Hi! I'm in the process of putting together some help and tips (for my new web site) on people related issues in business, and would really like to hear your opinions and what type of questions you might have re that subject. I was thinking of addressing issues such as tips: on surviving when working with other humans; what if you have a great idea for your business, but whoever works with you is not interested in your changes -- what can you do?; you're a solo-trader but have come to the realisation that you need to hire someone, how do you get a person who's not just brilliant in what they do, but someone that does not drive you up the wall with their personality idiosyncrasies, even more so if you try to put together a team and how can you stop them from cat fighting and sabotaging each other from producing brilliant team work. How do you motivate folk ... or yourself; ......... I'm just throwing out some ideas. I am sure you have more or different ideas / opinions / questions you think might be useful for entrepreneurs who are managing / starting to manage / or thinking of starting to manage people. Many thanks in advance, Angelika BSc(Hons), MSc Consulting Busines Psychologist
Hiring employees definitely changes they dynamics of your 'working experience' - it's REALLY important to hire the right people, and I'm not just talking about talent... the 'vibe' has to be there as well. When you do hire someone, talk about their passions, what makes them tick...what motivates them - and be prepared to hear exactly what you want to hear. The trick is to cut through that... when and if you're lucky enough to hire someone with similar passions AND someone who's MUCH better than you at doing (task a, or b, or c, etc...) then you can focus on guiding the business...the vision piece...while your employee(s) work on what needs to be done to realize that vision. Obviously, there are rooms and rooms full of books on this subject - and this is but a single paragraph...but it has served us well over the years. Have a great day, TopSpin
Working with people is a not an easy job. lot of people can not handle it well, and the business just can not grow.