Protect your business with noncompetes and nondisclosure agreements. When you have high-achieving employees, you generally trust them. And trust can be a wonderful thing—until it isn’t. Ask any business owner you know about what can happen when an employee leaves. They are likely to tell you stories about what and who the departing employees took with them, and how devastating it was to the business. If you aren’t protecting yourself…
employee discipline
You might talk and complain at length to your second in command, your spouse, or even your mentor, but actually having a conversation with a failing employee is tough. You know you aren’t helping anything if you allow an employee to fail without providing feedback.  Candor is always necessary, but so is tact. Knowing employment regulations and being consistent are also important. We generally suggest these steps: Have a conversation…