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"Know Thy Enemy" and Then Thrash Them at Their Own Game By : Mal Keenan What is your Competition up to? Discovering their Secrets is the Answer to Greater Success Online. Check out this article for all the details... (Looking) Back to the Future By : Bob Corcoran A glance back at 2005 can make 2006 more profitable 10 Key Points on Training the Aging Workforce By : Alvaro Fernandez Will most baby boomers retire at 60? Will there be a massive employee shortage in a few years' time, as predicted in a number of major policy reports? What can companies and government agencies do? This is a very important topic, given demographic trends worldwide. Here we provide a summary of 10 key Trends and Recommendations. 10 Steps Toward Better Business Communication By : Mark Meshulam Critical methods for communication in a business environment when launching or monitoring an important project. 10 Things A Manager Must Do On The First Day By : Martin Haworth One of the biggest challenges for any new manager, is how to approach (and even survive) the very first day in their new appointment. Indeed what you do on day one, may well frame the relationship with your employees for years to come... 10 Things Your Workers Want From You By : Wally Bock Workers are human beings. That may seem obvious to you, but because of that simple fact, we've got decades of behavioral science research that can help us understand what they want. Here are ten things that workers want from you. They want to know what you expect. If they don't know, they'll either guess or decide not to act until they know. Neither of those is a choice you want them to make. Lay out your expectations individually and for the group. They want you to be ... 10 Tips For Becoming A Great Boss By : Wally Bock Here are ten tips that tell you what to do if you want to become a great boss. I've added a couple of bonus tips, as well. Manage behavior and performance. Behavior is what people say and do. Performance is the measurable result of work. Forget about managing attitude. Forget about motivating others. Instead, use what you say and do to influence the behavior and performance of the people who work for you. Set clear expectations. Your people can't do what you want if the... 10 Ways To Stimulate Employee Motivation By : John Morris Today’s fast-moving business environment demands that the effective manager be both a well-organized administrator and highly adept in understanding people’s basic needs and behaviour in the workplace... 11 Tips For Dealing With Difficult People By : Jim Estill I started my company (EMJ) from the trunk of my car (and it was a small trunk so that’s a small business). I grew EMJ to $375,000,000 in sales prior to selling it to SYNNEX. I am now CEO of a $1 billion business. One certainty in life is you will not always see eye to eye with everyone. The purpose of this article is to share practical ideas on dealing with difficult people. 1 – I hate the title of this article. The first step is to reframe the situation. If you think ... 3 Essential Qualites to Harness Your Leadership Power By : Joanne Osband Do you know the real meaning of CEO? Did you know that leadership and sales have something in common? There are three essential qualities you must know to harness your personal leadership skills and take them to a new level. 3 Ways To Protect Your Customers By : Interlink Telecom Customer security is one of the prime considerations of any retail outlet today. Whilst implementing key marketing strategies in order to promote products and increase sales, retail managers also need to be thinking about how safe their customers feel in-store and ways they can improve the attractiveness of their space for shoppers. Lighting Good lighting is a key aspect of the customer experience. Stores require lighting that allows customers to see what they are doing... 3 Ways to Reduce Bad Debt and Make Sure Your Customers Pay By : Ruben Soliman Essential reactive and proactive steps you can take to ensure that your business doesn't lose money due to collection issues. 4 Keys To Managing Six Sigma Effectively By : Tony Jacowski Tell of 4 ways to manage Six Sigma effectively. 4 Simple Ways to Attract the Right Employees with the Right Benefits By : Mike Nacke As the labor shortage looms in the United States, this article describes 4 simple ways that companies can utilize their employee benefits to attract and retain great employees. 4 Steps To Understanding Six Sigma Redundancy Analysis By : Tony Jacowski Discusses 4 different redundancies involving Six Sigma. 5 Ingredients To Improve Team Performance By : John Thompson Find out the secret sauce that every manager should know about brewing a harmonious team environment. 5 Laws Of Lean Six Sigma By : Tony Jacowski Confused about Lean Six Sigma? This article gives you 5 distinct laws governing Lean Six Sigma and serves as a comprehensive guide for improving ROI 5 Reasons You Should Outsource Your Online Tasks By : Indratno Widiarto If you've been online for a while, either as an internet user searching for information or an online business owner, you might have seen the ups and downs of netpreneurs. You may also, for some extends, get frustrated by the result of your online activities. Especially if you are an online business owner. You just don't see any substantial growth of your online business. What went wrong? You might think. You've bought all the manuals. You've followed all the how tos. Yo... 5 Techniques To Hyperforming Employees By : Joseph Plazo As a manager strides into the office among the staff, he has the power to positively shift the outlook of the employee for the entire day. Words, gestures, even the expression on your face spell the difference in how an employee perceives your opinion of them. These unconscious actions tell the employee what they mean to you and how valuable they are to you as a manager and to the organization. Letting the employee feel needed and appreciated is a key factor to maintain... 