25 Great Ways to Find the Right People and Not Break the Bank
Are you trying to hire dozens of hourly workers or a senior executive? Where do you look and how do you get the word out? There are many ways to find the right people besides placing want ads.Here are 30 innovative and inexpensive ways to expand the pool of potential... Read More
How to Get Your Procedures Project Done
Wouldn't it be nice for business owners and executives to be finished with their policies and procedures project already? They know they need to get it done, but maybe it's taking too long. Or perhaps their people are staring at a blank piece of paper, and they don't know where... Read More
Keeping Team Meetings Vibrant
Meetings can be the life-blood of an organisation or the death.It all depends how you approach them.People need to communicate ? that's a fact, and it's not enough to do it over computers. At some point a face-to-face is needed to ensure full understanding on key items, and there's a... Read More
Operating on Perpetual Overload?
Check Out Your E-HabitsAnother week has ended. And, despite moving at the speed of light, you've once again barely made a dent in your more important goals or projects. Just about everyone wishes they had more time to focus on the really important things: Activities directly tied to job or... Read More
How To Conduct Effective Meetings
Before you call your next meeting, the FIRST step is to decide if it is really essential. To determine that, ask yourself the following:· Is this meeting essential? · Can we do without it? · Can we accomplish the task without a meeting? · Can it wait another week? ·... Read More
Is Your Business Ethical?
Ethics - in a profession or trade - is that branch of philosophy which studies the principles of right and wrong in human conduct.Is your business ethical?What I mean is "Does your business do the right thing when faced with that decision?" It's a simple question, which many businesses struggle... Read More
Learning To Let Go
If you have the entrepreneurial spirit (which clearly you have!), you probably have a tendency toward being a control freak. I know the feeling well -- "No one can do it as well as me, so I'll just do it all!" While this may seem to be more efficient than... Read More
Five Principles of Effective Communication
The problem with communication is the illusion that it has occurred. George Bernard ShawI'm sure this has happened to you: a colleague has just done the exact opposite of what you wanted him to do. How can that be, you ask yourself. I told him exactly what I wanted. Yes,... Read More
Personnel Access Poses a Continued Risk
The Security Consultant's Perspective...Implementing Personnel Security Initiatives should be the objective of every security director, human resource director, facility manager and safety manager. Key to the assurance of who gained access to your facilities is the knowledge of having a centralized identification system that allows for verification and retrieval of... Read More
The Survey Feedback Process for Organizational Development and Change
THE PURPOSE OF SURVEY FEEDBACK:In globally competitive environments, organizations are seeking information about obstacles to productivity and satisfaction in the workplace. Survey feedback is a tool that can provide this type of honest feedback to help leaders guide and direct their teams. Obstacles and gaps between the current status quo... Read More
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Computer Consulting 101 Hiring Tips (Part 1 of 2)
Does your business need the services of a computer consulting... Read More
Interviewing: How to Stay Out of legal Hot Water
Some interviewers ask great questions; others ask dumb questions; and,... Read More
What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate
Today's successful organizations are the ones which carry on open... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Coworker and Caretaker
This article relates to the Coworkers competency, commonly evaluated in... Read More
5 Ways to Work More Effectively With Your Administrative Assistant
Stop hiring new administrative support staff. And learn how to... Read More
Managing Group Meetings
MANAGING SMALL MEETINGS: Keep the size of the meeting as... Read More
Management - Mary Poppins Style!
Mary Poppins describes a style of management which has for... Read More
Five Problem-Solving Success Tips
The ability to solve complicated problems quickly is more important... Read More
Five Essential Hiring Practices
Recruiting and hiring are often done in haste, leaving the... Read More
Training and ROI (Return On Investment)
Statistics consistently reinforce that the biggest challenge in today's contact... Read More
Management & Leadership - Doing it right in the 21st Century
The Old Way ? Command and ControlAlthough workplaces and management... Read More
Innovation Management ? Reducing Hierarchy
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
The Leadership Imperative: Making Your Leadership Your Life
Nearly all leaders I've encountered are underachievers. They're getting a... Read More
Procrastination and JDI!
