Human Resources: Managing Employees in a Larger Company
Assessing Your HR Needs
As your business grows, you’ll find that you cannot do everything on your own—or even with an employee or two.
Before making the critical decision to add staff, take a close look at what products and services you’re providing, and how you’re providing them. You can find additional resources by:
- Reviewing your work processes (Is a task or project critical? Are you trying to be all things to all markets?)
- Working with contract freelancers for short-term and/or skill-specific requirements
- Hiring temporary worker(s)
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See All ProductsSmall Business BC offers a multitude of services to assist you with growing and managing your business.
- You can register for our Human Resources Strategies for Small Business seminar to learn how to motivate and grow your employees, and how to implement good HR systems and strategies for your business.
- You can book an appointment with one of our business advisors who can discuss your business situation in detail, and assist you with assessing and adapting your Human Resources Plan to your growing business.
Take Care of Your Employees—and Yourself
Don’t spread yourself or your staff too thin. When you or your staff are feeling overwhelmed, you risk burnout, higher staff absenteeism, higher turnover, and poor customer service.
Do a cost-benefit analysis. Include all the costs of new hires, such as salaries, benefits, source deductions, and overhead. Consider intangible benefits such as better customer service and more time to focus on strategically managing your business. You might even consider taking some time off for yourself to recharge.
Watch for fit. Ensure your new hires are a good fit with your existing employees.
Train where you can. It’s easier to teach employees new technical "hard" skills, than attitude or people "soft" skills.
Don’t keep a bad hire. If someone is a bad fit, don’t hesitate to let them go. The sooner you deal with the problem, the less damage will result.
- Employee Management for Small Business
- Motivating Today's Employees
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