Why Free Agent Thinking Is Good For Your Company
It's no secret! Day after day the news is riddled with companies who are moving operations to other countries or completely closing their doors. Those who remain must transform themselves to lean, mean, businesses with a constant eye on reducing costs.For the first time, the baby-boomers are finding themselves in... Read More
25 Great Ways to Find the Right People and Not Break the Bank
Are you trying to hire dozens of hourly workers or a senior executive? Where do you look and how do you get the word out? There are many ways to find the right people besides placing want ads.Here are 30 innovative and inexpensive ways to expand the pool of potential... Read More
Five Reasons Why Leaders Fail to Create Successful Change
A bold title, don't you think? I mean, change is a complex thing, so to define five reasons seems to oversimplify the issue.Let me be clear. There are far more pitfalls than these and far more possible reasons change doesn't have the desired effect. The key in this title isn't... Read More
The Idol-Makers
The end of the television season in May included the usual array of cliffhangers on shows like "Alias," the departure of Noah Wylie from "ER" and the finale of the highly-rated "Everybody Loves Raymond" after 210 episodes. On the last day of "Sweeps," more than 29 million people tuned in... Read More
Dissenion Down On The Cubicle Farm
How content and satisfied are American employees? Not very!According to Corinne Maier, a psychotherapist and author of "Bonjour Laziness," corporate cubicle inhabitants are anything but tranquil and joyous. These natives are truly restless.This French writer quotes a Gallup study of employed American professionals showing that:1. Some 17% claim to be... Read More
Effective Meetings: Why Most Meetings are a Waste of Time
Whether your company holds one meeting a week or dozens of meetings a day it is essential that this time is used efficiently and effectively. Most meetings are less effective than they could be not because they are poorly managed, but because meeting managers spend all of their time focusing... Read More
Diversity in the Workplace: Benefits, Challenges and Solutions
Workplace diversity refers to the variety of differences between people in an organization. That sounds simple, but diversity encompasses race, gender, ethnic group, age, personality, cognitive style, tenure, organizational function, education, background and more. Diversity not only involves how people perceive themselves, but how they perceive others. Those perceptions affect... Read More
The Boss Didn?t Understand Why His Staff Wasn?t Reading His Mind
Many people believe that everyone sees the world exactly the same way as they do. This is never true and was the source of much turmoil in Dr. Jacob's office.When the Job Isn't Getting Done"They never seem to get any work done on time, but they complain that they're being... Read More
Pitching to Employees
The senior flight attendant on the WestJet flight was starting the routine safety talk: the bit about flotation vests and emergency exits that we ignore at the beginning of every flight."If we could have your attention, please, we would appreciate it - in fact we'd be downright shocked," she said.... Read More
Christmas and Business Gifts for Your Clients and Employees!
Tis' the season for business and corporate gift-giving! If you believe in the law of reciprocity, and if your business is the least bit successful you must; you know that giving back is not only the right thing to do, but it's very smart business as well. Let's look at... Read More
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Learn How To Get The Most From Your Team
Being a leader isn't easy. Every one looks to you... Read More
The Punitive Approach to Marginal Performers
MANAGING A MARGINAL PERFORMER: Often a marginal performer, even after... Read More
Building Bridges of Communication
Building a 'bridge of understanding' between parties is... Read More
Never Hire Anyone Dumber Than You Are!
In a previous life I was a Navy Pilot. Great... Read More
Successful Business Decision Making
Some people make decisions without any difficulty, while others struggle.... Read More
The Diamond Cutter
Geshe Michael Roach is a Princeton graduate and a Buddhist... Read More
4 Steps to Success In Life, Business, The Universe And Everything
Everyone wants to succeed in life. And no one starts... Read More
Where Businesses Fall Short
1. No vision. Successful businesses have a clear vision or... Read More
Innovation Management ? Flexibility
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Character: Is It Necessary In Leadership? (Part Two)
In the first part of this two part article, I... Read More
Hows Your Company RQ (Reputation Quotient)?
