing or give any training or input.
Sure, ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cleung,
If you have not yet rea]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Cleung,
If you have not yet read "E-Myth" (Michael Gerber) or "Work The System" (Sam Carpenter) please do so right away. You know your business and know how you want it to be run. I would bet that what needs to be done is obvious to you and it ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I found the type of problems you]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I found the type of problems you are having are generally caused by a lack of understanding.  One warehouseman that I trained for example was on the verge of being fired.  Everybody thought he was a screw up.  As it turns out, he was an outstanding e]]></description>
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