25 Great Ways to Find the Right People and Not Break the Bank
Are you trying to hire dozens of hourly workers or a senior executive? Where do you look and how do you get the word out? There are many ways to find the right people besides placing want ads.Here are 30 innovative and inexpensive ways to expand the pool of potential... Read More
How to Hold Effective Staff Meetings
Many people believe that they conduct effective meetings, when all they really do is host a party. Or worse, they deliver a monologue. In either case, their meetings produce little.Here's how to hold an effective staff meeting.1) In general. Keep them short. Most staff meetings should last less than an... Read More
Well-Defined Processes ? How to Create
Interested in learning how to reduce development time, save money and stay in control? Business professionals can learn how to create well-defined processes with the easy-to-manage Process Approach of Plan-Do-Check-Act.Real Tools for Real Business ProcessIn MBA courses, students come across a lot of buzzwords and the theories behind them. And... Read More
Toxic Bosses
What's everyone's favorite topic around the water cooler? Bad bosses! You know, the ones who make life in the office unbearable? Here are some of the more common varieties you'll find.1. The Screamer. You can't miss this guy. He never stops to consider his audience or who might be listening... Read More
Creating A Vision ? Bringing Your Dreams Into Reality
Do you have some goals you want to achieve or dreams you want to fulfill? A useful tool in reaching the outcomes you desire is the creation of a vision, which can be short or long-term. I recommend writing down specifics to add clarity and focus.What is a vision?Here's one... Read More
Keys to Feeling Powerfull In An Uncertain World
Life has always been full of uncertainties. Over the last several years with downsizing, bankruptcies, scandals, crime, the economic environment, and the threat of war, people are feeling power-less, fearful, and stressed about their present and future lives. I know people give their power away, often in ways they don't... Read More
Your Organization Is Only as Good as Your People
Let's begin by singing the jingle from an old US Army commercial. Ready? Sing! "Be all that you can be, in the Aaaaarmy." Now, don't you feel better?"Be all that you can be." Why do you suppose the army selected this slogan? They selected it because there was a certain... Read More
Delegation Obstructions
OBSTRUCTIONS: 1. Staff deficiencies. Lack of confidence in employees quite understandably leads to a reluctance to delegate. When deficiencies exist, action must be taken to restructure jobs and/or retrain, reassign, or as a last resort terminate employees. 2. Management deficiencies. Intimidation or lack of organization on the manager's part makes... Read More
Building Bridges of Communication
Building a 'bridge of understanding' between parties is fundamental if your business communication is to succeed. If you are a consultant to a client, or a salesperson attempting a closer relationship with your customer, here are five techniques that help achieve just that. 1. Eliciting... Read More
Turning a Negative Employee Into a Positive Asset
Several years ago, I took over the supervision of a section in a Public Agency. I was a newbie in management, enthusiastic, and excited about the opportunity that lay before me. I was informed by my manager that I had a problem employee on my team. He described her as... Read More
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New Leadership For A New War
Military analysts call this "asymmetrical" war (as if war has... Read More
Organizing The Information
Putting a piece of paper in a file folder is... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: A New Managers Tale
This article relates to the Manager/Supervisor competency, commonly evaluated in... Read More
Five Tips for Analyzing an Income Statement
In today's article, we'll be looking at the income statement,... Read More
Lateral Thinking, Logical Thinking, Applied Creativity
Certain processes enhance creative output and others enhance innovative output.... Read More
The 10 Realities of Change
I've seen several articles that begin with lines like "the... Read More
Forget The Sandwich Technique
Do you remember being told to use the "sandwich" technique... Read More
The New Economy
This technological revolution has organization, efficiency and productivity requirements well... Read More
Diversity in the Workplace
As you look around your office, is everyone just like... Read More
Bar Charts Brought to Life: Index of Interactive Information for HTML and PDF
Bar Charts and the Information ChallengeWhether one is an unknown... Read More
Business Innovation ? Tacit Knowledge
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Passion for Profits
Business owners and managers are busier than ever. As their... Read More
Whadda Jerk!
If one does not understand a person, one tends to... Read More
Satisfied Employees, A Powerful Marketing Strategy
Even in today's still uncertain economic times, there are companies... Read More
Make Change Easy - Get Involved!
There are wild variances in how much involvement organisations are... Read More
Cross Cultural Solutions for International Business
Globalisation, the expansion of intercontinental trade, technological advances and the... Read More
Performance Management - Getting The Most Out of Your Employees
Managing for Best PerformanceIn it's simplest form, performance management is... Read More
How to Make a Difference Every Day
Every day, everyone can make the world a better place.... Read More
In Leadership, The Critical Convergence Drives Great Results
The Leader's Fallacy lives! We subscribe to the Fallacy when... Read More
Best Workplaces
The Best Workplaces report (Financial Times, April 28, 2005) notes... Read More
How to Delegate More Effectively
Do this simple excercise, and transform your life.First, Make a... Read More
Policy & Procedure Manuals - Tools For Greater Productivity and Efficiency
In today's tough retail environment the retailer needs all the... Read More
Overcoming the Document Tracking Challenge
"Where did it go? It was here yesterday. Wait. Here... Read More
Outsourced Learning: Are You Ready for Learning BPO?
