Why and How to Work with a Consultant
A good consultant provides specialist abilities and experience, innovative ideas, second opinions (reality checks), unbiased appraisals, and new approaches.A good consultant will leave you with tools, plans, and materials, and will transfer knowledge and resources to help you use them.Avoid making mistakes and wasting time and resources. A small investment... Read More
Innovation Management ? how will we make the go or kill decisions?
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
Organizational Structure, Creativity, Innovation
Organizational structure can inhibit or foster creativity and innovation. The problem with organizational structure though, is that it is resultant of many factors, including history, organic growth, strategy, operational design, product diversity, logistics, marketing, client base, supplier base and so forth. Therefore, what managers need, are not recipes for complete... Read More
Do You Need a Personal Assistant?
It's great to be multi-skilled?be able to type your own correspondence, do your bookkeeping, answer all phone calls, prepare your PowerPoint presentations, organise your own travel, seminars, pick up and send your mail, pack orders, do your own marketing, do all the photocopying, ring your clients and prospects. However it... Read More
Virtual Assistance: A Money Saving Opportunity For Employers
What is a Virtual Assistant? A Virtual Assistant is a highly skilled, independent entrepreneur who provides business services in a remote or virtual environment. Some have used terms like telecommuter or working from home.Employers are looking for alternatives to having a full-time employee. Hiring a skilled Virtual Assistant helps to... Read More
Romford Accountants: Accountancy Firm Roles and Responsibilities
If you own or operate a business in the UK, especially in Romford, then you know how time consuming it is to not only run your business but to also make sure all of your financial bases are covered. I want to help you understand some of the common roles... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Providing Career Opportunity
This article relates to the Career Opportunity competency, commonly evaluated in employee satisfaction surveys. It explores issues such as internal growth opportunities, potential for advancement, career development importance, and the relationship between job performance and career advancement. It examines whether your employees believe they have a chance to grow within... Read More
25 Super-Practical Steps to Build Your Business!
For the past several weeks, we have focused on some wonderful but (to my way of thinking) rather fancy ideas about life. I wrote about motivation (I don't believe in it). I wrote about sorting out priorities (I do believe in that!). And I wrote about the 4 traits of... Read More
Successful Managing Through Delegation
Managers should avoid the tendency to constantly delegate to the same one or two capable individuals. This practice only overloads the best personnel while slighting all others.As with delegation in general, there may be occasions in which work must be divided among several individuals for example, highly technical or complex... Read More
Is A Bad Attitude Permanent
Today there is great weight put on a person's attitude. It is as if this is something for which they are individually responsible and should be held to account for.The inference seems to be that no matter what you do the way that you approach it is your responsibility.For example,... Read More
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Middle-Aged Managers, the Forgotten Digital Divide
The digital divide is defined by the role computers play... Read More
Organizational Culture and Creative Blocks ? the Similarities
Few Decision makers see the link between between creativity and... Read More
Controlling Your Cash Flow
IntroductionAre you looking for a way to gain control of... Read More
Accountability Equals Meeting Success
Leslie was the new manager of the group. She was... Read More
Spinning Gold from Straw: Low-Cost Employee Retention and Motivation Tools in a Changing Economy
New York, NY, February 25, 2005 ? Employee retention and... Read More
Interviewing Applicants Can Be Hazardous to Your Wealth
1st Fact: Interviewing applicants is the most common way companies... Read More
Working with Hearing Impaired Employees - Giving Them a Fair Go
Hearing impaired people often encounter difficulty at work because their... Read More
Gift Giving for Business a Major Headache
Corporate gifting is a big headache for most business owners;... Read More
Pricing Strategy for Retail Flower Shops
When you create your profit and loss statement to assess... Read More
Overcoming Perfectionism
Perfectionism can get in the way of building or marketing... Read More
Performance Appraisal Scenarios: Improve Your Communication
IMPROVING COMMUNICATION DURING THE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL: If the employee has... Read More
Dont Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Credit Policy
Do you know how many customers you have that are... Read More
Performance Management - Getting The Most Out of Your Employees
Managing for Best PerformanceIn it's simplest form, performance management is... Read More
Corporate Governance for Business Owners
It is clear that good Corporate Governance is in the... Read More
Managing Rebellious Employees
Surveys of executives reveal that many companies fall short of... Read More
Problem-Solving Success Tip: Whatever You Do, Do It on Purpose
Decision-making shows up throughout the problem-solving process. The decisions may... Read More
Tales From the Corporate Frontlines: Managerial Influence
This article relates to the Manager/Supervisor competency, commonly evaluated in... Read More
Industry Analysis Section of Your business plan
Writing a Business Plan for your next entrepreneurial endeavor is... Read More
People Are Our Most Important Asset!
