Hiring & Firing

 Repeat after me - the job of an entrepreneur is not to do the job, it’s to be the creator of jobs. Do you know only 14% of people...

Hi! My name is Dr. Sabrina Starling, owner of Tap the Potential and author of the How to Hire the Best Series. I’ve been a fan, friend and colleague of...

So you have an employee or two and they are disgruntled. That is a problem for lots of reasons but especially the function of your business. So how do you...

While folks seeking employment may spend hours prepping for their interviews, the failure to adequately prepare typically comes on the end of the person asking the questions.  Your staff can...

In the market to hire someone? If you are like most others in business, you place a high priority on the amount of experience that an applicant has. Everyone looking...

I don't care what your skills are. If you don't give a shit, it will be reflected in what you do. And I, your employer, will lose. I could give...

For years I ran ads for different positions, and would always get hundreds of resumes in response. The problem was 95% of those respondents were generic responses. They were people...

Do you have a great place for people to work? If you hesitate about answering that question, it may be time to give it some thought. Having a high turnover...

A confluence of events put me in front of two business partners who hated each other. To make matters worse, they were sisters. 50/50 owners who planned to do everything...

We’ve all seen (and maybe even written) those job ads that make it sound as though the staff is a sunny, smiling crew and the environment is full of high-fives...