The Seven Cs: Partnership Danger Signs - Conflict Becoming the Norm ? Part 2
A series of articles exploring the seven critical areas that can indicate a partnership is in trouble.Conflict Becoming the Norm ? Part 2In a previous article, I wrote about how unresolved conflict can create havoc in your business and can often end in a failed partnership. Today, I share with... Read More
Innovation Management: The Power of Emotional Attachment
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation.There are distinct processes that enhance problem identification and idea generation and, similarly, distinct processes that enhance idea selection, development and commercialisation. Whilst there is no sure fire route to... Read More
Guidelines For Conducting A Good Meeting
Okay, so you've figured out what kind of meeting is needed, you've planned well and you have all the right materials. How about the meeting itself? How can you be sure the meeting you've so carefully planned and prepared actually comes off as expected?The checklist below can help you through... Read More
Presenteeism: The Hidden Costs of Business
(prez.un.TEE.iz.um) nPresenteeism, a relatively unknown concept, is the complement of Absenteeism. It is defined as the measure of lost productivity cost due to employees actually showing up for work, but not being fully engaged and productive mainly because of personal health and life issue distractions. Currently, Presenteeism is estimated to... Read More
Keeping and Motivating the Best Employees
Keeping and Motivating the Best Employees In "You Win With People" we talked about the need to hire the very best people to build your team. Now that you've done that the question becomes, how do you keep them, and how do you keep them motivated.... Read More
10 Steps Towards A Stress-Free Introduction Into Management
Becoming a manager for the first time can be an unnerving and sometimes stressful experience. In many cases, organisations expect you to immediately jump into the role and begin to perform as if you have been there for years. Also, you may have been promoted "out of the blue" and... Read More
Forecasting Support Costs
Did you know that maintenance accounts for 50% to 80% of the overall product cost? Well, it does! And while most project managers are fairly good at sizing new product features, many are terrible at estimating the effort required to support a product once it becomes generally available. As a... Read More
Smart Choices: How to Hire the Best
Your organization's continued growth and success depend on making smart choices and hiring the best. Today's economy is exploding with talent, allowing you to be selective about the staff you hire. Yet, the crucial step to filling a position is finding the right talent for your organization - someone that... Read More
How to Find the Right Virtual Assistant for You
If you search on Google for "virtual assistant", you'll find a ton of listings. You can search through those, check out their services and do some interviews. I'd take a shorter route.Find some other people you trust and ask them who they use and recommend. Then go from there. You'll... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Feasibility
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
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Dividing The Loot
It is when the going gets better, that the going... Read More
Business Innovation ? Improvisation
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
How to Coach Your Employees - 5 Simple Steps Anyone Can Do!
Want to get more from your people, but you don't... Read More
Getting Software Developed for Your Business
At some point, your business is going to need to... Read More
Get Out Of The Stone Age: Give Leadership Talks
160 years ago, the newly invented electric telegraph carried the... Read More
Drafting an Employee Manual Sample Outline
One of the hardest things I had discovered running my... Read More
When Code Freeze Turns To Code Slush
Time To Market (TTM) is a vital concept that every... Read More
ISO 9001 Okay Now You Have It How Do You Market It?
Marketing ISO 9001 2000.Lately we've been seeing a lot of... Read More
Employee Orientation: The 90 Day Difference
Why do some new managers succeed while others fail? It... Read More
Communication: Managements Responsibility
I've just watched, again, an episode in the Back to... Read More
Keeping Meetings On Track
We all have been in meetings with certain people who... Read More
Supervisor-Employee Relations: Tips For Managers
Supervisor-employee relations are a critical part of a work place... Read More
ISO 9001, What Next?
The overriding goal of ISO-14000. (History 1995)As ISO-9000 becomes a... Read More
Prioritise Your Day - Keep Focus - Win!
