Hiring Great People And How to Be One Yourself: Five Secrets
Bad news.Your senior vice-president, your marketing director or your accounting department head has decided to retire, move to Okinawa or start his own business??and you're left staring, horrified, at a polite letter of resignation. The timing couldn't be worse. You've now got a vacancy to fill, and you need to... Read More
Ten Top Ways for Managers to Motivate Their People
So to help start the ball rolling, here are ten top ways to get your people motivated. Ten small steps for you to start with. Recognise themRecognise your people as people, by saying 'Good Morning', checking that they're OK and taking a little time with them. Challenge themPeople need stimulation... Read More
Overcoming Resistance
Virtually any type of organizational change involves role transitions of some type. In light of role transitions, it is almost natural for employees to resist major changes in the workplace environment. Some contend that resistance to change is "natural"; they contend that this resistance is instinctive; that humans have a... Read More
Innovation Management ? Measuring Failure!
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation.There are distinct processes that enhance problem identification and idea generation and, similarly, distinct processes that enhance idea selection, development and commercialisation. Whilst there is no sure fire route to... Read More
What 80% of Businesses Don?t Know: Tips for Improving Your Working Capital Management
What is the number one way to prevent failure in business? Take a minute to really think about your answer. What comes to mind? Increasing patients or customers served? ? Effective marketing? ? Location, location, location? ? Improving patient or customer care? ? Being the best in your industry?Although these... Read More
Forecasting Support Costs
Did you know that maintenance accounts for 50% to 80% of the overall product cost? Well, it does! And while most project managers are fairly good at sizing new product features, many are terrible at estimating the effort required to support a product once it becomes generally available. As a... Read More
Managing Workplace Conflicts
Kinds of Workplace ConflictsLet's start by identifying where conflicts happen. Think about the kinds of conflicts that happen around your workplace.? Disagreements over turf (who should do what)? Disagreements over policy (how things should be done)? Conflicts of personality and styleCommon Ways of Dealing with ConflictThese are some of the... 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
Innovation Management: What Problem Is Being Solved?
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation.There are distinct processes that enhance problem identification and idea generation and, similarly, distinct processes that enhance idea selection, development and commercialisation. Whilst there is no sure fire route to... Read More
Uncommon Common Sense ? Know What is the Most Important Thing in Your Business
Over 3 of my meetings with 3 business owners last week, what really shocked me was how uncommon common sense was. 2 out of 3 I spoke to do not know what is the most important thing in their business. They keep on trying on other things that are not... Read More
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Innovation Management: What Problem Is Being Solved?
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Motor Vehicle Policy and Your Employee Risks
It is becoming more common for employers to require employees... Read More
Argue Your Way To Business Success
"Jack" (not his real name) is a vice president of... 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
Let the Intern Do It - Affordable Help for Your Business
Do you have more projects than time? Help might be... Read More
Characteristics/Attributes of a Lean Operation
Fundamentals in Place? There is a designated place for everything... Read More
Problem-Solving Success Tip: Use Your Time for Problems that are Truly Important
Use your time for problems that are truly important.Hard as... 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
Get It Done! Soft Skills not Hard Tools are Required
If your organization has people, then interpersonal skills are needed.I... Read More
Dont Let Your Measurements Mislead You
Don't Let Your Measurements Mislead You ... Read More
Take The Guesswork Out Of Problem Solving
In today's chaotic world and uncertain economic times too many... Read More
The Seven Cs: Partnership Danger Signs - The 4th C: Cumulative Money Problems
A series of articles exploring the seven critical areas that... Read More
Teaching Large Companies To Think Like The Little Guys
Q: I am an executive at a large company and... Read More
Bolster Credibility with Investors--Avoid These Phrases in Your Business Plan
Remember Papa John's commercial on TV with the slogan "Better... Read More
Performance Expectations - 5 Tips and 5 Questions
People want to understand their role - they want to... Read More
Use Every Weapon You Have
One of the strongest weapons available allows business, non-profit and... Read More
Creativity and Innovation - Large Firms Versus Small Firms
There is a pervasive assumption that small firms are more... Read More
Diversity in the Workplace: Benefits, Challenges and Solutions
Workplace diversity refers to the variety of differences between people... Read More
Driving of work trucks
Each time you or one of your work crews cruises... Read More
Satisfied Employees, A Powerful Marketing Strategy
Even in today's still uncertain economic times, there are companies... Read More
Knowledge Management - Learning Whilst Doing - Facilitating an After Action Review
Introducing a learning culture into organisations can be difficult at... Read More
The ?Better People? Fallacy
It's easy enough to convince your own staff that better... Read More
Implementing Change
There are different reactions that individuals experience during time of... Read More
Difficult Staff - It Pays To Get To Know Them Better
It's very easy for a business owner or manager to... Read More
5 Ideas To Leverage The 3 Stages Of Career Development In Your Organization
In most industrialized nations, the average age a student graduates... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: A New Managers Tale
This article relates to the Manager/Supervisor competency, commonly evaluated in... Read More
Project Management - Are You Done Yet
What happens when a Project Manager asks one of his... Read More
Meetings and Road Trips
Managing a meeting is like setting off on a long... Read More
Disaster Prevention Tips For Hiring A New Manager
It happens over and over in businesses every day.Within large... Read More
Is Busyness Affecting Your Business?
