This webinar will be conducted by Lynnette Leathers, President and Founder of Mindspot, Inc.
January 20, 2010: Hire Your First Employee with Rhonda Abrams
Small business success depends on building a great team-that means finding hiring, and leading great employees! In this webinar, you will:
Identify exactly the kind of help you need and where to find it!
Discover how to become both a manager and a leader!
Realize the great opportunities that exist in this economy from terrific available talent to lower labor costs!
EXTRA BONUS: Every webinar participant will receive a free copy of Rhonda's new book, "Hire Your First employee: The entrepreneur's guide to finding, choosing, and leading great people."
Hire Your First Employeewith Rhonda Abrams will be conducted by Rhonda Abrams; author, entrepreneur, and nationally-syndicated small business columnist for USA Today. She has built four companies depending on finding and managing employees. She is currently the President and Chief Entrepreneur of The Planning Shop.
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U.S. economy to grow too slowly to create many jobs, forecasters say
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch This is an update to correct the affilation of David Levy, who is chairman of the Jerome Levy Forecasting Center.
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. economy is limping -- not sprinting -- out of the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009.
While the economy is likely to grow at a steady but unspectacular 3% pace in 2010, the prospects for significant job growth are dim and the unemployment rate could still be in the 10% neighborhood at this time next year, economists say.
Growth of 3% would be far slower than is usual after a steep recession (the economy grew nearly 10% in the year following the 1958 recession), but it would be slightly stronger than the 2.8% average of the past 20 years.
Above-trend growth "never felt so bad," wrote economists at JP Morgan Chase. "Growth will not be boomy. And growth will not go far in returning the economy to healthy levels of activity."
Still, it's expected that the economy will begin to create some jobs again in 2010, after two years of month-after-month declines that -- including anticipated downward revisions -- total a loss of more 8 million jobs.
According to the median forecast of economists surveyed by Blue Chip Economics, about 1.1 million nonfarm payroll jobs will be created next year. The consensus expects the unemployment rate to be 9.9% a year from now.
With more layoffs in the works, here is a timely article about what you should do in the event of a not so pleasant layoff. It is projected that the rising unemployment rate, currently at 10.2% percent, is likely to level off next year. Until then, there is still the potential for more layoffs. We hope that the pointers from the article will help you to negotiate a graceful exit and help you to land your next job.
The most important thing is to keep a level head and negotiate your exit to your advantage. The article includes -- asking for reference letters, outplacement service, extra insurance coverage, moving costs, and asking for your job back in the future, when the economy rebounds.
So good luck -- it's wild out there but it is not over till its over! Stay positive!
In the hours and days after you’ve been laid off, your emotional state tends to range from uncomfortable to devastated — but the way you handle yourself can either help you rebound or drive your career deeper into the ground. With economists predicting that the 10.2 percent unemployment rate will continue to climb before it plateaus early next year, it seems even more workers will soon be hearing words like “downsizing,” “staff reductions,” and “cutbacks.”
Regardless of the economic underpinnings, however, a layoff always feels personal. “We like to deny that we are expendable. So when we are told ‘we have to let you go,’ it feels like an assault,” says Katherine Crowley, a New York City-based psychotherapist and co-author of the book Working for You Isn’t Working for Me. She adds that when an employee experiences this slap in the face, he or she should avoid the natural inclination to slap back — either verbally or, it should go without saying, physically. “You never know who you will meet or need a reference from again. Exiting gracefully is one of the most important skills for someone who plans on building their career,” says Crowley.
One thing that you were most likely not taught in school is the concept of "emotional competence", i.e. your ability to deal rationally with your emotions in a professional manner so that you can remain cool in the face of extreme provocation. In other words, "never let them see you sweat!".
In order to survive in the workplace, one thing that you need to master is "emotional competence".
The article below discusses the best way to cope with a bad boss so that you can survive and thrive in the workplace.
Is your boss about to drive you crazy? Here are some coping strategies to help you keep your sanity (and maybe your job).
At one point or another, you will have a bad boss. Maybe your boss won’t be like the one in Dilbert, but still he or she might make your work difficult. Here are some tips to help you cope.
Note: This article is also available as a PDF download.
1: Avoid responding in kind
If your boss acts like a jerk, becomes abusive, or is freaking out, your initial impulse might be to do the same thing. Fight that temptation, hard though it might be. Repaying “evil for evil” accomplishes nothing and only makes the situation worse. If you maintain your professionalism, it will make a positive impression on those who are watching or those who hear about it — including possibly your boss’s boss.
Here’s an extreme example, but one based on a true incident. Suppose you’ve just sat down at a restaurant with your boss, and the latter becomes agitated that there are no menus. Rather than get agitated yourself, perhaps because the boss is blaming you for the lack of menus, try to stay calm and simply say, “Boss, the menus are on the way.” Repeat as often as necessary.
2: Document your work
Keep track of your accomplishments and of compliments you get from co-workers or managers of other departments. Record the date of these incidents. When documenting these items, try to record as well the significance of the accomplishment. What problem existed at the time? What would have happened had you not acted? How did your action have a positive effect on the entire organization? Keep this information on a system other than your work computer or company network - that is, keep it in a place where you can still access it even if you leave or are terminated.
3: Use objective measures
When documenting your accomplishments, try to use objective measurements. If you’re on a help desk, for example, “I resolved that ticket promptly” is a meaningless statement. However, “I resolved that ticket in three hours, compared to the departmental average of five hours,” carries more credibility. If you’re in a call center, similarly, a statement that “I answered 80% of my calls within the second ring” is preferable to “I answered my calls promptly.”
NEW YORK (AP) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is teaming with billionaire investor Warren Buffett to invest $500 million to provide thousands of small business owners across America with college scholarships and boost their access to capital.
AP - FILE - In this March 27, 2009, file photo, Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein leaves the ...
The move comes as the company has been criticized for setting aside billions for employee paychecks despite the continuing weak economy.
Goldman's philanthropic effort, called "10,000 Small Businesses," includes a $200 million contribution to community colleges, universities and other institutions to give grants to small business owners to further their education.
The New York-based bank also will invest $300 million through a combination of lending and charitable support. Goldman said the money will be funneled through community development financial institutions to boost lending and technical assistance available to small businesses in underserved communities.
In addition, Goldman Sachs executives, in partnership with national and local business organizations, will aid small businesses with advice, technical assistance and professional networking opportunities.
An advisory council co-chaired by Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein will oversee the program. Legendary investor and Goldman's largest shareholder, Warren Buffett, and Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter will serve as co-chairs as well.
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