Innovation Management ? Innovation or Profit?
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
Turbo Charge Your Career With The Most Powerful Leadership Tool Of All: The Leadership Talk: Part 2
In Part One, I described the Leadership Talk and how it is a much more effective leadership tool than presentations or speeches.I also described two fundamental premises that the Leadership Talk is based on.In Part Two, I will show you the purpose of the Leadership Talk. You won't be able... 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
Delegate, Dont Abdicate
One of the key skills for the leaders of growing businesses is to 'get' the distinction between delegation and abdication.Many managers and business leaders fall into one of two extreme categories:They delegate too little and try to do it all themselves or they give too much away, abdicating both their... Read More
Building A Stellar Business One Employee At A Time
Top businesses that continually lead their industry clearly understand a simple fact:People are their most vital assets.Every employee plays a key role in the company. In today's climate, your company cannot afford redundant employees.All businesses are run and operated by people. Each person makes decisions every day based on what... Read More
Provisioning/User Management System Upgrades: Part II ? Building Awareness And Building Approval
Somewhere in the world is a person who wants to see their provisioning/user management systems get a sorely needed upgrade. But they seem to be getting nowhere.The technical requirements are unarticulated. Key decisionmakers in the company are not aware this is needed. And the "project" is funded and without resources.... Read More
What Makes a Good Appraisal Interview?
WHAT MAKES A GOOD APPRAISAL INTERVIEW?Here is a tip for supervisors that will contribute to a successful appraisal interview. Give advance notice. Employees like to have advance notice of the appraisal session so that they can think about the past evaluation period from their own perspective. The prepared employee may... Read More
The Do?s and Don?ts of Giving Feedback
Being able to give effective feedback is not just a good skill to possess in business, it is a great life skill to have. Because when you are masterful at giving feedback, not only can you help your employees to sustain continuously improving performance, you can also improve the performance... Read More
Nine Steps to Help You Develop Your Potential
Go into any bookstore and you will find a big selection of self-help and personal improvement products. Most everyone (and I'll bet everyone reading this) wants to improve. We know we need to get better, and we want to get better. We may want to improve our personal relationships, our... Read More
Organizational Culture and Creative Blocks ? the Similarities
Few Decision makers see the link between between creativity and innovation management, as performed by MBA's in firms, and creative endeavours such as screenwriting. In fact, there are very strong linkages.The problems that prevent individuals coming up with ideas, writing and then commercialising their screenplays are the very same as... Read More
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The Changing Boss-Secretary Relationship
THE CHANGING BOSS-SECRETARY RELATIONSHIP: Imagine a partnership at work. One... Read More
Cheat Sheet; Understanding The MSDS and Your Obligations In The Workplace To Employees
MSDS SHEETSMSDS stands for Material Safety Data Sheets. MSDS sheets... Read More
Five Steps to Increase the People Power in Your Business
Take some bold steps and help your employees and business... Read More
Attract and Retain Positively Great Employees - An Action Plan for Employee Training
Everyday a business owner, CEO, or manager somewhere is complaining... Read More
The Measurement of Manager Training
THE MEASUREMENT OF TRAINING: Evaluation is one of the most... Read More
Plans & Goal Setting - Kicking winning Goals
Kicking Winning Business Goals The competition for business... 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
Never Punish Yourself or Others for Failures
If you want to find success in various ramifications, be... Read More
Working with Hearing Impaired Employees - Giving Them a Fair Go
Hearing impaired people often encounter difficulty at work because their... Read More
Invite Self-Managed Staff
"Treat people as if they were what they ought to... Read More
Managing Yo-Yo Style
Does being managed by others smack more of "Survivor" than... Read More
Diversity in the Workplace: Benefits, Challenges and Solutions
Workplace diversity refers to the variety of differences between people... Read More
One Thing You Cant Hide
One of the most important of all motivators at work... Read More
The Power of ?Ask?
For Call Center managers, it is not a pipe dream... Read More
Making Meetings Work
We have all attended meetings that were boring, mindless and... Read More
The Leaders Fallacy May Be Howard Deans Undoing
Howard Dean's tenure as chairman of the Democratic National Committee... Read More
Managing People - No One Shows You What To Do
Imagine the following scenario - you pay a visit to... Read More
Problems with Group Decision Making
DECISION BY AUTHORITY RULE: Many groups start out with-or quickly... Read More
To Meet or Not to Meet - What are the Questions?
