How to engage personnel for my business

27 June 2009 - 16:21

We see next how we can engage new personnel for our business:

1. To describe the vacant position

In the first place we must analyze the vacant position for which we are looking for candidates, and soon to make a written description of this one, most detailed possible.

In this description we must indicate in the functions, tasks, obligations and responsibilities that must have the worker who occupies the position.

Also, we must indicate the people on those who it will depend directly, as well as the people who will be their subordinates.

While more detailed it is the description of the vacant position, majors possibilities we will have to find the person indicated to carry out it.

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How to improve the performance of the personnel

24 June 2009 - 17:57

We see next some advice who will allow us to improve the performance of the personnel of our business or company:

To let know them what is expected of them

While better our workers understand what is what it is expected of them, better they will evolve in its workings.

We must to do to have them in either in clear which are his functions or tasks specific, which are procedures that must to follow, which are policies that must to respect, what is what can to do, and what they cannot do, which are the objectives that must fulfill, which are the qualities that must have (honesty, diligence, punctuality, capacity to work in equipment, etc.), etc.

In order to let know them what is what it is expected of them, we can give documents to them, such as regulations, manuals or procedures, with information exceed what they must and they do not have to do. While clearer and specific we are when writing up these documents, better results we will have.

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Management of human resources in the days of crisis

9 June 2009 - 18:08

We see next 3 advice related to the management of the human resources in the days of crisis.

1. To avoid the personnel reduction

The reduction of the personnel usually is first that makes the companies to confront the crisis; nevertheless, this measurement, would have to be the last one in taking.

Reducing workers can be a short term solution, but in the long run it finishes affecting the productivity of the company, and generating a great cost due to the search, selection and again personal qualification that must contract once improved the situation.

Before reducing the personnel, he is recommendable to take other measures such as, for example, to reduce the working hours, to reduce labor days, to reduce wages, to reduce production costs, to reduce administrative expenses; and even, to take the opportunities business that can be presented/displayed like product of the crisis.

2. Leadership based on the communication

In the days of crisis it is where the abilities of the leadership are due to improve.

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Types of communication in a company

31 March 2009 - 17:27

The communication plays an important role in all company, a good communication can mean efficiency, coordination and organization, whereas a bad communication can give internal origin to delays, misunderstandings and conflicts.

The types of communication within a company basically are two: the formal communication and the informal communication.

We see the concept of each of them, as well as some recommendations on the subject:

Formal communication

It is the communication where the message is originated in a member of a certain hierarchic level and goes directed to a member of a hierarchic level superior, a level inferior, or a same level; following channels established formally by the company.

This communication means such as circular, memorandos the murals, intercoms, telephones, Internet, letters, publications, information, reports, meetings, usually char them, events, etc.

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The communication in a company

18 March 2009 - 17:19

The communication in a company, well-known like the organizational communication, is a determining factor in the success of a company; a good communication is synonymous of efficiency, organization and coordination, whereas a bad communication can be reason for internal inefficiency, disorder and conflicts.

The communication in a company must be based on a clear, simple and comprehensible language for the receiver. It must be opportune, the message must arrive at the receiver at the indicated moment. And it must be precise, does not have to use linguistic adornments nor unnecessary information.

Basically, the communication in a company is classified in two types: external communication and internal communication:

External communication

It is the communication where the message goes towards outside the company, that is to say, it goes towards the consumers, the public generally, groups of opinion, etc. Must like objective inform on the existence into a product or service, inform on his main benefits or characteristics, inform on the activities in which the company participates, etc.

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Recommendations on the use of the motivation

22 December 2008 - 14:17

We see next some advice or related recommendations the use of the motivation in our workers.

To motivate according to the worker

At the time of motivating a worker, we must consider from which the people are different, and that a technique or forms to motivate that of good results in a determined worker, not necessarily it means that is going to give good results in another one.

Reason why before deciding us by which method to use to motivate, we must know or each our workers, to decipher which are their needs, motivations, tastes, preferences, objectives or I put personal and, on the basis of it, determining the methods or forms of motivation the more indicated to use.

Not to forget the money

The form most common to motivate the workers continues being the money, always we must have it in consideration like a good source of motivation.

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How to motivate a worker

21 December 2008 - 22:45

In order to motivate a worker, we must in the first place determine which are their needs, motivations, tastes, preferences, objectives or I put personal. And, according to it, to determine the form of motivation more indicated to use.

We must consider that each person has needs, motivations, tastes and I put different, to some them can motivate something, whereas to others the opposite can motivate them.

A motivation method that has had a good result with a worker, does not mean that it is going to have the same result with another one. Reason why the first step to motivate a worker, is to know it well.

For example, if we had a sociable worker, extroverted, to who it likes to be related to the others; in order to motivate it we can put it in a position where it has the opportunity to be related to its companions, or a position related to the sales or the attention to the public, or we can give the responsibility him to organize the events or activities that can have in the company.

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Techniques of motivation

21 December 2008 - 18:07

The motivation consists of the act to animate to the workers, in order that they have a better performance in the fulfillment of the objectives.

Through the motivation, we obtained a better performance, a greater productivity, major efficiency, creativity, responsibility and a greater commitment on the part of the workers.

But mainly, we obtained workers motivated and satisfied, able to infect this motivation and satisfaction to the client, that is to say, able to offer by own initiative a good service or attention to the client.

We see next some techniques or methods that we can use to motivate our workers:

To offer them to opportunities of development and autorrealización

It consists of offering them to opportunities or possibilities of autorrealización, profit, growth, professional and personal development.

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