Deciding What to Delegate
DECIDING WHAT TO DELEGATE: Once the benefits of delegation are established and obstacles removed, the next step in the delegation process is to decide what work can and should be delegated. In general, work to be delegated should adhere to the following guidelines: - It can be handled adequately down... Read More
To Thine Own Self Be True--Its Better for Business: What Arthur Andersen Would Say to His Company
As a child, you probably heard, "to thine own self be true." But what does that really mean? When the newspapers are full of cheating and lying business owners, politicians, and academics, does it really make sense to maintain your integrity?To me, the answer is a clear, unwaffling YES! Without... Read More
Change or Die! To Change Your Organization, Hire a Business Coach
It is a common business axiom ? change or die. As a small or mid-sized business owner or a manager, there will be times you will need to make changes in your organization but may not be sure how to go about it.Change is hard to implement and even harder... Read More
The Truth About Performance Reviews
Now that it is January, many of you are putting together, or have just finished putting together your annual Performance Appraisals for your staff. Feedback on performance is certainly one of the most critical aspects of personnel development and one that deserves to be taken very seriously. But after 25... Read More
Sending Documents Through Email? Dont Get Burned by Metadata!
During a recent seminar I gave located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, I discussed something called, "metadata". When I asked whether anyone ever heard of metadata, I was confronted with blank stares. This is exactly why I decided to write here about what it is and how it can impact... Read More
Score the Rainbows Pot of Gold: Become the Boss That No One Wants to Leave
Leadership is lifting a person's vision to higher sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations. Peter DruckerLadies and gentlemen, the captain has turned on the seat belt sign. Please return to your seats and make sure your... Read More
Vampire Meetings and How To Slay Them
Meetings can be like mythical vampires ? sucking the life out of intelligent and creative people. And sucking the funds out of businesses. Unfortunately, there are too many of these meetings in business today.A UCLA study said the "typical" meeting includes nine people. If you have nine people in a... Read More
Are You A B.O.S.S. -- Boisterous, Omnipotent, Self Indulgent, Sociopath
Boisterous, Omnipotent, Self- indulgent Sociopath. Avoid the B.O.S.S. syndrome with five leadership principles that translate academic leadership theory to real world, 21st century application.There are many academic theories published on leadership. Some of these theories include:Participative LeadershipPatricia McLagan & Christo Nel state that, "leadership is about breaking new ground, going... Read More
Making Assumptions - A Critical Communication Mistake In Business And In Your Personal Life!
We draw conclusions about people through observation, their behavior, past experiences, other people's comments, etc. We assume who people are, what they think/need/want with such speed we fail to recognize how our own viewpoint colors the way we connect with and relate to people and situations. We even hold assumptions... Read More
How to Enhance Quality in Your Business
Every business must strive to provide quality products and services to customers. To achieve that objective the company must draw well thought out policies and procedures to ensure 100% achievement of the targets.Here are some tips to ensure that your business attains and enhance quality:Document Quality Objectives and ProceduresQuality management... Read More
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Choices in Appointing International Managers
Globalization is requiring companies to make important choices about how... Read More
Why Saying Well Done Works
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Why Good Enough... Isnt
About a year ago, I had an opportunity to have... Read More
Employee Orientation: Get New Hires Off To a Great Start
The good news is that a new hire orientation program... Read More
Can Your Corporate Policy Pass the Monkeys, Bananas, and Water-spray Experiment?
Five monkeys were placed in a cage. A banana was... Read More
The Narcissist in the Workplace
To a narcissist-employer, the members of his "staff" are Secondary... Read More
Know the Source of Business
One of the first questions we ask a prospect or... Read More
Comparing Ancient Programs from the East to Modern Programs like Stephen Covey.
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MANAGING CRISIS; when you?re too good at it
When you are acclaimed for excellence during times of crisis... Read More
Leadership Skills
Recent studies have shown that industrial supervisors are working at... Read More
What To Do When Your IT Project Is Late, Over Budget, and Looks Like It?s Never Going To Work
Here's a scary statistic. According to four prominent research firms,... Read More
Improving Patient Sensitivity in Doctors and Hospital Staff
COMPANY/ORGANIZATIONA South Florida hospital. The CEO of the hospital saw... Read More
Recognition: A Quick, Low-cost Way to Motivate Employees
Recognizing good performance through praise or other positive action is... Read More
9 Strategies for Writing Accounts Payable Procedures
The Cash to Cash Cycle Part Four of SeriesNext: Complete... Read More
Problem Solving the Problem Solving Meeting
We go to meetings to share information, to report on... Read More
Manage or Lead ? Why the Difference Matters and What to Do About That Difference
Many books have been written about managing people, and an... Read More
Use Every Weapon You Have
One of the strongest weapons available allows business, non-profit and... Read More
Develop Your Managers and Keep Your Staff
Following on from the last edition of The Organised Times... Read More
Why Half of All Mergers Fail After the Honeymoon Ends
Marriages and corporate mergers in America have at least one... Read More
Communicating with Case Studies
A few weeks ago, a couple of colleagues and I... Read More
Is Your Brain Getting the Memory Full Message? 5 Ways to Free Up Room on Your Brains Hard Drive
Lynn was tapped to head up the project team for... Read More
Radical Creativity from Incremental Creativity ? large movements from small changes
Positive radical movement is the holy grail of nearly every... Read More
Lets Flourish and Prosper!
