Nine Steps to Help You Develop Your Potential
Go into any bookstore and you will find a big selection of self-help and personal improvement products. Most everyone (and I'll bet everyone reading this) wants to improve. We know we need to get better, and we want to get better. We may want to improve our personal relationships, our... Read More
Top 10 Things NOT To Tell Angel and VC Investors
I am not writing this to create a list of things not to say so people can hide the facts or in any way mislead potential investors. On the contrary I personally believe you must be 100% upfront with any potential investors, and even volunteer some weaknesses to be credible.... Read More
How to Delegate Effectively
ACCOUNTABILITY: Delegation is not complete unless subordinates are held accountable for their work. They should be accountable to only one person-usually their immediate manager-and must understand what criteria will be used in judging their performance. They must also understand that unless the job is done successfully, they will be replaced.... Read More
Innovation Management ? Good Leadership
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
Influencing Change - A Guide for Sellers, Coaches, and Supervisors
When people or groups make a decision to purchase something, they go through the same decision cycle that an individual goes through to decide upon a personal change, or an employee goes through to change behaviors at a boss's insistence.Until now, our communication rules have assumed that when we kindly... Read More
Why Do Managers Create Low Morale? Or Does My Bum Look Big In This?
Why do managers create low morale as a product of their management and what can we do about it?The answer to the initial question is easy.We all know what managers do to the workforce that causes the workforce to feel the way they do about their jobs.The managers never listen... Read More
The Seven Cs: Partnership Danger Signs - Competitive, Not Complementary Action
A series of articles exploring the seven critical areas that can indicate a partnership is in trouble.Competitive, Not Complementary ActionJames Carville and Mary Matlin are public relations spokespeople for the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively. They are each articulate, sharp and feisty. Sparks fly when they debate in favor of... Read More
Performance Appraisals: Nightmares or Sweet Dreams
Some managers think of performance appraisal meetings and recollections of torn Achilles' heels or root canals immediately surface. They're sort of "been there, don't want to go again" situations. The more it can be put off, the better. Study after study shows that both managers and employees are very... Read More
Business Innovation ? Core Competency and Competitive Advantage
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
Employee Orientation: The 90 Day Difference
Why do some new managers succeed while others fail? It all depends on the first three months ? the critical time when the new hire is learning the ropes. The new manager's boss plays a vital role in the orientation process. Here are four strategies to quickly get the new... Read More
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The Power of the Contract in Performance Management
An essential step in managing the performance of salespeople is... Read More
Forecasting Support Costs
Did you know that maintenance accounts for 50% to 80%... Read More
Rapport - How to Build it with Your Team
I've often heard managers say - "My door is always... Read More
ISO 9001 Registration ? 8 Steps for Success
You've made the plans, built the quality system and conducted... Read More
Problem-Solving Success Tip: Dont Leave Your Key Stakeholders Guessing
Communicate! Don't leave you key stakeholders guessing.We are generally not... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Psychological Reward
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
How to Create a Positive Work Atmosphere
Positive versus Negative WorkplacesWe have all worked in places where... Read More
Project Management 101
Project management is a very important business concept because it... Read More
Industry Analysis Section of Your business plan
Writing a Business Plan for your next entrepreneurial endeavor is... Read More
Is It Worth To Outsource? How One Can Outsource Wisely
Recent trends in software development market show that it is... Read More
Employee Turnover: Seven Reasons Why People Quit Their Jobs
There are many reasons why good employees quit and go... Read More
Narcissism in the Boardroom
The perpetrators of the recent spate of financial frauds in... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Finding The Perfect Balance
This article relates to the Work/Life Balance competency, which investigates... Read More
Problem-Solving Success Tip: Define the Problem First
Define the Problem First. It seems obvious, but how many... Read More
Hiring and Retaining Good Employees
Hiring good employees is not only important to business, it's... Read More
10 Fool Proof Ways To Intensify Your Profits
1. Create benefit intensifiers for your list of ad copy... Read More
Its All About The Customers, Baby
If you want to ensure a steady stream of customers... Read More
Organizing The Information
Putting a piece of paper in a file folder is... Read More
Five Defining Characteristics of Great CEOs
1. Personal insight. Great CEOs are great leaders. They know... Read More
Delegating Responsibility
Too many managers waste both time and energy performing tasks... Read More
Seven Cs to Avoid Procedure Writing Errors
You do your best to make sure your organization is... Read More
5 Interviewing Mistakes That Can Lead To Hiring The Wrong Person
Mistake #1: Going with the flowInexperienced interviewers sometimes fall into... Read More
Can What Someone Does Off-hours Affect Your Business?
