The 5 Things Great Managers Sense about their People, Every Day
Using all of your senses, to help you test how your people are feeling in your business, is a learned skill. Once you start to use it, your abilities to notice become refined and you have a background sensor working for you, day after day.As a precursor to having the... Read More
A Management Strategy
I witnessed some interesting behaviour from one of our premier management schools this summer. A behaviour that I have since discovered is not uncommon.This summer I met the PA of an emminent professor at a business school.I had met her on several occassions before and knew her to be a... Read More
The Four Key Steps In Hiring And Keeping Top People
"When you hire the best, the rest is easy!" We have heard this phrase many times, but how do we put this concept into action? We know that hiring the best people is vital to the success of your business, especially for fast growing businesses. And certainly, your customers have... Read More
Five Problem-Solving Success Tips
The ability to solve complicated problems quickly is more important than ever in today's tough economy.From the time we're little kids, we're taught to solve problems by trial and error. That's fine if the problem is as simple as a burned out light bulb. When the problem is a muddle... Read More
Uncovering the Secrets to Effective Performance Management
In many ways there are no secrets to implementing effective performance management. Performance Management is a process and a process which if implemented effectively should ensure that both employees and managers remain both productive and motivated.The actual process itself should hold no secrets. There are simply a number of steps... Read More
How to use NLP for Business?
What is Neuro-Linguistic Programming?Neuro-Linguistic programme is nothing but the study of human excellence. It is an art. It teaches you to be at the very best. It can change your life once for all. Neuro refers to your nervous system, the mental bridge of senses through which you feel, taste,... Read More
Stop Waste, Fraud and Abuse
Each year, businesses write-off six percent of revenue to waste, fraud and abuse. But why would managers throw all that hard-earned money away when there is a reliable way to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse using accounting policies & procedures to create internal controls.Internal controls eliminate uncollectible receivables; prevent theft... Read More
Take Control of Your Paper in 3 Easy Steps
Do you have piles of paper on your desk. Many do and don't know how to deal with them. They have no working system to deal with the day to day influx of paper, email, magazines and other information. Worse yet, after a while that pile on your desk gets... Read More
Profound Knowledge
We all are on a quest for knowledge. Whether its information that will make our lives easier or just small packets of data that in a trivial way allows us to sort out "why things are the way they are on this planet." As intelligent beings we are constantly receiving... Read More
Setting Direction Within an Organization
FINDING DIRECTION: An organization can't succeed without direction. Direction means having clear goals and guidelines; set goals and guidelines for staff to follow. When staff direction is needed, you must provide effective procedures for everyone to follow. Have guidelines and goals firmly set to keep the gray areas to the... Read More
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Lateral Thinking, Logical Thinking, Applied Creativity
Certain processes enhance creative output and others enhance innovative output.... Read More
Middle Managers Behaving Badly ? How To Stop This Damaging Your Results
More and more I hear and read about a looming... Read More
Customer Focus - Just 5 SimpleThings You Need to Think About
You can boil down the difference between successful businesses and... Read More
What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate
Today's successful organizations are the ones which carry on open... Read More
Effective Meetings - Quick Survey
Here's an easy quiz to check the health of your... Read More
Teaching Large Companies To Think Like The Little Guys
Q: I am an executive at a large company and... Read More
Strategies for Planning and Conducting Effective Meetings
Did you know that business executives spend about half their... 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
Can A Business Still Be Profitable When People Skills Are Absent?
In our current world of rapid and amazing technological advances,... Read More
How to Make a Difference Every Day
Every day, everyone can make the world a better place.... Read More
Can What Someone Does Off-hours Affect Your Business?
Q: How much do I have to worry about what... Read More
Stop Going to Meetings - 10 Questions to Ask Before Attending a Meeting - Get More Productive
We get invited to attend so many "meetings" but do... Read More
Retaining An Expert -- What Every Business Owner Needs To Know
As an entrepreneur, hiring an expert can be one of... Read More
Creativity Management and Behaviour
What behaviour maximises the chances of thinking of great ideas?... Read More
Success in Business Means Managing Negative Emotions
You may have the MBA but if an internal critic... Read More
The Do?s and Don?ts of Giving Feedback
Being able to give effective feedback is not just a... Read More
3 Tests To Hire The Best
Question: What's the easiest, cheapest and quickest way to have... Read More
Seven Cs to Avoid Procedure Writing Errors
You do your best to make sure your organization is... Read More
Strategic Clarity for Communication Management
Over the past few weeks I've been developing plans for... Read More
Keep The Faith - Transform The Fear
FEAR! To what extent does fear rule your life? How... 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
Creativity and Innovation Management: Goal Setting
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Five Ways to Increase Profitability By Doing The Right Thing
1. Base your business in the Magic Triangle. Honesty, integrity,... Read More
Procrastination and JDI!
