Pete Castaneda

How to Retain Your Best Employees

You might be able to attract people with high value skills through a well-presented ad. However, to keep them with you, your organization must have put in place workforce management policies that make these people want to continue with the organization. ... Read >

Transcription 101

A transcriber is a person that transcribes recorded information to written form. Companies use transcription to shift the burden of typing from highly paid executives and professionals to lower salaried employees. Executives and professionals, such as doc... Read >

The Complexities of California Corporations

If you are a business owner, you of course want to do what will give it the best chance for success. That includes making it easier for you to operate your business. That is why many proprietors turn to business incorporation. Incorporating your business ... Read >

The Most Common Hiring Errors

Hiring a new employee is something that professionals often postpone as long as possible. It is important to find the right person to fill the vacancy. The hiring process takes time and effort. There is a big temptation to add someone who is available ... Read >

Employee Development

Is tackling talent management one of your goals this year? Employees are becoming more demanding, and topping their list is professional growth and development. These are the employees you should be striving to keep. They want new challenges, interesting ... Read >

The Complexities of Scheduling

Staff or employee scheduling or rostering relates employees, workplaces and work times. A workplace schedule lists the employees who will work there at different times. The times might be specific hours, dates, weeks or even months. A workplace can be ... Read >

Examining Pricing Strategy

At a meeting the other day, a marketing consultant opened her talk by asking the group, "What are you worth?" She went on to discuss all the different ways we minimize our worth or discount our value in desperate attempts to close the sale. After all the ... Read >

Empowering Your People

Stop for a moment.... and imagine how you would feel as an employee under this situation: You have been working for ACME for ten years now. You do the same thing everyday. You're tied at the desk pounding a decrepit keyboard; half the keys don't work. ... Read >

Mobile Management

Now customers demand CRM access using a remote desktop or laptop accessing data through the Internet or on a handheld device. Suppliers are expected to have all the information at their fingertips at the moment of interaction. The same insight into thei... Read >

Those Pesky Salespeople

If you're an executive, you may feel like a open jelly sandwich at a picnic. Every crazy critter in the world wants to bite into your budget. Here's how to protect your time and preserve your sanity. 1) Ask questions Many salespeople work from a ... Read >

Why Meetings Should Be Fun

The average person spends more time in meetings than they'd like to. The average manager spends the majority of their workday in meetings. Given these facts, it isn't surprising that you can read lots of books, articles and tips about running and managi... Read >

Comparing In-House and Hosted Document Management

Basically, there are two types of document management systems, either an in-house solution, or an outsourced hosted solution. So,which one will best suit your needs? Good question. Most companies base their decision on available staff to maintain the... Read >

Successful Business Strategies

All in all, I'm pretty happy with how 2005 turned out. My business is taking off. I've built a solid foundation to support even more growth (which I forecast for 2006) and I've even managed to take some time off. I'd like other entrepreneurs and busine... Read >

Every Individual Counts

When we read about business growth in the top business periodicals, they always refer to the multi-national corporations. I'm not a large corporation. I'm not even incorporated. But for the purpose of this discussion, think of your business as a corpo... Read >

A Look at Asset Management Software

Asset management is the need of the hour. Any business dealing in manufacturing, distribution, physical sales, office or call center work has some physical and non-physical assets. The technique of choosing the appropriate equipment for a particular job, ... Read >