What to Do When Trust is Low (13 Jun 2006) Here are strategies that can rekindle critical relationships in the workplace
Knowledge Management: More Than Just Know-how! (13 Jun 2006) People sometimes interchange the terms "know-how" and
"knowledge", but there's a world of difference!
Systems vendors are falling over themselves to sell you so-called
"integrated knowledge management solutions", but these are rarely more
than glorified information management systems with go-faster stripes.
If we fail to understand knowledge in all it's facets, then there is a
danger that in doing so we miss out on the most valuable aspects of
knowledge management and end up delivering a system-driven solution,
rather than a cultural shift towards sharing and learning from experience.
Project Heroes (13 Jun 2006) Project heroes. We've all heard of them. Some of us have even seen them. A project is in jeopardy. This guy (or gal) comes out of nowhere, analyzes the situation, tells you exactly what the problem is, and then goes on to fix it before you can even update your project plan! Sounds perfect doesn't it? Well, maybe not!
Forecasting Support Costs (13 Jun 2006) Did you know that maintenance accounts for 50% to 80% of the overall product cost? Well, it does! And unfortunately, most of us are terrible at estimating the effort required to support a product once it becomes generally available.
People Skills: Eight Essential People Skills (13 Jun 2006) The whole idea of being people skilled is knowing or finding how to bring out the best in others in any situation, rather than their worst. By mastering these eight essential people skills you dramatically increase your chances of achieving the best outcomes out of your interactions and business challenges.
Communication in Business (13 Jun 2006) Effective communication in business is not about creating the perfect PowerPoint presentation. It's not about writing the perfectly-pitched report. It's not even about assiduously alliterating {smile}. Sometimes effectively communicating in business can hinge on something really simple — the habits you bring to your interactions with others.
Managing After Downsizing (13 Jun 2006) Downsizing usually makes a bad situation worse. This article explores what managers can do to try to make things work after that event.
Effective Management – 4 Ways to Inspire Loyalty in Your Business (13 Jun 2006) Whether you're an executive, a business owner with employees or an organisation with a team of board members, you have a common ground. Your biggest asset is people and the number one key to ensuring that your business runs like a clockwork is to secure the loyalty and trust of the people on your payroll.
Why Your Projects Are Not Being Completed (13 Jun 2006) The overwhelming number of projects fail to deliver. That's a fact. Gain a strategic advantage over your competitors, by not being a statistic by honing your project management skills and abilities.
Effective Management – 4 Ways to Inspire Loyalty in Your Business (13 Jun 2006) Whether you're an executive, a business owner with employees or an organisation with a team of board members, you have a common ground. Your biggest asset is people and the number one key to ensuring that your business runs like a clockwork is to secure the loyalty and trust of the people on your payroll.
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.
DaimlerChrysler: Merger or Acquisition? (13 Jun 2006) One of the largest mergers in history nearly imploded soon after the agreement was signed. Daimler-Benz and Chrysler was touted as a "merger of equals" by some, while others insisted that it was nothing more than an outright acquisition of Chrysler by the German automaker. It certainly hasn't always been a pretty relationship, but things have definitely improved seven years into the marriage.
Listening – the Powerhouse Management Tool (13 Jun 2006) Listening to your people. As in life, many things that work best in business are the simplest things. In this easy to use toolkit, the benefits of listening and the key tips of how to do it best will help you manage to success...
Can I Do It All Myself? (13 Jun 2006) You're a business owner and your list of clients is growing leaps and bounds as you hoped it would. The money is coming in and you may even enjoy spending an extra hour or two at the office to get caught up at the end of the day or early in the morning before the phone begins to ring.
Taking Decisions – A 5 Point Checklist (13 Jun 2006) Your success as a manager primarily rests on one single factor. The key factor in your managerial success is the ability to take decisions, quickly and effectively. The fine art and science of decision making will decide how far and fast you will travel in the managerial ladder.
What is Lean Six Sigma (13 Jun 2006) Improving the speed of a process and the elimination of waste primarily by eliminating non-value added steps is focused under Lean manufacturing. But under Six Sigma one gets a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating defects in any process.
Sprituality & The CEO (13 Jun 2006) How can Spirituality help you become a fully functioning, high performing CEO? In this article I introduce a new way of looking at Spirituality that you really can't live without!
