Managing People - No More Mr Tough Guy
I believe the media and our culture sends the wrong messages about how to manage people and this makes it difficult for Business Owners and Managers.We've all heard the old cliché "nice guys don't finish first" and that has a huge impact on how managers deal with their people. We're... Read More
How To Hire Superstars
Can a person's behavior and values really determine if they will be a future SuperStar for your company? If you knew the formula for hiring SuperStars and could cut your recruiting costs in half, would you start today? This article outlines three simple but critical steps for adding structure to... Read More
Creativity Management and Behaviour
What behaviour maximises the chances of thinking of great ideas? What behaviour maximises the ability to nurture ideas until they begin to reveal their potential?To begin answering the above questions we will briefly explore five areas:a) Creativity versus innovation. It is correct that the above questions are separated, as they... Read More
Survival of the Fittest: The Road to Human Extinction
I was watching a TV program some months ago about a biologist working in Central America who was dedicated to protecting the panther species from extinction. During the program I heard him make a comment that upon reflection I found had embedded in it seeds of wisdom that not even... Read More
Innovation Management ? IBM Opens Lid On Its Treasure Chest
IBM, which registered 3248 patents last year, has decided that sharing technology can sometimes be more profitable than jealously guarding its property rights on patents, copyrights and trade secrets (Herald Tribune, April 11 2005).International Business Machines have come to the above conclusion 205 years after the invention of electric light... Read More
Christmas and Business Gifts for Your Clients and Employees!
Tis' the season for business and corporate gift-giving! If you believe in the law of reciprocity, and if your business is the least bit successful you must; you know that giving back is not only the right thing to do, but it's very smart business as well. Let's look at... Read More
Birds of a Feather May Be Turkeys
Birds of a Feather May Be TurkeysBy Gene Griessman, PhD Birds of a feather do flock together. It's true. Given a choice, most of us will seek out people who think like we do, people with whom we feel comfortable, those we won't quarrel with. Visit any company cafeteria... Read More
Why Would Anyone Do That in My Meeting?
Imagine that you open a meeting by saying, "We need to talk about the budget."And someone responds with, "I named my dog Budget because everyone tells me he's too big."After the laughter subsides, you wonder why anyone would make such a silly remark in your meeting.And this leads to a... Read More
9 Tips for Getting the Most From Your Conference Investment
Tips for Getting the Most From Your Conference Investment All professionals attend conferences, seminars, and trade shows each year. Through my observation and person experience here are my top tips for maximizing your time and monetary investment in these events. 1. Set goals for the event. Think about what you... Read More
4 Steps to Success In Life, Business, The Universe And Everything
Everyone wants to succeed in life. And no one starts a business of any sort, on-line or off-line, wanting to fail.Yet the sad fact is that 80% of offline and 97% of internet businesses will fail in the first year. 84% of internet businesses will never make any income at... Read More
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Beyond Management Coaching: When Things Are Getting Out of Control
Leaders and Managers often ask us, 'What do you do... Read More
5 Awesome Actions of Highly Creative Leaders!
How many times have you wondered why you are unable... Read More
Just The Facts
Attitudes are more important than facts. Dr. Karl Menninger... Read More
Is Your Management Style Assisting or Hurting Your Business?
Many times business owners can have significant differences in management... Read More
Learning To Let Go
If you have the entrepreneurial spirit (which clearly you have!),... Read More
If You Build It, Investors Will Come
When you begin to write your business plan or a... Read More
Six Honest Business Friends - They Guide Me In All I Do
SIX "HONEST BUSINESS FRIENDS" - THEY GUIDE ME IN ALL... Read More
The High Cost of Employee Turnover Among Project Managers
Imagine for a moment this scenario from a frustrated Senior... Read More
The Most Important Thing Youll Ever Do
The wellspring of confidence is belief. When you believe in... Read More
Gossip And Rumors And Hearsay, Oh Why?
In the Wizard of Oz, it was "Lions and tigers... Read More
When Politics Prevent Innovation - Or? Still Fighting Battles and Losing Wars
The objective is to beat the competition and make money.... Read More
Involving People Gave Us the Improvements We Needed
We had a problem with handling materials in a production... Read More
Appraisal Systems - Not Living Up to Their Objectives
Almost, if not all organisations have them, they've been around... Read More
Minimising Conflict With Effective Communication
Did you know there are 5 types of... Read More
How to Leverage Your Strengths for Peak Performance
Ask almost any business leader how to most effectively develop... 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
Leading Meetings: The Top Three Challenges
What do people really find challenging about leading meetings? Here... Read More
Loyalty, Motivation And Work-Life Balance
Managers who aren't loyal to their people can't expect loyalty... Read More
Four Steps to Better Performance Reviews
Direct reports-people who need direction and leadership-rely on their leaders... Read More
Are You in AWE of Your Employees?
