Six Reasons to K.I.S.S.
Six Reasons to K.I.S.S. "Very often, people confuse simple with simplistic. The nuance is lost on most." - Clement Mok, Chief Creative Officer, Sapient We've all heard THIS acronym, K.I.S.S. ? Keep it Simple, Stupid! While I prefer, Keep it Splendidly Simple; the point is the same. Make it... Read More
Identifying Potential in Ourselves and Others
If there is someone nearby as you read this look in their eyes. Look closely and you will see great potential inside this person regardless of how "successful" or accomplished they are. If you are alone, get up, find a mirror, and look in your own eyes. There is great... Read More
Communication: Managements Responsibility
I've just watched, again, an episode in the Back to the Floor television series, which aired on the BBC (United Kingdom) and PBS (United States). Once more, communication turned out to be a key issue, as it often does in business stories.If you're not familiar with the series, it features... Read More
Factoring Financing: How to Grow Your Business Without Debt or Loans
What is factoring?Accounts receivable financing, also known as factoring, is a powerful financial tool that has fueled the growth and success of a number of companies. Factoring enables companies to capitalize on their unpaid receivables by selling them to a factoring company for immediate payment. With factoring, companies immediately get... 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
10 Resolutions For The New Year!!
Each year many people create a list of resolutions designed to help them improve their lives. As Business Leaders, we also need to take a look at our business lives and find ways to improve ourselves.Here are 10 resolutions that will help our Business Leaders and Managers move forward.1. Line... Read More
Measuring Creativity, DIY style
Creativity measurement is often required in order to benchmark existing competencies, monitor improvement, increase output and generally provide tangible and useable processes and structures for clients.Individuals can measure their own creativity, the creativity levels of their group, department or organisation.However, a fundamental lack of understanding of creativity and innovation seems... Read More
Problem-Solving Success Tip: Measure the Right Things.
Measure the right things. It's not enough just to measure-you have to measure the right things.A common measurement trap is to measure something because it's "interesting." If knowing a measurement won't change anything (e.g., help you make a decision, verify an assumption or prove the problem is solved), then don't... Read More
Appraisal Systems - Not Living Up to Their Objectives
Almost, if not all organisations have them, they've been around for a very long time and some organisations swear by them, however on the whole the average appraisal system fails to live up to the expectations of the organisation and often they can cause more trouble than they are worth."So,... Read More
Innovation Management - idea selection and valuation issues
Innovation is different and distinct from creativity in that it is idea selection, development and commercialisation as opposed to creativity, which is problem identification and idea generation. The core issue with innovation management is, therefore, how to select those ideas that are most likely to succeed?Ideas have to pass though... Read More
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Big Company Intelligence on a Small Company Budget
Information is the lifeblood of the economy. That's especially true... Read More
Effective Ways to Give Performance Feedback
Consequences of Not Giving Effective FeedbackLet's take a look at... Read More
Is ISO 9001 2000 Right For My Business?
Firstly you should decide your own reasoning behind considering ISO... Read More
Procrastination and JDI!
In a management role procrastination can seriously hold back progress... Read More
Bullying and the Not for Profit Organisation
Where there is people there is politics! Bullying is now... Read More
Leadership Styles - the Ten Top Qualities the Best Leaders Show
Top leaders...Are Visionary Top leaders have a very clear understanding... Read More
Succession Planning? ... Not on My Watch!
At first blush, it would appear there is no shortage... Read More
Identifying Potential in Ourselves and Others
If there is someone nearby as you read this look... Read More
Necessary Tasks You May Want to Delegate
As a business owner, time is of the essence. Running... Read More
The Crisis of Modernity
Since the beginning of the industrial era our world has... Read More
A Leadership Lesson: Two Guys With Guns
PERMISSION TO REPUBLISH: This article may be republished in newsletters... Read More
Quality Improvement is Free
The point of a quality improvement program should not only... Read More
Hows Your HUB?
