Magnificent Meetings - 5 Tips for Success
Your impact at meetings will determine in a big way how well you do in your career. In other words you will rise as high as your communication skills will let you. Ability and competence in your position is expected - how well you get your point accross will make... Read More
The Power in Praising People
One of the keys to success is to have successful relationships. We are not islands and we don't get to the top by ourselves. And one of the key ways to grow successful in our relationships is to be "life-giving" people to others. Every person we meet, we either give... Read More
Five Steps to Better Employee Management
Hiring employees is a huge responsibility. Before hiring anyone, be sure to carefully analyze your needs in terms of extra assistance.Once you've gotten through the hiring process, there's still much more you must do now that you've become an employer. If you're like most small business owners, you just don't... Read More
Managing Change - Get it Right
In any event, getting the process right is a vital component. The credibility of the change managers will be scrutinised closely enough on the issue itself, with all processes in place. If process is at fault too, then things can get very messy indeed.LegalitiesLegalities of how you are dealing with... Read More
Business Innovation ? Tacit Knowledge
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation.There are other useful definitions in this field, for example, creativity can be defined as consisting of a number of ideas, a number of diverse ideas and a number of... Read More
5 Ideas To Leverage The 3 Stages Of Career Development In Your Organization
In most industrialized nations, the average age a student graduates from high school is 18 years old and the average retirement age is 65 years old ? a difference of 47 years. On average, most people work 40 to 50 years of their lives. It is well established that during... Read More
Does My Bum Look Big in This?
If a good manager asks his workforce for their opinion of him he will receive their expressions of approval and be satisfied that he is doing a good job.If a bad manager asks his workforce for their opinion then he too will receive their expressions of approval because as we... Read More
The Survey Feedback Process for Organizational Development and Change
THE PURPOSE OF SURVEY FEEDBACK:In globally competitive environments, organizations are seeking information about obstacles to productivity and satisfaction in the workplace. Survey feedback is a tool that can provide this type of honest feedback to help leaders guide and direct their teams. Obstacles and gaps between the current status quo... Read More
Business Innovation ? Ignoring Content
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation.There are other useful definitions in this field, for example, creativity can be defined as consisting of a number of ideas, a number of diverse ideas and a number of... Read More
Think it Over
You can't solve a problem with the same thinking that created it. Albert Einstein Every decision is a deliberate act. It's the result of a well rehearsed pattern. Using this pattern, we often gather data, analyze it and draw conclusions without much conscious effort. We do... Read More
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Influencing Change - A Guide for Sellers, Coaches, and Supervisors
When people or groups make a decision to purchase something,... Read More
The Power of the Contract in Performance Management
An essential step in managing the performance of salespeople is... Read More
Interviewing: How to Stay Out of legal Hot Water
Some interviewers ask great questions; others ask dumb questions; and,... Read More
Does Your Management Style Remind People Of Something They Read In Dilbert?
With thanks to Jeff Foxworthy, the comedian who does the... Read More
HRM: Contributing to Well-being or Ill-being at Work?
If you were to take the people out of an... Read More
What Makes a Good Appraisal Interview?
WHAT MAKES A GOOD APPRAISAL INTERVIEW?Here is a tip for... Read More
Why Free Agent Thinking Is Good For Your Company
It's no secret! Day after day the news is riddled... Read More
3 Tests To Hire The Best
Question: What's the easiest, cheapest and quickest way to have... Read More
6 Shared Factors of Successful Executives
These factors where determined by interviews with and books from... Read More
Four Corners of a Triangle: Why Organizations Succeed or Fail
When we want to hire people for a corporation or... Read More
Developing Your Mission
"The best Leader is one who knows how to pick... Read More
Customer Focus - Just 5 SimpleThings You Need to Think About
You can boil down the difference between successful businesses and... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: The Role of Character in Leadership
This article relates to the Senior /Top Level Management competency,... Read More
The Top Six Reasons to Buy Rather Than Build an Inventory Management Solution
Is building your own inventory management solution really your best... Read More
Successful Managing Through Delegation
Managers should avoid the tendency to constantly delegate to the... Read More
Why and How to Work with a Consultant
A good consultant provides specialist abilities and experience, innovative ideas,... Read More
Never Punish Yourself or Others for Failures
If you want to find success in various ramifications, be... Read More
Are You Prepared for a Disaster?
Yesterday I look at my calendar and saw that my... Read More
Seeking Help
Where does the time go? Billable time. As a consultant,... Read More
Knowledge Management - Keys to Successful Communities of Practice (Networks)
How can I make my community of practice truly effective?How... Read More
The Cheapest, Forget It !
