Employee Archives

Make Your Dream a Reality: From Employee to Entrepreneur [Radio]

Jeff Sloan is joined by co-host Matt Damman on this week's edition of StartupNation Radio. Matt was featured as a guest on the show a few weeks ago, and he did such a great job...

byStartupNation

September 17, 2016

Entrepreneur Vs. Employee: Which Life is for You?

Many people dream of launching the startup that will make them millions of dollars and lead them to respect and success within their industry. There are many things about entrepreneurship that sound good. You're your...

byJohn Unger

November 2, 2015

How to Incentivize Your Lean Startup Team

Incentivize Startup Employees and Build a Dream Team Entrepreneurs create startups for a reason: They don’t want to be stuck in a cubicle performing the same mundane tasks every day like cogs in a bigger...

byStephen Kurtz

July 30, 2015

Don’t set performance goals alone

Which of these common techniques is most effective for setting annual employee goals? 1. Manager asks employee to write his/her own goals and rubber stamps them. 2. Manager writes the goals and hands them to...

byDan McCarthy

October 3, 2014

10 Tips For Motivating Your Employees

Employee turnover is one of the most expensive costs your company will have. Not only is it expensive to replace a departing employee, but it also affects the morale of the entire team. Here are...

byZeke Camusio

December 22, 2010

The Free Rider Problem

Thought leader Dave Bayless has a fascinating post on what he calls the Free Rider Problem. He posts that in a small company, everyone's contribution is visible and makes a big difference, but as a company grows,...

byAndrew Field

July 14, 2007

Big Changes for a Key Employee.. and your reaction

Continuing on the theme of throwing scenarios at you that you respond to, here's one that we (as business owners) have to be ready for...because it could happen when we least expect it... --- One...

byRich Sloan

August 16, 2005

Who’s On Your Superstar List?

I ended a recent blog with this statement: "I've got my superstar list. Who's on yours?" A superstar list includes people that you'd love to have on your team in some capacity. They could become...

byJoel Welsh

July 11, 2005

Your employees represent YOU

My fiance Suzanne and I went to a movie last week and wanted to purchase the tickets before grabbing a quick dinner prior to the show. It was a boutique theater that plays "artsy" films...

byJoel Welsh

June 23, 2005