In a management role procrastination can seriously hold back progress... Read More
Once Upon a Conflict
Once upon a time there lived an innocent, hardworking manager.... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Adapting Human Resource Functions
This article relates to the human resource functions competency, commonly... Read More
Training Managers and New Trainers
Training managers use many of the same interpersonal and analytical... Read More
Never Punish Yourself or Others for Failures
If you want to find success in various ramifications, be... Read More
Recruitment - What Youre Really, Really Looking For
Imagine that you're a sports coach and you need a... Read More
Close the Performance Gap
One of the most difficult and emotionally draining situations you... Read More
Selective Job Cuts Often Benefits Firm More Than Broad Layoffs Over Long Term
It is difficult to pick up a newspaper or listen... Read More
Using Employee Opinions Effectively When Designing HR Programs
Using Employee Opinions Effectively When Designing HR ProgramsEmployee opinion is... Read More
Listening Strategically
Usually, we're most interested in communicating outwardly; getting our messages... Read More
Learn to Assert Yourself
Pinpoint your own blocks to assertiveness: fear of disapproval, need... Read More
Hiring Your First Business Personal Assistant: Some Guidelines for Successful Hiring
Hiring the first personal business assistant is an exciting time... Read More
New Job, New Culture: Do You Fit In?
It seemed like a good decision at the time. A... Read More
Make the Most of Your Time - Focus on Strengths
Once working and focused in tune with what they do... Read More
Can A Business Still Be Profitable When People Skills Are Absent?
In our current world of rapid and amazing technological advances,... Read More
Unravelling the Data Mining Mystery - The Key to Dramatically Higher Profits
Data mining is the art of extracting nuggets of gold... Read More
CEOs Role in Family Business
I first met Roland (not his real name) in 1972.... Read More
Downsizing in Organisations - The Real Truth
I've met and worked with many people in all sectors... Read More
How to Leverage Your Strengths for Peak Performance
Ask almost any business leader how to most effectively develop... Read More
CRM ...The Emperors New Clothes
The story of the emperor's new clothes is a fairy... Read More
The Role of the Machine Metaphor in Mixed-initiative Organizational Leadership
"Can This Marriage be Saved?" So reads the title of... Read More
Communicating When A Crisis Strikes
How would you handle communication if your business or practice... Read More
The Dark Side of Help Desk SLAs
You just signed a Help Desk Service Level Agreement (SLA)... Read More
How to Find the Right Virtual Assistant for You
If you search on Google for "virtual assistant", you'll find... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Money Doesnt Do It
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Indecent Proposal in the Workplace ? An Overview of Workplace Harassment & Employer Liability
An allegation of harassment in the workplace is a growing... Read More
Faith is the LIFE-blood of Your ACTIONS before the Benefit -
Nothing has changed. Your ancestors lived by faith. Some planted... Read More
Align The Enterprise & Make Beautiful Music Together
Q: Why is a great business like a great marching... Read More
How To Jump Start Your Profits and Keep Your Profits Rolling
There are so many ways to jump start your prifits... Read More
25 Great Ways to Find the Right People and Not Break the Bank
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Minimising Conflict With Effective Communication
Did you know there are 5 types of... Read More
Increase In-House Nursing Homes Collections
The following nursing home collections report outlines 11 guidelines you... Read More
Management Development - Micromanagement Works!
Getting into the detail of everything each of your people... Read More
When Business Becomes A Battlefield
"We have to be careful it's like a minefield out... Read More
Performance Appraisals: Questions for Smarties and Dummies
In numerous programs I've conducted on performance appraisals, with Human... Read More
Another Use for Meetings
Every meeting is a laboratory where you can observe and... Read More
Corporate Governance for Business Owners
It is clear that good Corporate Governance is in the... Read More
Management & Leadership - Doing it right in the 21st Century
The Old Way ? Command and ControlAlthough workplaces and management... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management: Incubation and Insight
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Communication: Managements Responsibility
I've just watched, again, an episode in the Back to... Read More
Bullying and the Not for Profit Organisation
Where there is people there is politics! Bullying is now... Read More
Smart Staffing Practices: Don?t Confuse Activity with Results
Does your hiring process consist of proven practices or just... Read More
Employee Motivation: It?s More Than A Paycheck
Managers often ask, usually with exasperation, "How can I keep... Read More
Employee Motivation: Make Everyone A Cheerleader For Your Company
Do you manage by walking around? What do you see?... Read More
How to Delegate Effectively
ACCOUNTABILITY: Delegation is not complete unless subordinates are held accountable... Read More
What Every Manager Should Know About How to Conduct Successful Meetings
Do you announce a meeting and find either no one... Read More
Invite Self-Managed Staff
"Treat people as if they were what they ought to... Read More
Preparing a Budget
Ok, you say, I know I need a budget, but... Read More
Stop Going to Meetings - 10 Questions to Ask Before Attending a Meeting - Get More Productive
We get invited to attend so many "meetings" but do... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Adapting Human Resource Functions
This article relates to the human resource functions competency, commonly... Read More
Strategic Clarity for Communication Management
Over the past few weeks I've been developing plans for... Read More
CEOs Are Great, Top CEOs Are Greater
People in leading positions are often in a dilemma: on... Read More
Ten Problem Solving Techniques
Do you ever need to find some good ideas, or... Read More
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