The Power in Praising People
One of the keys to success is to have successful relationships. We are not islands and we don't get to the top by ourselves. And one of the key ways to grow successful in our relationships is to be "life-giving" people to others. Every person we meet, we either give... Read More
Succession Planning for Your Business - 7 Key Benefits
A core activity in many successful businesses, Succession Planning is simple and quick to implement - here are seven reasons why you will find it of great value in your business or organisation. But, you need to lead - it works only as well as the support it gets!TimeSuccession Planning... Read More
Management Training: Are You Satisfied With The Results?
If you're not satfied with the results of your management training programs, maybe it's because you handle training as a 'one shot' event rather than a process of developing your people to be better managers.One of the common misconceptions is that a manager can take a course and voila he... Read More
Do You Hear That?
I read a report in the Toronto Star stated that 70% of workplace errors happen because of communication breakdown and that many of them directly relate to a lack of listening skills.The challenge is most people filter out sounds, noises and people talking as much as they filter out most... Read More
Motor Vehicle Policy and Your Employee Risks
It is becoming more common for employers to require employees to use their personnel motor vehicles for business use. Reimbursement for business use is commonly by way of a kilometre/mileage allowance or a general motor vehicle allowance for the year.Did you know that you can be found vicariously liable for... Read More
Budgets that Damage - The Downsides of Making the Numbers
In my organisational career, I had budgets from the age of 22 to 47. I lived and breathed them and many times, budgets, the gospel that they were, caused havoc, albeit within the corporate retailer framework that I worked.Here are two examples of the damage caused.Example OneTypically budgets were initially... Read More
Employee Success! - 7 Ways Feedback Works
By sharing how well you are doing and how well your expectations are met, your people get to understand better. So, frequent, realistic, objective feedback is not seen as criticism, more a way of each in your team helping each other get better, building on the success you already have.So,... Read More
I Said Pareto Chart? Not Potato Chart!
Does this sound familiar? You were hired for the new management position. You were tasked to turn the numbers around. You take some time reviewing the current situation. Now it's time to take a look at the current processes and get your staff together to analyze the data. You tell... Read More
Align The Enterprise & Make Beautiful Music Together
Q: Why is a great business like a great marching band?A: The players in both organizations are in alignment.Alignment? Yes, Alignment.When a marching band passes by in a parade, the columns and rows are in straight alignment, the band members are all in-step, they play in-tune, and they are all... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management: Specialisation or Generalisation?
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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Give Yourself a Boss? Day Gift
Become a better boss and reap the benefitsAnother interesting study... Read More
10 Ways To Maintain Profits In A Slow Economy
1. Sell more back end products to your existing customer... 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
Getting the Most from Appraisals
Does your organisation have one of those annual 'occasions' that... Read More
Why Your Company Needs An E-Mail Policy
Everyone at the office thought that using the company e-mail... Read More
What Makes a Crisis a Crisis?
If you're old enough and were living in America about... Read More
How to Get the Best from Outsourcing
There's a great little article ('Business Lifeforms') on... Read More
Climb out of the Box - How to Hold Effective Meetings
Out of the box thinking is a popular fad today.... Read More
Dont Get Caught With Your PR Down
Why risk the embarassment when with a little basic PR... Read More
How Your Business Can Pick A Software Developer
Eventually, your business is going to need to have some... Read More
Is ISO 9001 2000 Right For My Business?
Firstly you should decide your own reasoning behind considering ISO... Read More
IT Expenditure - Why Businesses Spend Huge Amounts on Ineffective IT Investments
Another IT White Elephant!It seems that almost every day we... Read More
Improvements In A Large Public Electric Utility In South America
The company decided to develop and implement an improvement program.... Read More
The Seven Cs: Partnership Danger Signs - The 5th C: Control Issues
A series of articles exploring the seven critical areas that... Read More
My Companys Leadership Sucks!
Maybe it's the season or just a more buoyant job... Read More
Preparing For ISO 9001 2000 Registration
The steps need to be taken to prepare an organization... Read More
Avoid These Seven Deadly Dangers Of Outsourcing
Here are seven dangers of outsourcing your software development. They... Read More
Three Ways to Transmit Loud and Clear
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but... Read More
Employee Orientation: Get New Hires Off To a Great Start
The good news is that a new hire orientation program... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management in Conservative, Staid Organisations
Conservative and staid organisations generally have a harder time implementing... Read More
Lone Rangers Suffer without Tonto
A lone ranger is someone who prefers working in solitude... Read More
Virtual Assistance: A Money Saving Opportunity For Employers
What is a Virtual Assistant? A Virtual Assistant is a... Read More
The High, High Price of Distrust
A paper manufacturer with over 300 employees once announced that... Read More
Too Much Time Treating Symptoms
A man drives down the highway each day on his... Read More
Improving Your Inter-Company Communications At No Cost
It's all very well having a flashy (and expensive) advertising... Read More
5 Awesome Actions of Highly Creative Leaders!
How many times have you wondered why you are unable... Read More
Cold Water Comments - What They Are and How to Manage Them!
