5 Surefire Ways to Bring Your Business Objectives Full Circle with Technology
All small to mid-sized company owners want to know where their dollar is being spent when it comes to computer technology in their organization. The challenge is for them to get the information they need to make the right purchasing decisions. 'Tell me in English why you think we need... Read More
Innovation Management ? Diversity Can Make All The Difference
Companies are welcoming a diverse range of employees (The Sunday Times, April 10 2005). Doh!It is incredible that this concept is getting coverage in 2005. I mean, how many new ideas, novel ideas and divergent thinking is going to come from an all male, white board!Employees tell us that when... Read More
Lead to Succeed: The Seven Essential Steps to Work Leader Success
In my book "You're In Charge?What Now?" I use a mnemonic to describe the seven essential steps to work leader success. The mnemonic is "L.E.A.D.E.R.S" and each of these letters represents an essential step. While I have simplified the elements of leadership into seven words, the essence of my message... Read More
The Leadership Alignment Model
Some time ago we had the privilege of working with a major UK government department to help them redefine leadership and to reappraise how they develop and encourage leaders. Faced with considerable challenges by the environment in which they operate and by their political masters, this department has decided that... Read More
5 Creative Evolutionary Leadership Niche Strategies!
I have a short story to share with you about an important skill many leaders need to develop, use and perfect.Life is a journey. The signposts along the path pointing out the way are many and are sometimes hard to understand.We hear news stories telling us it is the dawning... Read More
Top 5 Services Your Company?s Accounting Department Should Outsource
Accounting is one area which every company has to maintain but mostly not part of their core business. It is also one of the areas that keep changing every year and the company has to aggressively keep up with the changes in the tax code. This includes managing your books... Read More
Collaboration: 3 Keys to Keeping Your Documents from Getting Lost in the Shuffle
Often, collaborating documents in a team or in a business can feel like a complex sports play gone wrong. The ball gets passed off to the wrong person, dropped, or even lost. In addition, most document collaboration happens electronically. We are always told to save and resave these electronic documents,... Read More
Multiple Channels, Multiple Times
I've just been reading about the frustrations of a Human Resources manager. He's tired of having to answer the same questions about benefits over and over again.I understand that, having been on both sides of the issue, both as a consumer of benefits and in communicating about them on behalf... Read More
Four Ways To Make the Case For Outsourcing
How do you convert outsourcing leads into clients? You may need to make the case for outsourcing."Businesses today are kicking into survival mode," says Bill Allison, managing director for the Pacific Southwest Management Solutions & Services Group at Deloitte & Touche. "With a sluggish economy and increased competition, shrewd executives... Read More
Group Meeting Disrupters
MEETING DISRUPTERS: If two participants are carrying on a personal discussion that interferes with a meeting, direct a clear and simple question to one of them. In order to avoid embarrassing them, address them by name before asking the question. An alternative is to restate a previously expressed suggestion and... Read More
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Dont Hire Squirrels to be Your Top Dogs
Bad hiring decisions cost organizations, both in dollars and lost... Read More
On The Job Training is Something You Canā??t Afford to Skip
Trained employees are more productive employees; thereā??s no doubt about... Read More
Improving Patient Sensitivity in Doctors and Hospital Staff
COMPANY/ORGANIZATIONA South Florida hospital. The CEO of the hospital saw... Read More
Outsourcing Problem Analysis
As an HR professional, you have responsibilities in several broad... 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
Building Trust in Your Business Relationships - 10 Steps
There are some simple things you can do with your... Read More
Managing YOUR Expectations
I sit on the board of an organization and at... Read More
Beyond Management Coaching: When Things Are Getting Out of Control
Leaders and Managers often ask us, 'What do you do... Read More
Measure for Measure
Can you imagine playing hockey without a goal? Basketball without... Read More
Innovation Management ? Reducing Hierarchy
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Mantra for Managers
What do organizations look for in a prospective employee with... Read More
The Inferno of the Finance Director
Sometimes, I harbour a suspicion that Dante was a Financial... Read More
From Boring to Interesting - Making Training Effective
Being a good trainer requires experience and skill. Experience comes... Read More
The Walmart Cult
The CultBecoming a part of the Cult, consists of being... Read More
How To Rebuild Trust
Here are some quick thoughts on ways to turn things... Read More
Creating A Vision ? Bringing Your Dreams Into Reality
Do you have some goals you want to achieve or... 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
Top Ten Tips About Communicating with Your Employees Effectively
Communication is the basis of who you are as a... Read More
