The Job Description Of A World Class Auto Repair Shop Manager
If you want to build a more profitable, successful auto repair business, you’ll need to make sure that every single employee has a clearly defined, written job description. If you’re a shop owner who has a manager in place, then here’s a list of things you will need to include in their job description.
5 Tips For Avoiding Legal Issues
When it comes to business, there are so many things that a business owner needs to do and think about to keep the business running. The last thing they need is a lawsuit related to employment matters that can be easily avoided. Here are five tips to avoid employment lawsuits for small businesses.
Employee Benefits That Don’t Cost A Lot Of Money, But Provide A Lot Of Value
When it comes to a small business, every penny counts, just like every employee counts, in the successful operation of the business. But with health insurance and major benefits being too expensive for most small businesses to offer, how do you balance being able to recruit and retain good employees with benefits and incentives while keeping an eye on the bottom line of the business?
Keep Your Business Running Smooth During The Summer Season
With the summer season comes a few things that companies need to consider in the workplace. The following are a few hot topics that may apply to your business to keep things running smoothly during the summer months.
Employee Reviews: A Shop Owner’s Guide Of Best Practices
One of the most common questions we hear from shop owners is regarding how often they should perform employee reviews. I would like to use this article to not only answer this question, but to provide you with a guide that will enable you to perform reviews that will keep your employees happy and productive.
Thwarting Cyber Attacks In The Digital Age
No company of any size is truly safe from those seeking to access customer and company data. And, if a large, multi-billion dollar corporation’s systems are vulnerable to attack, then surely a local retailer – like an auto repair shop – can easily fall victim. Luckily, there are many ways to protect your business against data breaches and hacking, from computer security tactics and software programs to employee education and even insurance policies.
A Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity For Shop Owners
In the coming years, there will be an absolute explosion that will take place in the vehicle infotainment industry. I am referring to the mixture of onboard data such as onboard diagnostics, guidance systems and vehicle control features, and the entertainment/communication features such as Wi-Fi, voice texting and audio/video systems.
Hiring And Firing The Legal And Correct Way
While you face challenges at your business every day, my goal is to take some of the mystery and confusion out of the employment law dilemmas faced by small businesspeople. One of the areas about which I get the most questions is hiring and firing employees. Hiring and firing is a challenge, but by following a few tips, you can make better decisions and reduce your risk of defending an expensive lawsuit.
It Is Time To Make An Appointment With Yourself
As we all strive to grow to our full human height, I view my role as a coach is to stoke the flame of greatness and goodness in others. It is an honor to perpetuate the values of human dignity, integrity and compassion, which leads to a common condition that this group of ambitious and talented individuals encounter each day. In fact, all of us do, in today’s technological culture – it’s the lack of “Me Time.”
Using HR Consultants – How To Effectively Outsource HR Functions
Human Resources is often so intimately involved in the day-to-day operations of a company that a lot of employers wonder if they could ever effectively outsource it. Small business can not only effectively outsource HR to a managed services team, but can run a stronger company and more productive workforce with an external HR consultant, or managed HR services provider.
Your Employees Are Not Expendable
This article has a strange title, right? Your employees aren’t like a faucet. My dad always used to say that. It wasn’t a concept I grasped immediately early in my career. However, I’ve come to realize how truly important it is. As the decision maker in your shop, there are many levers and knobs you can turn to try to get different results and metrics. However, your workforce should not be one of them.
Health & Safety: Avoiding Workplace Accidents
In the shop environment, slips, trips and falls seem inevitable. The good news, though, is that shops can prevent many of these situations, along with the associated injuries that increase workers’ compensation costs and employee absences. If you walk around the shop and look with a critical eye, you can start reducing accidents today with some serious attention to detail.
