Meetings and Road Trips (13 Jun 2006) Managing a meeting is like setting off on a long car trip with friends or
family. You need to plan your route, pay attention to the rules of the
road, consider what will keep your passengers engaged and occupied,
and always remember you have to get back home at the end.
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.
Cross Cultural Solutions for International Business (13 Jun 2006) Globalisation, the expansion of intercontinental trade, technological advances and the increase in the number of companies dealing on the international stage have brought about a dramatic change in the frequency, context and means by which people from different cultural backgrounds interact.
3 Steps You Can Use Developing Leaders In Your Industry (13 Jun 2006) With the economy bordering on a recession, every company is looking for ways to increase revenues while decreasing costs. Some companies believe one of the easiest ways to do this is to cut their employee training budget. However, businesses interested in long-term viability recognize that to be successful they must continually develop their people, especially their leaders.
Goodwill is an Intangible Asset (13 Jun 2006) 'Goodwill' is regarded as an intangible asset in a business. Goodwill carries a value over and above the tangible assets of a business, and representing all benefits derived from the distinctive location, trade and brand names, credit rating, reputation, cusotmers and patronage of the business. When a business is sold, a charge is usually applied for the goodwill as one of the assets.
Using Outlook to Count Responses (13 Jun 2006) Here's a productivity tip that will save you a lot of time and trouble if you need to collate responses from staff for any reason, especially if you work for an organisation with a lot of staff.
The Business Shaman: Exploring the Mystery of Success! (13 Jun 2006) Note: This article was written for a internet business site. It is a promo for my work with the business world. I published it here for anyone who is interested in a shamanic perspective on creating success, in both business and life. If you read between the lines, it will offer you some help when dealing with any challange.
Executive ESP: A Pathway to Success! (13 Jun 2006) We all have psychic abilities that we use daily, although most of us don't even realize that. The full study of this issue would take many books, and years of experience to grasp all the factors. Since we can't do that here, we can still focus on applying these skills to making informed business decisions. Those of us making constant business choices, effecting staff, ethics , health, and the botton line ,need all the data we can get our hands on. So these tidbits are designed to help you use your natural abitities, and to improve your business situation!
5 Reasons Why SEO Is The Best Investment For Any CEO (13 Jun 2006) As an experienced management consultant to senior management of private and public companies, I have found that search engine optimization is the single most powerful marketing tool that every CEO should be aware of and eventually implement. Included are 5 of the endless reasons why search engine optimization must be implemented into your marketing strategy before you are left in the dust of your competition.
The Wheel of Success (13 Jun 2006) What can business learn from the way that sports coaches use of The Wheel of Success? How does this proven technique work? Why does it not always work in the business environment even when managers work so hard? What is the missing ingredient?
Comparing Costs: E-Learning Vs Traditional (13 Jun 2006) It is important for managers and organizations to consider a number of different factors when determing the best training delivery approach for their staff or organization. Managers should develop their own mathematical model to better understand the relationship between costs and delivery of their training programs.
2 Pieces To The Puzzle Of Organizational Change (13 Jun 2006) Dr. Mike Beitler explains 2 of the 10 major concepts necesary to understand organizational change: Forcefield Analysis and the Three-Stage Model of Change. This article is based on excerpts from chapter 2 of "Strategic Organizational Change"
How To Miss The Target (13 Jun 2006) Target setting at work is one of the greatest Catch 22's in Business.
Micro-Management Has a Negative Growth Effect on Business (13 Jun 2006) As your "Mom" used to say, there is unrest in the "troops". The
"Natives" are restless. Why? No one understands the benefit.
"What's In It For Me" is always on our mind (WIIFM).
How to Sing the Song of the Unsung Heroes on Your Team (13 Jun 2006) This article is for you if you're a behind-the-scenes kind of person - the admin assistant who gets the presentation ready for the guys in marketing but doesn't get to go to the meeting; the PR pro who writes all their speeches and answers all the complaint letters for the president or CEO; the at-home mother who makes sure the concert pianist practices; the deputy chief whose job description is doing all the things the chief doesn't like to do or can't do; or the paralegal who prepares all the pleadings, knows all the codes, and does all the licking and stamping.
