Creative People, Innovative People
The title implies that some people are and others not.This is a myth.First, creativity can be described as problem identification and the generation of a quantity of ideas, a number of novel ideas and a number of diverse ideas. Innovation can be described as idea selection, development and commercialisation. Therefore... 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
How to Find the Right Virtual Assistant for You
If you search on Google for "virtual assistant", you'll find a ton of listings. You can search through those, check out their services and do some interviews. I'd take a shorter route.Find some other people you trust and ask them who they use and recommend. Then go from there. You'll... 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 need to be constantly changing or they will perish. Corporate leaders worship at the alter of new ideas where the motto is, "Any new idea is a good idea".Every organization operates based on work-flow and processes. The reason the current... Read More
Action Learning: Its More Than OJT
For centuries companies have used on-the-job training (OJT). OJT works because it follows much of what we know about adult learning theory. For example, we know:1. Adults learn best when new learning can be applied immediately.2. Much of classroom "learning" is lost because it does not transfer back to the... Read More
Competencies for HR Professionals in Knowledge-based Industry with Reference to IT, ITES-BPOs
Introduction"High performing HR function affects bottom line nearly 10%"- A surveyCompetencies have become integral part of HR field. In the last 25+ years, the competency approach has emerged from being a specialized and narrow application to being a leading method for diagnosing, framing and improving most aspects of Human Resource... Read More
Diversity Training: The Worst Possible Reasons to Request Executive Funding
You're on your organization's diversity committee. You have the best of intentions.And that's the problem.It leads you to appeal for funding for all the wrong reasons.Take healthcare for example.The US foreign-born population comprises a larger segment than at any time in the past five decades. And this trend is expected... Read More
Why Businesses Fail - And What You Can Do About It!
Have you unintentionally set your business up for failure?No one sets out to fail! Most business owners read all the statistics (maybe more than once) before they open their doors. Many know the reasons why businesses fail. But some businesses operate under this paradigm: "failure can never happen to me... Read More
Supervisor-Employee Relations: Tips For Managers
Supervisor-employee relations are a critical part of a work place atmosphere and promoting productivity and cohesiveness. The following tips address these issues:1. Don't ask or expect your employees to do things you wouldn't do. Giving consideration to job assignments shows you have respect for the employee. Think about whether the... Read More
ISO 9001, What Next?
The overriding goal of ISO-14000. (History 1995)As ISO-9000 becomes a way of life for the global business community, ISO-14000 is almost ready to debut with its own set of standards for voluntary environmental compliance.Much has been heard recently about the antiregulation sentiment sweeping across the country. Lawmakers in Washington have... Read More
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The Power of Positive Communication
Communication is the key to your success at work, at... Read More
Innovation Management ? smart people dont necessarily produce great ideas
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Reprimanding Marginal Employees
THE MARGINAL PERFORMER: Every manager must, from time to time,... Read More
Innovation Management: The Hype Cycle
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management: Incubation and Insight
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
How to Dodge Distribution Difficulties
It happened again. I ran into an old friend while... Read More
Management Training: Are You Satisfied With The Results?
If you're not satfied with the results of your management... Read More
Vampire Meetings and How To Slay Them
Meetings can be like mythical vampires ? sucking the life... Read More
How To Manage A Difficult Employee
Having to manage a difficult employee is never fun and... Read More
Effective Meetings: Why Most Meetings are a Waste of Time
Whether your company holds one meeting a week or dozens... Read More
Five Strategies To Strengthen Your Company?s Financial Management
Too many businesses wait until a crisis occurs before they... Read More
Avoiding The Sheep Dip
It is a sad fact that many employees are still... Read More
One Simple Idea to Grow Your Business
Perhaps the most common theme I've heard in working with... Read More
Help Your Employees Prepare for a Performance Appraisal
PREPARING EMPLOYEES FOR THE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL INTERVIEWS: Remind employees to... Read More
Tales From the Corporate Frontlines: An Unexpected Benefit
This article relates to the Compensation and Benefits competency, commonly... Read More
Using the Six-Sigma Methodology to Improve Wafer Fab Productivity
As a result of consolidation of operations and significantly increased... Read More
Building Shareholder Value Through Your People
Increasing shareholder value is the most important driver for organisations... Read More
When Business Becomes A Battlefield
"We have to be careful it's like a minefield out... Read More
CEOs Role in Family Business
I first met Roland (not his real name) in 1972.... Read More
Increasing the Return on Your Training Investment
Insightful leaders and organizations recognize that training is a valuable... 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
Four Corners of a Triangle: Why Organizations Succeed or Fail
When we want to hire people for a corporation or... Read More
Solve Problems Permanently - Ask WHY
As Albert Einstein said:-"The significant problems we face today, cannot... Read More
