Increasing the Return on Your Training Investment (13 Jun 2006) Picking training for your team or organization doesn't always mean people will apply what they learn. It takes more than good training to ensure a good return on the money (and time) invest in training. As a leader, it is our responsibility to find ways to increase the return on our training investment.
6 Shared Factors of Successful Executives (13 Jun 2006) These qualities are not determinants of success. They do not guarantee success. Of course, they are important. They are valuable assets, but not determining factors. For instance, a man must "work hard" to succeed, but "hard work" does not always bring success.
Bar Charts Brought to Life: Index of Interactive Information for HTML and PDF (13 Jun 2006) Whether one is an unknown entrepreneur or Donald Trump, an elementary school teacher or a university president, a 6th grader researching other countries or a government leader visiting them, each person in any capacity has at least one thing in common: information.
More Problem-Solving Success Tips (13 Jun 2006) The ability to solve complicated problems quickly is more important than ever in today's tough economy. This article is one of a series: tips and reminders that will help you solve messy problems quickly and easily.
In Leadership, The Critical Convergence Drives Great Results (13 Jun 2006) Leaders can achieve more results if they create an environment in which people are ardently committed to the leaders' cause. A key factor in creating this environment is developing a critical convergence, the joining of leaders' enthusiasms and the people's into a single force for success.
Hire Winners: Ask the Right Questions (13 Jun 2006) What's the cost of a bad hire? It's been estimated that replacing a key professional or manager can be three to five times the annual salary. Do you want to increase the odds of making the right hiring decision for your most critical positions? Then learn how to ask the right questions.
Employee Retention: Keeping the People Who Keep You in Business (13 Jun 2006) Knowledge workers are therefore extremely valuable because they keep the factories churning, the customers satisfied, the new products coming out the door---they are the backbone of your company. So how do you keep these highly skilled and valuable workers from jumping ship---from going to a competitor? Learn four ways to motivate this unique group of workers.
Employee Retention: Five Leadership Fundamentals (13 Jun 2006) Retaining your valued or high performing employees must be a strategic issue for your company. Throwing more money at your workers is not the answer and can become very costly. The more effective way to retain top talent is to address their important needs.
Your Appraisal System Can Be Better – Overcome These Nine Serious Failings (13 Jun 2006) Most appraisal systems and interviews are demotivating rather than inspiring. They bog down the appraisers in bureaucracy and with irrelevant appraisal questions. Appraisees are left feeling as if they've been given a telling off and once the appraisal is completed hear nothing for another year. The end result is a waste of time money and potential. Avoid 9 serious mistakes and your appraisal systems will vastly improve and so will the performance of your people.
To Meet or Not to Meet - What are the Questions? (13 Jun 2006) Meetings can be a total waste of time or a powerful and productive communication tool that solve problems, stimulate ideas, promote team spirit and generate action. The results lie totally in how th...
Performance Reviews That Actually Improve Performance (13 Jun 2006) Employee performance reviews are one of the most dreaded tasks by most managers. It is hard to win here - you can never say enough good things, and one word of criticism is generally the only thing t...
Three Business Lessons From The US Postal Service (13 Jun 2006) There was a buzz in the air recently about the US Postal Service. Seems as though they were running into a budget deficit in the billions. The Postal Service claimed they must cut Saturday service t...
Learning To Let Go (13 Jun 2006) Entrepreneurs tend to think they have to do everything themsleves. But think about the "busy work" that eats up your time -- do you really need to do these tasks yourself? Most of these time-consuming, labor-intensive administrative duties don't have to be done by the head of the company.
The Key to Successful Performance Objectives (13 Jun 2006) This articles examines the vital role employee performance objectives play in helping businesses achieve success. This article outlines the characteristics of a well documented performance objective.
Taking Care of Middle Manager Bounce Off (13 Jun 2006) Why do change initiatives fail to produce the advertised change?
Could it be the initiative, or could it be the way we treat our people?
3 Ingredients of Highly Profitable Organizational Change (13 Jun 2006) As waves of organizational change sweep across the business landscape, a huge question arises: What must a leader do to make sure change produces highly profitable results? I uncovered exactly what executives did who planned and implemented organizational change that produced $10-million - $1-billion in profit improvement. I discovered that highly profitable organizational change requires three key ingredients. If any ingredient is missing or incomplete, then even the best plans will fail to achieve the desired results.
Multiple Channels, Multiple Times (13 Jun 2006) I've just been reading about the frustrations of a Human Resources manager. He's tired of having to answer the same questions about benefits over and over again. I understand that, having been on bot...
