Designing Your Healthy Administration - A Management Overview
Management or Leadership?Simply stated, management ensures that things get done, in accordance with accepted policies, based on the reality of a situation. It involves deciding the how, and the when and often the who. The who can be a cross-over factor in the initial stages. It is doing it right,... Read More
Innovation Management ? the Root of the Problem
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
Inspirational Power ( Part 1 )
The Fundamentals of Strategic Marketing, Some Key Traits for Greater EffectivenessProbably, the greatest challenge to marketing management in the next five Years will be to change quick and fast enough, in order to keep pace with new technologies, new markets and new corporate values According to the definition of the... Read More
Work Life a Balancing Act
Australians are loosing their laidback, carefree reputation, as we continue to work longer hours, exercise less and neglect our leisure and family time.Recent research indicates that 67 per cent of Australian professionals spend at least 20 hours a week thinking about their job when they should be relaxing, and less... Read More
9 Tips for Getting the Most From Your Conference Investment
Tips for Getting the Most From Your Conference Investment All professionals attend conferences, seminars, and trade shows each year. Through my observation and person experience here are my top tips for maximizing your time and monetary investment in these events. 1. Set goals for the event. Think about what you... Read More
Quality Standards with ISO 9001
Standardizing Quality SystemsThe ISO, or International Organization for Standardization, was established in 1947 to develop international standards for everything from electronics to management systems. Having over 13,000 standards currently in place, ISO has created the auditing and certification process known as ISO 9001. This began the drive toward quality standards.Improving... Read More
Why We Judge
Judgment is the process of forming an opinion of something by making a comparison. While judgment can play an important role in decisions we must make to live productively, sometimes the thoughts we hold are what prevent us from having what we most desire.Judgments are based on thoughts we hold... Read More
Magnificent Meetings - 5 Tips for Success
Your impact at meetings will determine in a big way how well you do in your career. In other words you will rise as high as your communication skills will let you. Ability and competence in your position is expected - how well you get your point accross will make... Read More
In Leadership, The Critical Convergence Drives Great Results
The Leader's Fallacy lives! We subscribe to the Fallacy when we believe our enthusiasm over a particular leadership challenge is automatically reciprocated by the people we lead.If ignorance is bliss then leaders going around blithely adhering to the Leader's Fallacy have cornered the market on happiness.The truth is, it's more... Read More
New Job, New Culture: Do You Fit In?
It seemed like a good decision at the time. A 10-percent raise, an easier commute and a chance to move up the corporate ladder.Now, six weeks into the new job you know in your gut and sleepless nights that maybe, just maybe, you've made the biggest mistake of your career.... Read More
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Understanding Every Aspect of Your Organization
GET TO KNOW YOUR ORGANIZATION: If you don't understand an... Read More
Muggers in Our Midst - When Rumour and Gossip Pay You a Visit
'I heard it on the grapevine' the old song goes.... Read More
Good Idea Generation ? A Process
It seems incongruous that good idea generation can be a... Read More
Change and Performance - Training May Not Be The Answer
Introducing new products or services, bringing new people on board,... Read More
Five Ways to Turn Resistance into Opportunity
Resistance. It isn't something people cherish or enjoy encountering. We... Read More
Be a Leader - The Importance of Going Home Early!
How you run your business is, of course your business.... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Creating a Culture of Empowerment
This article relates to the Culture & Climate competency, commonly... Read More
Does Your Management Style Remind People Of Something They Read In Dilbert?
With thanks to Jeff Foxworthy, the comedian who does the... Read More
Innovation Management and Brainstorming Management ? why people hate to brainstorm!
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Improve Operations by Restructuring
Transitioning from Vertical Hierarchies to Decentralized / Flatter OrganizationsThe need... Read More
Year 2010: Permanent Employees No Longer Required
Jack Welch joined a conference that was held in Duke... Read More
Four Corners of a Triangle: Why Organizations Succeed or Fail
When we want to hire people for a corporation or... Read More
Spirits in the Corporate Boardroom.......Oh, sure......
There is a growing movement in the spiritual... Read More
Juggling Demands in an Organization
JUGGLING DEMANDS: All leaders constantly juggle a multifarious array of... Read More
People - You Cant Make Them What Theyre Not
Many business people and managers are spending too much time... Read More
Birds of a Feather May Be Turkeys
Birds of a Feather May Be TurkeysBy Gene Griessman, PhD... Read More
Hire People For What They Do Best
I recently flew from Seattle to Atlanta, I realized, just... Read More
How to Meet Quality Standards with ISO 9001
In today's hectic business environment, it is vital that we... Read More
The Leaders Fallacy May Be Howard Deans Undoing
Howard Dean's tenure as chairman of the Democratic National Committee... Read More
7 Steps To Hire The Best
You can use this step-by-step method to hire applicants who... Read More
Can Your Business Run Without You?
