Leadership Skills Means Turnover is Not a Problem (13 Jun 2006) Turnover causes a drop in productivity, lower profits, inconsistent quality, and certainly creates work overload. In addition, turnover results in a lack of motivation, a lack of enthusiasm, apathy, and a lack of teamwork. But here's the question… Are these challenges problems or symptoms?
Why Your Business Needs an E-Mail Policy (13 Jun 2006) Why is it imperative to have a company E-Mail Policy? It is simply good business, that's why! In addition, having a clear and detailed e-mail policy in place, one that employees sign and date before they are allowed access through your businesss' computers, is critical to you being able to enforce or react to situations that may arise at a later date.
The Permissive Environment is the Suspect (13 Jun 2006) This articles presents an example of how shop talk described as banter left unabated escalates into confrontations between employees and how supervisors who condone it create a permissive environment as a result. It attempts to illustrate mutual responsbilities and the proper handling of such incidents to prevent future occurrences.
Hiring for Success (13 Jun 2006) Hiring someone new to work in your business is one of the most critical decisions you will make, although it is not always given the justice it deserves. Recruitment decisions are often driven by the pressure to get someone in quickly, rather than waiting for the best person to fill the job. Lack of proper and systematic recruitment process can also result in a high cost to the business.
Delegate or Die! (13 Jun 2006) There is not a single management skill more critical to your personal and professional success as an entrepreneur than learning to delegate. But delegating successfully is much more than simply handing out assignments. It is more an exercise in understanding and accepting our own strengths and limitations.
Workplace Security Plan: Does Your Company Have One? (13 Jun 2006) Workplaces that do not cleary provide for employee security are inadequately protecting you against threats of violence from within and from criminals.
Know Your Business! - 7 Key Questions You Must Ask (13 Jun 2006) Business is moving fast. And every business owner, manager and leader must be totally on the ball. Being aware of competiton, employees, the 'market', customers and clients are all vital. So how to keep on top of it? Well, with these 7 little questions on hand, they will keep you aware, very aware of all you need to know -- and lead your business to greater success!
Better Management Performance - The Easy 3-Step Way (13 Jun 2006) Managers make three mistakes when they try to run businesses. They do too much, they don't trust their people and they don't have enough skills. Here we explore an easy 3-step process to get your business back on track and get a life.
Business Leadership Skills - Managing the Human Being Behind the Business (13 Jun 2006) It's a common problem and we've all seen it - business owners that are just 'too busy' all of the time, and as a result, do not enjoy the success in business they had hoped for. But often one of the major reasons driving success relates to how well (or poorly) the business owner manages themselves!
Plans & Goal Setting - Kicking winning Goals (13 Jun 2006) The research clearly shows that most businesses don't set goals - at all. The goal setting process can seem daunting if it's unfamiliar territory, or if you have so much on your mind that you don't know where to start. The process described in this article will help you to sort through your key issues and create forwards momentum by setting goals that are innovative, resolve problems and improve results.
Tap Employee Passion For Business Success (13 Jun 2006) Meriwether Lewis set the stage for the Corps of Discovery's success before one single "employee" had been hired. From the outset Lewis and Clark engendered a communications culture that brought in the right prospects, then kept morale high and increased the productivity of those eventually hired.
Dialogue: the Four Dialogic Principles For Successful Communication (13 Jun 2006) At the heart of all management lies communication, and successful communication is not a one-to-one or one-to-many transaction, but a dialogue between interested parties. Successful dialogues rely on four principles: Reality, Reaction, Co-ordination and Purposefulness.
Communicate To The Four Main Personality Types (13 Jun 2006) The real purpose of this article is to let you know that your business communications - whether they are email, web page, pdf brochure or even initial word of mouth introduction - need to appeals to the different needs of the four personality types. How do you do that? By making sure that your communication has a reasonably equal amount of the following: 1. Facts and figures to appeal to the Analytical and Pragmatic; 2. Enthusiasm and excitement to appeal to the Extrovert; and 3. Testimonials to appeal to the Amiable. Get that right and you have a greater chance of getting your message across.
Proven Secrets to Keeping Your People and Increasing Your Profits (13 Jun 2006) Why are people changing jobs so quickly these days? Here are a few reasons why: They have a boring job therefore they feel they are not achieving anything. They have no leader to follow. They f...
Knowledge Management - Leadership Behaviours Which Encourage Knowledge-Sharing (13 Jun 2006) The concept of knowledge management or knowledge sharing makes intellectual sense to the leadership teams in most organisations. Why wouldn't we want to learn from our successes and failures, and translate that learning into value?
What Personal Assistants Really Want (13 Jun 2006) What would happen if the personal assistants in your organisation were away for a week? How would it affect the running of your business or department? How would it affect you…personally? If you are ...
Five Problem-Solving Success Tips (13 Jun 2006) The ability to solve complicated problems quickly is more important than ever in today's tough economy.
Do You Really Care What People Think? (13 Jun 2006) If you do, you probably need to do something positive about those important outside audiences of yours that most affect your operation.
