OK, so you thoroughly vetted and decided on just the right person to fill an important position in your company. You shook hands and agreed on a start date—when the go-getter will walk through the front door, promptly at 8 a.m., ready for a half-day orientation process designed to get him/her off on the right foot.
Philip Beyer, founder/president of Ebiz Products LLC and founder of Beyer Printing Inc. in Nashville Tenn., is a chronic entrepreneur, business systems analyst and consultant. Author of "System Busters: How to Stop Them in Your Business" and recipient of an InterTech Technology Award for the design and development of System100 business process management software. Beyer speaks to business owners across the country on how to bring lean, sustainable order to their businesses. Contact him at (615) 425-2652.