How many times have you heard or uttered this phrase... Read More
Sweet Parting Of Ways
Why settle for bad feelings when your employee leaves the... Read More
Take This Into Consideration Before You Write Your Mission Statement
What principles should a company keep in mind when developing... Read More
Lack of Operations Manuals Stunting Your Growth?
Lack of Operations Manuals stunting your growth?CONTENTS:1. Do you lack... Read More
Business Innovation ? the Value of Structure
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Develop Your People and Make More Money
What is the no. 1 asset in your business beside... Read More
Business Leadership Skills - Managing the Human Being Behind the Business
Managing the Human Being Behind the Business It's... Read More
Ten Steps to Take the Work out of Work ? Replicate Yourself!
They say that management can be a lonely place. A... Read More
Classifying Motivational Needs
While there exist several useful definitions of motivation, for our... 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
Goodwill is an Intangible Asset
'Goodwill' is regarded as an intangible asset in a business.... Read More
Turbo-Charge Your Rollout with ERM
Employees are the often-neglected stakeholders in the success or failure... Read More
Lone Rangers Suffer without Tonto
A lone ranger is someone who prefers working in solitude... Read More
The Comfort Zone
The Comfort Zone I... Read More
Improve Operations by Restructuring
Transitioning from Vertical Hierarchies to Decentralized / Flatter OrganizationsThe need... Read More
Is A Bad Attitude Permanent
Today there is great weight put on a person's attitude.... Read More
The Walmart Cult
The CultBecoming a part of the Cult, consists of being... Read More
Nonprofit Performance: Outcome Measurement Can Be A Good Thing
Does the idea of program evaluation make your stomach churn?... Read More
Think Before You Talk
What you say to other people can make or break... Read More
Innovation Management and Brainstorming Management ? why people hate to brainstorm!
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Future Business Success - What Does Good Look Like?
When you know you need to shift up a gear,... Read More
Communicate To The Four Main Personality Types
You probably know this already, but there are generally held... Read More
Three Professional Services Resolutions for 2005
With client expectations higher than ever before, and the gradual... Read More
Make the Most of Your Time - Focus on Strengths
Once working and focused in tune with what they do... Read More
I Said Pareto Chart? Not Potato Chart!
Does this sound familiar? You were hired for the new... Read More
Preparing a Budget
Ok, you say, I know I need a budget, but... Read More
The Survey Feedback Process for Organizational Development and Change
THE PURPOSE OF SURVEY FEEDBACK:In globally competitive environments, organizations are... Read More
CEO: The Key To Fix ingThe Marketing/Sales Collaboration Problem
We all know that achieving better alignment, synergy and cooperation... Read More
Birds of a Feather May Be Turkeys
Birds of a Feather May Be TurkeysBy Gene Griessman, PhD... Read More
Performance Appraisal Scenarios: Improve Your Communication
IMPROVING COMMUNICATION DURING THE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL: If the employee has... Read More
The Seven Essentials of Business Communication
There are seven essential elements to successful business communication:StructureClarityConsistencyMediumRelevancyPrimacy/RecencyPsychological Rule... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Idea Progression
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Effective Meetings: Why Most Meetings are a Waste of Time
Whether your company holds one meeting a week or dozens... Read More
Increasing the Return on Your Training Investment
Insightful leaders and organizations recognize that training is a valuable... Read More
Unveiling the Value of Your Expertise
All of us have knowledge, expertise, and experience that others... Read More
Delegate, Dont Abdicate
One of the key skills for the leaders of growing... Read More
Innovation Management ? the Root of the Problem
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Management to the Vision-Contribution and the Role of Compliance
As a manager our role is to:1. Establish the vision,... Read More
Budgets that Damage - The Downsides of Making the Numbers
In my organisational career, I had budgets from the age... Read More
Examining the Relationship Between Employee Satisfaction and Customer Satisfaction
Researchers have undertaken numerous studies to look at the connection... Read More
Dialogue: the Four Dialogic Principles For Successful Communication
"But you don't understand!" exclaimed the manager, "this new initiative... Read More
Stomp Out Leeches In Your Company
Recently, I felt appalled to see a political candidate running... Read More
Oasis in a Cash Flow Desert - Four Resources That Increase Small Business Capital Streams
For small business owners, an enthusiastic vision for smooth, steady... Read More
Recruitment - Do You Know What Youre Looking For?
The time will come when you'll need to interview someone... Read More
Resolving Needs - What Your Employees Wish For!
For your people, they want to do a great job... Read More
Performance Appraisals: Questions for Smarties and Dummies
In numerous programs I've conducted on performance appraisals, with Human... Read More
Work Life a Balancing Act
Australians are loosing their laidback, carefree reputation, as we continue... Read More
Importance of Just-In-Time Inventory System
In today's competitive world shorter product life cycles, customers rapid... Read More
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