5 Tips for Collecting on Past Due Accounts By : Christine Harrell Business owners might be surprised at how much revenue is waiting to be collected in the form of past due accounts. With these 5 steps, you’ll be on your way to recovering a great deal of found money. 5 Ways Great Managers Improve Employee Performance By : Cathy Warschaw How to improve your employees performance in the workplace. 5 Ways To Ensure You're Not Lied To At Interviews By : Mr Sital Ruparelia “Sital, I often find people exaggerate what they did in their previous roles and the kind of work they have been exposed to. But we don’t usually realise this until we have hired them – and by then it’s far too late.” What can you do during the interview to find out if someone is telling the truth?” Find out 5 ways in which you can minimize the risk of being lied to by potential employees. 6 Simple Steps to Dealing with Difficult Managers By : Martin Haworth Managing teams is tricky enough, but when you have a challenging manager to deal with as well - I guess you could do without it... 7 Tips When Choosing Assessments By : Gayle Lee Tips to follow when selecting the right employee assessment for your organization. 8 Delegation Tips To Blast Through Barriers By : Joseph Plazo Essential to the achievement of delegation is the advancement of employees’ self- esteem. The exercise of self-esteem as a motivator is a current phenomenon. In the 1930s the issue was immaterial. Back then, the concerns were money, security and survival - the very things that were in meagre supply. New distinct improvements in the satisfaction of these survival needs have begot a whole new set of drives. Employees have begun to carp about a lack of dignity and respect. With ... 8 Golden Techniques To Get People To Love The Rules By : Joseph Plazo Different things motivate different folks. Some people are motivated to enhance their appearance while others are motivated by prestige or sexual conquest. Others are motivated by money. When it comes to work, many people are not motivated to do much of anything except show up and collect a paycheck. It is our job as managers to create an environment in which employees are inspired to do a better job and forge. A recent Gallop Poll stated that about 20% of people queried d... 8 Tips To Conducting Business Meetings Confidently By : Regina Maniam Have you been in a business meeting where the objectives are not clear, you are not sure why you were invited and it seems a sheer waste of time? Read this article to know 8 tips that will help you to prepare and conduct effective meetings. 9 Necessary Steps You Should Take When You Hire Your First Salesperson. By : Todd Taylor As a small business owner, at some point in time, you will most likely decide to hire your first salesperson. This process can be exciting and rewarding but only when the proper planning is completed. It is important to keep in mind the old saying; proper planning prevents poor performance. This new sales department needs a plan for performance. Listed is a performance process you want to have predetermined and in place before you hire your new superstar. A Basic And Simple Assessment For Bias In PsychometricTests: The 4/5 Rule By : Graham Tyler How to assess for bias and adverse impact in psychometric tests. A Business Coach Can Quickly Build Your Success & Wealth By : Kris Koonar The services provided by a business coach are quite similar to that of a sports coach, the only difference is that business coaching is undertaken for the benefit of an organization. A Business Owner Asks, By : Wayne Messick "Let's go to Disney World!" is the shout heard by millions of parents each year. "But how we get there?" parents often cry a few weeks before the trip. Planning for the long-range success of your business can be boiled down to the same three step exercise you use to map out your trip to see Mickey. A CIO is Not Just an IT Director with a Big Budget By : smaurer The Govern recommended that agencies address Chief Information Officer [CIO] turnover by implementing human capital flexibilities, such as recruiting bonuses, retention allowances and skill-based pay. A Company In Crisis Is In A Nightmare By : Mike Teng Crisis is visibly recognised when the company faces credit squeeze, negative profitability, cash flow problems and collection concerns. A Complementary Team By : Martin Haworth We all have weaknesses. Whatever our roles. In management positions, one of the bigger challenges is to recognise our own shortcomings and alter our own behaviours. Sometimes this can be very challenging... A Document Management System Can Help Your Business By : Robert Bibb There are many document management software services on the market and it can be difficult to decide what type of document management system to purchase. A Few Tips For Employers To Protect Employees And Business Against Mold By : Jim Corkern Mold infestations can be devastating to a business. Employeee health, loss of business and cash flow, plus the expense of getting the problem solved. Here are a few tips to walk you through it. A Foolproof Termination Letter: Fire Your Employee Quickly And Easily By : Kevin Muir A foolproof termination letter is one of the most important documents of the firing process. If your former employee decides to file a wrongful termination lawsuit, his lawyer may use your termination letter in the proceedings. This article will help you write a letter that shows you and your company in the most positive light. A Four Step Process to Easily Reduce Employee Turnover By : Robert Cameron Companies either struggle with employee turnover reduction plans or, worse yet, do absolutely nothing to reduce it. Robert A. Cameron & Associates suggests how