Effective Multi Cultural International Business Meetings (13 Jun 2006) Of the many areas in international business where cultural differences manifest is in the corporate meeting room. International meetings are an area where differences in cultural values, etiquette, i...
Cultural Awareness - an HR Perspective (13 Jun 2006) The use of cultural awareness training has increased rapidly in the majority of global companies over the last decade. My experience working in global companies in which effective cross-cultural fun...
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...
Building A Stellar Business One Employee At A Time (13 Jun 2006) Top businesses that continually lead their industry clearly understand a simple fact: People are their most vital assets. Every employee plays a key role in the company. In today's climate, your co...
Islam in the Workplace (13 Jun 2006) Suggested practice for HR personnel Muslims now form one of the largest religious groups in the UK. At a time when great misunderstandings and stereotypes circulate the media and society regarding th...
The Ten Keys to Maximizing Employee Performance (13 Jun 2006) 1. Let people know what you expect. If people know what's expected of them, that's what they'll do--if they don't know what's expected, they'll do something else. Communicate clear and unambiguous pe...
The Paradox of Job Enrichment (13 Jun 2006) When managers set out to give employees badly-needed self-respect and job satisfaction, they sometimes find this area is filled with minefields...
The High, High Price of Distrust (13 Jun 2006) Managers and executives may know that trust is a business asset with enormous clout. But there's a problem. It's an asset that's as fragile as it's powerful.
Thoughts on Empowerment (13 Jun 2006) Most organizations preach empowerment, but few know how to make it come alive. Here are some ideas that can help you create an organization that allows empowerment to flourish.
7 Steps To Hire The Best (13 Jun 2006) The article will teach you a immediately useful step-by-step method to hire applicants who are likely to be "superstar" employees (1) highly productive and (2) low-turnover.
10 Resolutions For The New Year!! (13 Jun 2006) If you want to jump start your business for the new year, here are 10 resolutions that will guarantee your success!!
Competion or Cooperation? (13 Jun 2006) Competition is good in the workplace as it encourages creativity and resourcefulness among the staff. Or is it? Competition is bad for the workplace when the loser is the customer.
Your Blueprint For Business Success (13 Jun 2006) Why do so many businesses start and then fail so quickly? Most of them don't have a plan. Without a clear, concise, detailed plan it is impossible to for any buiness to succeed. Your business plan is your blueprint for success.
Improving Patient Sensitivity in Doctors and Hospital Staff (13 Jun 2006) A South Florida hospital. The CEO of the hospital saw the need to provide exceptional customer service to differentiate itself from the competition and avoid being acquire
Knowledge Management - Learning Whilst Doing - Facilitating an After Action Review (13 Jun 2006) Introducing a learning culture into organisations can be difficult at times, particularly if the effort required it great and the benefits aren't quickly identifiable.
After Action Reviews (known as AARs) are one of the simplest knowledge management techniques, and have been used to great effect in organisations ranging from the US Army, to BP, and even in the development sector in NGOs like TearFund. Their power comes from the fact that they take little time, generate rapid results, and the approach can be easily learned and repeated. In summary, they have a "low barrier to entry".
Knowledge Management - Capturing And Structuring Knowledge Into Reusable Assets (13 Jun 2006) Many organizations have an approach for identifying and recording lessons learned, perhaps as part of a post-project review or similar process. Unfortunately, lessons learned reports have a tendency to end up on a shelf gathering dust, or lost in the un-chartered corner of a fileserver somewhere. Let's get real. How many people will really trawl diligently through a number of lessons learned documents in order to glean some key point? The reality is, if you can motivate employees to initiate any kind of "learning before doing" activity, then you?re doing pretty well.
Why Half of All Mergers Fail After the Honeymoon Ends (13 Jun 2006) We are in the midst of another wave of mergers. They fail far more often than they succeed. Here's what to avoid and what to do to increase the odds in your favor.
Why People Resist Us (13 Jun 2006) Resistance is misunderstood. Consequently strategies for dealing with it often fail to address the issues that could turn opposition into support.