Cold Water Comments - What They Are and How to... Read More
Learn How To Get The Most From Your Team
Being a leader isn't easy. Every one looks to you... Read More
The Seven Essentials of Business Communication
There are seven essential elements to successful business communication:StructureClarityConsistencyMediumRelevancyPrimacy/RecencyPsychological Rule... Read More
Business Fails When We Do Not Talk
You may remember being told as a child, "Keep quiet!"... Read More
Policy & Procedure Manuals - Tools For Greater Productivity and Efficiency
In today's tough retail environment the retailer needs all the... Read More
How to Reduce Temporary Employee Turnover
The use of temporary services to stock a farm of... Read More
25 Great Ways to Find the Right People and Not Break the Bank
Are you trying to hire dozens of hourly workers or... Read More
Work Life a Balancing Act
Australians are loosing their laidback, carefree reputation, as we continue... Read More
Problem-Solving Success Tip: Test Your Assumptions About Everything
Test your assumptions about everything.Assumptions have a way of creeping... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Ideas for Everyday Training
This article relates to the Training competency, commonly evaluated in... Read More
Leadership Style: What Makes A Good Boss?
In today's competitive environment, companies realize that a good boss... Read More
Inventory Management 101
Inventory management may seem complicated to some, but if one... Read More
Management Apathy
I recently received a most interesting phone call.When I answered... Read More
Get Down With OCP: Evaluating DBA Job Applicants in an OCP World
Not long ago, weeding through DBA applicants with a tech... Read More
Travel the World - for Free!
I have been very fortunate to travel to several countries... Read More
10 Steps When You Need Help in Your Business
If you think ahead and plan, many nightmare panic and... Read More
Top 10 Things NOT To Tell Angel and VC Investors
I am not writing this to create a list of... Read More
Necessary Tasks You May Want to Delegate
As a business owner, time is of the essence. Running... Read More
Balance Your Managerial Life
We have only one life, but we live in three... Read More
The Narcissist in the Workplace
To a narcissist-employer, the members of his "staff" are Secondary... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: The Role of Character in Leadership
This article relates to the Senior /Top Level Management competency,... Read More
What to Do When Trust is Low
Trust is essential. You can't run a business without it.... Read More
Whadda Jerk!
If one does not understand a person, one tends to... Read More
Assessing Managers for International Competence
How do you select staff for international assignments? It's an... Read More
Knowledge Management - Capturing And Structuring Knowledge Into Reusable Assets
Many organizations have an approach for identifying and recording lessons... Read More
Is ISO 9001 2000 Right For My Business?
Firstly you should decide your own reasoning behind considering ISO... Read More
Managing YOUR Expectations
I sit on the board of an organization and at... Read More
3 Ingredients of Highly Profitable Organizational Change
As waves of organizational change sweep across the business landscape,... Read More
What Every HR Manager Should Know About Hiring Productive Employees
The characteristics of job applicants have a strong influence on... Read More
Getting to Consensus
The need to get people in an organization to pull... Read More
Delegation Obstructions
OBSTRUCTIONS: 1. Staff deficiencies. Lack of confidence in employees quite... Read More
Weaknesses of Wishing
When you're starting a business, you might wish for a... Read More
A Management Strategy
I witnessed some interesting behaviour from one of our premier... Read More
Poly Bags and Pallet Shrouds - Just Get it Right
For many companies, procuring the right packaging, such as Poly... Read More
Important Communication Tips For Managers
The following tips will help you communicate more effectively with... Read More
Being a Great Boss
Are you one of those bosses that people just love... Read More
Integrity... Should It Matter?
In our fast paced work culture, manned by technology savvy... Read More
Performance Appraisals: Questions for Smarties and Dummies
In numerous programs I've conducted on performance appraisals, with Human... Read More
Book Summary: Mind Your Own Business
A maverick is an independent person who will not go... Read More
Smart Staffing: Replacing a Key Manager
Have you been in this situation? One of your top... Read More
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