Safety Policy Sample Outline (13 Jun 2006) Writing a safety manual is a tough job and most larger corporations outsource such jobs or they have someone on staff with the proper credentials in risk management. Imagine writing the safety manuals for NASA? I had the opportunity to be in the unique position of being able to imagine just such a thing when writing our company safety manuals.
Sarbanes Oxley 404 Compliance - How Nov. 15, 2004 Deadline Affects You (13 Jun 2006) Public companies have 90 days from the end of their fiscal year to comply with Sarbanes Oxley Section 404. For those with market capitalization of $75 million or more, this clock starts on Nov. 15, 2004; while all others with less than $75 million market capitalization begin July 15, 2005.
Sarbanes-Oxley and Section 404: Old Dog, New Teeth (13 Jun 2006) Sarbanes-Oxley calls for stringent compliance practices that have elicited many complaints from corporate America. While SOX 404 is undeniably costly and time-consuming for corporations, the practices were actually mandated many years ago under the FCPA. The difference is that compliance wasn't enforced until SOX. Now the law has "teeth".
Satisfied Employees, A Powerful Marketing Strategy (13 Jun 2006) Even in today's still uncertain economic times, there are companies who are doing extraordinarily well. Why is it that some companies are thriving while others are barely making it? You can always bl...
Saying No Gracefully to Customers and Colleagues (13 Jun 2006) Whether you are saying no to a colleague asking you to do something, or saying no to a potential client that you really don't want to have, the ability to say no gracefully is a key skill when you are in business as a solo entrepreneur. Here are four quick steps to learning this skill.
Saying One Thing, Doing Another... (13 Jun 2006) The subject was how to build a great customer experience. However, the reality was somewhat different to the title. I sat listening to speaker after speaker - all coming along with the same message "how can we stuff more products into our clients and achieve our targets
Scheduling for Results (13 Jun 2006) We all have to much work and too little time. You can have it
great, you can have it cheap, or you can have it fast.
Scheduling your projects depends on the due date and
working backwards.
Seeking Help (13 Jun 2006) As a consultant, your time is money. Read on to find out why it's time to spend more money and less time on your business.
Selecting a Business Broker or Intermediary to Help You Sell Your Business (13 Jun 2006) As crazy as it seems, some people spend more time choosing a coffee machine than they do selecting the business broker or intermediary that will sell their business. This can be a fatal mistake that can cost time, money, and sometimes the ability to sell the business at all.
Selecting A Collection Agency (13 Jun 2006) If you run a business, you are sure to have some customers who require a lot of follow-up before they pay you. Often you spend too much time and energy to collect money that is rightfully due to you. Giving this task to a collection agency will help you:
Selecting Top Talent: Improve Your Batting Average (13 Jun 2006) Why do companies hire the wrong people? Many commit these staffing sins: lack of workforce planning, inconsistent procedures, ineffective interviewing and poor selection decisions based on gut feel rather than on good data. Hire right the first time and avoid costly mistakes. Learn twelve best practices for hiring top talent - the right people with the right skills for the right positions.
Selective Job Cuts Often Benefits Firm More Than Broad Layoffs Over Long Term (13 Jun 2006) It is difficult to pick up a newspaper or listen to a business news broadcast without being greeted with the announcement of another massive corporate layoff or cutback. The economy catches a chill and, as a result, the corporate world catches a profits "cold." Before long the pink slips begin to fly. We have come to accept this as the inevitable employment cycle. Is it any wonder that employees feel so little loyalty toward their employers? However, there is a better way.
Service Businesses Can Learn a Lot from Manufacturing (13 Jun 2006) Many service businesses appear to be operating efficiently enough. But are they really, having been in the service business and worked along side the Manufacturing Sectors of many an industry, it is amazing the insight into true efficiency one can get.
Service Level Agreement (SLA) Boot Camp (13 Jun 2006) Service Level Agreements, or "SLA's" are tricky but useful mechanisms for managing the risk of an on-going relationship with IT service providers. Unfortunately, most SLA's that show up in service co...
Setting Clearer Performance Expectations (13 Jun 2006) The annual performance review. The concept behind the performance review or evaluation is a good one. Unfortunately these meetings are ineffective at best and counter-productive at worst. It is our responsibility as supervisors and managers to set clear performance expectations.
Setting Direction Within an Organization (13 Jun 2006) Direction in an organization is determined by its leaders, through guidelines, goals, and encouragement. How can you set the pace, tone, and direction of an organization? Here are the guidelines...
Seven Cs to Avoid Procedure Writing Errors (13 Jun 2006) You do your best to make sure your organization is operating as effectively as possible. But if your policies and procedures are incomplete, outdated, or inconsistent, then they are not driving the p...
Sexual Harassment Policy Guidelines Part I (13 Jun 2006) The following document is Part I of a draft sexual harassment guideline for business and other organizations. Permission is hereby granted for you to modify and use the information in this article provided that you include a reference to the author as shown at the bottom of the article.
Sexual Harassment Policy Guidelines Part II (13 Jun 2006) The following document is Part II of a draft sexual harassment guideline for business and other organizations. Permission is hereby granted for you to modify and use the information in this article provided that you include a reference to the author as shown at the bottom of the article.
