Innovation Management ? idea selection, development and commercialisation, what are the differences?
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
Compensation and Six Sigma Black Belts
One of the more ambiguous elements of a Six Sigma project is the level and type of compensation the organization should give to its Six Sigma leaders and team members. On the one hand, setting compensation is not an integral part of any stage of a Six Sigma project; on... Read More
Managing Dickheads
"We are so different and individualistic that we can't work together." Subroto Bag chi, a senior executive in wipro technologies and Indian Technology MNC, said to his chairman in a straight talk. But Premji, the chairman, simple reply to the statement was, "That's because we should work together."High performers are... Read More
Managing Workplace Conflicts
Kinds of Workplace ConflictsLet's start by identifying where conflicts happen. Think about the kinds of conflicts that happen around your workplace.? Disagreements over turf (who should do what)? Disagreements over policy (how things should be done)? Conflicts of personality and styleCommon Ways of Dealing with ConflictThese are some of the... Read More
What 80% of Businesses Don?t Know: Tips for Improving Your Working Capital Management
What is the number one way to prevent failure in business? Take a minute to really think about your answer. What comes to mind? Increasing patients or customers served? ? Effective marketing? ? Location, location, location? ? Improving patient or customer care? ? Being the best in your industry?Although these... 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, only around 20% of all IT projects are finished in a timely manner. By "timely" the researchers mean without loss of quality or being over budget. They go on to say the average project runs approximately 200 percent late, roughly... 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 understand that every Talk has three important parts. (1) Audience Needs. (2) Strong Belief. (3) Action.(1) Audience needs: The first step in putting together a Leadership Talk is to understand the needs of your audience. As I explained in Part... Read More
Organizing The Information
Putting a piece of paper in a file folder is easy; finding it again is the hard part. There are ways to make your files easier to use and your papers easier to find. Invest in a sturdy, four or five-drawer file cabinet. Spend the extra money it takes to... Read More
Performance Evaluation: How To Create Change
STEPS TOWARDS GIVING A GOOD APPRAISAL INTERVIEW: Give specific feedback. Statements such as, "You're doing a good job" and "You'd better shape up" are almost without value unless accompanied by specific feedback on what the employee is to continue doing or to stop doing. If you evaluate with the word... Read More
Hiring Great People And How to Be One Yourself: Five Secrets
Bad news.Your senior vice-president, your marketing director or your accounting department head has decided to retire, move to Okinawa or start his own business??and you're left staring, horrified, at a polite letter of resignation. The timing couldn't be worse. You've now got a vacancy to fill, and you need to... Read More
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Create Your Methodology Based on a Standard Framework - Part One
OK. So you have decided that your organization has to... Read More
Once Upon a Conflict
Once upon a time there lived an innocent, hardworking manager.... Read More
5 Management Decision Making Lessons from a Long Shot. A Heartening Belmont Victory
Like many, I watched the 134th Belmont Stakes hoping to... Read More
The Retailers Calendar
The Julian calendar we use to pass the time every... Read More
Setting Direction Within an Organization
FINDING DIRECTION: An organization can't succeed without direction. Direction means... Read More
Service Level Agreement (SLA) Boot Camp
Service Level Agreements, or "SLA's" are tricky but useful mechanisms... Read More
Seven Cs to Avoid Procedure Writing Errors
You do your best to make sure your organization is... Read More
To Outsource or Not to Outsource
In these days of restricted head count and tight budgets,... Read More
Dialogue vs. Discussion
Have you ever sat in a meeting where everyone is... Read More
7 Steps To Hire The Best
You can use this step-by-step method to hire applicants who... Read More
The Power of ?Ask?
For Call Center managers, it is not a pipe dream... Read More
Popular Business Misconceptions Cost You Money!
Faulty information costs you money! Which of these popular business... Read More
How to do SWOT Analysis for your Business
SWOT analysis is needed for all business to understand how... Read More
The Art of Motivation and Need Fulfillment
Industrial/clinical psychology and applied psychiatry have made tremendous strides in... Read More
MANAGING CRISIS; when you?re too good at it
When you are acclaimed for excellence during times of crisis... Read More
Forget The Sandwich Technique
Do you remember being told to use the "sandwich" technique... Read More
The Comfort Zone
The Comfort Zone I... Read More
The Crisis of Modernity
Since the beginning of the industrial era our world has... Read More
Organizing The Information
Putting a piece of paper in a file folder is... Read More
Improving Your Inter-Company Communications At No Cost
It's all very well having a flashy (and expensive) advertising... Read More
You Cant Not Communicate
Most of us would like to be better communicators. As... Read More
Are Your Meetings Smart?