In a management role procrastination can seriously hold back progress... Read More
Dividing The Loot
It is when the going gets better, that the going... Read More
Cold Water Comments - What They Are and How to Manage Them!
Cold Water Comments - What They Are and How to... Read More
Management Training: Are You Satisfied With The Results?
If you're not satfied with the results of your management... Read More
Business Knowledge Management
In the last few years a lot has been written... Read More
5 Steps to Identify Core Processes
Part Two of Creating Well-Defined Processes SeriesNext Week: ImplementationLast week,... Read More
Learn About Commercial Collections Agencies Fees
As with any other service, there are good and bad... Read More
I Said Pareto Chart? Not Potato Chart!
Does this sound familiar? You were hired for the new... Read More
Choices in Appointing International Managers
Globalization is requiring companies to make important choices about how... Read More
Time-Wasting Problems - One Question to Move You Forward
In any organisation, progress is frequently impaired by the time... Read More
Take Control of Your Paper in 3 Easy Steps
Do you have piles of paper on your desk. Many... Read More
The Three-Dimensional Communication System
Human communication is always three-dimensional. No spoken or written message... Read More
Dont Get Caught With Your PR Down
Why risk the embarassment when with a little basic PR... Read More
What is Knowledge Management Anyway?
When you think of all the things companies have, you... Read More
Quick Tip - Effective Meetings Have SMART Goals
The first step in planning an agenda is to identify... Read More
Once Upon a Conflict
Once upon a time there lived an innocent, hardworking manager.... Read More
The Top Three Problems IT Managers Face and How to Overcome Them
Todays business environment has changed drastically from just a few... Read More
Power of Pinpointing Accountability
I have always said that if I were to write... Read More
Innovation Management ? does the idea fit with the firm?
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Why Your Company Needs An E-Mail Policy
Everyone at the office thought that using the company e-mail... Read More
When Code Freeze Turns To Code Slush
Time To Market (TTM) is a vital concept that every... Read More
Motivating Employees - Ten Ways to Start You Off
Yet there is a place for those external 'raft-build's', 'away... Read More
How to Get Your Procedures Project Done
Wouldn't it be nice for business owners and executives to... Read More
Turbo Charge Your Career With The Most Powerful Leadership Tool Of All: The Leadership Talk: Part 1
Leaders speak 15 to 20 times daily. You speak at... Read More
Keeping Team Meetings Vibrant
Meetings can be the life-blood of an organisation or the... Read More
Setting Clearer Performance Expectations
The annual performance review.Stating this phrase guarantees some reaction for... Read More
Rethinking the CEO-Chairman Split
Traditionally, in American businesses, the same person occupies the role... Read More
How to Say No
Rejection hurts. No one likes to give it or to... Read More
Satisfied Employees, A Powerful Marketing Strategy
Even in today's still uncertain economic times, there are companies... Read More
Collections Management
How long does it take your customers, clients or patients... Read More
Delegating Responsibility
Too many managers waste both time and energy performing tasks... Read More
Re-Discovery Procedures for Building Effective Management Systems: Phase V
Now we turn the corner to our final phase: Re-Discovery.Last... Read More
The Leaders Fallacy May Be Howard Deans Undoing
Howard Dean's tenure as chairman of the Democratic National Committee... Read More
Five Habits of Highly Effective Conflict Resolvers
Steven Covey had the right idea. There are discreet skills... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Feasibility
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Turbo Charge Your Career With The Most Powerful Leadership Tool Of All: The Leadership Talk Part 3
To develop and deliver a great Leadership Talk, you must... Read More
4 Steps to Success In Life, Business, The Universe And Everything
Everyone wants to succeed in life. And no one starts... Read More
Creating a Team Working Environment
TEAM DECISION MAKING: Managers who invite participation believe that people... Read More
Employee Retention: Five Leadership Fundamentals
Are your management practices on the right track? Retaining your... Read More
Project Management - I Want It ALL
The knee-jerk response to prioritizing requirements is to mark everything... Read More
Whatever it Takes!
I have a sign on my office door. It pretty... Read More
How to Fire an Employee
One of the most difficult tasks you will face as... Read More
Training and ROI (Return On Investment)
Statistics consistently reinforce that the biggest challenge in today's contact... Read More
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