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Improving Productivity in the Small Business Workplace

The business professionals at Corporate Business Solutions help business leaders improve productivity in their workplace. Our experts recognize that productivity is a huge factor for business growth and expansion. In fact, between employee attrition and lost productivity, companies lose $350 billion every year. Facing that kind of loss, it’s no surprise that all-size companies look for ways to mitigate employee flight and increase worker efficiency.

Many business owners trust us to be their partners in improving productivity. Our business consultants solve the most intricate and unique challenges you are experiencing in the evolving marketplace.  While there are best practices that are applicable to all organizations, we understand that no two businesses are identical.

If you are a business owner or leader concerned on productivity, here is some data you may be interested in:

  • Worker Reliability: Employee attrition is costly; only 50 percent of hourly workers stay on the job for one year or longer.
  • Telecommuting Employees: Work-at-home employees stay at on the job 20 percent longer than employees with the shortest amount of time at a job. However, those work-at-home employees produce 1.6 percent less than their office-bound colleagues.
  • Rule Breakers: Do you prefer to hire employees who toe the line? The data says that employees who identify as rule-followers actually break the rules 67 percent more often than those who don’t make that claim.
  • Better Browsers: Workers who use Chrome or Firefox—instead of Internet Explorer—stay at their jobs longer, miss 15 percent fewer work days, and deliver higher customer satisfaction.
  • Social Employees Do It Better: Job performance is higher among employees who use three to four social networks compared to those who are less involved with social networks.

To learn more and / or to schedule your complimentary appointment with the experts at Corporate Business Solutions, call us at 877-357-9366.

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Tips for Hiring New Team Members

Corporate Business Solutions was formed by a group of business professionals who collectively have provided business analytical and consulting services to thousands of clients and have been involved in building some of the fastest growing analytical, management consulting and strategic tax planning firms for the owners of small and mid-size companies in business today.

We assist entrepreneurs in all aspects of their business, including hiring new employees.  If you are a business owner beginning your own hiring process, we have tips for you from our professionals:

  1. Focus on the candidate’s potential. Nothing is more important in a new hire than personality. While having the right skill set may seem essential, the fact is, skills can be acquired, but personalities cannot.
  2. Check social media profiles. Most employers do a background check, including a quick Google search on the candidate’s name, to see what is shown online. Today, we suggest looking at social media profiles to evaluate their online presence even further.
  3. Ask the right questions. In advance, determine questions that will help you decipher a candidate’s drive and ambition. This will help you understand how the person works, and whether or not your prospective employee will grow with your business.
  4. Let candidates ask questions. To help gauge whether your prospective candidate has the right personality for your particular job, it’s important to help that person understand the company’s work environment. Allowing prospective employees to interview you for a change will give you a chance to see what’s important to them.
  5. Don’t judge a book by its cover. It’s easy to write off candidates based on their appearance, but it’s more important that you consider how well they can do the job and if they’re a good fit in other ways. When interviewing, it is important to think outside the box. Candidates who fall outside the lines of your requirements may still be the perfect fit for your business.

To learn more and / or to schedule your complimentary appointment with the experts at Corporate Business Solutions, call us at 877-357-9366.