What Every Manager Should Know About How to Overcome Boredom (13 Jun 2006) Do you find yourself easily becoming bored or tired at work for no apparent reason? If that's the case, then pay close attention. Research has shown that fatigue and a worn-out feeling are often caused by unproductive mental attitudes. If this describes your case, read on to learn six ways you can overcome boredom.
What Every HR Manager Should Know About Hiring Productive Employees (13 Jun 2006) The characteristics of job applicants have a strong influence on whether or not they get hired. Their characteristics also indicate the level of their productivity. If you are about to hire employees, consider the characteristics listed below in checklist form. The candidates who possess them are probably the ones who will be readily accepted by your staff. This acceptance plays an important role in the team-building process and the productivity of the staff.
Prepare A Winning CV (13 Jun 2006) Are you getting good enough results from your CV? Do you tailor your CV everytime or just reuse a standard one? No two projects are the same and no two jobs are the same, so success might require some investment in tailoring your CV for each specific purpose...
Turbo-Charge Your Rollout with ERM (13 Jun 2006) Employees are the often-neglected stakeholders in the success or failure of a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) initiative. But employees don't always resist new ways of doing business. If you factor in relationship management practices that engage people in the change process, you can circumvent significant resistance and actually speed up implementation.
Take Your Firm to the Next Level (13 Jun 2006) So you did such a good job in 2003 at bringing in new clients to your firm that you're swamped with business, your firm is large and growing, and all parts of your marketing system are in place and running smoothly? Congratulations - you're off to a great start for 2004!
5 Awesome Actions of Highly Creative Leaders! (13 Jun 2006) Creative thinkers apply their own kinds of
action-oriented logic to problems to help them find new
wisdom, discover opportunities or see the facts in
different ways.
How To Get What You Really Want (13 Jun 2006) As a small business owner, entrepreneur or independent
professional, it's important to make plans. It's also
important to have the time to let things happen. Only you
can decide what is to happen in your life. Here is a method
that may work for you. You have nothing to lose.
How To Delegate for Fun and Profit (13 Jun 2006) Do you think you're the only one who knows what a control freak you are? Get real. Your staff knows you don't trust them to work alone and it affects the results you get. Start delegating and earn the respect and gratitude of your staff. Not enough incentive? Okay, try this. You'll have more free time!
One Simple Idea to Grow Your Business (13 Jun 2006) Business owners or managers often complain that they rarely have time to plan for the future. They are so busy with day to day tasks and responsibilities, just getting through their weekly "To Do" list or fighting fires consumes all their time and energy, and then some. The solution to these scenarios is to distinguish long term functions from short term functions.
Leadership: Stoking The Success Train (13 Jun 2006) Successful Leaders have certain qualities and strategies that keep them moving forward from one success to another. These qualities and strategies are not inherent in the individual. The old axiom that states, "Leaders are born..." is far too simplistic. Leadership is a development process; a honing of certain qualities and creating certain strategies. Climb aboard the Success Train, stoke that furnace and find success along each bend of your journey. How? Consider the following...
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.
Process and Procedures Investments - How to Get Money Back (13 Jun 2006) In September 2004, President Bush signed the $146 billion tax cut bill restoring the recently expired business Research & Experimentation Tax Credit. The 18-month renewal of the research and experimentation tax credit, which expired June 30 2004, was the most expensive item with an expected $7.6 billion cost through 2014.
Quality Standards with ISO 9001 (13 Jun 2006) In today's hectic business environment, it is vital that we are all on the same page, right? But how do we know if we meet those standards? Business owners and executives can avoid the uncertainty, and that's where ISO 9001 certification comes in.
Well-Defined Processes – How to Create (13 Jun 2006) Interested in learning how to reduce development time, save money and stay in control? Business professionals can learn how to create well-defined processes with the easy-to-manage Process Approach of Plan-Do-Check-Act.
Think Before You Talk (13 Jun 2006) Article is an excerpt from "Business Secrets Men Don't Tell Women" revealing how women and men view self-employment differently! Book by Gina Novelle and will be available in 2005. See her website at www.thirdpocket.com for current ebook on MLM's Get Free Advertising!
Managing Yo-Yo Style (13 Jun 2006) There are only three rules in the Yo-Yo Style of Management™; learn them and simplify your life at work. Master them and you, too, can become a national champion.
The Devil We Know (13 Jun 2006) Unfortunately, hanging out with the devil you know is a common business habit.