Management - Mary Poppins Style!
Mary Poppins describes a style of management which has for too long been hidden in many businesses and organisations.Think about it.She's "Practically perfect in every way" - is that not what we want from a boss? Someone who is almost brilliant at everything - yet with a hint of not... Read More
The 70% Solution: Practical Testing and Version Control
"What do you mean you need to push back the launch date?" Says the CEO. Says the CFO. Says the user community. CTOs, CIOs, and all officers who oversee major development projects have had to deliver the dreaded message. But a deadline for the sake of a deadline is a... Read More
What Every HR Manager Should Know About Hiring Productive Employees
The characteristics of job applicants have a strong influence on whether or not they get hired. Their characteristics also indicate the level of their productivity. If you are about to hire employees, consider the characteristics listed below in checklist form. The candidates who possess them are probably the ones who... Read More
Entitlement Programs Kill Productivity
In articles I've written over the years, I have used "laissez-faire," a term more frequently used to characterize governments than businesses, to describe a rather laid-back management style. When I use this term, I am referring to management personnel who put very little pressure on employees to achieve their full... Read More
Diversity in the Workplace: Benefits, Challenges and Solutions
Workplace diversity refers to the variety of differences between people in an organization. That sounds simple, but diversity encompasses race, gender, ethnic group, age, personality, cognitive style, tenure, organizational function, education, background and more. Diversity not only involves how people perceive themselves, but how they perceive others. Those perceptions affect... Read More
How to Approach Group Decision Making
GROUP DECISION MAKING -- IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM: Tell specifically what the problem is and how you experience it. Cite specific examples. --"Own" the problem as yours and solicit the help of others in solving it rather than implying that it's someone else's problem that they ought to solve. Keep in... Read More
Will a Workplace Bully Bankrupt Your Company?
Safeguard Your Company Against Harrassment ClaimsTwenty-five percent of employees suffer with peer to peer bullying and its on the rise, according to the National Institute of Safety and Health. Dina Beach Lynch, a 12 year workplace strategist and mediator, has the answer: Conflict Coaching. A short-term, results-oriented tool, conflict coaching... Read More
Thoughts on Empowerment
People are empowered when they are given the authority and responsibility to make decisions affecting their work with a minimum of interference and second guessing by others.Empowerment is an overused and under?practiced term. When people are empowered they bring their minds to work. They are engaged in making decisions that... Read More
The 6 Steps to Six Sigma
Step 1Get the proper level of Six Sigma expertise at the executive level of the company. If the top leaders don't understand the advanced six sigma principles, the company has no shot to attain total quality. This will probably require a hefty budget, entailing the hiring of several high-priced consultants... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Idea Progression
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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1000 Managers Turned Their Plans Into Energy!
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Hiring and Retaining Good Employees
Hiring good employees is not only important to business, it's... Read More
Will a Workplace Bully Bankrupt Your Company?
Safeguard Your Company Against Harrassment ClaimsTwenty-five percent of employees suffer... Read More
How to Keep a Good Employee: Look, Listen, Learn
Recently a client told me a wonderful story about how... Read More
Enable Continuous Improvement of IT Services through ITIL
One of the major benefits, if not THE benefit of... Read More
Are You Managing to Lead?
For many people, the terms "manager" and "leader" are synonymous.... Read More
Employee Success! - 7 Ways Feedback Works
By sharing how well you are doing and how well... Read More
Five Steps to Better Employee Management
Hiring employees is a huge responsibility. Before hiring anyone, be... Read More
Innovation Management ? the Root of the Problem
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Action Learning: Its More Than OJT
For centuries companies have used on-the-job training (OJT). OJT works... Read More
To Meet or Not to Meet - What are the Questions?
Meetings can be a total waste of time or a... Read More
4 Tips on How to Avoid Communication Lines Breakdown
For example, in a small, two-person company, there is often... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Directors, Consultants and Managers
Creativity and Innovation is essential for competitive advantage, yet the... Read More
Getting the Most from Appraisals
Does your organisation have one of those annual 'occasions' that... Read More
Know Your Business! - 7 Key Questions You Must Ask
You need to know all that is going on around... Read More
Important Communication Tips For Managers
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Few Things Are More Destructive Than An Insecure Boss
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Is A Bad Attitude Permanent
Today there is great weight put on a person's attitude.... Read More
5 Surefire Ways to Bring Your Business Objectives Full Circle with Technology
All small to mid-sized company owners want to know where... Read More
Motivation - You Get What You Reward
There's a programme currently running on BBC Television in the... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Money Doesnt Do It
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How To Delegate for Fun and Profit
Ah, the wretched pain of delegation. It comes easy to... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Adapting Human Resource Functions
This article relates to the human resource functions competency, commonly... Read More
Great Hires: Avoid Costly Mistakes
Picking people for a job is like going... Read More
What is Data Visualization?
