Romford Accountants: Accountancy Firm Roles and Responsibilities
If you own or operate a business in the UK, especially in Romford, then you know how time consuming it is to not only run your business but to also make sure all of your financial bases are covered. I want to help you understand some of the common roles... Read More
Culture Management and Creativity
Many concepts in the fields of managing creativity are very much applicable to culture management in general. The same concepts that foster creativity and innovation also maximise human capital potential, increase productivity, reduce costs and maintain competitive advantage etc. Some of the many commonalities between culture and creativity management follow.a)... Read More
Align The Enterprise & Make Beautiful Music Together
Q: Why is a great business like a great marching band?A: The players in both organizations are in alignment.Alignment? Yes, Alignment.When a marching band passes by in a parade, the columns and rows are in straight alignment, the band members are all in-step, they play in-tune, and they are all... Read More
Recruitment - Pick People Who Think
Old style management doesn't encourage personal mind control, employees aren't encouraged to think. That was certainly the case when I started work back in the bad old days however it's still prevalent in many businesses today.It's evident in many of the organisations that I work with that there's a culture... Read More
Plans & Goal Setting - Kicking winning Goals
Kicking Winning Business Goals The competition for business is hotting up. The advances in new technology, ease of communication, and increasing expectations from customers have combined to make the marketplace more competitive than ever. In this world it is critical for small and medium businesses to be proactive... Read More
Success at Work : People Skills : Dealing with New Ideas
Re-organizing, re-engineering, re-training, down-sizing, outsourcing, changing-changing-changing. Organizations today think they need to be constantly changing or they will perish. Corporate leaders worship at the alter of new ideas where the motto is, "Any new idea is a good idea".Every organization operates based on work-flow and processes. The reason the current... Read More
How to Deal With Salespeople
If you are an executive, you may sometimes feel like a open jelly sandwich at a picnic. Every crazy critter in the world wants to bite into your budget. Here's how to protect your time and preserve your sanity.Ask questionsMany salespeople work from a script. Rather than let them read... Read More
Be a Change Agent ( Part 1)
Aligning business organizations to be successful in the present and keep on doing this in the future means to develop a new style of Leadership. To celebrate success in our days a leader most is able to craft a strategic vision, define objectives, design, implement and monitor the execution of... Read More
Objects in the Mirror are Further Than They Appear
Definition From http://www.merriamwebster.com -- "Virtual: - being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted."Virtual Businesses offer Real World ProfitabilityLet's face it, most of the Fortune 500 companies are doing it. When you press five for customer service and you imagine a department on another floor, you... Read More
How to Dodge Distribution Difficulties
It happened again. I ran into an old friend while registering for the World Masters Games last month and as we were catching up, she complemented me on a necklace I was wearing. When I told her I bought it in South Africa on my last trip there, she exclaimed,... Read More
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The Fairness of Office Politics... Integrity and Political Motivation!
I hear many complaints daily about the "unfairness" of politics... Read More
The Higher You Go
The higher you go, the cooler it becomes. Really? Let... Read More
Managing People - Why Is It So Difficult?
Managing, supervising, being a team leader is the hardest job... Read More
Leadership: Stoking The Success Train
Everyone wants to succeed yet everyone has a different perception... Read More
Agendas Make Meetings Productive
Having an agenda template that works well for you, week... Read More
Leaning Toward Change
Seduced by the publicity surrounding the impact of Lean on... Read More
Twitch Speed: Reaching Younger Workers Who Think Differently
Every parent, educator, and manager knows that "Nintendo children"--those born... Read More
The Leadership Alignment Model
Some time ago we had the privilege of working with... Read More
Turnover is Not a Problem
"Ha!" you say. "For someone to make a statement like... Read More
Credibility - A Golden Key to Becoming More Influential
You have been named a new leader in your organization,... Read More
Employees - Treat Them the Way They Expect to be Treated
When you have to deal with one of your team... Read More
Reflections in the Glass Ceiling
The recent news about one of America's most powerful woman... Read More
The Boss Didn?t Understand Why His Staff Wasn?t Reading His Mind
Many people believe that everyone sees the world exactly the... Read More
A Tricky Supervision Challenge
Many managers believe that treating their team members as responsible... Read More
How To Manage A Difficult Employee
Having to manage a difficult employee is never fun and... Read More
Popular Business Misconceptions Cost You Money!
Faulty information costs you money! Which of these popular business... Read More
Knowledge Management - Lessons Learned and How To Identify Them
Many organisations use the term "lessons learned" to describe the... Read More
Making Assumptions - A Critical Communication Mistake In Business And In Your Personal Life!
