Leading Bad Actors To Be Good Performers
A successful leader told me, "The biggest challenge I've had in my career is dealing with bad actors. Brent, do you have tips on how to do it?"First, before we can deal with "bad actors", we must define the term bad actors. You already have a general idea of what... Read More
Employers - Protect Yourself from Custody Battles that Hold Your Company Hostage
Child custody? How'd that get to be an employer's concern?When an employee faces child custody litigation, it will effect their ability to do their job. And it often causes legal consequences for their employers as well. Unless you know where to draw the lines regarding your legal obligations and exposure,... Read More
Make the Most of Your Time - Focus on Strengths
Once working and focused in tune with what they do best, your people are freed up to deliver their very best performances. They encourage others to work to their strengths too. Thus, each is far more effective. By recognising this in each other, there is another benefit. Everyone realises the... Read More
Business Innovation ? the Value of Structure
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
Hiring Your First Business Personal Assistant: Some Guidelines for Successful Hiring
Hiring the first personal business assistant is an exciting time for new business owners. It means that the business is doing well enough that the business owner can no longer keep up effectively with the demands of the new business. Sales are exploding, and time becomes of the utmost importance.... Read More
Profits and Business Success - 5 Profit Traps to Watch Out For
The old saying 'You have to spend money to make money' can be a dangerous one. Every business has it's costs, but not every business owner takes the time to distinguish between what is an essential expense, and what is a 'nice to have' expense.And on top of needless expenses,... Read More
Conflict at 36,000 ft
This was supposed to be one of those sleepy flights that leaves late, crosses two time zones, and arrives at 11:00 p.m. But it wasn't.Yes, everyone is okay. Yet the three hour delay, a night in jail for one of the passengers, and a possible lawsuit could all have been... Read More
Strategic Outsourcing: Testing the Outsourcing Waters and Staying Afloat
Before Gertrude Ederle began her historic swim off of Cape Griz-Nez, France, she underwent extensive training for endurance and technique-even though she was already an accomplished record-breaking swimmer with Olympic medals to her name. Outsourcing IT may not garner the same attention as being the first woman to swim the... Read More
Why Would Anyone Hold a Bad Meeting?
Pssst, want a stock tip that will make you rich? Okay, here it is: phone a public corporation and ask to speak with the CEO.If a secretary tells you that the CEO expects to be busy in meetings for the next six hundred years, call your broker and sell the... Read More
Business Innovation ? Tacit Knowledge
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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Group Discussion Guidelines
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How to get an Audiences Attention
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How Businesses Can Stop Wallowing in Bad Debt and Prevent It in the Future
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Document management : A dream of paperless office
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Creativity and Innovation Management - Core Competencies and Competitive Advantage
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When Politics Prevent Innovation - Or? Still Fighting Battles and Losing Wars
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4 Tips on How to Avoid Communication Lines Breakdown
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Commercial Collections Billing Practices Advice
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Experiences of Management Coaching (Part 2)
In our experience, we have found that there are several... Read More
In Leadership, The Critical Convergence Drives Great Results
The Leader's Fallacy lives! We subscribe to the Fallacy when... Read More
To Meet or Not to Meet - What are the Questions?
Meetings can be a total waste of time or a... Read More
Success in Business Means Managing Negative Emotions
You may have the MBA but if an internal critic... Read More
Work Environment Tidbits
Color is a big factor effecting all indoor... Read More
How to Build Your Business and Still Take Time Off
We all know people who are like human dynamos. They... Read More
Keys to Feeling Powerfull In An Uncertain World
Life has always been full of uncertainties. Over the last... Read More
You Didnt Use Brainstorming to Select Your Measures, Did You?
