How to Manage Your Most Valuable Assets - People?
People management and leadership has become a major topic of conversation in today's market place and have assumed mythical qualities. Managing you people is not that difficult if you are willing to invest one thing in their development; YOU.The emotional cost and some simple training and mentoring can see you... Read More
You Get the Behavior You Reward
On consulting assignments, here are some of the questions I frequently ask the employees I interview:1. How does your boss measure you?2. When the end of the year rolls around, how do you know if you have done a good job over the previous 12 months?3. If you wanted to... Read More
Develop Your People and Make More Money
What is the no. 1 asset in your business beside yourself? It's your people.Then why is it they often fall to the bottom of the list when it comes to doing anything to help them improve their performance and look after them?If you want your business to run more effectively... Read More
Managing Change in the Workplace
Change is exhilarating. Change is terrifying. Change is badly needed around here. Whatever your attitude is to change, it is the most reliable companion you will likely ever have. It will always be with you so are better off making friends! Here are three tips on managing change in your... Read More
Team Motivation - Tough Enough to Care
Sir Alex Ferguson has just celebrated his 1000 game in charge of Manchester United, probably the world's most successful soccer team.I have a great deal of respect for Sir Alex as a man manager. However, I always feel that he's misrepresented in the media. The press portrays him as this... Read More
Six Sigma Training 101 ? Better Management Basics
What is Six Sigma?Six Sigma is a quality management program that is designed to achieve a "six sigma" level of quality for products. In the mid 1980s, Motorola pioneered Six Sigma and it has since been adopted by many other companies and manufacturers. Service companies also implement Six Sigma strategies... Read More
Employee Discipline: How to Nip Problems in the Bud
Are you uncomfortable with delivering disciplinary action, even involving employees you know deserve it? You're not alone. Disciplinary action is one of the least favored tasks a supervisor must occasionally perform.Disciplining employees is so dreaded by so many supervisors that many look the other way when trouble develops, perhaps in... Read More
What Your Employees Want You to Know (But You Might Be Afraid to Ask)
This is a challenge for every company owner and manager. You have tremendous plans for growth and expect a lot of your employees. But do you know if the company is meeting your best employees' expectations? Are you providing the type of environment that supports high productivity and high quality?... Read More
Work Priorities: Where Can You Spend Your Time Most Effectively?
Understanding where you can spend time most effectively requires concentration in three areas:1. Doing what you enjoy 2. Concentrating on your strengths 3. Understanding Job ExcellenceLet's start with doing what you enjoy. Your quality of life is in many ways dependant on how much (or little) you enjoy your job.... Read More
9 Strategies for Writing Accounts Payable Procedures
The Cash to Cash Cycle Part Four of SeriesNext: Complete Cash to Cash CycleThe white flag is just a nose away?toward the Million dollar prize in cash savings for your business?So far, in Inventory and Accounts Receivable, we've found $250,000 each in cash savings. Then we found another 250K in... Read More
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Process and Procedures Investments - How to Get Money Back
In September 2004, President Bush signed the $146 billion tax... Read More
Optimizing Your Cash Flow With Proper Accounts Receivable Management
Businesses miss on growth opportunities and even close their doors... Read More
To Thine Own Self Be True--Its Better for Business: What Arthur Andersen Would Say to His Company
As a child, you probably heard, "to thine own self... Read More
Resistance - How to Handle It
Do you ever meet with resistance from other people -... Read More
Leading Bad Actors To Be Good Performers
A successful leader told me, "The biggest challenge I've had... Read More
The Boss Didn?t Understand Why His Staff Wasn?t Reading His Mind
Many people believe that everyone sees the world exactly the... Read More
Todays Employees and Their New Needs: What You Need to Know
Today's employees are not only interested in security or in... Read More
Finding Proactive Solutions: A Key to Demonstrating Your Management Fitness
In my book Talking Points: 25 Tips for Clear, Credible... Read More
Four Steps to Better Performance Reviews
Direct reports-people who need direction and leadership-rely on their leaders... Read More
5 Tips For Creating Great Jobs
1) Create A Powerful "Mission Statement"-When your business mission is... Read More
The Leadership Imperative: Making Your Leadership Your Life
Nearly all leaders I've encountered are underachievers. They're getting a... Read More
6 Simple Steps to Dealing with Difficult Managers
The challenge of managing difficult managers can be rather daunting,... Read More
Maximizing Sales through the Ultimate Tracking Software
Every small to mid-sized business owner would love to know... Read More
14 Ways to De-Stress Employee Vacations
Employees truly deserve paid vacations. Theystruggle through stressful jobs most... Read More
The DNA of Motivation
It really is about motivation. After all, what impels someone... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines:Choosing an Effective Employee Recognition Program
This article relates to the Recognition competency, commonly evaluated in... Read More
Using the Six-Sigma Methodology to Improve Wafer Fab Productivity
As a result of consolidation of operations and significantly increased... Read More
The Three-category Approach to Performance Management: Effort, Ability, or Environment
Performance Management is the act of managing personal or organizational... Read More
Seeking Help
Where does the time go? Billable time. As a consultant,... Read More
Motor Vehicle Policy and Your Employee Risks
It is becoming more common for employers to require employees... Read More
Seven Cs to Avoid Procedure Writing Errors
You do your best to make sure your organization is... Read More
Why Businesses Need to Start Nurturing Collective Wisdom
COLLECTIVE WISDOM CAN BE AN effective tool for solving the... Read More
Transform Any Business into a Go-Getting Power House by Working SMART
Probably as well known as SWOT, SMART turns goals, objectives... Read More
What is Six Sigma?