Wouldn't it be great if we got get the cheapest... Read More
One Crazy Cookie
In order to survive, you have to be happier than... Read More
Why Training Fails
Sometimes when I conduct my workshop on Effective Meetings, one... Read More
Turnover is Not a Problem
"Ha!" you say. "For someone to make a statement like... Read More
Lets Flourish and Prosper!
Some say that in business as in sex: if it... Read More
Selective Job Cuts Often Benefits Firm More Than Broad Layoffs Over Long Term
It is difficult to pick up a newspaper or listen... 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:... Read More
Management Procedures Usability ? How to Improve
Are your people consistently following your procedures? Each year, organizations... Read More
Why Outsourcing Could Be The Best Thing You Do For Your Business
While it's probably not true to say that the traditional... Read More
Million Dollar Support System For You and For Your Business
Whether you are a consultant, coach, business owner, doctor, professional,... Read More
Operating on Perpetual Overload?
Check Out Your E-HabitsAnother week has ended. And, despite moving... Read More
Quick Tip - Effective Meetings Earn a Profit
Most people treat meetings as a free resource that can... Read More
Objects in the Mirror are Further Than They Appear
Definition From http://www.merriamwebster.com -- "Virtual: - being such in essence... Read More
He Hate Me: Turning Their Bad Attitude Into Your Great Results
"He Hate Me" was the nickname of Rod Smart, a... Read More
Group Meeting Disrupters
MEETING DISRUPTERS: If two participants are carrying on a personal... Read More
The Seven Essentials of Business Communication
There are seven essential elements to successful business communication:StructureClarityConsistencyMediumRelevancyPrimacy/RecencyPsychological Rule... Read More
Develop Your Managers and Keep Your Staff
Following on from the last edition of The Organised Times... Read More
Multiple Channels, Multiple Times
I've just been reading about the frustrations of a Human... Read More
Workplace Violence - People are Dying Going to Work
Workplace violence has become a tragic reality today. From minor... Read More
Policy & Procedure Manuals - Tools For Greater Productivity and Efficiency
In today's tough retail environment the retailer needs all the... Read More
The Ten Keys to Maximizing Employee Performance
1. Let people know what you expect. If people know... Read More
Meaningful Diversity: Creating Cultures of Inclusion
In the fitness room the other day, I caught a... Read More
Why Businesses Fail - And What You Can Do About It!
Have you unintentionally set your business up for failure?No one... Read More
Preventative Maintenance of Company Delivery Vehicles
If you have company delivery vehicles at your small or... Read More
Encouraging Behavior That Gets Results
You're the boss, and you have every reason to feel... Read More
Hire Winners: Ask the Right Questions
How do you as a manager, supervisor or team leader... Read More
Three Ways to Transmit Loud and Clear
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but... Read More
Building Trust in Your Business Relationships - 10 Steps
There are some simple things you can do with your... Read More
Great Hires: Avoid Costly Mistakes
Picking people for a job is like going... Read More
Supervisor-Employee Relations: Tips For Managers
Supervisor-employee relations are a critical part of a work place... Read More
IT Expenditure - Why Businesses Spend Huge Amounts on Ineffective IT Investments
Another IT White Elephant!It seems that almost every day we... Read More
Joint Accountability: Another Key for Your Effectiveness
I once was part of a group of management professors... Read More
Make It Easy to Reply - Voice Mail That Works
If you are like most business people, voice mail has... Read More
Are You in AWE of Your Employees?
Employers have become so concerned about seeming "unfair" or worse... Read More
Personnel Access Poses a Continued Risk
The Security Consultant's Perspective...Implementing Personnel Security Initiatives should be the... Read More
The Challenges of Human Resource Management
IntroductionThe role of the Human Resource Manager is evolving with... Read More
Innovation Management ? the Root of the Problem
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Effective Multi Cultural International Business Meetings
Of the many areas in international business where cultural differences... 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
Innovation Management ? Six Crucial Steps
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Sarbanes-Oxley and Section 404: Old Dog, New Teeth
The failures we have seen in the quality and integrity... Read More
How to Fire an Employee
One of the most difficult tasks you will face as... Read More
Is Your Business Ethical?
Ethics - in a profession or trade - is that... Read More
Influencing Change - A Guide for Sellers, Coaches, and Supervisors
When people or groups make a decision to purchase something,... Read More
Preparation: Your Companys Best Defense in Case of Catastrophe
You've hung out your shingle and are ready for business.... Read More
How To Hire Superstars
Can a person's behavior and values really determine if they... Read More
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