Employee Retention: Five Leadership Fundamentals
Are your management practices on the right track? Retaining your valued or high performing employees must be a strategic issue for your company. Throwing more money at your workers is not the answer and can become very costly. The more effective way to retain top talent is to address their... Read More
Innovation Management: What Problem Is Being Solved?
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
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
Managing After Downsizing
So, you survived the downsizing. Your company did something that will probably show minimal, if any, return -- and will make your job as a manager a living hell. Your life has changed dramatically. People on your staff are frightened, fearful that they may be next to go. They will... Read More
Lower the Bar
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." Ralph Waldo EmersonI'm so excited. I got a cool new power point template with orange and yellow flames. It's not too much (well, maybe it is), but I don't care. I like it.So I transferred my regular presentation to the new template. I... Read More
Stopping The Brain Drain: How To Capture Key Business Knowledge Before It Walks Out The Door
The verdict is in: More and more baby boomers will be leaving the workplace sooner, rather than later. Many industries are predicting that between 25 and 45% of their more senior employees will soon be departing their organizations. And as they leave, they will be taking vast amounts of accumulated... Read More
Just The Facts
Attitudes are more important than facts. Dr. Karl Menninger Attitudes are intangible and highly personal. They're based on your experience, but more importantly, on your interpretation of that experience. That is, how you understand the "facts" of a given situation. People who interpret the facts of their experience positively... Read More
Business is About Making Money
Ask most people why they are in business and they will give you any number of reasons. Things such as wanting to improve the lives of others; make the world a better place; provide for their family; have more free time; the list goes on and on.Fact is business is... Read More
Don?t Forget Where You Came from - Why the Past is Important in Implementing Business Change
Much of the literature and advice on implementing business change focuses on knowing where you are going and making sure that you understand and communicate a consistent vision of the future. Indeed, I have looked at the importance of this in an earlier article in this series. This month's article,... Read More
People - You Cant Make Them What Theyre Not
Many business people and managers are spending too much time trying to change the underperforming people who work for them. They seem to believe that if they train people - tell them what to do or even threaten them with the sack - then the performance level will go up.The... Read More
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Performance Appraisal Checklist: Raise Not Just Appraise Performance
It's that time again! Perhaps the most dreaded management practice... Read More
Communicating In Chaotic Environments
How do you, or would you, communicate in a chaotic... Read More
Management Apathy
I recently received a most interesting phone call.When I answered... Read More
Assertiveness Helps Accomplish Everything
When trying to get something accomplished, assertive behavior is the... Read More
Managing People - No One Shows You What To Do
Imagine the following scenario - you pay a visit to... Read More
Delegation for Business Leaders - How Letting Go Works
A leader's role is to focus on those areas of... Read More
Corporate Governance for Business Owners
It is clear that good Corporate Governance is in the... Read More
Top 10 Things NOT To Tell Angel and VC Investors
I am not writing this to create a list of... Read More
Nine Vital Lessons For Avoiding Training Fads That Waste Time, Money and Enthusiasm
Unfortunately, at least two thirds of much of the training... Read More
Too Much Time Treating Symptoms
A man drives down the highway each day on his... Read More
Better Manager Skills - How to Learn
When you first take over a department, expectations are usually... Read More
If You Build It, Investors Will Come
When you begin to write your business plan or a... Read More
Integrity... Should It Matter?
In our fast paced work culture, manned by technology savvy... Read More
Communication Mix-Up
My friend Delia is the owner of a small private... Read More
Holding Effective Meetings Can Be Easier than You Think!
I'm sure you've experienced those typical "headache" meetings! You know... Read More
Are You Ready to Sell Your Business
Make Sure You Understand Your Motivation for SellingAre you thinking... Read More
Business Innovation ? the Value of Work Processes
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing in a Business Perspective
Business IntelligenceBusiness Intelligence has become a very important activity in... Read More
Great Employees = Passionate Consumers
Companies spend millions of dollars each year identifying their brand,... Read More
Can Your Business Run Without You?
