People Are Our Most Important Asset!
How many times have you heard or uttered this phrase in the last 5 years or so. As a "reformed accountant" this phrase makes me cringe more than any other business euphemism being espoused today.What exactly is an asset? The dictionary defines an asset as "A valuable item that is... Read More
Five Strategies To Strengthen Your Company?s Financial Management
Too many businesses wait until a crisis occurs before they start to focus on improving their financial management. Often, by that time, it can be too late. By setting aside an hour now to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your company's financial management activities and systems you can save... Read More
Rules for Running a Meeting
As an experienced manager, I can announce without a doubt that the primary reason for lack of effectiveness in the contemporary business world is that people don't follow the rules for running a meeting. Thousands meetings are conducted each day and most of the meeting chairmen have not even heard... Read More
Five Key Strategies for Making Your Nonprofit Business More Effective
I love tennis both as a spectator and a weekend player. I also believe that effective nonprofit organizations are an essential part of vibrant, engaged communities. As I was watching The Championships - Wimbledon this year, I realized there are lessons from Wimbledon (both from the players and... Read More
Use Noncompete Agreements To Protect Your Business
Q: One of my former employees has launched an online business very similar to mine and is contacting my clients and trying to steal their business from me. Do I have any legal recourse against him? -- Brad J.A: I hate to break this to you, Brad, but unless this... Read More
Knowledge Management - Leadership Behaviours Which Encourage Knowledge-Sharing
The concept of knowledge management or knowledge sharing makes intellectual sense to the leadership teams in most organisations. Why wouldn't we want to learn from our successes and failures, and translate that learning into value?However, there is often a gap between the conceptual understanding, and their own behaviours as leaders... Read More
What Every Manager Should Know About How to Maximize the Two People Inside
Every one of us, in reality, has two people inside: The person we are today and the person we can become tomorrow and in the future.We go to work every day, are never late or absent, earn a promotion; and receive occasional raises. We and our work are far above... Read More
Management to the Vision-Contribution and the Role of Compliance
As a manager our role is to:1. Establish the vision, or our contribution to the vision.2. Establish the plan and forecast for our management contribution, be it $1million or $1billion.3. Gain endorsement of the plan and forecast, by the vision holders.4. Manage the plan and reality to the vision-contribution.This is... Read More
A Leadership Screw Driver: The 90 Day Improvement Plan
I was talking with first-line supervisors in a utility company about how to deal with poor performing employees."You've gotta put the screws to him!" suggested one supervisor to his colleague who was having trouble managing one particular poor performer."I've put so many screws to him he's dead weight!" the supervisor... Read More
Internal Control - The Why and How
Many retailers do not have good internal controls in place and place little importance on them. They are concerned with the buying and selling of merchandise and do not place enough emphasis on making certain that the sales get recorded, the money gets in the bank, the invoices are paid... Read More
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Invoice Factoring for Goverment Vendors
Assignment of Claims Act of 1986"....What does this mean for... Read More
Is this A Good Time To Sell Your Body Shop Business?
Have you ever asked yourself the question? "Is this a... Read More
What You Should Know if People Dont Buy From You and People Dont Visit Your Web Site
It is essential to understand what work and what do... Read More
Outsourcing NOT Just for Big Business
Outsourcing has become a controversial issue and a hot topic... Read More
Learning To Let Go
If you have the entrepreneurial spirit (which clearly you have!),... Read More
Dialogue vs. Discussion
Have you ever sat in a meeting where everyone is... Read More
Use Noncompete Agreements To Protect Your Business
Q: One of my former employees has launched an online... Read More
The Rise of Corporate Chair Massages
Employers have rapidly begun to understand the importance of stress... Read More
How To Own A Business... Instead Of A Job
Every business is run by someone who took on a... Read More
I Cant Use This Approach Unless My Boss Does - Power, Accountability, and Consequences
People who work with us often struggle with this dilemma:... Read More
Can You Sleep While The Wind Blows?
Let me repeat a story I heard many years ago... Read More
Writing and Revising Your Life Story
Change is not simple. Why do we repeat behavior that... Read More
Uncommon Common Sense ? Know What is the Most Important Thing in Your Business
Over 3 of my meetings with 3 business owners last... Read More
Preparation: Your Companys Best Defense in Case of Catastrophe
You've hung out your shingle and are ready for business.... Read More
Biometrics and ?Return On Investment?
