How do I attract and keep great people?

Create Opportunity for Others

Ebby Halliday's strong work ethic and leadership have inspired other's to achieve their own success.

Be Good To Attract Good

Founders Jonas and Anne Beiler are good people doing good and attracting people like them to their business.  Anne says, "...love in the workplace.  Yeh, it works."

Hire Slow Fire Fast

It is always better to take time to find the right people than waste energy on the wrong people.

Keep Employees Happy With Fascinating Work

Time flies and the hours pile up but no one cares when they are working on a project that is exciting or innovative.

Be All You Can Be

Michael Novak says that small business is the most important institution in a civil society because every business owner must develop themselves and become the best that they can be.  The demands of leadership in a small company are such that the owner becomes confident, articulate, bold and tough even in the face of his own government.  Michael goes so far as to say that a small business owner becomes a sovereign. Home

Business owner, Enrique Souto, says,  "...the most important thing is honesty.

Turn Employees Into Owners

Employees at XTO Energy are given stock as part of their compensation.

Embrace A Multi-generational Workplace

There is no age discrimination at Medallion Financial.  CEO Alvin Murstein is just one of the team who might be considered retirement material at a big company.

Share The Wealth

Remigius Shatas says that the best way to recruit and keep good people is to share the weatlh.

Give Employees Respect

Every strong small company builds a family atmosphere for employees. 

Give To Add

Ken Buechler says that employees of Biosite are offered stock because he and his partners believe in the idea that giving something leaves the giver richer. 

Find the Good

The founder sets the tone at INDUS and he expects plenty of laughter.       More...

Grow Your Own Team

All of the  Omnex employees are proud to be part of an organization with such an outstanding reputation in the city.  Ahmad demonstrates that employees stay where they are learning and where they are treated like family.  More...  

Stop Doing and Start Leading

Founder Gary Salomon found a great technology which makes it easy to produce professional signs quickly and much cheaper than the old methods.  By teaching thousands of others how to sell and create the signs he has grown into a large business.

Boss Is A Four Letter Word

Host Hattie Bryant says that the owner's success with people is based upon her willingness to let employees do their work without smothering them.

Promote from Within

Founder of Catalina Express Greg Bombard offers employees opportunity to grow.

Encourage Employees to Take Charge

At Orange Tree employees are involved in many decisions and on many different levels.  More...

Grow Your Own Leadership

Albert Black has developed his own team. In the beginning, he didn't have money to hire people with loads of experience. So, Albert hired people who he believed he could turn into leaders. More...

Post Your Values, Vision and Philosophy

Put in writing your values, vision, philosophy and methodologies because they aren't real until you write them down. And after you write them down, put them up on the wall so employees and customers can see them.

Learn How to Achieve Results

Tires Plus follows "ATE" steps to achieve desired results from employees: Delegate, Motivate, Educate,  and Terminate  is one of many continuous improvement methodologies. For more...

Help People Find Their Gifts

The small team at Country Supply works hard to get their customers to smile. More...

Work Hard for the People Who Work for You

The artists who produce work for Blue Dome Gallery are treated like valued partners by the gallery owners. More...

Flaunt What You've Got

Joe Burgess and his wife Terry Mingus own  Zia Publishing.  They create books that display the stunning beauty found throughout the state of New Mexico.   More....

Be Generous

McGinley Construction in Las Cruces has used the same subcontractors for decades creating a unique continuity of quality and deep friendships based upon mutual respect. More...

Help Employees Accumulate Wealth

Employees at Mo's have excellent medical benefits and a 401(k) plan.

Celebrate the Individual

Founder Marty Edelston believes that making sure people feel good starts at the top.   He says his most important job is to be a cheerleader for every employee.   More...

Give Employees Ownership

Rick Valencia's Company, ProfitLine, uses an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.  Rick believes that employees want to own a piece of the company.

Use Ownership To Recruit

Employee Stock Ownership Plans are good for recruiting and retention of great people and they can also change the culture of an organization.   This is Ned Lester formerly of Maxim Systems.

Teach Ownership Thinking

Meeko Mullin works for Hot Dog On A Stick and she is an owner.   Her leadership responsibility includes calculating the cost of labor on the shift she is running.   More...

Create Good Work for Women

Cheryl Womack is a prime example of how women are uplifting other women in the workplace through benefits and flexibility.

Create Space that Inspires Quality

After leasing space for years and spending plenty of money to upgrade it to his standards, Steve's CPA told him it was time for him to own his own building.

Respect Others

Respect is an important quality for coherence within an office, even a society. Eric and Nancy are reminded every day of the worst kind of disrespect and contempt for laws and human life. They see that empty space where the World Trade Center once stood. There are so many in the world who only respect themselves (narcissists and solipsists). More...

Hire Nice People

To find nice people, look for eye contact and warmth.  To find energetic people, watch for a strong handshake.

Become a Magnet for Talent. Know Your Chemistry.

Scientists here are working on very big problems like inventing a product to replace wood for the construction of low-cost housing.  And then,  there's the challenge of keeping tires out of landfills.    This research team is free to chase their ideas even if those ideas seem crazy. It is all about chemistry.  More...

Have Fun with Employees

The owner and other leaders enjoy basketball and weight lifting right in the warehouse.   Employees laugh as the owner tries but fails to out lift them.   More...

Put People Ahead of Profits

Judi Jacobsen says you can provide good work for people, help them succeed and at the same time make plenty of money.  More...

Hire People Like You

The tour guides literally look like the owners and this is no surprise.  These ladies would probably never be hired to work in a Harley shop.  The way a person dresses and grooms can be a window to how they will fit on the team.

Hire Attitude, Teach Skill

To train a new person takes a big commitment, but, it is has always paid off for Leonor.

Franchise to Grow

Del's franchise owners work very hard in the hot months then take it easy in the winter.

Create A Place People Want To Come To Every Day

All Brand keeps customers coming back because it has knowledgeable employees.

Turn Interns into Strong Staff

Interns are paid, given valuable work assignments and treated with respect.   More...

Make Work Beautiful

Wallpaper, wainscoting and hardwood floors can make work feel like a luxury home.

Let Your Mission Attract Employees

Employees at  Jim Morris Environmental T-Shirts are proud to be part of the environmental movement.