If you are a business owner or a business owner... Read More
Management Team Section of Business Plans
Writing an award winning business plan is a great skill,... Read More
Project Management 101
Project management is a very important business concept because it... Read More
Preparing a Budget
Ok, you say, I know I need a budget, but... Read More
Building Bridges of Communication
Building a 'bridge of understanding' between parties is... Read More
The Most Important Thing Youll Ever Do
The wellspring of confidence is belief. When you believe in... Read More
Islam in the Workplace
Suggested practice for HR personnelMuslims now form one of the... Read More
Paretos Law- Your Formula For Success
A 'dirt-world' retail business I used to manage had a... Read More
Making Your Workers Your Partners
There is an inherent conflict between owners and managers of... Read More
Bye-Bye Boring Meetings! Make Yours Remarkable!
It's the middle of the night. You've woken up with... Read More
Strategic Clarity for Communication Management
Over the past few weeks I've been developing plans for... Read More
Innovation Management: What Problem Is Being Solved?
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Industry Analysis Section of Your business plan
Writing a Business Plan for your next entrepreneurial endeavor is... Read More
Succession Planning? ... Not on My Watch!
At first blush, it would appear there is no shortage... Read More
Is Busyness Affecting Your Business?
I'm too busy; I'd love to but I'm very busy;... Read More
ISO 9001, What Next?
The overriding goal of ISO-14000. (History 1995)As ISO-9000 becomes a... Read More
Narcissism in the Boardroom
The perpetrators of the recent spate of financial frauds in... Read More
One Thing You Cant Hide
One of the most important of all motivators at work... Read More
Five Habits of Highly Effective Conflict Resolvers
Steven Covey had the right idea. There are discreet skills... Read More
10 Ways New Managers Become Great Leaders
"It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder... 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
The Idol-Makers
The end of the television season in May included the... Read More
Turning a Negative Employee Into a Positive Asset
Several years ago, I took over the supervision of a... Read More
Business Innovation ? Value versus Quality
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Leadership Skills Means Turnover is Not a Problem
"Ha!" you say. "For someone to make a statement like... Read More
If You Build It, Investors Will Come
When you begin to write your business plan or a... Read More
What Cross-cultural Training Can Do for You
International business is more complex than ever before. Success in... Read More
Make the Most of Your Time - Focus on Strengths
Once working and focused in tune with what they do... Read More
You?re Hired, Now Go Home: Managing Workers at a Distance
Telecommuting or virtual work opens up a wider net of... Read More
Performance Appraisals: Nightmares or Sweet Dreams
Some managers think of performance appraisal meetings and recollections of... Read More
Allowing Employees Responsibility
Merely assigning a task with detailed instructions is not effective... Read More
Saying ?No? Gracefully to Customers and Colleagues
Envision the scenario: You've just been asked at the last... Read More
Bullying and the Not for Profit Organisation
Where there is people there is politics! Bullying is now... Read More
Creativity Management and Time Pressure
There is a pervasive belief that time pressure stimulates creativity.... Read More
Manage Your Business from the Rockies, not the Prairies
The day job as a manager is all about managing... Read More
Ringing Doorbells Without Howitzers
Many operations leaders have been there, done that with re-engineering.... Read More
Turbo Charge Your Career With The Most Powerful Leadership Tool Of All: The Leadership Talk: Part 2
In Part One, I described the Leadership Talk and how... Read More
ISO 9001 the Process Approach to Quality Assurance
What is the Process Approach to Quality?The ISO 9001 2000... Read More
How Your Feelings and Those of Your Employees Can Make The Difference
How we feel is really more important than what we... Read More
Assertive Communication - 6 Tips For Effective Use
What IS assertive communication? Assertive communication is the... Read More
Ten Steps to Take the Work out of Work ? Replicate Yourself!
They say that management can be a lonely place. A... Read More
Drafting an Employee Manual Sample Outline
One of the hardest things I had discovered running my... Read More
Why Business Owners Need Security
The main reason is to stop any potential lawsuits from... Read More
Objects in the Mirror are Further Than They Appear
Definition From http://www.merriamwebster.com -- "Virtual: - being such in essence... Read More
Toxic Bosses
What's everyone's favorite topic around the water cooler? Bad bosses!... Read More
Behavioral Extensions and Its Implications at Workplaces
The study of Behavioral extension involves investigating the source of... Read More
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