Most small business owners can't find enough hours in the day to do everything that needs to be done. They know they should assign their tasks to employees, but which ones? To help in those decisions, take a look at the Skill/Value/Time (SVT) matrix.
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You're unlikely to transform an individual who accepts no responsibility in his or her personal life into a highly accountable hire. At the same time, there's more to the challenge than merely hiring folks who are willing to take responsibility. You must also give them the structure and the culture...
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Good news about this summer's hiring outlook: Many remodelers who last year could hardly find any applicants for production positions will get dozens this year. Nevertheless, it's more important than ever to set some high standards.
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One of the easiest ways of protecting yourself when hiring workers is to use a standardized employment application and an approved list of hiring questions.
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Long gone are the days when Jim Orr, owner of Bennett/Dover Home Remodelers, North Olmsted, Ohio, would simply hire a carpenter who walked onto a job. But it wasn't until five years ago that he began using a personality test to help him gauge how a job candidate will fit his company's culture as...
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Finding and hiring the right people is a challenge. Many owners are resigned to hiring and firing four to five people before finding the right one for any particular position.
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AARP's Deborah Russell, director of workforce issues, and The Herman Group's workforce futurist Roger Herman offer these suggestions for hiring older workers.
Although the labor pool for the trades is tight, most remodeling companies wouldn't go looking for workers in the over–55 crowd. “But the maturity that comes with an older worker is particularly valuable in this field,” says Roger Herman, workforce futurist and CEO of The Herman Group. “In most...
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In an article titled “Hiring Your Children is Good Business,” the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) offers suggestions to small-business owners who want to hire their children.
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A personnel system should define a company's needs, find the best person to fulfill each of those needs, and retain those employees. David Crane, owner of Crane Builders in Nashville, Tenn., uses the DISC personality profiling system to make sure new hires fit the company culture.