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Entrepreneurs – Do You Have Problems Keeping Staff?
Written by: Lee ListerArticle Overview: Common Question: I run a small party-planning company and I've been having some employee problems recently. It's difficult to find people who are qualified for the job, have customer service skills, and are easy for me to work with. Maybe it's just my bad luck, or maybe I'm not interviewing them properly, or maybe it's another problem that I'm not even aware of. How can an employer find people to do the job right!?
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Entrepreneurs – Do You Have Problems Keeping Staff?
Maybe it is all of them:
1. Have you asked your staff why they want to leave you?
2. Have you talked to your current staff and asked them for their advice?
3. Do you have a training scheme to assist your staff in gaining the skills that you want from them?
4. Is the way that the company works internally so difficult that people get discouraged?
5. Can you do more to make your staff feel valued, wanted and part of the success of your company?
People work for a number of reasons which includes:
1. The money obviously.
2. To feel wanted and needed.
3. For a sense of achievement.
4. For companionship from other workers and customers.
You work in an environment where people are happy – are your staff?
If you find out the answers to the above questions to your will an idea of why your staff are leaving so quickly.
So:
Make your staff feel valued, happy and that they contributing to your business. Train them correctly and make your business run more efficiently and your turnover should reduce.
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About the Author: Lee Lister RSS for Lee's articles - Visit Lee's website  From an early age she began an unparalleled journey through business consulting that continues to span across the UK, USA, Europe and Asia. She has consulted for a considerable number of companies all over the world. Specialising in business change management, start up consultancy and trouble shooting. Lee's experience in marketing and internet marketing is also keenly sought after. She is a prolific published writer of books, ebooks and articles and can easily be found on major search engine and Amazon. Her books include: FastTrack Bid Management, Proposal Writing For Smaller Businesses, How Much Does It Cost To Start A Business, Entrepreneur's Apprentice and a series of Start My New Business books that do as they say in the title! Her major web sites are: Click here to visit Lee's website   Entrepreneurs Some Low Cost Business Ideas Entrepreneurs Want To Write A Small Proposal or Quotation Tender Writing Do You Really Want To Be An Entrepreneur Got a great business idea and not sure when to make the leap from that nice safe job to your new business |
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