(ARTICLE) How to know When It’s Time to Fire Your Employee???

Full time office employees can work wonders for you. They may be very effective and full of energy when working. They are willing to go the distance and work extra hard just to please his or her employees. They will make sure that every penny counts and that you get your money’s worth with their services and some won’t even ask for a rise even though their scope of work is increasing.

But then again, as reality bites, these types of employees are one in a million nowadays. If you are looking for such then it would probably like looking for a needle in a jungle of haystack. Thus companies and business owners just might have to do with the best that the society could offer. In most cases however, more often than not, there would be problems that will be encountered along the way. In as much as we want the best from the employees, there are just times that the employees themselves show signs of quitting the job, or at least they are showing it through their performance.

So how do you know when it’s time to fire your employee? There could be a lot of factors to consider and be aware of, one thing is that when an employee comes to work late more and more every week, or he/she might be calling in sick or making other excuses just not to go to work. Another is his work efficiency, if he used to be a workhorse but now keeps on lagging behind schedules, or having difficulties on task that used to be very easy for him, then you might consider asking or if not consider a substitute instead. This however would mean going on to the cycle of looking, then expecting, and then eventually firing them again amidst all the hassles and paperwork.

But if you are businessman that wants to have the edge, you might want to hire a administrative consultant (AC) instead of your conventional employee. Administrative consultant (AC) are business persons themselves that thrives to increase their good feedback together more work. With this in mind, Administrative Consultant could be the nearest possible choice to having a model employee. They can work just like your regular employees but without the added costs and of course with much more flexibility.

Administrative consultant work with their own equipment and supplies, from this alone an employer could save up a lot of money. With no hardware and office equipment needed, maintenance cost could significantly go down. Add to the fact that an employer will only pay every time a task is done by the AC, unlike regular employees that have a fixed hourly rate regardless if he/she will just use up the time chatting with friends or doing non-job related activities.

An employer also doesn’t have the burden of paying taxes and social security, and health insurances for a AC because technically speaking, they are not your employees but instead your partner at work.

So the next time you consider hiring someone, try Administrative consultant, they are a hot commodity nowadays, and could mean the difference in your business.

To Your Success!

Danielle Gambrell, Administrative Support Consultant for Passionate and Driven Woman Entrepreneurs and Business Consultant

Steer Clear: 10 Mistakes a New Business Owner Makes in the First Year of Business!

If you are a newbie in opening up a business, take a step back. You need to re-assess everything before putting your money on something that is not worth it.

For your knowledge, here are the Top 10 mistakes new business owners make, and of course how to resolve it:

1. No one gets something out of nothing. One must work in order to get results.

2. If you are priced very low, then clients will assume that your products are compromised and of low quality as well. You have to prepare for a great sales pitch in order to defend your low price.

3. Successful entrepreneurs wake up in the morning with a to-do list for the day.

4. The vital role is CHECKING and not doing the inventory yourself or planning for marketing strategy by yourself or handling the cash register yourself and etc… You need people to help you with that.

5. You need to outsource. There is no one-man expert in everything.

6. You must have short term and long term goals. A business without a goal is as good as dead.

7. Your personal affairs must never be involved in your business affairs.

8. Feelings or Emotions. There will be times that you are disappointed, upset or even angry. It is ok. You can express those emotions if the need brings you to it.

9. Take problems one at a time and assess how you are going to approach it while thinking how it is going to affect your business in the long run.

10. Do not put too much pressure on yourself physically and mentally. A well-rested body will perform better.

Follow these tips and you will come out better than the rest.

To Your Success!

Danielle Gambrell, Administrative Support Consultant for Passionate and Driven Entrepreneurs and Business Consultant

Steer Clear: 10 Mistakes a New Business Owner Makes in the First Year of Business!
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