In light of recent corporate scandals, from Enron and Global... Read More
Poor Employee Performance: How to Deal
KEEP WRITTEN RECORDS: "Document !Document! Document!" Keep a record of... Read More
A Checklist for Organized Executives
I could begin this article by providing a checklist of... Read More
Take The Guesswork Out Of Problem Solving
In today's chaotic world and uncertain economic times too many... Read More
Leadership Skills
Recent studies have shown that industrial supervisors are working at... Read More
Six Honest Business Friends - They Guide Me In All I Do
SIX "HONEST BUSINESS FRIENDS" - THEY GUIDE ME IN ALL... Read More
Warning! Meeting In Progress; May Be Hazardous To Your Career
There ought to be a sign posted on every closed... Read More
13 Comments on Bad Meetings
Bad meetings are a cultural malady that senior executives pass... Read More
Retaining An Expert -- What Every Business Owner Needs To Know
As an entrepreneur, hiring an expert can be one of... Read More
Avoiding The Sheep Dip
It is a sad fact that many employees are still... Read More
Manufacturing Capacity as a Commodity
Excess capacity in an automobile plant at Ford, Chrysler, Toyota,... Read More
Workplace Violence - People are Dying Going to Work
Workplace violence has become a tragic reality today. From minor... Read More
Working with Hearing Impaired Employees - Giving Them a Fair Go
Hearing impaired people often encounter difficulty at work because their... Read More
How to Delegate More Effectively
Do this simple excercise, and transform your life.First, Make a... Read More
Organize your Office- Seven Solutions
1. Create a filing system with broad categories such as... Read More
Business is About Making Money
Ask most people why they are in business and they... Read More
How Managers Can Turn Failures Into Successes
Although there are real, external reasons for managerial difficulty ?... Read More
CEOs And Boards Are Locked In A Spiral Of Doom
American CEOs are dropping like flies. Boards, armed with new... Read More
Appraisal Interviews: What To Say & How To Say It
STEPS TOWARDS A GOOD APPRAISAL INTERVIEW:Don't say: "You just don't... Read More
Integrity... Should It Matter?
In our fast paced work culture, manned by technology savvy... Read More
Recognition: A Quick, Low-cost Way to Motivate Employees
Recognizing good performance through praise or other positive action is... Read More
Are You Measuring Something Meaningful?
Avoiding inert measures that anaesthetise your performance management.INTRODUCTIONYou sit before... Read More
Leadership Styles - the Ten Top Qualities the Best Leaders Show
Top leaders...Are Visionary Top leaders have a very clear understanding... Read More
The Truth?
The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never... Read More
Are You in AWE of Your Employees?
Employers have become so concerned about seeming "unfair" or worse... Read More
Blame Culture Blues - How the Language of Blame Manifests Organisational Underperformance
If you have ever worked within a large organisation then... Read More
How to get an Audiences Attention
A trainer dryly discussing how to motivate people in an... Read More
Innovation Management ? changing the world!
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Power of Pinpointing Accountability
I have always said that if I were to write... Read More
Organize your Office- Seven Solutions
1. Create a filing system with broad categories such as... Read More
Choices in Appointing International Managers
Globalization is requiring companies to make important choices about how... Read More
Test Your Hiring IQ
The purpose of any selection process is to discriminate (albeit... Read More
Unveiling the Value of Your Expertise
All of us have knowledge, expertise, and experience that others... Read More
Profound Knowledge
We all are on a quest for knowledge. Whether its... Read More
Examining the Relationship Between Employee Satisfaction and Customer Satisfaction
Researchers have undertaken numerous studies to look at the connection... Read More
Guidelines For Conducting A Good Meeting
Okay, so you've figured out what kind of meeting is... Read More
Be a Leader - The Importance of Going Home Early!
How you run your business is, of course your business.... Read More
Benefits of Virtual Assistance
A virtual assistant is an individual who provides business services... Read More
Popular Business Misconceptions Cost You Money!
Faulty information costs you money! Which of these popular business... Read More
Manage Communication to Add Value
Management guru Tom Peters says white collar workers and managers... Read More
Executive ESP: A Pathway to Success!
We all have psychic abilities that we use daily, although... Read More
Measuring Creativity, DIY style
Creativity measurement is often required in order to benchmark existing... Read More
Communicating When A Crisis Strikes
How would you handle communication if your business or practice... Read More
Turnaround or Terminate? How to Deal with Problem Employees
Do you struggle with a "problem" employee? If so, join... Read More
Human Resource Communication Pays Off
Human Resource Communications and Corporate Communications ? are they one... Read More
Truth or Consequences: How to Give Employee Feedback
In the bestseller, Good to Great, Jim Collins discovered that,... Read More
Hire The Person, Not The Resume
"? [get] the right people on the bus, the right... Read More
An Honest Look at Your Business
There is a difference between being comfortable and being in... Read More
Business Innovation ? the Value of Structure
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Assertive Communication - 6 Tips For Effective Use
What IS assertive communication? Assertive communication is the... Read More
ISO 9001 Compliant Program: Steps to Build
Implementing an ISO 9001 system represents a major effort. However,... Read More
Its a Training Issue!
There's a common phrase used by Organizational Development and Human... Read More
Project Management - Its Just A Button
I once worked with a developer who showed up at... Read More
What is Six Sigma?
Six Sigma is a highly disciplined process focused on satisfying... 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
Project Heroes
Project heroes. We've all heard of them. Some of us... Read More
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