Marketing gurus are always coming up with new lingo but... Read More
Top 10 Things NOT To Tell Angel and VC Investors
I am not writing this to create a list of... Read More
Solving the Problem Solving Problem
The meeting started like a hundred others before. There were... Read More
Human Resource Communication Pays Off
Human Resource Communications and Corporate Communications ? are they one... Read More
Effective Multi Cultural International Business Meetings
Of the many areas in international business where cultural differences... Read More
What Personal Assistants Really Want
What would happen if the personal assistants in your organisation... Read More
Change and Performance - Training May Not Be The Answer
Introducing new products or services, bringing new people on board,... Read More
Optimizing Your Cash Flow With Proper Accounts Receivable Management
Businesses miss on growth opportunities and even close their doors... Read More
Passion for Profits
Business owners and managers are busier than ever. As their... Read More
Why Training Fails
Sometimes when I conduct my workshop on Effective Meetings, one... Read More
Interviewing Candidates: 3 Ways to Avoid Snap Judgments
Have you ever hired the wrong person? If so, perhaps... Read More
The 5 Things Great Managers Sense about their People, Every Day
Using all of your senses, to help you test how... 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: Human Resources at Work
This article relates to the Human Resource Functions competency, commonly... Read More
Argue Your Way To Business Success
"Jack" (not his real name) is a vice president of... Read More
The Retailers Calendar
The Julian calendar we use to pass the time every... Read More
How to Coach Your Emplyees and Increase Motivation
It is easy to spot the difference between a work... Read More
Stop Waste, Fraud and Abuse
Each year, businesses write-off six percent of revenue to waste,... Read More
How to Coach Your Employees - 5 Simple Steps Anyone Can Do!
Want to get more from your people, but you don't... Read More
Internal Communication: 12 Essential Elements
There are 12 essential elements of a successful internal communications... Read More
The Golden Key to Meeting Success
We all attend many meetings. I'm sure you have been... Read More
Focus on Outcomes to Keep Your Business On-Course
Did you know that an airplane in flight is off... Read More
Managing Creativity - An Oxymoron! Not
Interrogated on a beach in Barbados by friends insistent that... Read More
Qualities of a Great Manager
In the call center environment we are often only as... Read More
Managing Dickheads
"We are so different and individualistic that we can't work... Read More
Making Your Workers Your Partners
There is an inherent conflict between owners and managers of... Read More
The Ten Keys to Maximizing Employee Performance
1. Let people know what you expect. If people know... Read More
Oasis in a Cash Flow Desert - Four Resources That Increase Small Business Capital Streams
For small business owners, an enthusiastic vision for smooth, steady... Read More
Dont Hire Squirrels to be Your Top Dogs
Bad hiring decisions cost organizations, both in dollars and lost... Read More
The Paradox of Job Enrichment
Ellen was a clerk working for a large insurance company.... 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
Questions To Ask Employees You Want To Retain
Times of cost cutting and downsizing has dramatically impacted the... Read More
Coaching Employees in the Workplace
After a full week of training, you are still a... Read More
Creating Advisory Boards
There is no substitute for soliciting the opinions of the... Read More
Managing Change - Get it Right
In any event, getting the process right is a vital... Read More
Innovation Management ? how does the user benefit?
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Managing Yo-Yo Style
Does being managed by others smack more of "Survivor" than... Read More
Smart Choices: How to Hire the Best
Your organization's continued growth and success depend on making smart... Read More
Executives and Emotional Self Awareness
A major problem impairing an executive's performance is his Emotional... Read More
Creativity Management and Time Pressure
There is a pervasive belief that time pressure stimulates creativity.... Read More
Drafting an Employee Manual Sample Outline
One of the hardest things I had discovered running my... Read More
Three Ways to Transmit Loud and Clear
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but... Read More
Its Not Always What You Say
A major source of communication breakdowns is incongruence between the... Read More
Three Professional Services Resolutions for 2005
With client expectations higher than ever before, and the gradual... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management ? Motivation and Management Layers
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Safety Policy Sample Outline
Writing a safety manual is a tough job and most... Read More
Recognition: A Quick, Low-cost Way to Motivate Employees
Recognizing good performance through praise or other positive action is... Read More
Communication Mix-Up
My friend Delia is the owner of a small private... Read More
Business Knowledge Management
In the last few years a lot has been written... Read More
How to Dodge Distribution Difficulties
It happened again. I ran into an old friend while... Read More
Time Management and Team Development - The Yes and No of It
Sometimes.In fact making some small changes to the circumstances when... Read More
Terrible Meetings - Ten Ways to Spot Them!
Sometimes, better than giving advice about how to run things... Read More
ISO 9001 Compliant Program: Steps to Build
Implementing an ISO 9001 system represents a major effort. However,... Read More
Innovation Management ? Producing Great Products, Motivation
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
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