Meetings can be a total waste of time or a... Read More
25 Super-Practical Steps to Build Your Business!
For the past several weeks, we have focused on some... Read More
Innovation Management ? The Need For Knowledge Managers
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
3 Simple Things the Best Managers Do - And You Can Too!
If it's so simple, why don't managers all over the... Read More
Communicating CEOs
I see a PR firm has done a survey on... Read More
The Permissive Environment is the Suspect
The permissive and participatory conduct which most employees take for... Read More
Stomp Out Leeches In Your Company
Recently, I felt appalled to see a political candidate running... Read More
Manage Communication to Add Value
Management guru Tom Peters says white collar workers and managers... Read More
Finding Common Ground Through Consensus Decision-Making
It's clear to me that a workplace is a better... Read More
Satisfied Employees, A Powerful Marketing Strategy
Even in today's still uncertain economic times, there are companies... 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
The Art of Motivation and Need Fulfillment
Industrial/clinical psychology and applied psychiatry have made tremendous strides in... Read More
The 10 Realities of Change
I've seen several articles that begin with lines like "the... Read More
I Am Not A Number - Why Too Many Change Projects Fail
Many of you will recognise this quote from the 1960s... Read More
Bullying and the Not for Profit Organisation
Where there is people there is politics! Bullying is now... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management :- Thought Leadership
Leadership is only sustainable when leaders consistently come up with... Read More
Turnover is Not a Problem
"Ha!" you say. "For someone to make a statement like... Read More
Increasing Employee Retention Through Employee Engagement
You've seen it happen many times. An organization that provides... Read More
Growing Profits is Easy!
Everyone involved in running a business from the smallest start-up... Read More
Million Dollar Support System For You and For Your Business
Whether you are a consultant, coach, business owner, doctor, professional,... Read More
Catch Your Staff Doing Something Right
A long time ago, I learned something about being a... Read More
Problem-Solving Success Tip: Use Your Project Management Skills
Solving a big problem is a project: you're far more... Read More
Give Yourself a Boss Day Gift, Part 2: Are You the Position or the Person?
Are you the position or the person?Bosses can lose their... Read More
Maximizing Sales through the Ultimate Tracking Software
Every small to mid-sized business owner would love to know... Read More
Auditing Improves Effective Planning
Speak of operations assessment, and we'll hear its significant value.... Read More
The Seven Cs: Partnership Danger Signs - The 6th C: Changing Vision
A series of articles exploring the seven critical areas that... Read More
Minimising Conflict With Effective Communication
Did you know there are 5 types of... Read More
Innovation Management ? Measuring Failure!
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Saying ?No? Gracefully to Customers and Colleagues
Envision the scenario: You've just been asked at the last... Read More
Forget The Sandwich Technique
Do you remember being told to use the "sandwich" technique... Read More
How to Deal With Salespeople
If you are an executive, you may sometimes feel like... Read More
Managing Dickheads
"We are so different and individualistic that we can't work... Read More
Innovation Management ? Innovation or Profit?
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Preparing a Budget
Ok, you say, I know I need a budget, but... Read More
5 Awesome Actions of Highly Creative Leaders!
How many times have you wondered why you are unable... 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
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Human Resources at Work
This article relates to the Human Resource Functions competency, commonly... Read More
Birds of a Feather May Be Turkeys
Birds of a Feather May Be TurkeysBy Gene Griessman, PhD... Read More
Dont Take New Hires for Granted
Hiring good people is only half the battle. The other... Read More
Are You the Culprit?
Are you a business, non-profit or association manager who pretty... Read More
Learn to Assert Yourself
Pinpoint your own blocks to assertiveness: fear of disapproval, need... Read More
The Challenges of Human Resource Management
IntroductionThe role of the Human Resource Manager is evolving with... Read More
The Importance of Business Goals
For you to get where you want to go, there... Read More
Group Discussion Guidelines
DISCUSSION METHODS: There are two basic types of discussion methods;... Read More
What Is Business Sense?
What is the principal thing you need to succeed in... Read More
The Most Important Thing Youll Ever Do
The wellspring of confidence is belief. When you believe in... Read More
Policy & Procedure Manuals - Tools For Greater Productivity and Efficiency
In today's tough retail environment the retailer needs all the... Read More
Change Management: Avoid Havoc In Very Uncertain Times
Escalating gas prices...tensions and turmoil in the Middle East...a struggling... Read More
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