At this time of tight budgets, the mantra of business... Read More
Once Upon a Conflict
Once upon a time there lived an innocent, hardworking manager.... Read More
Allowing Employees Responsibility
Merely assigning a task with detailed instructions is not effective... Read More
Taking on Six Sigma Programs - Guidelines for In-House and Outsourcing Decisions
Based on a wild guess by a close associate of... Read More
Innovation Management ? Raw brainpower versus experience
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... 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
How To Learn Great Management from Our Kids
Learning comes from many places. And one of the most... Read More
Align The Enterprise & Make Beautiful Music Together
Q: Why is a great business like a great marching... Read More
Can Your Business Run Without You?
If you are a business owner or a business owner... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Senior Management and Directional Change
This article relates to the Senior/Top Level management of an... Read More
How To Use Outsourcing To Beat Your Competition
Outsourcing is when you hire outside professionals or services to... Read More
Plan for Business Success - 6 Reasons to Succession Plan
Succession Planning provides many valuable assets to your business. Yet... Read More
Making Assumptions - A Critical Communication Mistake In Business And In Your Personal Life!
We draw conclusions about people through observation, their behavior, past... Read More
Real Costs in Distribution and What it Means To Your Company
Ever feel that all the lawyers in thh Country need... 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
You Cant Not Communicate
Most of us would like to be better communicators. As... Read More
Great Hires: Avoid Costly Mistakes
Picking people for a job is like going... Read More
Are You A B.O.S.S. -- Boisterous, Omnipotent, Self Indulgent, Sociopath
Boisterous, Omnipotent, Self- indulgent Sociopath. Avoid the B.O.S.S. syndrome with... Read More
Problems with Group Decision Making
DECISION BY AUTHORITY RULE: Many groups start out with-or quickly... Read More
Involving People Gave Us the Improvements We Needed
We had a problem with handling materials in a production... Read More
People Skills: Eight Essential People Skills
Being able to communicate effectively with others requires people skills,... Read More
Take the Easy Route - Delegate
It was 2.30 am. It was cold and dark and... Read More
7 Strategies for Sustained Innovation
The need for constant reinvention is a given in today's... Read More
Group Discussion Guidelines
DISCUSSION METHODS: There are two basic types of discussion methods;... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Personality Testing
Whilst tests measuring the creative or innovative personality exist, there... Read More
Ten Relationship Traits And Skills For Good Leadership
An important aspect of good leadership is the ability to... Read More
Five Steps to Better Employee Management
Hiring employees is a huge responsibility. Before hiring anyone, be... Read More
Innovation Management: What Problem Is Being Solved?
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Empowering Others - Giving Them Some Control
It's been a pretty good weekend around the place -... Read More
Dont Get Caught With Your PR Down
Why risk the embarassment when with a little basic PR... Read More
Quick Tip - Effective Meetings Earn a Profit
Most people treat meetings as a free resource that can... Read More
Knowledge Management - Leadership Behaviours Which Encourage Knowledge-Sharing
The concept of knowledge management or knowledge sharing makes intellectual... Read More
Computer Consulting 101 Hiring Tips (Part 1 of 2)
Does your business need the services of a computer consulting... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Senior Management and Directional Change
This article relates to the Senior/Top Level management of an... Read More
Why Good Enough... Isnt
About a year ago, I had an opportunity to have... Read More
Comparing Ancient Programs from the East to Modern Programs like Stephen Covey.
Comparing Corporate and Personal goal attainment programs that have developed... Read More
10 Steps When You Need Help in Your Business
If you think ahead and plan, many nightmare panic and... Read More
Finding Proactive Solutions: A Key to Demonstrating Your Management Fitness
In my book Talking Points: 25 Tips for Clear, Credible... Read More
Dont Hire Squirrels to be Your Top Dogs
Bad hiring decisions cost organizations, both in dollars and lost... Read More
Focus on Outcomes to Keep Your Business On-Course
Did you know that an airplane in flight is off... Read More
Forget The Sandwich Technique
Do you remember being told to use the "sandwich" technique... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Providing Career Opportunity
This article relates to the Career Opportunity competency, commonly evaluated... Read More
Business Innovation ? Status Games
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
One Simple Idea to Grow Your Business
Perhaps the most common theme I've heard in working with... Read More
Developing Your Management Style
One thing a lot of us don't do in sales... Read More
Executive Performance -- Whos to Blame for Incompetent Managers?
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal raised the... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Finding The Perfect Balance
This article relates to the Work/Life Balance competency, which investigates... Read More
Using an Appraisal to Benefit Your Organization
PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS BENEFIT THE ORGANIZATION:Appraisals help spot employees with potential... Read More
The Professor Makes A Minus Power Move
If you think the power move has costs, consider the... Read More
Why Your Business Needs an E-Mail Policy
Why is it imperative to have a company E-Mail Policy?... Read More
Goodwill is an Intangible Asset
'Goodwill' is regarded as an intangible asset in a business.... 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
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