Why Outsourcing Could Be The Best Thing You Do For Your Business
While it's probably not true to say that the traditional 9-5 job is on its way out, it IS true that more and more businesses these days are starting to see the value of outsourcing the jobs they can't cover themselves. Things like copywriting, PR, programming ? even secretarial and... Read More
Presenteeism: The Hidden Costs of Business
(prez.un.TEE.iz.um) nPresenteeism, a relatively unknown concept, is the complement of Absenteeism. It is defined as the measure of lost productivity cost due to employees actually showing up for work, but not being fully engaged and productive mainly because of personal health and life issue distractions. Currently, Presenteeism is estimated to... Read More
Your Company Without Training - Any Questions?
Okay, be honest!Are you guilty of sticking in a few boring videos and calling it training?Do you send in your department heads to deliver a few, rushed, canned presentations and call it orientation?Are you then surprised when your new employees don't live up to your expectations, and your employee turnover... Read More
Terrible Meetings - Ten Ways to Spot Them!
Sometimes, better than giving advice about how to run things well, it can be useful to have a hit list to notice to help you identify when things are less than productive. Meetings can be hugely productive, especially if you keep a sharp eye out for these Ten things:-No AgendaWhen... Read More
Is Your Management Style Assisting or Hurting Your Business?
Many times business owners can have significant differences in management styles that can deter the growth of both the employees and the business.Employees can have differing needs that require differing methods of management as well. Problems arise when the management style of a business owner does not match the needs... Read More
How to use NLP for Business?
What is Neuro-Linguistic Programming?Neuro-Linguistic programme is nothing but the study of human excellence. It is an art. It teaches you to be at the very best. It can change your life once for all. Neuro refers to your nervous system, the mental bridge of senses through which you feel, taste,... Read More
One Crazy Cookie
In order to survive, you have to be happier than if you were in your right mind. Chinese Fortune Cookie When orienting someone new to the company, the last thing I tell them is to, "have fun." This usually raises a skeptical eyebrow, but it's true. Work should be about... Read More
Creativity Management - The Value of Being Prolific
When asked his secret to success, the author Graham Green said that it was down to his always writing 500 words a day. There are real reasons why this philosophy rings true:a) The single best creative product tends to appear at that point in the career when the creator is... Read More
Group Meeting Disrupters
MEETING DISRUPTERS: If two participants are carrying on a personal discussion that interferes with a meeting, direct a clear and simple question to one of them. In order to avoid embarrassing them, address them by name before asking the question. An alternative is to restate a previously expressed suggestion and... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Motivation and Management Layers
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation.There are other useful definitions in this field, for example, creativity can be defined as consisting of a number of ideas, a number of diverse ideas and a number of... Read More
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Cold Water Comments - What They Are and How to Manage Them!
Cold Water Comments - What They Are and How to... Read More
Got A Meeting Planned? Ask This Question
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Leadership Styles - the Ten Top Qualities the Best Leaders Show
Top leaders...Are Visionary Top leaders have a very clear understanding... Read More
Computer Consulting 101 Hiring Tips (Part 1 of 2)
Does your business need the services of a computer consulting... Read More
Effective Meetings by Phone - Part 1, How to Plan a Teleconference
Teleconferences can be a boon or a bust. On the... Read More
Employee Motivation: Make Everyone A Cheerleader For Your Company
Do you manage by walking around? What do you see?... Read More
Building A Stellar Business One Employee At A Time
Top businesses that continually lead their industry clearly understand a... Read More
Project Management - I Want It ALL
The knee-jerk response to prioritizing requirements is to mark everything... Read More
Group Meeting Disrupters
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Corporate Governance for Business Owners
It is clear that good Corporate Governance is in the... Read More
Outsourcing Quiz: Cheap Vs. Good
Someone can say, 'Why do you oppose this?' So I'd... Read More
How To Delegate for Fun and Profit
Ah, the wretched pain of delegation. It comes easy to... Read More
Time Management and Team Development - The Yes and No of It
Sometimes.In fact making some small changes to the circumstances when... Read More
The Seven Cs: Partnership Danger Signs - The 6th C: Changing Vision
A series of articles exploring the seven critical areas that... Read More
Management & Leadership - Doing it right in the 21st Century
The Old Way ? Command and ControlAlthough workplaces and management... Read More
Turbo Charge Your Career With The Most Powerful Leadership Tool Of All: The Leadership Talk Part 3
To develop and deliver a great Leadership Talk, you must... Read More
Meetings and Road Trips
Managing a meeting is like setting off on a long... Read More
Keeping Meetings On Track
We all have been in meetings with certain people who... Read More
It?s Not All About Cheese: The Missing Component in Employee Development (Part 2)
In part one of this article I told you about... Read More
Do You Need a Personal Assistant?
It's great to be multi-skilled?be able to type your own... Read More
What is the Most Difficult Part of an Improvement Program?