Data Visualization is InteractiveHave you ever booked your flight plans... Read More
The Myth of the Management Team
Every business has problems. That is why the average life... Read More
Make Them GLAD Youre Their Boss
Criticism has the power to do good when there is... Read More
Rapid Culture Change is Possible
Purpose: Show how immersion leadership training makes strategic initiative success... Read More
Dont Get Side-Tracked By The Nay-Sayers
You, the Entrepreneur, are 'normally' a type-A individual. One who... Read More
A Fast and Simple Way to Update Your Business
You open your computer, the flashing button says, "We have... Read More
Experiences of Management Coaching (Part 2)
In our experience, we have found that there are several... Read More
Unveiling the Value of Your Expertise
All of us have knowledge, expertise, and experience that others... Read More
A Sense of Humor in the Workplace ... Is it Me? Or, was that not funny?
When I was first initiated into Corporate America, I had... Read More
Rules for Running a Meeting
As an experienced manager, I can announce without a doubt... Read More
Regaining Control - Nine Steps for New Managers
My client had faced the same challenge, which was frustrating... Read More
Squeezing the Blood Out of that Old Turnip
I suspect all of you out there have someone that... Read More
9 Strategies for Writing Accounts Payable Procedures
The Cash to Cash Cycle Part Four of SeriesNext: Complete... Read More
Manage Communication to Add Value
Management guru Tom Peters says white collar workers and managers... Read More
Problem Solving - Think Cleopatras Ass
Picture the scene. Anthony pops down to the guardhouse, partly... Read More
What Every HR Manager Should Know About Hiring Productive Employees
The characteristics of job applicants have a strong influence on... Read More
Performance Reviews That Actually Improve Performance
Employee performance reviews are one of the most dreaded tasks... Read More
ISO 9001 Okay Now You Have It How Do You Market It?
Marketing ISO 9001 2000.Lately we've been seeing a lot of... Read More
The Golden Key to Meeting Success
We all attend many meetings. I'm sure you have been... Read More
Communicating with Offsite Workers
How do you, or would you, communicate with employees who... Read More
One Simple Idea to Grow Your Business
Perhaps the most common theme I've heard in working with... Read More
Leadership in Troubled Times
Leadership in Troubled Times The... Read More
Hiring and Retaining Good Employees
Hiring good employees is not only important to business, it's... Read More
What Makes a Crisis a Crisis?
If you're old enough and were living in America about... Read More
Christmas Carol Coaching - Help to Get Ahead at Holiday Time!
I've always been fascinated by situations where art imitates real... Read More
Safety Policy Sample Outline
Writing a safety manual is a tough job and most... Read More
How to Build Your Business and Still Take Time Off
We all know people who are like human dynamos. They... Read More
In Leadership, The Critical Convergence Drives Great Results
The Leader's Fallacy lives! We subscribe to the Fallacy when... Read More
Create Your Methodology Based on a Standard Framework - Part One
OK. So you have decided that your organization has to... Read More
Three Foundation Stones for Building Organizational Integrity
When the stock market crashed in 1929, there were a... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Adapting Human Resource Functions
This article relates to the human resource functions competency, commonly... Read More
Getting to Consensus
The need to get people in an organization to pull... Read More
Assessing Managers for International Competence
How do you select staff for international assignments? It's an... Read More
Questions To Ask Employees You Want To Retain
Times of cost cutting and downsizing has dramatically impacted the... Read More
Teaching Large Companies To Think Like The Little Guys
Q: I am an executive at a large company and... Read More
Performance Management - Getting The Most Out of Your Employees
Managing for Best PerformanceIn it's simplest form, performance management is... Read More
A Checklist for Organized Executives
I could begin this article by providing a checklist of... Read More
Innovation Management ? how does the user benefit?
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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
Managing People - No One Shows You What To Do
Imagine the following scenario - you pay a visit to... Read More
From Boring to Interesting - Making Training Effective
Being a good trainer requires experience and skill. Experience comes... Read More
Pricing Strategy for Retail Flower Shops
When you create your profit and loss statement to assess... Read More
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