Get Out Of The Stone Age: Give Leadership Talks
160 years ago, the newly invented electric telegraph carried the... Read More
Rethinking Workplace Security: How the Rules Have Changed
The workplace has traditionally been a dangerous place. Very early... Read More
Quality Standards with ISO 9001
Standardizing Quality SystemsThe ISO, or International Organization for Standardization, was... Read More
Motivating Employees - Ten Ways to Start You Off
Yet there is a place for those external 'raft-build's', 'away... Read More
14 Ways to De-Stress Employee Vacations
Employees truly deserve paid vacations. Theystruggle through stressful jobs most... Read More
Climb out of the Box - How to Hold Effective Meetings
Out of the box thinking is a popular fad today.... Read More
Jewelry Use by Employees
Many companies have dress codes, which include jewelry. Some companies... Read More
How To Delegate for Fun and Profit
Ah, the wretched pain of delegation. It comes easy to... Read More
The Thick Line Between Buddy and Boss
Q: One of my key employees is giving me trouble.... Read More
Dealing with Marginal Performers: The Therapeutic Approach
--PREPARATION: The purpose of the therapeutic approach is to spark... Read More
Top Ten Tips About People Management
To get the best results you have to be very... Read More
Goodwill is an Intangible Asset
'Goodwill' is regarded as an intangible asset in a business.... Read More
How to Leverage Your Strengths for Peak Performance
Ask almost any business leader how to most effectively develop... Read More
Business & Family Safety and Health Rating
For good reason, practically every endeavor in life is rated.... Read More
Parenting Your Employees to Better Performance
Have you ever worked for someone who was such a... Read More
Make Change Easy - Get Involved!
There are wild variances in how much involvement organisations are... Read More
No Time to Focus on the Big Picture? Try Focus Management
E-mail, voicemail, "got a minute?" interruptions, multiple projects... Read More
Small Business Outsourcing: An Introduction
Outsourcing is the delegation of a business process to an... Read More
You Cant Not Communicate
Most of us would like to be better communicators. As... Read More
Employee Discipline: How to Nip Problems in the Bud
Are you uncomfortable with delivering disciplinary action, even involving employees... Read More
Management Consultants, Creativity, Innovation
Most firms have intelligent, capable, knowledgeable managers who are very... Read More
Training and ROI (Return On Investment)
Statistics consistently reinforce that the biggest challenge in today's contact... Read More
An Original Perspective on Waging Conflict as a Way to Promote and Restore Self-dignity
Conflict is a fact of life for all of us,... Read More
Manage Communication to Add Value
Management guru Tom Peters says white collar workers and managers... Read More
How to Reduce Temporary Employee Turnover
The use of temporary services to stock a farm of... Read More
Innovation Management: Radical Innovation
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Ten Relationship Traits And Skills For Good Leadership
An important aspect of good leadership is the ability to... Read More
Why People Resist Us
There's a one-word reason most ideas never see the light... Read More
Medical Collection. How Organized is Your Office?
At one time or another, all of us have experienced... Read More
The Four Key Steps In Hiring And Keeping Top People
"When you hire the best, the rest is easy!" We... Read More
Your Biggest Problem in Business? Work Ethic
US Work Ethic Issues and Lack of serviceWell many... Read More
Performance Expectations - 5 Tips and 5 Questions
People want to understand their role - they want to... Read More
Riding the Waves to Success
Last week I was confused and frustrated about a few... Read More
Quality Staffing: Stop Placing the Wrong People in the Wrong Jobs
You can possibly teach a turkey to climb a tree... Read More
Diversity in the Workplace: Benefits, Challenges and Solutions
Workplace diversity refers to the variety of differences between people... Read More
Qualities of a Great Manager
In the call center environment we are often only as... Read More
Recruitment - Pick People Who Think
Old style management doesn't encourage personal mind control, employees aren't... 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
Business Opportunity - Leverage Your Employees!
As a business asset, they don't sit well on the... Read More
Creative People, Innovative People
The title implies that some people are and others not.This... Read More
Work Priorities: Where Can You Spend Your Time Most Effectively?
Understanding where you can spend time most effectively requires concentration... Read More
Mantra for Managers
What do organizations look for in a prospective employee with... Read More
Innovation Management - idea selection and valuation issues
Innovation is different and distinct from creativity in that it... Read More
Discover the Astonishing Power of Words Today!
Picture all the people you know who are dynamic, successful... Read More
How to Attract and Retain the Right People
If you're one of the many executives struggling with finding... Read More
Making a Decision to Outsource: Driving Factors
Most executives view offshore outsourcing most of all as a... 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
Manage Your Time - Save Your Business.
If you work from home, chances are you already know... Read More
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