Agendas Make Meetings Productive (13 Jun 2006) Meetings take up time and effort, so they need to be very productive and useful. One aspect worthy of focus is how well you organise your meetings and having a great agenda does just that. Want to know more? Read on...
Allowing Employees Responsibility (13 Jun 2006) It is important for managers to give their employees the freedom to approach and complete tasks in their own way. Giving the employee responsibility over his own task will heighten his performance. Allowing employees to learn from their mistakes will create a more effective, successful team.
An Honest Look at Your Business (13 Jun 2006) Sometimes, as business owners, we can fall into such apathy that we don't actually use any tools to evaluate whether the organization is expanding or not. We wait until the accountant reconciles the books and tells us whether we did well or poorly. What are those tools?
Another Use for Meetings (13 Jun 2006) Here's how to use meetings to identify effective leaders.
Applying Lean Six Sigma to Service (13 Jun 2006) Service organizations have different root causes of problems and
a unique set of processes and metrics. As a result, the tools
and methodology required to achieve the improvements of Lean Six
Sigma are significantly different.
Appraisal Interviews: What To Say & How To Say It (13 Jun 2006) Discuss, listen, and learn. In an appraisal interview, attitude and wording are essential. Here is what you should and shouldn't say; what insight you should give and expect; and how to improve job performance quality.
Appraisal Systems - Not Living Up to Their Objectives (13 Jun 2006) Almost every organisation has them and for many they are an unnecessary evil which appears to add little benefit. This article covers the how and why of poor appraisal systems and gives a few simple tips that can transform perfomance appraisals within a business.
Are Employees Really Your Most Precious Asset? (13 Jun 2006) Listen carefully, if you don't treat your employees like your most important asset --- Then they certainly will not act nor will they perform like your most important asset. And that means you are missing the greatest opportunity in the world to leverage talent in creating competitive advantage in your market place. Make no mistake, it is your employees that create core competencies and core competencies create competitive advantage.
Are Managerial Controls Pulling Down Your Growth (13 Jun 2006) Managing a new and growing business requires a vision far beyond what the average manager can even begin to comprehend or understand. This vision may be the ingredient which separates a leader from a manager.
Are You At The Mercy Of Computer Geeks? (13 Jun 2006) Many business owners are sabotaging their business without even realizing it. They are completely out of the loop when it comes to all technology aspects of their operation such as websites, compute...
Are You in AWE of Your Employees? (13 Jun 2006) Employers have become so concerned about seeming "unfair" or worse becoming the victims of lawsuits by unhappy ex-employees that they've stopped requiring minimum standards of employees. This can onl...
Are You in Control of Your Practice or Does it Control You? (13 Jun 2006) One of the most common complaints that business owners have today is that they feel their practice is running them and that they're being pulled in every direction instead of really running the business themselves. Well, there is a way you can gain control of your business and it isn't as hard as you think.
Are You the Culprit? (13 Jun 2006) Managers, start operating in your own best interest by taking a closer look at the public relations work underway on behalf of your unit.
Are You Using the Right Form of Energy? (13 Jun 2006) As we near the end of summer, here is a question I have for you, "Are you using the right form of energy to grow your business?" Are you having trouble growing your small business as fast as you wan...