As the business world enters a period of hyper-competitiveness, every... Read More
Innovation Management ? some ideas are better than others
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Leadership Skill: How to Handle Difficult Conversations
A good leader has the ability to empower others. It... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management: The Creative State
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Employee Turnover: Is It Eating Up Your Profits?
Keeping the cost of doing business down, yet providing a... Read More
Counseling Interviews for the Marginal Employee
ACTIVE LISTENING: The most frequent cause of failure in therapeutic... Read More
Performance Management - By Assuming Nothing
Unhappy as Jenny undoubtedly was, she held on very tightly... Read More
Prepare A Winning CV
There is every chance that elements of this article may... Read More
Humor in Business
With the advancement of computer simulators, anybody can repeat all... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: The Organizational Structure of Our Growing Business
This article relates to the organizational structure competency, commonly evaluated... Read More
Retaining An Expert -- What Every Business Owner Needs To Know
As an entrepreneur, hiring an expert can be one of... Read More
9 Tips for Getting the Most From Your Conference Investment
Tips for Getting the Most From Your Conference Investment All... Read More
Discover the Astonishing Power of Words Today!
Picture all the people you know who are dynamic, successful... Read More
What Is Business Sense?
What is the principal thing you need to succeed in... Read More
Problem-Solving Success Tip: Test Your Assumptions About Everything
Test your assumptions about everything.Assumptions have a way of creeping... Read More
Poor Employee Performance: How to Deal
KEEP WRITTEN RECORDS: "Document !Document! Document!" Keep a record of... Read More
The Ivory Tower Syndrome
"His cardinal mistake is that he isolates himself, and allows... Read More
Don?t Get Down ? Manage Up!
"Experience is not what happens to a man; it is... Read More
The Top 10 Things They Don?t Teach You In Business School
Here are 10 subjects that academia should be teaching their... Read More
Making Powerful Requests That Launch People Into Action
Do you ever wonder why people do not simply do... Read More
Regaining Control - Nine Steps for New Managers
My client had faced the same challenge, which was frustrating... Read More
Three Ways to Transmit Loud and Clear
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but... Read More
Using Employee Opinions Effectively When Designing HR Programs
Using Employee Opinions Effectively When Designing HR ProgramsEmployee opinion is... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Hierarchies
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Building Bridges of Communication
Building a 'bridge of understanding' between parties is... Read More
Lean Principles in Action
AbstractThe electrical products industry is one characterized by fierce competition,... Read More
Preventative Maintenance of Company Delivery Vehicles
If you have company delivery vehicles at your small or... Read More
Stop Waste, Fraud and Abuse
Each year, businesses write-off six percent of revenue to waste,... Read More
Work Life a Balancing Act
Australians are loosing their laidback, carefree reputation, as we continue... Read More
Running Successful Meetings - The Key Steps To Getting It Right
We all complain about meetings which are a waste of... Read More
A Leadership Screw Driver: The 90 Day Improvement Plan
I was talking with first-line supervisors in a utility company... Read More
Knowledge Management: More Than Just Know-how!
People sometimes interchange the terms "know-how" and "knowledge", but there's... Read More
The Ins and Outs of Internal and External Relations
INTERNAL PUBLIC RELATIONS: Never overlook an opportunity to do internal... Read More
Why and How to Work with a Consultant
A good consultant provides specialist abilities and experience, innovative ideas,... Read More
Stomp Out Leeches In Your Company
Recently, I felt appalled to see a political candidate running... Read More
Project Management - Its Just A Button
I once worked with a developer who showed up at... Read More
Delegate Tasks to the Right Person
SELECTING THE RIGHT PERSON: To whom should tasks be delegated?... Read More
Rapport - How to Build it with Your Team
I've often heard managers say - "My door is always... Read More
MANAGING CRISIS; when you?re too good at it
When you are acclaimed for excellence during times of crisis... Read More
PR Still a Mystery to Some
Unfortunately, there are managers who define public relations by its... Read More
How to Get Your Procedures Project Done
Wouldn't it be nice for business owners and executives to... Read More
Leadership Styles - the Ten Top Qualities the Best Leaders Show
Top leaders...Are Visionary Top leaders have a very clear understanding... Read More
Micromanagement and Delegation
Micro-Management and Delegation ... Read More
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