Six Sigma is a highly disciplined process focused on satisfying... Read More
Objects in the Mirror are Further Than They Appear
Definition From http://www.merriamwebster.com -- "Virtual: - being such in essence... Read More
Knowledge Management - Learning Whilst Doing - Facilitating an After Action Review
Introducing a learning culture into organisations can be difficult at... Read More
Dealing with Difficult People
You know, this would be a great business if it... Read More
Executive ESP: A Pathway to Success!
We all have psychic abilities that we use daily, although... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Coworker and Caretaker
This article relates to the Coworkers competency, commonly evaluated in... Read More
7 Steps To Hire The Best
You can use this step-by-step method to hire applicants who... Read More
Smart Hiring: What Makes the Right Employee?
Good hires do not happen by accident or luck. In... Read More
What Cross-cultural Training Can Do for You
International business is more complex than ever before. Success in... Read More
Once Upon a Conflict
Once upon a time there lived an innocent, hardworking manager.... Read More
What Every Manager Should Know About How to Become An Effective Executive
In his book, The Effective Executive, Peter Drucker pointed out... Read More
Book Summary: Mind Your Own Business
A maverick is an independent person who will not go... Read More
Organizational Structure, Creativity, Innovation
Organizational structure can inhibit or foster creativity and innovation. The... Read More
Do Customers Like the Feel of Your Organization?
In two recent articles "Some Evidence of How We Are... Read More
Rethinking the CEO-Chairman Split
Traditionally, in American businesses, the same person occupies the role... Read More
A Management Strategy
I witnessed some interesting behaviour from one of our premier... Read More
The Best Way to Keep Track of Meetings
How should you keep track of meetings?Have you ever wanted... Read More
Success in Business Means Managing Negative Emotions
You may have the MBA but if an internal critic... Read More
Innovation Management ? Innovation or Profit?
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Encouraging Behavior That Gets Results
You're the boss, and you have every reason to feel... Read More
What Consultants Want You to Know (But You Never Ask)
I've been both a CEO and a consultant, so I've... Read More
Directed Introspection
One of the greatest obstacles to progress can often be... Read More
Five Overlooked Ways To Hire Winners
Here is a true story. My dentist did a "clinical"... Read More
Communicating with Case Studies
A few weeks ago, a couple of colleagues and I... Read More
Computer Consulting Profit Secrets
Do you own or manage a computer consulting company? Are... Read More
Weaknesses of Wishing
When you're starting a business, you might wish for a... Read More
50 Great Ways to Motivate and Not Break the Bank
Quick, Easy, and Even Fun! 1. Smile, say "Hi! How... Read More
Can You Sleep While The Wind Blows?
Let me repeat a story I heard many years ago... Read More
More Computer Consulting 101 Hiring Tips (Part 2 of 2)
Does your company need to retain the services of a... Read More
10 Ways To Maintain Profits In A Slow Economy
1. Sell more back end products to your existing customer... Read More
How To Use Outsourcing To Beat Your Competition
Outsourcing is when you hire outside professionals or services to... Read More
Why Saying Well Done Works
Encouraged by the recognition, Sarah Lewsiton went home from work... Read More
How To Decrease Profits Without Really Trying
Hurting your sales efforts can be accomplished easily with the... Read More
Think Before You Talk
What you say to other people can make or break... Read More
Great Employees = Passionate Consumers
Companies spend millions of dollars each year identifying their brand,... Read More
Change Management
"It is not the strongest species that survives, nor the... Read More
How To Write Commercial Collections Letters
It is sometimes valuable to bring the sales manager into... Read More
Using an Appraisal to Benefit Your Organization
PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS BENEFIT THE ORGANIZATION:Appraisals help spot employees with potential... Read More
How Your Business Can Pick A Software Developer
Eventually, your business is going to need to have some... Read More
Don?t Forget Where You Came from - Why the Past is Important in Implementing Business Change
Much of the literature and advice on implementing business change... Read More
A Man and His Razor
It is vain to do with more what can be... Read More
5 Steps to Continuous Process Improvement
Part One of Creating Well-Defined Processes SeriesWhat if your sales... Read More
Loyalty, Motivation And Work-Life Balance
Managers who aren't loyal to their people can't expect loyalty... Read More
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