Whether you run your own business or manage a team,... Read More
Effective Meetings by Phone - Part 2, How to Hold a Teleconference
Even a well-planned teleconference can go poorly. Some people treat... Read More
Managing Group Meetings
MANAGING SMALL MEETINGS: Keep the size of the meeting as... Read More
Project Management - Preventing Project Slips
Can Project Managers prevent projects from slipping?Ask a techie to... Read More
Innovation Management ? Eliciting Dominant Ideas
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
What to Ask When You?re Invited to a Meeting
1) Where is the agenda? A meeting without an agenda... Read More
Stop Waste, Fraud and Abuse
Each year, businesses write-off six percent of revenue to waste,... Read More
Creating a Team Working Environment
TEAM DECISION MAKING: Managers who invite participation believe that people... Read More
How Your Business Can Pick A Software Developer
Eventually, your business is going to need to have some... Read More
10 Steps Towards A Stress-Free Introduction Into Management
Becoming a manager for the first time can be an... Read More
Dealing with Marginal Performers: The Therapeutic Approach
--PREPARATION: The purpose of the therapeutic approach is to spark... Read More
Get Down With OCP: Evaluating DBA Job Applicants in an OCP World
Not long ago, weeding through DBA applicants with a tech... Read More
The Power of Positive Communication
Communication is the key to your success at work, at... Read More
Success: A Wholistic Perspective
The world has always been mixed with the... Read More
So, You Want to be in Management? Five Essential Factors that Will Determine Your Chances
The following information is based upon over 500 interviews with... Read More
Ten Top Ways for Managers to Motivate Their People
So to help start the ball rolling, here are ten... Read More
Rethinking the CEO-Chairman Split
Traditionally, in American businesses, the same person occupies the role... Read More
Nine Steps to Help You Develop Your Potential
Go into any bookstore and you will find a big... Read More
Dissenion Down On The Cubicle Farm
How content and satisfied are American employees? Not very!According to... Read More
Assertive Communication - 6 Tips For Effective Use
What IS assertive communication? Assertive communication is the... Read More
The Power of ?Ask?
For Call Center managers, it is not a pipe dream... Read More
Management Development - Micromanagement Works!
Getting into the detail of everything each of your people... Read More
Employee Turnover: Seven Reasons Why People Quit Their Jobs
There are many reasons why good employees quit and go... Read More
Eight Key Steps to Building B2B Major Account Client Alliances
Audiences who saw the fabled Broadway musical, Chorus Line, marveled... Read More
Getting to Consensus
The need to get people in an organization to pull... Read More
People Literacy
Every Manager has experienced the frustration of not understanding why... Read More
The Idol-Makers
The end of the television season in May included the... Read More
Transparency: A Key To Your Effectiveness
Last month I talked about the Skilled Facilitator principle of... Read More
Top 10 Things NOT To Tell Angel and VC Investors
I am not writing this to create a list of... Read More
Vampire Meetings and How To Slay Them
Meetings can be like mythical vampires ? sucking the life... 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
Credibility - A Golden Key to Becoming More Influential
You have been named a new leader in your organization,... Read More
Being a Great Boss
Are you one of those bosses that people just love... 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
Managing the Human Resource Project
We obtain strategic results by aligning HR mission, vision and... Read More
Performance Appraisals: Questions for Smarties and Dummies
In numerous programs I've conducted on performance appraisals, with Human... Read More
Innovation Management ? Innovation or Profit?
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Competencies for HR Professionals in Knowledge-based Industry with Reference to IT, ITES-BPOs
Introduction"High performing HR function affects bottom line nearly 10%"- A... Read More
The Email Trap
If you sit at a computer for most of the... Read More
Importance of Just-In-Time Inventory System
In today's competitive world shorter product life cycles, customers rapid... Read More
Smart Staffing: Replacing a Key Manager
Have you been in this situation? One of your top... Read More
Three Professional Services Resolutions for 2005
With client expectations higher than ever before, and the gradual... 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
Recruitment - Do You Know What Youre Looking For?
The time will come when you'll need to interview someone... Read More
Employee Retention: Five Leadership Fundamentals
Are your management practices on the right track? Retaining your... Read More
Déjà Vu MCI to Qwest International Inc: Can this Corporate Marriage Survive?
Current Situation:As of this writing, the MCI Board of Governors... Read More
Take The Guesswork Out Of Problem Solving
In today's chaotic world and uncertain economic times too many... Read More
Are You At The Mercy Of Computer Geeks?
Many business owners are sabotaging their business without even realizing... Read More
Planning a Productive Retreat
What value is there in leadership or team-building retreats? Just... Read More
Why Training Fails
Sometimes when I conduct my workshop on Effective Meetings, one... Read More
Work Priorities: Where Can You Spend Your Time Most Effectively?
Understanding where you can spend time most effectively requires concentration... Read More
Leaders Versus Cheerleaders
Everyone wants to describe themselves as a leader. Everyday, new... Read More
Does Your State Like To Keep Your Workers Compensation Secrets Hidden?
Workers compensation secrets are hidden deep within piles and piles... Read More
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