Show Me the Money!
Are you ready to raise money for your startup?Leslie Mitts, Managing Practice Leader at the Wharton SBDC and Lead Advisor for the Wharton Venture Initiation Program, tells us that most entrepreneurs coming through her programs are focused on raising capital, even though there are higher priorities in many of their... Read More
Innovation Management ? Diversity Can Make All The Difference
Companies are welcoming a diverse range of employees (The Sunday Times, April 10 2005). Doh!It is incredible that this concept is getting coverage in 2005. I mean, how many new ideas, novel ideas and divergent thinking is going to come from an all male, white board!Employees tell us that when... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Personality Testing
Whilst tests measuring the creative or innovative personality exist, there are a number of inherent flaws. Some are noted below:a) Whether a creative or innovative type exists at all is highly contentious. Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation ? universal abilities. Creativity can be defined as... Read More
2 Steps For Increasing Company Profits or Performing Business Turnarounds
1. Eliminate wasteEliminate reports, habits, products, duplicate input, and processes that waste time and money. These drain labor, money and energy from the business.Two-thirds of products or services sold incur more costs to produce than they are sold for. These are a drain on profits. These losers can be reduced... Read More
Miracle Max On Market Breakthroughs
Successful enterprise building requires seven elements. These are:1. People, who are the source of the creative ideas which drive the enterprise' s innovations;2. Financial Resources, to fund the transformation of these ideas into market breakthroughs;3. A Coherent Business Philosophy, from which the enterprise sets its course;4. Capable Leadership, in order... Read More
Must Project Managers Be Technically Savvy?
"Must Project Managers be technically savvy?" This topic always seems to cause quite a stir. While some believe that all you need to manage a project is a PMP certification, others are convinced that you can't successfully manage a software development project unless you truly understand the intricacies of the... Read More
The Challenges of Human Resource Management
IntroductionThe role of the Human Resource Manager is evolving with the change in competitive market environment and the realization that Human Resource Management must play a more strategic role in the success of an organization. Organizations that do not put their emphasis on attracting and retaining talents may find themselves... Read More
Take Your Firm to the Next Level
So you did such a good job in 2003 at bringing in new clients to your firm that you're swamped with business, your firm is large and growing, and all parts of your marketing system are in place and running smoothly? Congratulations - you're off to a great start for... Read More
Increasing the Return on Your Training Investment
Insightful leaders and organizations recognize that training is a valuable tool for personal and professional development and therefore set some sort of an annual training budget.Most everyone I've ever talked to has been to both excellent training (hopefully ours!) and training that was, well, not so good. In a perfect... Read More
Building the Trust in Your Employees - 12 Easy Tips
In Stephen Covey's great book, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People", he talks about the 'emotional bank account', where you have to build a credit in your relationship with the individuals who you work with (and everyone else as well!).If what you do isn't 'trustworthy', then all you have... Read More
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Managing People - Why Is It So Difficult?
Managing, supervising, being a team leader is the hardest job... Read More
Dealing with Marginal Performers: The Therapeutic Approach
--PREPARATION: The purpose of the therapeutic approach is to spark... Read More
Making a Decision to Outsource: Driving Factors
Most executives view offshore outsourcing most of all as a... Read More
Why Management Kills Creativity
Ten or so years ago, an international consultant, specializing in... Read More
Retaining An Expert -- What Every Business Owner Needs To Know
As an entrepreneur, hiring an expert can be one of... Read More
Top 10 Things Every Business Should Provide for Every Worker - Including the Boss!
Doing business and meeting the needs of workers is increasingly... Read More
Dialogue vs. Discussion
Have you ever sat in a meeting where everyone is... Read More
Organisational Culture for Continuous Improvement
I have been working with leading Business Improvement guru, Tim... Read More
Avoiding The Sheep Dip
It is a sad fact that many employees are still... Read More
Tales From the Corporate Frontlines: Team Dynamics and Communication
This article relates to the Team Dynamics competency, which evaluates... Read More
Change Behaviors, Change Performance
Every organization is looking for the holy grail of performance... Read More
Is Your Company in Need of Family Therapy?
How Companies Are Like FamiliesLike a family, a company is... Read More
Take Your Firm to the Next Level
So you did such a good job in 2003 at... 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
Knowing versus Doing - Execution In The Workplace
Have you ever worked with someone who always seemed to... Read More
The Dark Side of Help Desk SLAs
You just signed a Help Desk Service Level Agreement (SLA)... Read More
Lateral Thinking, Logical Thinking, Applied Creativity
Certain processes enhance creative output and others enhance innovative output.... Read More
Got A Meeting Planned? Ask This Question
Meetings ? they are a fact of our business lives.... Read More
Manufacturing Capacity as a Commodity
Excess capacity in an automobile plant at Ford, Chrysler, Toyota,... Read More
People - You Cant Make Them What Theyre Not
Many business people and managers are spending too much time... Read More
Allan Kempert Discovers That Truly All You Gotta Do Is Ask
A year or so ago, I met Allan Kempert. Allan... Read More
Hire Winners: Ask the Right Questions
How do you as a manager, supervisor or team leader... Read More
Smart Choices: How to Hire the Best
Your organization's continued growth and success depend on making smart... Read More
I Said Pareto Chart? Not Potato Chart!