Employers have become so concerned about seeming "unfair" or worse... Read More
Deciding What to Delegate
DECIDING WHAT TO DELEGATE: Once the benefits of delegation are... Read More
Are You Managing to Lead?
For many people, the terms "manager" and "leader" are synonymous.... Read More
Is It Worth To Outsource? How One Can Outsource Wisely
Recent trends in software development market show that it is... Read More
Partnering for Performance
"The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss... Read More
Unravelling the Data Mining Mystery - The Key to Dramatically Higher Profits
Data mining is the art of extracting nuggets of gold... Read More
How To Jump Start Your Profits and Keep Your Profits Rolling
There are so many ways to jump start your prifits... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Employee Ideas Achieve Work Life Balance
This article relates to the Work/Life Balance competency, which investigates... Read More
Performance Appraisals: Nightmares or Sweet Dreams
Some managers think of performance appraisal meetings and recollections of... Read More
Outsourcing NOT Just for Big Business
Outsourcing has become a controversial issue and a hot topic... Read More
Biometrics and ?Return On Investment?
At this time of tight budgets, the mantra of business... Read More
Take The Guesswork Out Of Problem Solving
In today's chaotic world and uncertain economic times too many... Read More
Character: Is It Necessary In Leadership? (Part Two)
In the first part of this two part article, I... Read More
Einstein, The Universe, And Leadership
Every since serving a hitch in the military, I have... Read More
From Boring to Interesting - Making Training Effective
Being a good trainer requires experience and skill. Experience comes... Read More
Indecent Proposal in the Workplace ? An Overview of Workplace Harassment & Employer Liability
An allegation of harassment in the workplace is a growing... Read More
Take This Into Consideration Before You Write Your Mission Statement
What principles should a company keep in mind when developing... Read More
Dealing with Marginal Performers: The Therapeutic Approach
--PREPARATION: The purpose of the therapeutic approach is to spark... Read More
Micromanagement and Delegation
Micro-Management and Delegation ... 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
Four Ways To Make the Case For Outsourcing
How do you convert outsourcing leads into clients? You may... Read More
Power of Pinpointing Accountability
I have always said that if I were to write... Read More
Loyalty, Motivation And Work-Life Balance
Managers who aren't loyal to their people can't expect loyalty... Read More
How to Set Up a Conference Call
The methods in which you set up a conference call... Read More
Selecting Top Talent: Improve Your Batting Average
I recently gave a presentation to a group of business... Read More
Lack of Operations Manuals Stunting Your Growth?
Lack of Operations Manuals stunting your growth?CONTENTS:1. Do you lack... Read More
Making Powerful Requests That Launch People Into Action
Do you ever wonder why people do not simply do... Read More
Knowledge Management - Learning Whilst Doing - Facilitating an After Action Review
Introducing a learning culture into organisations can be difficult at... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Psychological Reward
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Muggers in Our Midst - When Rumour and Gossip Pay You a Visit
'I heard it on the grapevine' the old song goes.... Read More
Success: A Wholistic Perspective
The world has always been mixed with the... Read More
Appraisal Systems - Not Living Up to Their Objectives
Almost, if not all organisations have them, they've been around... Read More
Executive Performance -- Whos to Blame for Incompetent Managers?
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal raised the... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: A New Managers Tale
This article relates to the Manager/Supervisor competency, commonly evaluated in... Read More
Finding the Right Way to Motivate Your Employees
Fear, Incentives and GrowthZig Ziglar says that there are three... Read More
Listening Strategically
Usually, we're most interested in communicating outwardly; getting our messages... Read More
Focus on Outcomes to Keep Your Business On-Course
Did you know that an airplane in flight is off... Read More
Turn Your Speech Into A Leadership Talk
My experience working with thousands of leaders world wide for... Read More
Hire Winners: Ask the Right Questions
How do you as a manager, supervisor or team leader... Read More
Can You Sleep While The Wind Blows?
Let me repeat a story I heard many years ago... 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
Giving a Good Appraisal Interview
Although this performance discussion is an opportunity for you to... Read More
One Bad Apple
One Bad Apple I know what... Read More
6 Steps To Effective Management During Change
Take the pain out of gain and decrease the upheaval... Read More
Allowing Employees Responsibility
Merely assigning a task with detailed instructions is not effective... Read More
Business Innovation ? the Value of Work Processes
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
People - You Cant Make Them What Theyre Not
Many business people and managers are spending too much time... Read More
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