Category Archives: Hot BizKitz

Short (and sometimes longer) suggestions on how you can improve your business.

11 Things You Should Never Say When Firing an Employee

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Bob Skidmore

Contributing author Jeff Haden is a writer, speaker, small business management expert, and Inc.’s most popular columnist. He’s the author of The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win. LinkedIn Let’s be frank: Firing people sucks. I hated firing … Continue reading →

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You’re probably answering these 5 common interview questions wrong

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Bob Skidmore

Some of the simplest interview questions are the trickiest. By Judith Humphrey – 4 minute Read No matter what sorts of jobs you applied for, you can expect certain interview questions to pop up again and again. But just because … Continue reading →

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Women 50+: Declare Your Independence and Start a Business

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Bob Skidmore

8 tips on how to become a successful entrepreneur in midlife One of the best decisions I ever made was to declare my freedom from my full-time job as a columnist for a national newspaper and start my own business … Continue reading →

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What’s Keeping You From Starting a Business in Retirement?

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Bob Skidmore

By Jessica Thiefels  December 29, 2016 Credit: Getty Images Part of the America’s Entrepreneurs Special Report Retirement is a great time to start a business, when you no longer have the financial, family and time obligations you once did. But … Continue reading →

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SWOT: Revisiting an old friend

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Bob Skidmore

It’s and old familiar friend and most will concede the SWOT analysis is invaluable when making a big decision to purchase a new business or restart an existing one.  However, its great for making other strategic and tactical evaluations as well.  It’s … Continue reading →

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Five Finer Points of Succession Planning

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Bob Skidmore

From starting line-up to bench strength  Succession planning is the backbone of strategic human resources management. Its primary purpose is to provide information for the identification of candidates for replacement of managerial and other “key and critical” positions within the organization. … Continue reading →

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The Four Categories of Employee Costs

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Bob Skidmore

If your business only hires a new employee once or twice a year, the list of costs associated with hiring, on-boarding, training and retaining good people might seem incidental. However, if you, like one of my clients, who employs hundreds … Continue reading →

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Business plan, Org chart, Enthusiasm………..check, check, check! Now set the foundation with Core Values

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Bob Skidmore

Most organizations begin with a business plan and an organization chart and a lot of enthusiasm, but eventually they recognize the need for a number of additional policies and devices that define who they are and drive their progress.  One of … Continue reading →

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Creating a Strategic Team Vision

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Bob Skidmore

                    Three stone masons of the middle ages were hard at work when a visitor came along and asked them what they were doing. The first stone mason was toiling away, sweat beading his brow. “I am cutting this … Continue reading →

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