Soon after I finished a brief seminar on how to... Read More
Work Environment Tidbits
Color is a big factor effecting all indoor... Read More
Lets Make Training More Interesting!
Many HR managers believe that by sending their workers to... Read More
Four Employee Behaviors That Can Kill Your Business
I found it important to clarify for employees what "deal-breaker"... Read More
Disaster Prevention Tips For Hiring A New Manager
It happens over and over in businesses every day.Within large... Read More
How To Conduct Effective Meetings
Before you call your next meeting, the FIRST step is... Read More
What Every Manager Should Know About How to Become An Effective Executive
In his book, The Effective Executive, Peter Drucker pointed out... Read More
Downsizing in Organisations - The Real Truth
I've met and worked with many people in all sectors... Read More
Check Your Communication Skills
Use this check list to assess your communication skills.Focus* Do... Read More
10 Steps When You Need Help in Your Business
If you think ahead and plan, many nightmare panic and... Read More
Motivating Employees - Ten Ways to Start You Off
Yet there is a place for those external 'raft-build's', 'away... Read More
Team Motivation - Tough Enough to Care
Sir Alex Ferguson has just celebrated his 1000 game in... Read More
Making Your Workers Your Partners
There is an inherent conflict between owners and managers of... Read More
Coaching Employees in the Workplace
After a full week of training, you are still a... Read More
Inspirational Power ( Part 1 )
The Fundamentals of Strategic Marketing, Some Key Traits for Greater... Read More
Understand What Flows Through Your Business to Find Improvement
I remember once seeing a cartoon which showed two people... Read More
Delegating Responsibility
Too many managers waste both time and energy performing tasks... Read More
Lawyers With 2 Hands And Everything Else
I heard this back a few years ago. The boss... Read More
PR Still a Mystery to Some
Unfortunately, there are managers who define public relations by its... Read More
Delegate or Die!
You Can't Do It All - Learning To DelegateThere is... 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
Ringing Doorbells Without Howitzers
Many operations leaders have been there, done that with re-engineering.... Read More
How to Create a Positive Work Atmosphere
Positive versus Negative WorkplacesWe have all worked in places where... Read More
New Leadership For A New War
Military analysts call this "asymmetrical" war (as if war has... Read More
Managing Group Meetings
MANAGING SMALL MEETINGS: Keep the size of the meeting as... Read More
Workplace Security Plan: Does Your Company Have One?
Consultant's Perspective...The threat of violence whether it emanates from a... Read More
Employee Retention: Keeping the People Who Keep You in Business
The retention of highly skilled knowledge workers is one of... Read More
Guidelines For Conducting A Good Meeting
Okay, so you've figured out what kind of meeting is... Read More
Innovation Management ? Raw brainpower versus experience
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Management & Leadership - Doing it right in the 21st Century
The Old Way ? Command and ControlAlthough workplaces and management... Read More
Its a Training Issue!
There's a common phrase used by Organizational Development and Human... Read More
Business Innovation ? Organizational Culture
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Training Managers and New Trainers
Training managers use many of the same interpersonal and analytical... Read More
Prepare A Winning CV
There is every chance that elements of this article may... Read More
6 Ways to Keep Things Simple
Six Ways to Keep Things Simple We can have greater... Read More
Motivating For Higher Performance
Employee motivation is probably the most important single manageable factor... Read More
How to Hire the Right People
One of the biggest challenges any business owner or manager... Read More
Employee Motivation - Access Their Unique Talents
Your people are invaluable to you. They are the lifeblood... 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
Three Ways to Transmit Loud and Clear
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but... Read More
Test Your Hiring IQ
The purpose of any selection process is to discriminate (albeit... Read More
Why Your Business Needs an E-Mail Policy
Why is it imperative to have a company E-Mail Policy?... Read More
Medical Collection. How Organized is Your Office?
At one time or another, all of us have experienced... Read More
How to Set Up a Conference Call
The methods in which you set up a conference call... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: A New Managers Tale
This article relates to the Manager/Supervisor competency, commonly evaluated in... Read More
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