to correct this problem in four easy steps that companies can easily implement immediately. A great Manager is a Great Communicator By : Sean McPheat Who is a great manager? Well, this question can have many answers but anyone running a management training program or management training course will tell you that – A great manager is a great communicator. This does not mean however, that all the other skills that a manager possesses are redundant. A Guide To Performance Management By : John Morris Nowadays, great significance is being given to Performance Management, as companies incorporate them in their effective management strategies. However, a lot of people find this process a complicated one, mostly because of the many options that it offers – on the organization, a specific department/branch, a product or service, and employees, among others. A Heart-to-Heart Talk about Process and Change Management By : Dutch Holland Both process management and change management are hot topics today, but there seems to be a good deal of confusion about their definitions and relationship. This article uses an analogy of heart surgery to explain how they need to be used together in order for organizations to deliver improved business results. A Holistic View of Six Sigma By : Tony Jacowski Show your organization that you have what it takes to be a leader. This article will show you how to think of Six Sigma as it relates to the big picture! A Leader's Guide to Resilience: Responding to Stress in the Workplace By : Pat Archer Turbulent times challenge the business leader and call upon new and softer skills. As an inspired leader, you will bring recognition, resources and resilience to your team. A Little Pride Goes A Long Way By : Pj Germain In the competitive world of today, the small things sometimes measure the fine line between success and failure: The caring smile of each employee, the extra effort to meet a deadline, one final check of a job before it goes to the customer, and the moment you take to add one last touch to your best effort. A Mind-Blowing Secret About Law Firm Cash Management By : Chris Rempel All lawyers - solo and large-firm attorneys alike - know that time is money. Days must be planned with the utmost efficiency in order to keep a law practice running smoothly. Lawyers and attorneys must spend the majority of their time and efforts representing clients; but the day-to-day running of a law office is like any other business... A Quick Guide to Business Management By : Jason Brown Have you ever wondered why some businesses are successful when others die shortly after seeing the light? It's not only about finding the right product to sale or the right service to offer. In business management sometimes what do you do is less important than how you do it. In competitive times like this, excellence wins the game. Every time a new business is created it has to struggle with its equals in order to take (and maintain) a small share of its relevant market. A Sick Company Needs to Concentrate on its Core Competence By : Mike Teng During the turnaround phase when the company is on the brink of bankruptcy, there are time and resource constraints. The company needs to concentrate all its resources on doing a few major things right. A Synergy of Business Strengths By : Wayne Messick Often two organizations produce a sum much greater than the efforts that either organization can accomplish on its own. A Team Building Seminar Can Work For Any Business By : Paul Tobey It amazes me how popular team building seminars have become. Most major companies and organizations have turned to team building professionals at one time or another to get greater results from their employees. A Tiger Doesn't Change Its Stripes, Working as a Team By : Judy Weigle Building strong teams of people who can function as a unit, even for short-term work. A Virtual Assistant Can Help You Grow Your Small Business Or Home Based Business By : Karen Fritscher-Porter A virtual assistant can help you grow your small business or home based business by handling your administrative support tasks. If you're a successful small business entrepreneur, you've already learned the value of outsourcing tasks (even ones you're capable of doing yourself) in order to spend your time strategically growing your business and working on bottom-line functions. You probably already outsource tasks like your accounting and advertising. But did you even know... Accelerate Team Collaboration: Communicate Instantly With An Extranet By : Laura Schweiker An extranet is a web-based tool that provides a secure environment for the organization and exchange of documents and information among a defined group of users. Extranets are often used to support team collaboration in circumstances where the team members are geographically dispersed or are drawn from variety external organizations. Examples include a group of departments within a company that collaborate on a common project, or service companies that collaborate with a v... Accomplish Your Dream, Have A Good Team By : Mike Teng Having a good team is fundamental in accomplishing your dreams. In this complex corporate world, no single person can have all the answers. The world is changing so rapidly that even a team comprising internal experts is overwhelmed in trying to follow and monitor the changes. Accounting outsourcing helps the business grow financially By : Alvis Brazma Accounting outsourcing is the latest trend in businesses wherein they hire an outside vendor to maintain and process all the financial transactions and carry out the accounting process of the busines Accounts Receivable Conversion! A Major Money & Time Saver For Companies By : Paul Donihue The Check 21 Law that went into affect in 2004 can make life so much easier for your company. If you receive consumer checks, vendor checks, business checks, government