Motivating For Higher Performance (13 Jun 2006) Employee motivation is probably the most important single manageable factor for success and profitability of all the facets of specialty store retailing. It is too vital to be handled on a hit or miss basis, depending on the whim or spirit that stirs the store owner or manager from time to time
Internal Control - The Why and How (13 Jun 2006) Studies have shown that almost half of all shrinkage in retail stores is due to employees. Employees WILL steal from their employer. It is up to the employer to put into place systems to prevent this.
Implementation the Catalyst of Change for Management to Reach that Next Level of Success (13 Jun 2006) For management understanding how to create buy-in is absolutely critical to implement any plan. Implementation or rather the inability to implement is probably in the top 5 reasons why current change initiatives fail. Maybe one solution is in asking a simple question.
Ten Business Reasons Why Asking for Help Works (13 Jun 2006) When you are in charge of a team, or a business, it is easy to fall into the trap of being invincible. Asking for help is something that's easy to do - yet, to the uninitiated, it feels like a weakening position. But there are a number of reasons that is not so.
Getting to Consensus (13 Jun 2006) Think of consensus as the end point of a process, rather than something we can immediately organize. That process starts with analysis and listening, then responds to what we heard in the listening phase.
The Crisis of Modernity (13 Jun 2006) Since the beginning of the industrial era our world has been facing what some historians call an ongoing "crisis of modernity". As fast as we adjust to new circumstances, the circumstances change again, and, the rate of change seems to be multiplying exponentially. Of all the demands imposed by twenty first century leadership, perhaps the toughest is the ability to not only manage change but to instigate it, control it and to be it's master. Dealing with the ever increasing rate of change may be the leader's most potentially overwhelming task. Today's Change Agent is an agressive forward thinker.
Make It Easy to Reply - Voice Mail That Works (13 Jun 2006) If you are like most business people, voice mail has both simplified and complicated your life. On the good side, it helps you exchange information. On the other side, leaving messages can seem like putting notes in bottles that drift off to sea. Here's how to make sure that your messages get results.
Look Good on Voice Mail (13 Jun 2006) Your use of voice mail tells others a lot about you. Here's how to make a good impression.
Pitching to Employees (13 Jun 2006) To get and keep good employees, cater to them as you would to important customers, through internal marketing.
Will a Workplace Bully Bankrupt Your Company? (13 Jun 2006) Twenty-five percent of employees suffer with peer to peer bullying and its on the rise, according to the National Institute of Safety and Health. Dina Beach Lynch, a 12 year workplace strategist and mediator, has the answer: Conflict Coaching. A short-term, results-oriented tool, conflict coaching enables employers to quickly, skillfully manage bullying before it escalates into complaints and harrassment charges.
The Power of Positive Communication (13 Jun 2006) Communication is the key to your success at work, at play, and at home. Here are six tips that will make a difference in your life.
Treat Employees Fairly, Car Wash Entrepreneur sets Industry Standards (13 Jun 2006) I believe that whether corporations expense their stock options is besides the point, especially when the stock is worthless. We have studied over the years the rift between employees and employers and we have discovered many great brand names are eventually destroyed from internal strife and friction within the company itself...