Manage Your Business from the Rockies, not the Prairies (13 Jun 2006) Management is about getting the job done, day in, day out. And it's so easy to get wrapped up in the thick of things. In this article, Martin Haworth, a 27 year sharp-end management veteran and now a Management and Business Coach, explains how getting above it all can reap real benefits...
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...
Weaknesses of Wishing (13 Jun 2006) When you're starting a business, you might wish for a lot of things, like having more than enough customers or not having to do marketing. Wishes are future oriented. To run a business, you need to be intentional, focused and highly aware of the present for it is only from the present that you can make things happen. Action is key to getting what you want for your business. What are some of the weaknesses around wishing?
Sweet Parting Of Ways (13 Jun 2006) Why settle for bad feelings when your employee leaves the firm? Human resource managers can help to sweeten the occasion during the exit interview, and get valuable information to help the company in...
A Corporate Facelift With Sound Bytes (13 Jun 2006) If Baby Boomers can get botox and tummy tucks, then why don't companies receive facelifts to improve their image as well? The telephone is the lifeblood of any business. Use it respectfully. Don't ...
Lets Make Training More Interesting! (13 Jun 2006) Many HR managers believe that by sending their workers to participate in external training programs, they have fulfilled their responsibilities. This is not the best situation. In this article, I wil...
Getting Software Developed for Your Business (13 Jun 2006) At some point, your business is going to need to have some software development. Maybe your business is small, but existing software doesn't fit your needs. Maybe your company is larger, with signifi...
Business Opportunity - Leverage Your Employees! (13 Jun 2006) For business to be successful, you have to take every step possible to make sales, control costs, be profitable.
Yet there is an asset that so often gets looked over.
The very people you employ.
And if you work it right, they can bring in rewards like you never thought possible.
Challenge of ERP Implementation: Q and A with Rick Maurer (13 Jun 2006) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has a dismal success rate. And those failures are avoidable if you are willing to look beyond just the technical challenges.
How To Rebuild Trust (13 Jun 2006) Some thoughts on ways to regain your credibility when trust is low.
A Renewed View of the Modern Business Culture (13 Jun 2006) Life can sometimes be unexciting if not refreshed by the will to create according to one's own conscience and freedom. Often, the power of passion fuses into unexciting or appealing activities. One s...
Print Buying Consultant (13 Jun 2006) Ten Money Saving Tips for Print Managers Despite their stated desire to realize savings from streamlining the various components associated with the print buying process, it's been my experience over...
Change or Die! To Change Your Organization, Hire a Business Coach (13 Jun 2006) It is a common business axiom - change or die. As a small or mid-sized business owner or a manager, there will be times you will need to make changes in your organization but may not be sure how to g...
Human Resources: The Misidentified Subject (13 Jun 2006) Thanks to the studies in the field of human resources, modern corporations now have ways of finding the right people for the right jobs. If this is the case, how come job dissatisfaction is still rampant in the various fields? Is this because HR doesn't work? No, it's because for far too long, the emphasis of HR has been focused on the resources rather than on the human. Find out how this emphasis leads to the current situation of job dissatisfaction and how to solve this challenge in this article.
Delegating Responsibility (13 Jun 2006) THE WHY OF DELEGATION: Why do it yourself when someone else can do it just as well or better? If you really want everything finished by the end of the day, don't do everything yourself. Delegation works, but it takes a willing and resourceful manager. Discover the simple techniques of delegation and create more time for yourself to expand and refurbish.
Deciding What to Delegate (13 Jun 2006) DELEGATION:
How should you decide what and what not to delegate to employees? Here are some guidelines that will help your decision making process.
How to Delegate Effectively (13 Jun 2006) There are several steps you must take to make sure the delegation process goes smoothly. Miscommunication and carelessness on your part could easily eliminate its benefits. Here are ways to ensure you make the most out of delegation.
Across The Interview Table! (13 Jun 2006) Job interviews are easier for the interviewer or the interviewee if you plan and prepare and use proper interviewing techniques. On this page are job interview questions and purpose of each interview question, because there is a purpose behind each and everything that we do and similarly there should be a purpose behind each and every question that we ask in interview. Good job interviews processes and methods increase the quality of people in an organization. Poor job interviews methods result in poor selection, which undermines organizational capabilities, wastes management time, and increases staff turnover.
Implementing Change (13 Jun 2006) A Pocket Full of Change: Change in the supermarket may be happily received, but change in the workplace often causes anxiety, anger, and shock. You can promote a happy attitude among employees faced with change.
The Dripping Faucet in Every Organization (13 Jun 2006) Dripping faucets are expensive. Yet, many organizations have several to thousands of dripping faucets and fail to correct these drains on the bottom line. Read on to learn about how your organization can begin to stop this waste.
