OJT - On The Job Training (13 Jun 2006) Managers have two powerful ways of improving the performance and productivity of their subordinates, which are counseling and on the job training.
Once Upon a Conflict (13 Jun 2006) Once upon a time there lived an innocent, hardworking manager. One day he dared to wander from the safety of his open-concept office to speak out at a team meeting. He was immediately challenged, n...
One Crazy Cookie (13 Jun 2006) Being a leader can drive you nuts if you let it. The wisdom wrapped in a fortune cookie might just keep you sane!
One Simple Idea to Grow Your Business (13 Jun 2006) Business owners or managers often complain that they rarely have time to plan for the future. They are so busy with day to day tasks and responsibilities, just getting through their weekly "To Do" list or fighting fires consumes all their time and energy, and then some. The solution to these scenarios is to distinguish long term functions from short term functions.
One Thing You Cant Hide (13 Jun 2006) One of the most important of all motivators at work is consideration. Employees report that the best managers they ever had were people who cared about them as people and as friends. These managers took the time to ask them questions about their lives, and to listen patiently while they talked about the dilemmas and problems and situations in their families. The more that the employees felt that the boss liked them and respected them, the more empowered and motivated they felt.
Online Business Peace of Mind (13 Jun 2006) Is your online business disaster-proof? Online businesses face a unique set of challenges. Unlike our offline counterparts, we must worry about hackers, credit-card fraud, loss of data, virus attacks, websites going down and more. The good news? You can fix most of these problems in under ten minutes each!
Operating on Perpetual Overload? (13 Jun 2006) Is email creating a workload log jam? Here are the top 3 e-habits that undermine our ability to get to our high impact activities and some effective Focus Management techniques that can help.
Optimizing Your Cash Flow With Proper Accounts Receivable Management (13 Jun 2006) Profitable businesses often struggle with cash flow due to poor accounts receivable management strategies. Included in this article are some practices and advice which businesses may employ to maintain a healthy receivables portfolio and optimize their cash flow.
Organisation Tips For The Mobile Executive (13 Jun 2006) Despite the fact that everyone sighs "How glamorous!", the life of the business traveller can actually be hell! Fighting international datelines, jetlag, airline food, hotel pillows filled with rocks...
Organisational Culture for Continuous Improvement (13 Jun 2006) The UK's leading Business Organisational & Culutral Change and Continuous Improvement Consultants, Tim Franklin, and I have been working on his new book. But, do businesses undertand the journey to Continuous Improvement?
Organizational Culture and Creative Blocks – the Similarities (13 Jun 2006) Few Decision makers see the link between between creativity and innovation management, as performed by MBA's in firms, and creative endeavours such as screenwriting. In fact, there are very strong linkages.
Organizational Culture, Creativity, Innovation (13 Jun 2006) It can be concluded with great certainty that certain organizational cultures inhibit creativity and innovation whilst others foster it. Some organizations are just better at identifying problems, generating and selecting valuable ideas and developing and commercialising them - this is why those firms tend to maintain competitive advantage and remain leaders in their field.
Organizational Structure, Creativity, Innovation (13 Jun 2006) Organizational structure can inhibit or foster creativity and innovation. The problem with organizational structure though, is that it is resultant of many factors, including history, organic growth, strategy, operational design, product diversity, logistics, marketing, client base, supplier base and so forth. Therefore, what managers need, are not recipes for complete structural change, but insights into the properties of fostering structures that can be adapted into the existing structure.
Organize your Office- Seven Solutions (13 Jun 2006) Follow these 7 tips to get your office organized and for making the best use of your time at the workplace. Enjoy using these suggestions in all areas of your life.
Organizing The Information (13 Jun 2006) This article discusses how to better organize the information that crosses your desk, and your office.
Out of Control? (13 Jun 2006) What does your desk look like and what does it mean...to others?
Outsourced Learning: Are You Ready for Learning BPO? (13 Jun 2006) This article from Dr. Mike Beitler's newsletter, Strategies and Tools for Greater Effectiveness, explains what Learning BPO is and why you should be prepared to have your organizational learning outsourced or offshored.