Integrity... Should It Matter? (13 Jun 2006) In our fast paced work culture, manned by technology savvy generation in a globally competitive environment, quality and productivity became the battle cry of corporations to stay in business. Though this is not necessarily bad, an equally important ingredient to succeed is seemingly taking the back seat.
Intercultural Management (13 Jun 2006) Globalization brings new pressures and challenges to today's manager. Intercultural competence has now become a critical factor in ensuring managers are capable of dealing with multicultural and international staff.
Internal Control - The Why and How (13 Jun 2006) Studies have shown that almost half of all shrinkage in retail stores is due to employees. Employees WILL steal from their employer. It is up to the employer to put into place systems to prevent this.
Interviewing Applicants Can Be Hazardous to Your Wealth (13 Jun 2006) Interviewing applicants is the most common way businesspeople decide whom to hire. But, research proves most interviewers do lousy at predicting if an applicant will succeed - or flop - if hired. Since companies still interview applicants, they had better learn to make top-quality predictions based on interviews.
Interviewing Candidates: 3 Ways to Avoid Snap Judgments (13 Jun 2006) Have you ever hired the wrong person? If so, perhaps you are an emotional interviewer. An emotional interviewer tends to make judgments on first impressions. In a matter of minutes, an emotional interviewer may decide if someone is competent or not. Not surprisingly, they often make poor hiring decisions.
Interviewing Overqualified Applicants (13 Jun 2006) A manager of a small business recently posted a job opening for a mostly clerical type job. A degree is not required and generally neither is judgment. She also put the level of compensation clearly on the job posting and worked very hard to not over exaggerate the importance of the position.
Interviewing: How to Stay Out of legal Hot Water (13 Jun 2006) Some interviewers ask great questions; others ask dumb questions; and, worst of all, some ask questions that can get them into legal hot water. Learn to walk and talk on the right side of the law and increase the potential for hiring top performers.
Introduction to Pipeline Integrity Management (13 Jun 2006) Pipelines are an essential component of our nation's energy supply. They remain largely unnoticed until disaster strikes.
Intuition in Business - A Key for Decision Makers (13 Jun 2006) Do you ever hire or put work teams together? Are you ever developing relationships with clients, advisors, supervisors, or your staff? Do you ever have to make career choice decisions? Are you ever in position to decide about a new product and what quantities to produce, distribute, or acquire? Do you have to stay ahead or at least up with the trends?
Inventory Control: Can You Afford Not To? (13 Jun 2006) Inventory control is the most basic form of protection that you should have in your retail establishment. If you have people come into your location, then you need to make sure they are not leaving with anything that they should not be. But, many business owners do not know the right way to handle inventory control. There are various methods that you can use and they all work well in their specialties. If you have had enough with shoplifting, employees stealing or other loss prevention issues, then it is time to consider a reliable inventory control system.
Inventory Management 101 (13 Jun 2006) Inventory management is a great way to increase a company's profits. This article gives the basics of inventory management.
Invite Self-Managed Staff (13 Jun 2006) "Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being." -Goethe
Involving People Gave Us the Improvements We Needed (13 Jun 2006) We had a problem with handling materials in a production department. Our process required raw materials to enter the department, be processed, and leave the department. All together 20 people contributed improvements to eliminate unnecessary equipment, combine processes, and reduce cost.
Is An MBA Necessary For Managers? (13 Jun 2006) Do MBA's make better managers or business leaders? The MBA debate continues furiously. So is the popularity of MBA programs worldwide. Though popular the management studies might be they make a very miniscule percent of successful CEO's and business leaders compared to legendary leaders of business who are non MBA's.
Is Busyness Affecting Your Business? (13 Jun 2006) Why do you get so busy? What is the single biggest cause of your busyness? What are the problems with allowing your busyness to take control of you? Revealed the top secret, "highly complicated" solution to how you can take control of your busyness!
Is Drug Screening Too Costly To Do Or Do Without? One Company Has The Answer! (13 Jun 2006) The director of telemarketing operations at a financial services company looks out across his 3600 square foot call center on a typical Monday morning. "Look at all those empty chairs", he laments. "It is sickly Monday and my partiers are taking their usual unscheduled day long break".