How to Deal With Salespeople
If you are an executive, you may sometimes feel like... Read More
Protect Your Computer System with a Comprehensive Security Policy
The most difficult part of creating a Security Policy for... Read More
The Communications Myth
Living in the 21st Century is truly marvelous, isn't it?... Read More
The Thick Line Between Buddy and Boss
Q: One of my key employees is giving me trouble.... Read More
Unveiling the Value of Your Expertise
All of us have knowledge, expertise, and experience that others... Read More
How to Hire the Right People
One of the biggest challenges any business owner or manager... Read More
People - You Cant Make Them What Theyre Not
Many business people and managers are spending too much time... Read More
5 Awesome Actions of Highly Creative Leaders!
How many times have you wondered why you are unable... Read More
Four Employee Behaviors That Can Kill Your Business
I found it important to clarify for employees what "deal-breaker"... Read More
Do Customers Like the Feel of Your Organization?
In two recent articles "Some Evidence of How We Are... Read More
How to Set Up a Conference Call
The methods in which you set up a conference call... Read More
Communication Mix-Up
My friend Delia is the owner of a small private... Read More
What are Your Best Practices?
Best Practices StudiesThese studies can be defined as inquiries into... Read More
Creative Writing - business principles produce more quality work, faster
Maximization methodologies have long been used in business to produce... Read More
Compensation and Six Sigma Black Belts
One of the more ambiguous elements of a Six Sigma... Read More
Minimising Conflict With Effective Communication
Did you know there are 5 types of... Read More
Culture Management and Creativity
Many concepts in the fields of managing creativity are very... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management in Conservative, Staid Organisations
Conservative and staid organisations generally have a harder time implementing... Read More
Inventory Management 101
Inventory management may seem complicated to some, but if one... Read More
Using, Choosing, and Using an educational consultant
IntroductionThe aim of this document is to provide advice and... Read More
How Businesses Can Stop Wallowing in Bad Debt and Prevent It in the Future
"Become the Squeaky Wheel", a new book just published, explains... Read More
Innovation Management ? Raw brainpower versus experience
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
How To Hire Superstars
Can a person's behavior and values really determine if they... Read More
Overcoming the Document Tracking Challenge
"Where did it go? It was here yesterday. Wait. Here... Read More
10 Ways New Managers Become Great Leaders
"It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder... Read More
Project Management - I Want It ALL
The knee-jerk response to prioritizing requirements is to mark everything... Read More
Proven Secrets to Keeping Your People and Increasing Your Profits
Why are people changing jobs so quickly these days?Here are... Read More
What Every Manager Should Know About How to Reduce the High Cost of Employee Absenteeism
Employers pay a high price for absenteeism, often more than... 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
Managing People - Why Is It So Difficult?
Managing, supervising, being a team leader is the hardest job... Read More
A Fast and Simple Way to Update Your Business
You open your computer, the flashing button says, "We have... Read More
Will a Workplace Bully Bankrupt Your Company?
Safeguard Your Company Against Harrassment ClaimsTwenty-five percent of employees suffer... Read More
How to Attract and Retain the Right People
If you're one of the many executives struggling with finding... Read More
Two Critical Success Factors in an ITIL Implementation
Any IT manager who wants to pursue the IT Service... Read More
Problem-Solving Success Tip: Measure
Measure.The first key question to answer in starting a problem-solving... Read More
How to Help Your Company Become a World Class Company
Most people think real change in an organization occurs as... Read More
Whatever it Takes!
I have a sign on my office door. It pretty... Read More
Measure for Measure
Can you imagine playing hockey without a goal? Basketball without... Read More
Business Innovation ? Organizational Structure
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Firing Someone Without Resentment
Firing, sacking, letting go or terminating people is unpleasant. There... Read More
Einstein, The Universe, And Leadership
Every since serving a hitch in the military, I have... Read More
Presenteeism: The Hidden Costs of Business
(prez.un.TEE.iz.um) nPresenteeism, a relatively unknown concept, is the complement of... Read More
Effective Meetings by Phone - Part 2, How to Hold a Teleconference
Even a well-planned teleconference can go poorly. Some people treat... Read More
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