Does this sound familiar? You were hired for the new... Read More
5 Steps to Identify Core Processes
Part Two of Creating Well-Defined Processes SeriesNext Week: ImplementationLast week,... Read More
Do You Hear That?
I read a report in the Toronto Star stated that... Read More
Crisis Management Essentials - How to Communicate Effectively During a Crisis, Emergency or Disaster
A crisis, emergency or disaster can happen at anytime and... Read More
Develop Your People and Make More Money
What is the no. 1 asset in your business beside... Read More
Organizational Culture, Creativity, Innovation
It can be concluded with great certainty that certain organizational... Read More
Interviewing Applicants Can Be Hazardous to Your Wealth
1st Fact: Interviewing applicants is the most common way companies... Read More
Encouraging Behavior That Gets Results
You're the boss, and you have every reason to feel... Read More
Whadda Jerk!
If one does not understand a person, one tends to... Read More
Why You Should Hold One More Meeting
If you are completely happy with where you and your... Read More
Management Consultants, Creativity, Innovation
Most firms have intelligent, capable, knowledgeable managers who are very... Read More
The Survey Feedback Process for Organizational Development and Change
THE PURPOSE OF SURVEY FEEDBACK:In globally competitive environments, organizations are... Read More
Check Your Communication Skills
Use this check list to assess your communication skills.Focus* Do... Read More
Leadership in Troubled Times
Leadership in Troubled Times The... Read More
Communication: Managements Responsibility
I've just watched, again, an episode in the Back to... Read More
What To Do When Your IT Project Is Late, Over Budget, and Looks Like It?s Never Going To Work
Here's a scary statistic. According to four prominent research firms,... Read More
Nine Vital Lessons For Avoiding Training Fads That Waste Time, Money and Enthusiasm
Unfortunately, at least two thirds of much of the training... Read More
Avoid These Seven Deadly Dangers Of Outsourcing
Here are seven dangers of outsourcing your software development. They... Read More
Problem-Solving Success Tip: Whatever You Do, Do It on Purpose
Decision-making shows up throughout the problem-solving process. The decisions may... Read More
Performance Appraisal - Ten Stupid Things Managers Do To Screw It Up
Performance appraisals aren't fun. But a lot of the time... Read More
Managing People - No One Shows You What To Do
Imagine the following scenario - you pay a visit to... Read More
How To Manage A Difficult Employee
Having to manage a difficult employee is never fun and... Read More
A Rare Leadership Skill: Dealing With People Who Want Out By Offering Crowns For Convoy
As a leader, you'll inevitably be faced with people wanting... Read More
Get More Impact From Your Annual Conference
How can you get more attention for your conference and... Read More
Five Problem-Solving Success Tips
The ability to solve complicated problems quickly is more important... Read More
Cheat Sheet; Understanding The MSDS and Your Obligations In The Workplace To Employees
MSDS SHEETSMSDS stands for Material Safety Data Sheets. MSDS sheets... Read More
Success at Work : People Skills : Dealing with New Ideas
Re-organizing, re-engineering, re-training, down-sizing, outsourcing, changing-changing-changing. Organizations today think they... Read More
6 Ways to Keep Things Simple
Six Ways to Keep Things Simple We can have greater... Read More
Project Heroes
Project heroes. We've all heard of them. Some of us... Read More
Employee Retention: Keeping the People Who Keep You in Business
The retention of highly skilled knowledge workers is one of... Read More
Why Business Owners Need Security
The main reason is to stop any potential lawsuits from... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Workplace Ethics: Reaching the Highest Standard
This article relates to the Ethics in the Workplace competency,... Read More
Hidden Consultants Within Your Organization
You've all heard the old joke about a consultant being... Read More
Disaster Prevention Tips For Hiring A New Manager
It happens over and over in businesses every day.Within large... Read More
Seven Cs to Avoid Procedure Writing Errors
You do your best to make sure your organization is... Read More
The 10 Realities of Change
I've seen several articles that begin with lines like "the... Read More
How to Manage Your People Well: Tips for Managers of Training
As a training manager, there are two important aspects to... Read More
The Cheapest, Forget It !
Wouldn't it be great if we got get the cheapest... Read More
Influencing the Organisation
There is a saying about management that suggests some managers... Read More
The Thick Line Between Buddy and Boss
Q: One of my key employees is giving me trouble.... Read More
Show Me the Money!
Are you ready to raise money for your startup?Leslie Mitts,... Read More
Measuring Creativity, DIY style
Creativity measurement is often required in order to benchmark existing... Read More
Delegation for Business Leaders - How Letting Go Works
A leader's role is to focus on those areas of... Read More
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