If you are a business owner or a business owner... Read More
Employee Orientation: The 90 Day Difference
Why do some new managers succeed while others fail? It... Read More
Keep Your Good Workers by Building Good Leaders
A recent report from the American Hospital Association's Commission on... Read More
Difficult Staff - It Pays To Get To Know Them Better
It's very easy for a business owner or manager to... Read More
Mantra for Managers
What do organizations look for in a prospective employee with... Read More
Why Employees Are the Best Source of Cost-cutting Ideas
Cost cutting has become a necessary and important reality in... Read More
The Cheapest, Forget It !
Wouldn't it be great if we got get the cheapest... Read More
Vampire Meetings and How To Slay Them
Meetings can be like mythical vampires ? sucking the life... Read More
Five Essential Hiring Practices
Recruiting and hiring are often done in haste, leaving the... Read More
Five Defining Characteristics of Great CEOs
1. Personal insight. Great CEOs are great leaders. They know... Read More
Four Employee Behaviors That Can Kill Your Business
I found it important to clarify for employees what "deal-breaker"... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Motivation and Management Layers
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Multiple Channels, Multiple Times
I've just been reading about the frustrations of a Human... Read More
Its All About The Customers, Baby
If you want to ensure a steady stream of customers... Read More
Why All Managers Are Alike
Because, like you I suspect, they have key target audiences... Read More
Creativity Management and Time Pressure
There is a pervasive belief that time pressure stimulates creativity.... Read More
Nonprofit Performance: Outcome Measurement Can Be A Good Thing
Does the idea of program evaluation make your stomach churn?... Read More
On the Road to Assertiveness
Learning to be assertive takes time, courage and the ability... Read More
The Email Trap
If you sit at a computer for most of the... Read More
Best Practices Plan: Dissemination of a Great Idea
Good news spreads quickly News of the invention of the... 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
The Three-Dimensional Communication System
Human communication is always three-dimensional. No spoken or written message... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Money Doesnt Do It
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Summertime Blues
It's hard to believe the year will be half over... Read More
Internal Control - The Why and How
Many retailers do not have good internal controls in place... Read More
Birds of a Feather May Be Turkeys
Birds of a Feather May Be TurkeysBy Gene Griessman, PhD... Read More
Why Good Enough... Isnt
About a year ago, I had an opportunity to have... Read More
Training Adults, Not Teaching Children
Adults are vulnerable to personal and professional embarrassment from poor... Read More
Are Your Marketing Pieces Up to Date?
The other day someone asked me for one of my... 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
Can A Business Still Be Profitable When People Skills Are Absent?
In our current world of rapid and amazing technological advances,... Read More
The Inferno of the Finance Director
Sometimes, I harbour a suspicion that Dante was a Financial... Read More
The Permissive Environment is the Suspect
The permissive and participatory conduct which most employees take for... Read More
Firing Someone Without Resentment
Firing, sacking, letting go or terminating people is unpleasant. There... Read More
How to Make a Difference Every Day
Every day, everyone can make the world a better place.... Read More
Unveiling the Value of Your Expertise
All of us have knowledge, expertise, and experience that others... Read More
Business & Family Safety and Health Rating
For good reason, practically every endeavor in life is rated.... Read More
Are You in AWE of Your Employees?
Employers have become so concerned about seeming "unfair" or worse... Read More
Executive ESP: A Pathway to Success!
We all have psychic abilities that we use daily, although... Read More
Negative Self-talk is Too Expensive
I'm always fascinated by the people who lift huge weights,... Read More
Help for the Meeting-Weary Manager
Most of us have found ourselves working on a team... Read More
The Most Important Thing Youll Ever Do
The wellspring of confidence is belief. When you believe in... Read More
How to Delegate Effectively
ACCOUNTABILITY: Delegation is not complete unless subordinates are held accountable... Read More
Benefits of Virtual Assistance
A virtual assistant is an individual who provides business services... Read More
How To Use Outsourcing To Beat Your Competition
Outsourcing is when you hire outside professionals or services to... Read More
Top 10 Things Every Business Should Provide for Every Worker - Including the Boss!
Doing business and meeting the needs of workers is increasingly... Read More
Your Blueprint For Business Success
Before you start your own business one of the first... Read More
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