Plan for Business Success - 6 Reasons to Succession Plan
Succession Planning provides many valuable assets to your business. Yet it is easy to do, with a game plan. Here are some reasons why the business leader will find it a useful issue to put some focus on.Personal DevelopmentA manager starts to learn new skills. Far from the chaotic living... Read More
Hows Your HUB?
Marketing gurus are always coming up with new lingo but oftentimes they are restating the old tried and true concepts in new terms. Marketing students from the 70's and 80's will be familiar with the acronym USP. USP stands for your "Unique Selling Position" and it should be the cornerstone... Read More
Are You in AWE of Your Employees?
Employers have become so concerned about seeming "unfair" or worse becoming the victims of lawsuits by unhappy ex-employees that they've stopped requiring minimum standards of employees. This can only lead to poor individual and eventually poor company performance. Your best employee performers will resent the fact that you use company... Read More
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
Want to Manage Your Time? Get Real!
You know the drill - the ridiculous deadlines, the relentless barrage of email, voicemail, phone calls, all those "got a minute" interruptions, the constant worrying that one of those many balls you're juggling is going to unexpectedly drop.When you're on total overload, all you want is relief - preferably the... Read More
How to use NLP for Business?
What is Neuro-Linguistic Programming?Neuro-Linguistic programme is nothing but the study of human excellence. It is an art. It teaches you to be at the very best. It can change your life once for all. Neuro refers to your nervous system, the mental bridge of senses through which you feel, taste,... Read More
Employee Turnover: Is It Eating Up Your Profits?
Keeping the cost of doing business down, yet providing a quality product or service, is one of the most critical components of success for today's leader. What many fail to realize is that employee turnover can represent a very substantial price tag to a company's productivity and its bottom line.Turnover... Read More
Take Control of Your Paper in 3 Easy Steps
Do you have piles of paper on your desk. Many do and don't know how to deal with them. They have no working system to deal with the day to day influx of paper, email, magazines and other information. Worse yet, after a while that pile on your desk gets... Read More
Score the Rainbows Pot of Gold: Become the Boss That No One Wants to Leave
Leadership is lifting a person's vision to higher sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations. Peter DruckerLadies and gentlemen, the captain has turned on the seat belt sign. Please return to your seats and make sure your... Read More
How Bad Communication Can Hold You Back and How to Break Free of It
The reason jobs are often not done right and employees are fired is because of lack of skill. Right? Wrong! Poor communication and ineffective human relations are the major causes. Remember: Communication is a "meeting of meanings." It's getting through to the other person what you mean in a way... Read More
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Joint Accountability: Another Key for Your Effectiveness
I once was part of a group of management professors... Read More
Effective Meetings: Why Most Meetings are a Waste of Time
Whether your company holds one meeting a week or dozens... Read More
Birds of a Feather May Be Turkeys
Birds of a Feather May Be TurkeysBy Gene Griessman, PhD... 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
Effective Multi Cultural International Business Meetings
Of the many areas in international business where cultural differences... Read More
Managing Client Relationships
Managing Client Relationships: Even the best run organizations occasionally run... Read More
Selecting Top Talent: Improve Your Batting Average
I recently gave a presentation to a group of business... Read More
Hidden Consultants Within Your Organization
You've all heard the old joke about a consultant being... Read More
Christmas Carol Coaching - Help to Get Ahead at Holiday Time!
I've always been fascinated by situations where art imitates real... Read More
Creativity Management - The Value of Being Prolific
When asked his secret to success, the author Graham Green... Read More
Important Communication Tips For Managers
The following tips will help you communicate more effectively with... Read More
More Problem-Solving Success Tips
The ability to solve complicated problems quickly is more important... Read More
Behavioral Interview Questions You Can Use Monday Morning
If past behavior is the best way to determine future... Read More
Help Your Employees Prepare for a Performance Appraisal
PREPARING EMPLOYEES FOR THE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL INTERVIEWS: Remind employees to... Read More
Compensation and Six Sigma Black Belts
One of the more ambiguous elements of a Six Sigma... Read More
Your Company Without Training - Any Questions?