We draw conclusions about people through observation, their behavior, past... Read More
The Devil We Know
"I'm in an abusive relationship," sighed Andrew. "My bookkeeper annoys... Read More
Management Coaching to Improve Relationships with Work Associates
As a recent employee to your job, you are becoming... Read More
Employers - Protect Yourself from Custody Battles that Hold Your Company Hostage
Child custody? How'd that get to be an employer's concern?When... Read More
The Power of the Contract in Performance Management
An essential step in managing the performance of salespeople is... Read More
How To Use W Edwards Deming
Human beings and the way they interact are extraordinarily Complex.... Read More
Smart Staffing: Replacing a Key Manager
Have you been in this situation? One of your top... Read More
Turn Your Speech Into A Leadership Talk
My experience working with thousands of leaders world wide for... Read More
Leadership in Troubled Times
Leadership in Troubled Times The... Read More
Invoice Factoring for Goverment Vendors
Assignment of Claims Act of 1986"....What does this mean for... Read More
How to Get Your Procedures Project Done
Wouldn't it be nice for business owners and executives to... Read More
7 Tips for Growing Your Business You Do Not Want to Ignore: Business Strategies To Easily Implement
Growing companies must always be ready for the next challenge.... Read More
Creativity and Innovation - Large Firms Versus Small Firms
There is a pervasive assumption that small firms are more... Read More
Taking Care of Middle Manager Bounce Off
How many times have the management consultants been 'in' and... Read More
Bringing Ideas to Life: Seven Principles for Pulling Together
You're so excited you're practically bouncing off the walls. This... 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
Sexual Harassment Policy Guidelines Part II
SEXUAL HARASSMENT COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION PROCEDUREEvery complaint will be thoroughly investigated.... Read More
Overcoming Perfectionism
Perfectionism can get in the way of building or marketing... Read More
Knowing versus Doing - Execution In The Workplace
Have you ever worked with someone who always seemed to... Read More
To Outsource or Not to Outsource
In these days of restricted head count and tight budgets,... Read More
Can Your Corporate Policy Pass the Monkeys, Bananas, and Water-spray Experiment?
Five monkeys were placed in a cage. A banana was... Read More
7 Tips for Growing Your Business You Do Not Want to Ignore: Business Strategies To Easily Implement
Growing companies must always be ready for the next challenge.... Read More
The 20/60/20 Rule Of Leadership. Dont Go Solving The Wrong Problems
Several decades ago, a passenger jet approached a Florida airport... Read More
Solving the Problem Solving Problem
The meeting started like a hundred others before. There were... Read More
What Consultants Want You to Know (But You Never Ask)
I've been both a CEO and a consultant, so I've... Read More
Executive ESP: A Pathway to Success!
We all have psychic abilities that we use daily, although... Read More
Attract and Retain Positively Great Employees - An Action Plan for Employee Training
Everyday a business owner, CEO, or manager somewhere is complaining... Read More
Success in Business Means Managing Negative Emotions
You may have the MBA but if an internal critic... Read More
Managing Employees Is A Little Like Herding Cats
Q: I started my small business about a year ago... Read More
14 Ways to De-Stress Employee Vacations
Employees truly deserve paid vacations. Theystruggle through stressful jobs most... Read More
Nine Steps to Help You Develop Your Potential
Go into any bookstore and you will find a big... Read More
Innovation Management ? changing the world!
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Pitching to Employees
The senior flight attendant on the WestJet flight was starting... Read More
Training Managers and New Trainers
Training managers use many of the same interpersonal and analytical... Read More
Million Dollar Support System For You and For Your Business
Whether you are a consultant, coach, business owner, doctor, professional,... Read More
Resolve Differences
Resolving conflict doesn't come easily to too many people. Most... Read More
The Four Key Steps In Hiring And Keeping Top People
"When you hire the best, the rest is easy!" We... Read More
One Bad Apple
One Bad Apple I know what... Read More
Performance Appraisals: Questions for Smarties and Dummies
In numerous programs I've conducted on performance appraisals, with Human... Read More
Seven Cs to Avoid Procedure Writing Errors
You do your best to make sure your organization is... Read More
Office Politics
Office politics! It's just another way of saying: "The employees... Read More
Project Management - Preventing Project Slips
Can Project Managers prevent projects from slipping?Ask a techie to... Read More
Turbo Charge Your Career With The Most Powerful Leadership Tool Of All: The Leadership Talk: Part 2
In Part One, I described the Leadership Talk and how... Read More
Rethinking the CEO-Chairman Split
Traditionally, in American businesses, the same person occupies the role... Read More
Four Employee Behaviors That Can Kill Your Business
I found it important to clarify for employees what "deal-breaker"... Read More
Increasing the Return on Your Training Investment
Insightful leaders and organizations recognize that training is a valuable... Read More
7 Steps To Hire The Best
You can use this step-by-step method to hire applicants who... Read More
A Facilitators Guide to Running a Stakeholder Analysis Workshop
This facilitator's guide to running a stakeholder analysis workshop is... Read More
Improving Patient Sensitivity in Doctors and Hospital Staff
COMPANY/ORGANIZATIONA South Florida hospital. The CEO of the hospital saw... Read More
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