The hiring process

I wish I had known these things before... My husband and I own a small company. Our company needs two employees. In a period of 5 years we have had 6 different employees. It has been really hard to find the right people for the job. Our employees need to be truck drivers and almost all of the truck drivers we have hired are dishonest people. All of them steal diesel fuel from the trucks. They don't look after the equipment. They don't fulfil their responsibilities. But this week I learned that almost all this happened because we hire fast and fire slow and this week I learned that it is the other way around, we have to hire slow and fire fast. It is a long process to find the right people for a job. I have realized that our employees don't feel the passion and love that we have for our business. They don't really understand all the sacrifices we have made to build it. But it is our fault because we don't give them the proper training after hiring them. We need to change this in our company. Things can go better if we do our part. It is our responsibility to tell our employees what we really expect from them. I know that if we take our time in the hiring process and if we follow the right steps we will avoid many future problems and our company will grow more.

That is why we have to pursue an education. There is always something new to learn. And I am also learning a lot with my $100.00 challenge. This week I change a little bit my strategy. I am selling now bigger loafs of banana bread. I make more money and it is less work. When people order the banana bread I bake one and deliver to them the recent baked banana bread. It is still hot and smells delicious. I deliver the product from the oven to the home. I almost fulfil my $100.00 goal for me it is actually Q800.00. I know I have to pay my tithing form the money so I have to make some extra money to pay it and also fulfil my goal. I am excited because I will reach my goal!