Managing Organizational Change – Some Basic Principles (13 Jun 2006) No organization can insulate itself from change. The change process is driven by external environment and beyond the control of managements. Unless the change leaders prepare the organization and its people for change in tune with the changes sweeping the globe, the organization would...
Managing People - No More Mr Tough Guy (13 Jun 2006) Managers are misreading the signs sent by the media and our culture and it's creating difficulty for them. Some managers can adopt the tough guy approach very easily but most feel uneasy with it. The ones, who're uneasy, in an attempt not to be seen as weak, then manage their people in a way that
makes them as a manager feel uncomfortable. This ultimately causes problems with their teams.
Managing People - No One Shows You What To Do (13 Jun 2006) It's often just taken for granted by senior managers in an organisation that managers will have the "natural" skills to motivate, coach, give feedback and get the best out of their people. Tiger Woods has the natural skill to play golf but he's been listening to trainers and coaches for years and he still does.
Managing People - Why Is It So Difficult? (13 Jun 2006) When managers face a problem with one of their team they try to solve it logically and then they wonder why it all goes wrong.
Managing Performance: Don’t Let Slackers Bring Down Your “A” Players (13 Jun 2006) As a manager, it is your job to ensure that the work gets done effectively. Coaching and discipline are unpleasant tasks. However, it must be a part of your everyday job duties. Learn common mistakes managers make in handling poor performers and how to get back on the right track...
Managing Profitability With Right Vision (13 Jun 2006) Visioning requires leadership not management. Visions are also not for the squeamish and the weak. Visions are for the bold and the futuristic. Great visions entail a great leadership.
Managing Rebellious Employees (13 Jun 2006) Surveys of executives reveal that many companies fall short of their profit objectives due to "people problems." These problems are from employees who resist or rebel against organizational change and other leadership actions aimed to boost profits. As such, effectively handling rebellious employees proves vital.
Managing the Human Resource Project (13 Jun 2006) We obtain strategic results by aligning HR mission, vision and values. The following overview highlights a macro approach to project management. Seeking a stretch assignment, such as ownership of a...
Managing with Authority and Democracy (13 Jun 2006) Managers of people have a style, consciously or not, which has elements of authoritarianism and democracy. The author observes how these come into play and suggests adding market realities and results into the mix as managers hone their styles.
Managing Workplace Conflicts (13 Jun 2006) Effective approaches and strategies for managing workplace conflicts.
Managing Yo-Yo Style (13 Jun 2006) There are only three rules in the Yo-Yo Style of Management™; learn them and simplify your life at work. Master them and you, too, can become a national champion.
Managing YOUR Expectations (13 Jun 2006) It's one thing to manage the expectations of others. It's another to manage your own.
Manufacturing Capacity as a Commodity (13 Jun 2006) Excess capacity in an automobile plant at Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, GM, and Honda is a commodity and those who study finite capacity scheduling modules can readily see the possibilities for increased production and that means profit. Einstein said time is relative, that is true, time is relative, manipulating commodity theoretical models allows companies to see thru time and keep costs and purchases on an even keel without the problems of relative time.
Margin Management - Using the Supplier Profitability Ratio to Hold Your Vendors Accountable (13 Jun 2006) Ultimately to create margin improvement, your entire sales team must have good judgment of market potential as it relates to margin improvement. They must be self disciplined and make intelligent decisions based on fact. Each territory manager must develop his own plan for profit improvement and be flexible on the implementation of that plan. They must be action oriented and customer driven and yet be extremely conscious of profitability objectives.
Marketing Miracle: Outsource Your Creative Services (13 Jun 2006) With limited staffing and a restricted budget, how do you continue to promote your business? The simple solution is the occasional or ongoing use of outside resources such as graphic designers, writers, and other creative talent. This article describes the advantages to outsourcing your creative services.
Meaningful Diversity: Creating Cultures of Inclusion (13 Jun 2006) As you look around your workplace do you see a too comfortable
"sameness" in the faces present? Are you able to make decisions
almost too quickly because you're all "on the same page?" Do you find yourself doing things the same way and getting the same, or even diminishing, results? Same, safe, easy, comfortable, nice, and good will never get you further down your road to innovation, excitement, success or greatness than you are in this moment. Explore how the dynamic tension of differences, properly harnessed, enable organizations
to achieve new heights—and have fun making the climb!
Measure for Measure (13 Jun 2006) Can you imagine playing hockey without a goal? Basketball without hoops and nets? Football without a goal line? Golfing without holes or greens? There may be leagues where it doesn't matter whe...
Measure It First, Then You Can Manage It (13 Jun 2006) In 1996, in the movie Jerry McGuire, actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. made famous the phrase "Show Me the Money!" Ten years later, a variation of that command, now "Show Me the Data!" rings in conference rooms throughout the country. Managers far and wide, at least the successful ones, are looking at the data. Don't tell me your opinion, show me the data. Can you back it up with data?
Measuring Creativity, DIY style (13 Jun 2006) 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.