Okay, be honest!Are you guilty of sticking in a few... Read More
Think Before You Talk
What you say to other people can make or break... Read More
Knowledge Management - Creating a Sustainable Yellow Pages System
How can I "know who knows" None of us can... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines:Choosing an Effective Employee Recognition Program
This article relates to the Recognition competency, commonly evaluated in... Read More
Book Summary: Mind Your Own Business
A maverick is an independent person who will not go... Read More
Balancing Power in Outsource Contract Agreements
The practice of outsourcing business processes has long been subject... Read More
Contract Management Software: the Solution to the Problem of Coordination
Charles Petrie, from Stanford, released a short article entitled "The... Read More
Appraisal Systems - Not Living Up to Their Objectives
Almost, if not all organisations have them, they've been around... Read More
Year 2010: Permanent Employees No Longer Required
Jack Welch joined a conference that was held in Duke... Read More
Business Innovation ? Status Games
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Why Businesses Need to Start Nurturing Collective Wisdom
COLLECTIVE WISDOM CAN BE AN effective tool for solving the... Read More
Leaning Toward Change
Seduced by the publicity surrounding the impact of Lean on... Read More
Teamwork Training: Learning to Build a Successful Team
Teamwork is a process that can be experienced outdoors and... Read More
25 Super-Practical Steps to Build Your Business!
For the past several weeks, we have focused on some... 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
Recruitment - What Youre Really, Really Looking For
Imagine that you're a sports coach and you need a... Read More
Budgets that Damage - The Downsides of Making the Numbers
In my organisational career, I had budgets from the age... Read More
Money, Motivation, Success and Who?
It was 7:30 on a Saturday morning, and I was... Read More
Management Development - Micromanagement Works!
Getting into the detail of everything each of your people... Read More
Summertime Blues
It's hard to believe the year will be half over... Read More
ISO 9001 Registration ? 8 Steps for Success
You've made the plans, built the quality system and conducted... 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
The Best Way to Keep Track of Meetings
How should you keep track of meetings?Have you ever wanted... Read More
The Survey Feedback Process for Organizational Development and Change
THE PURPOSE OF SURVEY FEEDBACK:In globally competitive environments, organizations are... Read More
Innovation Management ? Flexibility
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Hierarchies
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Avoiding The Sheep Dip
It is a sad fact that many employees are still... 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
4 Simple Steps to Successful Delegation
Last month, my featured article was about creating a "Stop... Read More
Use Noncompete Agreements To Protect Your Business
Q: One of my former employees has launched an online... Read More
Get It Done! Soft Skills not Hard Tools are Required
If your organization has people, then interpersonal skills are needed.I... Read More
Management Procedures Usability ? How to Improve
Are your people consistently following your procedures? Each year, organizations... Read More
How to Say No
Rejection hurts. No one likes to give it or to... Read More
You Cant Afford the Luxury of Disengaged Employees
In today's business environment with increases in staff reductions and... Read More
How To Learn Great Management from Our Kids
Learning comes from many places. And one of the most... Read More
Succession Planning? ... Not on My Watch!
At first blush, it would appear there is no shortage... Read More
Finding the Right Way to Motivate Your Employees
Fear, Incentives and GrowthZig Ziglar says that there are three... Read More
The 3rd Plan Missing from your Business
If you're like most people, you probably started with wonderful... Read More
Loyalty, Motivation And Work-Life Balance
Managers who aren't loyal to their people can't expect loyalty... Read More
Quality Improvement is Free
The point of a quality improvement program should not only... Read More
Business Relationship Germs
In management seminars I often compare debt to an infection.... Read More
What Every HR Manager Should Know About Hiring Productive Employees
The characteristics of job applicants have a strong influence on... Read More
Giving a Good Appraisal Interview
Although this performance discussion is an opportunity for you to... Read More
Are You Using the Right Form of Energy?
As we near the end of summer, here is a... Read More
Examining the Relationship Between Employee Satisfaction and Customer Satisfaction
Researchers have undertaken numerous studies to look at the connection... Read More
How to Leverage Your Strengths for Peak Performance
Ask almost any business leader how to most effectively develop... Read More
Interviewing Candidates: 3 Ways to Avoid Snap Judgments
Have you ever hired the wrong person? If so, perhaps... Read More
Magnificent Meetings - 5 Tips for Success
Your impact at meetings will determine in a big way... Read More
Organizational Culture, Creativity, Innovation
It can be concluded with great certainty that certain organizational... Read More
Optimizing Your Cash Flow With Proper Accounts Receivable Management
Businesses miss on growth opportunities and even close their doors... Read More
Measuring Creativity, DIY style
Creativity measurement is often required in order to benchmark existing... Read More
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