IntroductionWhen Alex Osborn invented the creativity technique called brainstorming, I... Read More
Regaining Control - Nine Steps for New Managers
My client had faced the same challenge, which was frustrating... Read More
Tales From the Corporate Frontlines: Team Dynamics and Communication
This article relates to the Team Dynamics competency, which evaluates... 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
Climb out of the Box - How to Hold Effective Meetings
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Dont Get Caught With Your PR Down
Why risk the embarassment when with a little basic PR... Read More
Managing Creativity - An Oxymoron! Not
Interrogated on a beach in Barbados by friends insistent that... Read More
Why Employee Satisfaction Surveys And Employee Exit Surveys Make Good Sense
In a competitive world with the need for businesses to... Read More
What to do When You receive a Bad Check
As a small business operator, personal checks may be one... Read More
How to Dodge Distribution Difficulties
It happened again. I ran into an old friend while... Read More
Humor in Business
With the advancement of computer simulators, anybody can repeat all... Read More
Effective Ways to Give Performance Feedback
Consequences of Not Giving Effective FeedbackLet's take a look at... Read More
Assertive Communication - 6 Tips For Effective Use
What IS assertive communication? Assertive communication is the... 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
From Boring to Interesting - Making Training Effective
Being a good trainer requires experience and skill. Experience comes... Read More
Using an Appraisal to Benefit Your Organization
PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS BENEFIT THE ORGANIZATION:Appraisals help spot employees with potential... Read More
Stop Waste, Fraud and Abuse
Each year, businesses write-off six percent of revenue to waste,... Read More
Write Winning Proposals For Venture Capitalists
You need to secure money for your project. You visit... Read More
Radical Creativity from Incremental Creativity ? large movements from small changes
Positive radical movement is the holy grail of nearly every... Read More
In Leadership, The Critical Convergence Drives Great Results
The Leader's Fallacy lives! We subscribe to the Fallacy when... Read More
How To Manage A Difficult Employee
Having to manage a difficult employee is never fun and... Read More
Tales From the Corporate Frontlines: Managerial Influence
This article relates to the Manager/Supervisor competency, commonly evaluated in... Read More
Lack of Operations Manuals Stunting Your Growth?
Lack of Operations Manuals stunting your growth?CONTENTS:1. Do you lack... Read More
Management Training: Are You Satisfied With The Results?
If you're not satfied with the results of your management... Read More
7 Tips for Growing Your Business You Do Not Want to Ignore: Business Strategies To Easily Implement
Growing companies must always be ready for the next challenge.... Read More
Why Saying Well Done Works
Encouraged by the recognition, Sarah Lewsiton went home from work... Read More
Innovation Management ? changing the world!
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Bringing Ideas to Life: Seven Principles for Pulling Together
You're so excited you're practically bouncing off the walls. This... Read More
Conference Calling Can Save Your Sales OrganizationTime and Money!
Conference calling can save you money. There is no doubt... Read More
1000 Managers Turned Their Plans Into Energy!
I bet you can't tell me how leadership training and... Read More
Give Yourself a Boss? Day Gift
Become a better boss and reap the benefitsAnother interesting study... Read More
Can You Sleep While The Wind Blows?
Let me repeat a story I heard many years ago... Read More
Reducing the High Cost of Absenteeism
Employers pay a high price for absenteeism, often more than... Read More
Directed Introspection
One of the greatest obstacles to progress can often be... Read More
Feedback - Make it Descriptive
Have you ever heard yourself say to a team member... Read More
Managing People - No One Shows You What To Do
Imagine the following scenario - you pay a visit to... Read More
Appraisal Interviews: What To Say & How To Say It
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Take This Into Consideration Before You Write Your Mission Statement
What principles should a company keep in mind when developing... Read More
The Email Trap
If you sit at a computer for most of the... Read More
Take Your Firm to the Next Level
So you did such a good job in 2003 at... Read More
Innovation Management ? Raw brainpower versus experience
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Improving Your Inter-Company Communications At No Cost
It's all very well having a flashy (and expensive) advertising... Read More
Employee Retention: Its a Changing Game
As a management consultant, I have seen some poorly conceived... Read More
Take the Easy Route - Delegate
It was 2.30 am. It was cold and dark and... Read More
Project Management 101
Project management is a very important business concept because it... Read More
Communicate To The Four Main Personality Types
You probably know this already, but there are generally held... Read More
Employee Motivation: Make Everyone A Cheerleader For Your Company
Do you manage by walking around? What do you see?... Read More
Guidelines For Conducting A Good Meeting
Okay, so you've figured out what kind of meeting is... Read More
Another Use for Meetings
Every meeting is a laboratory where you can observe and... Read More
Diversity in the Workplace
As you look around your office, is everyone just like... Read More
How to Enhance Quality in Your Business
Every business must strive to provide quality products and services... Read More
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