I'm too busy; I'd love to but I'm very busy;... Read More
Holding Effective Meetings Can Be Easier than You Think!
I'm sure you've experienced those typical "headache" meetings! You know... Read More
Computer Consulting 101 Hiring Tips (Part 1 of 2)
Does your business need the services of a computer consulting... Read More
Communicate To The Four Main Personality Types
You probably know this already, but there are generally held... Read More
Million Dollar Support System For You and For Your Business
Whether you are a consultant, coach, business owner, doctor, professional,... Read More
Why Businesses Need to Start Nurturing Collective Wisdom
COLLECTIVE WISDOM CAN BE AN effective tool for solving the... Read More
Training and ROI (Return On Investment)
Statistics consistently reinforce that the biggest challenge in today's contact... Read More
Three Foundation Stones for Building Organizational Integrity
When the stock market crashed in 1929, there were a... Read More
Learning To Let Go
If you have the entrepreneurial spirit (which clearly you have!),... Read More
Employee Retention: Keeping the People Who Keep You in Business
The retention of highly skilled knowledge workers is one of... Read More
Creative Writing - business principles produce more quality work, faster
Maximization methodologies have long been used in business to produce... Read More
Never Hire Anyone Dumber Than You Are!
In a previous life I was a Navy Pilot. Great... 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
Strategic Outsourcing: Testing the Outsourcing Waters and Staying Afloat
Before Gertrude Ederle began her historic swim off of Cape... Read More
How To Decrease Profits Without Really Trying
Hurting your sales efforts can be accomplished easily with the... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Money Doesnt Do It
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Coaching Employees in the Workplace
After a full week of training, you are still a... Read More
Forget The Sandwich Technique
Do you remember being told to use the "sandwich" technique... Read More
Resolve Differences
Resolving conflict doesn't come easily to too many people. Most... Read More
Success: A Wholistic Perspective
The world has always been mixed with the... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management: Generating Better Ideas
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Catch Your Staff Doing Something Right
A long time ago, I learned something about being a... Read More
Three Business Lessons From The US Postal Service
There was a buzz in the air recently about the... Read More
Manage or Lead ? Why the Difference Matters and What to Do About That Difference
Many books have been written about managing people, and an... 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
Innovation Management: The Quality and Quantity of the Idea Pool
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
How to Meet Quality Standards with ISO 9001
In today's hectic business environment, it is vital that we... Read More
Stopping The Brain Drain: How To Capture Key Business Knowledge Before It Walks Out The Door
The verdict is in: More and more baby boomers will... Read More
Appraisal Systems - Not Living Up to Their Objectives
Almost, if not all organisations have them, they've been around... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Hierarchies
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Tales From the Corporate Frontlines: An Unexpected Benefit
This article relates to the Compensation and Benefits competency, commonly... Read More
Five Key Strategies for Making Your Nonprofit Business More Effective
I love tennis both as a spectator and... Read More
Computer Consulting Profit Secrets
Do you own or manage a computer consulting company? Are... Read More
Change and Performance - Training May Not Be The Answer
Introducing new products or services, bringing new people on board,... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Feasibility
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Creative and Innovative Culture, Change Management ? Three Easy Tests
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Executive Performance -- Whos to Blame for Incompetent Managers?
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal raised the... Read More
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