Some say that in business as in sex: if it... Read More
Building Shareholder Value Through Your People
Increasing shareholder value is the most important driver for organisations... Read More
One Bad Apple
One Bad Apple I know what... Read More
Pricing Strategy for Retail Flower Shops
When you create your profit and loss statement to assess... Read More
Appraisal Systems - Not Living Up to Their Objectives
Almost, if not all organisations have them, they've been around... Read More
Credibility - A Golden Key to Becoming More Influential
You have been named a new leader in your organization,... Read More
Success in Business Means Managing Negative Emotions
You may have the MBA but if an internal critic... Read More
What to do When You receive a Bad Check
As a small business operator, personal checks may be one... Read More
How to use NLP for Business?
What is Neuro-Linguistic Programming?Neuro-Linguistic programme is nothing but the study... Read More
Align The Enterprise & Make Beautiful Music Together
Q: Why is a great business like a great marching... Read More
The Professor Makes A Minus Power Move
If you think the power move has costs, consider the... Read More
Invoice Factoring for Goverment Vendors
Assignment of Claims Act of 1986"....What does this mean for... Read More
7 Strategies for Sustained Innovation
The need for constant reinvention is a given in today's... Read More
How to Meet Quality Standards with ISO 9001
In today's hectic business environment, it is vital that we... Read More
New Job, New Culture: Do You Fit In?
It seemed like a good decision at the time. A... Read More
Tales From the Corporate Frontlines: Team Dynamics and Communication
This article relates to the Team Dynamics competency, which evaluates... Read More
Satisfied Employees, A Powerful Marketing Strategy
Even in today's still uncertain economic times, there are companies... Read More
Outsourcing Problem Analysis
As an HR professional, you have responsibilities in several broad... Read More
6 Ways to Keep Things Simple
Six Ways to Keep Things Simple We can have greater... Read More
Are You the Culprit?
Are you a business, non-profit or association manager who pretty... Read More
The Email Trap
If you sit at a computer for most of the... Read More
Time-Wasting Problems - One Question to Move You Forward
In any organisation, progress is frequently impaired by the time... Read More
10 Resolutions For The New Year!!
Each year many people create a list of resolutions designed... Read More
The High Cost of Employee Turnover Among Project Managers
Imagine for a moment this scenario from a frustrated Senior... Read More
Making a Decision to Outsource: Driving Factors
Most executives view offshore outsourcing most of all as a... Read More
Organisation Tips For The Mobile Executive
Despite the fact that everyone sighs "How glamorous!", the life... Read More
Are You At The Mercy Of Computer Geeks?
Many business owners are sabotaging their business without even realizing... 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
Using Outlook to Count Responses
Here's a productivity tip that will save you a lot... Read More
Use Every Weapon You Have
One of the strongest weapons available allows business, non-profit and... Read More
Why Employees Are the Best Source of Cost-cutting Ideas
Cost cutting has become a necessary and important reality in... Read More
Creative and Innovative Culture, Change Management ? Three Easy Tests
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Compensation and Six Sigma Black Belts
One of the more ambiguous elements of a Six Sigma... Read More
Innovation Management ? how will we make the go or kill decisions?
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Business Fit
I have been an entrepreneur for over twenty years and... Read More
A Renewed View of the Modern Business Culture
Life can sometimes be unexciting if not refreshed by the... Read More
CEOs Role in Family Business
I first met Roland (not his real name) in 1972.... Read More
Popular Business Misconceptions Cost You Money!
Faulty information costs you money! Which of these popular business... Read More
Hiring Your First Business Personal Assistant: Some Guidelines for Successful Hiring
Hiring the first personal business assistant is an exciting time... Read More
Effective Meetings - Quick Survey
Here's an easy quiz to check the health of your... Read More
Leaning Toward Change
Seduced by the publicity surrounding the impact of Lean on... Read More
Think Twice Before Selling ROI
When we're selling to business people, our value proposition has... Read More
Budgets that Damage - The Downsides of Making the Numbers
In my organisational career, I had budgets from the age... Read More
Employee Surveys: a Strategic Tool for Positive Change
Do you want to measure your workers' level of satisfaction?... Read More
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