Q: How much do I have to worry about what... Read More
If You Build It, Investors Will Come
When you begin to write your business plan or a... Read More
Competencies for HR Professionals in Knowledge-based Industry with Reference to IT, ITES-BPOs
Introduction"High performing HR function affects bottom line nearly 10%"- A... 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
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Motivation and Management Layers
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Leadership Skills
Recent studies have shown that industrial supervisors are working at... Read More
Lean Principles in Action
AbstractThe electrical products industry is one characterized by fierce competition,... Read More
5 Tips For Creating Great Jobs
1) Create A Powerful "Mission Statement"-When your business mission is... Read More
Let the Professionals Help You Out - Outsource
As your website grows in terms of attracting more footfalls,... Read More
Employee Retention: Five Leadership Fundamentals
Are your management practices on the right track? Retaining your... Read More
The Survey Feedback Process for Organizational Development and Change
THE PURPOSE OF SURVEY FEEDBACK:In globally competitive environments, organizations are... Read More
Take Control of Your Paper in 3 Easy Steps
Do you have piles of paper on your desk. Many... Read More
Doing More With Less
This is a bottom-line environment.Decreasing the downtime of revenue producing... Read More
The Myth Of Relationship Selling Revealed At Last
The second you quit being the 'best deal' for your... Read More
Executive ESP: A Pathway to Success!
We all have psychic abilities that we use daily, although... Read More
Creating Advisory Boards
There is no substitute for soliciting the opinions of the... Read More
The 6 Steps to Six Sigma
Step 1Get the proper level of Six Sigma expertise at... Read More
Problem-Solving Success Tip: Test Your Assumptions About Everything
Test your assumptions about everything.Assumptions have a way of creeping... Read More
The Survey Feedback Process for Organizational Development and Change
THE PURPOSE OF SURVEY FEEDBACK:In globally competitive environments, organizations are... Read More
Sexual Harassment Policy Guidelines Part I
Sexual Harassment Policy Guidelines ? Part IPermission is hereby granted... Read More
25 Super-Practical Steps to Build Your Business!
For the past several weeks, we have focused on some... Read More
Meetings: Don?t Just Show Up, Stand Out and Shine
Meetings, whether they're regularly scheduled routines in your company or... Read More
Communicating with Offsite Workers
How do you, or would you, communicate with employees who... Read More
Creativity Management ? Quality from Quantity
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Leadership in Troubled Times
Leadership in Troubled Times The... Read More
Are You Managing to Lead?
For many people, the terms "manager" and "leader" are synonymous.... Read More
Invoice Factoring for Goverment Vendors
Assignment of Claims Act of 1986"....What does this mean for... Read More
Are Your Meetings Smart?
Soon after I finished a brief seminar on how to... Read More
How to Make the Best of it - Take Your Weather with You
I once worked in a place where there were three... Read More
The Red Phone - Management Consulting in 30 Seconds or Less
Modern business faces complex problems; management often calls upon highly-specialized... Read More
The Power of ?Ask?
For Call Center managers, it is not a pipe dream... Read More
Ten Business Reasons Why Asking for Help Works
In fact, bringing your people - any of them -... Read More
3 Keys to Being a Fearless Executive
In my work with business executives, I have come to... Read More
Employee Turnover: Is It Eating Up Your Profits?
Keeping the cost of doing business down, yet providing a... Read More
Focus On the Prize
People talk to me about making personal and professional changes... Read More
Humor in Business
With the advancement of computer simulators, anybody can repeat all... Read More
Hiring Great People And How to Be One Yourself: Five Secrets
Bad news.Your senior vice-president, your marketing director or your accounting... Read More
This Old Business
Not long ago I was asked to come out and... Read More
Knowledge Management - Learning Whilst Doing - Facilitating an After Action Review
Introducing a learning culture into organisations can be difficult at... Read More
How to Find the Right Virtual Assistant for You
If you search on Google for "virtual assistant", you'll find... Read More
Why Management Kills Creativity
Ten or so years ago, an international consultant, specializing in... Read More
People Literacy
Every Manager has experienced the frustration of not understanding why... Read More
Avoiding The Sheep Dip
It is a sad fact that many employees are still... Read More
Leadership Skills
Recent studies have shown that industrial supervisors are working at... Read More
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