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Feel Guilty for Taking a Sick Day? You’re Not Alone, but It Shouldn’t Be the Norm

Success

Certain periods of time are prone to staffing shortages, such as summer time, holidays and the Omicron surge, when there is literally no one to cover your shift,” she says. Always set clear expectations : Set clear job expectations and goals, ensuring employees understand their roles. Why do I feel guilty taking a sick day?

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5 Challenges and Mistakes Faced by Every Solopreneur

Office Organization Success

The main reason I started my business in the first place (way back in November 2001) was so that I could have a flexible schedule – I had two young children at the time and needed to have a very flexible schedule that would allow me to be around for them, particularly during school holidays. Challenge/Mistake #4 – Not Having a Clear Vision.

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How Simple Policies Can Change Your Business

blogs.sitepoint.com

While this makes sense, it doesn’t mean you should ignore behind-the-scenes business administration tasks, such as setting policies. Policies that outline how you run various elements of your business, and why you do it that way, set boundaries and create a foundation for the business. Will you work on weekends and holidays?

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5 SOP examples for your business

BMT Office Administration

The goal is to make your documentation thorough enough that any employee that follows it will end up completing the task in the same manner with a consistent end result. It is the responsibility of each department lead to provide department-specific training and onboarding to new employees. Expense policy. Terms and definitions.

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5 Challenges and Mistakes Faced by Every Solopreneur

Office Organization Success

The main reason I started my business in the first place (way back in November 2001) was so that I could choose my own schedule – I had two young children at the time and needed to have a very flexible schedule that would allow me to be around for them, particularly during school holidays. Challenge/Mistake #2 – Taking on the WRONG Clients.

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3 C's To Help Simplify Instructions

Ian's Messy Desk

For example: Your manager wants to improve employee technical skills; mentions the benefits of having a needs analysis to plan the training ; and asks you to look into self-study manuals, seminars, teleconferencing and cheaper training options. Identify specific ways to strengthen technical training.

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How to Analyze Your Audience

Ian's Messy Desk

When Preparing for Public Speaking The boss e-mails and says you are going to be training employees on the features of the new software roll-out. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Analyze Your Audience Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on September 10, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.