Answer: Starting one.Most of us realize that there is probably... Read More
Group Decision Making : Are the Decisions Really Made by the Group?
GROUP DECISION-MAKING: Many managers feel they are well-versed in areas... Read More
Why Your Company Needs An E-Mail Policy
Everyone at the office thought that using the company e-mail... Read More
Sarbanes-Oxley and Section 404: Old Dog, New Teeth
The failures we have seen in the quality and integrity... Read More
Firing Someone Without Resentment
Firing, sacking, letting go or terminating people is unpleasant. There... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Coworker and Caretaker
This article relates to the Coworkers competency, commonly evaluated in... Read More
Management Apathy
I recently received a most interesting phone call.When I answered... Read More
Creative Writing - business principles produce more quality work, faster
Maximization methodologies have long been used in business to produce... Read More
Five Reasons Why Leaders Fail to Create Successful Change
A bold title, don't you think? I mean, change is... Read More
You Didnt Use Brainstorming to Select Your Measures, Did You?
IntroductionWhen Alex Osborn invented the creativity technique called brainstorming, I... Read More
Focus on Outcomes to Keep Your Business On-Course
Did you know that an airplane in flight is off... Read More
25 Super-Practical Steps to Build Your Business!
For the past several weeks, we have focused on some... Read More
Forecasting Support Costs
Did you know that maintenance accounts for 50% to 80%... Read More
The Communications Myth
Living in the 21st Century is truly marvelous, isn't it?... Read More
Managing People - Why Is It So Difficult?
Managing, supervising, being a team leader is the hardest job... Read More
Setting a Pitiful Example: Twenty-six Warnings to Heed *
TO: All Parents [and Employers and Managers]From: Your Child and/or... Read More
Credibility - A Golden Key to Becoming More Influential
You have been named a new leader in your organization,... Read More
Communicating CEOs
I see a PR firm has done a survey on... Read More
Team Motivation - Tough Enough to Care
Sir Alex Ferguson has just celebrated his 1000 game in... Read More
When Being A Facilitator DOESNT Help
I talked with a group of internal consultants last week... Read More
Management Procedures Usability ? How to Improve
Are your people consistently following your procedures? Each year, organizations... Read More
Six Sigma Training 101 ? Better Management Basics
What is Six Sigma?Six Sigma is a quality management program... Read More
Innovation Management ? idea selection, development and commercialisation, what are the differences?
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
What to do When You receive a Bad Check
As a small business operator, personal checks may be one... Read More
ISO 9001 and Total Quality Management
Total Quality ManagementTotal Quality Management, or TQM, has become one... Read More
Knowledge Management - Lessons Learned and How To Identify Them
Many organisations use the term "lessons learned" to describe the... Read More
Your Biggest Problem in Business? Work Ethic
US Work Ethic Issues and Lack of serviceWell many... Read More
Top 10 Things NOT To Tell Angel and VC Investors
I am not writing this to create a list of... Read More
How to Reduce Temporary Employee Turnover
The use of temporary services to stock a farm of... Read More
Steps in Using the Critical Incident Technique
STEPS IN USING THE CRITICAL INCIDENT TECHNIQUE:1) The incident. Read,... Read More
Innovation Management ? Rigorous data analysis
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Improved Communication to Improve Results
Facilitating good communication can make the difference between a well... Read More
CRM ...The Emperors New Clothes
The story of the emperor's new clothes is a fairy... Read More
50 Great Ways to Motivate and Not Break the Bank
Quick, Easy, and Even Fun! 1. Smile, say "Hi! How... Read More
In Leadership, The Critical Convergence Drives Great Results
The Leader's Fallacy lives! We subscribe to the Fallacy when... Read More
Quality Standards with ISO 9001
Standardizing Quality SystemsThe ISO, or International Organization for Standardization, was... Read More
Learn About Commercial Collections Agencies Fees
As with any other service, there are good and bad... Read More
Executives and Emotional Self Awareness
A major problem impairing an executive's performance is his Emotional... Read More
5 Steps to Identify Core Processes
Part Two of Creating Well-Defined Processes SeriesNext Week: ImplementationLast week,... Read More
The Ivory Tower Syndrome
"His cardinal mistake is that he isolates himself, and allows... Read More
Industry Analysis Section of Your business plan
Writing a Business Plan for your next entrepreneurial endeavor is... Read More
Disaster Prevention Tips For Hiring A New Manager
It happens over and over in businesses every day.Within large... Read More
Warning! Meeting In Progress; May Be Hazardous To Your Career
There ought to be a sign posted on every closed... Read More
How to Reject a Job Applicant
A Nightmare That Really HappenedOver 10 years ago, when I... Read More
Performance Reviews That Actually Improve Performance
Employee performance reviews are one of the most dreaded tasks... Read More
Spotlight on Productivity: How to Overcome E-Mail Overload
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by e-mail? Have you ever... Read More
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