checks, virtually any kind of check drawn on a US bank, you can now do from the convenience of your companys' location (or remote location) the same thing that only the top 5 or so banks are now doing for their customers. What is it? Accounts Receivable Conversion! Achieving Effective Contract Management: First Steps Toward a Solution By : Judy Tucker You may have suffered a costly oversight or a scary close call. Whatever the reason, once improving contract management has become a priority, the next step is figuring out what shape the solution should take. Before you can achieve this goal, you're faced with some basic decisions. Acquisition Binge can Cause Indigestion By : Mike Teng The adage still holds true, 'Do not bite more than you can chew'.It can become toxic for the company if they go into acquisition binge. Adapting to Change is Equally Important as Adopting Change By : Tony Jacowski Change isn’t just a matter of doing things differently. It has to do with the trust the employees have in the management to know that the alteration will be an improvement. Addressing Organizational Conflict By : Greg Giesen Organizations have a critical role in creating an environment that fosters productive problem-solving and conflict resolution. Read on if you want to see where your organization stands on the four key assessment areas. Adopting a Process -- Tips for Helping Your Team Adapt By : Randy McGowan Most process methodologies do a fine job at covering the process; however they rarely address the real world issues encountered when a formal process collides with a team. Advantages of Outsourcing By : Mukul Gupta Outsourcing delivers significant cost savings in comparison to delivering the product or service in-house. Outsourcing as a strategy is crucial to compete effectively in the future. Advisors, Accountants, Lawyers And More By : David Mclauchlan Accountants are mostly useful for saving on tax, but you will find that tax is a big business expense, at least if you do it Affecting Change With Six Sigma's Infrastructure By : Tony Jacowski Stumped as to how to implement Six Sigma without hiring expensive 'change agents'? This article tells you how to utilize your company's existing employees to do the same job for less! Ageism and Interim Management By : JHadley There is a tendency to assume that employers veer towards people with less experience in the market place, however statistics show that the age of all executives shows that 85% are between 40 60 years and that the number of people working beyond the age of 65 is, apparently, rising by a third. Agendas - The Key to Successful Meetings By : Martin Haworth For meetings to consistently deliver the required performance and hence outputs, it is critical to have a prepared communication process in advance of the meeting. All About Board Of Directors Meetings By : David Gass Describes what takes place at Board of Directors Meetings. All Change Please By : Robin Chandler Some positive ideas for dealing with change that seems to have been imposed on you without consultation All for One and One for All By : Cathy Warschaw Few situations illustrate the importance of teamwork as well as a sports metaphor. An Arizona PEO Gives Advice For Overcoming Negativity In The Workplace By : Benjamin D. Cowan A common challenge for any organization arises when dealing with negativity in the midst of its workforce. During my employment at an Arizona based HR consulting company, I received numerous calls from employers seeking advice concerning negativity within their organization. People with very different personalities do not always get along. Often times people do not enjoy what they do, or hate certain tasks associated with their role in the company. Many people feel undervalue... An Employment Background Check Makes Sense By : Ray La Foy If you're an employer and you don't run background checks, let's look at some of the biggest reasons you should change that policy: Anatomy of An Inspired Action By : Carolyn Wilson-Elliott Team building is an inside job. Anything But Team Building By : Chris Impeterelli Mention “team building” in almost any office or company and you will likely get long faces, groans, and maybe even some good old-fashioned heckling. People avoid voluntary team building seminars and classes like voting. You practically have to bribe them and close down the bars and liquor stores in order to get them to attend—much like voting! But, team building is an important tool that will help any organization remain competitive in this fiercely global marketplace. One... Apple Computer is on Top--Will They Stay On Top? By : Phil Morettini One of my favorite topics in Corporate & Marketing Strategy is Apple Computer. This is a company that apparently is even more hardy than felines--they seem to have already used up more than 9 lives. Applying Solid Wisdom to Your Managerial Skills By : Carl Hoffman How are your managerial skills? Does there seem to be a gap like the Grand Canyon between you and your employees? Let's see how we can change that. Arcades for Restaurants and Hotels By : Josh Stone Just about any hospitality business has a few coin-op machines lying around. These are not gambling devices I'm talking about (which is a whole other story), but electronic gaming devices, commonly known as video games. While their inclusion isn't the main feature of your venue, you'll notice a few of them lurking in some corner of nearly every kind of hospitality business. Are Executives Worth the Effort? By : Ron Bates Companies will spend more time and effort on defining the decision criteria and the evaluation process associated with spending +$1 million of bottom line profit on a capital acquisition than they will in the acquisition of an executive responsible for driving +$1 million in bottom line profit (let alone the corresponding top line revenue). Are Seven Percenters Killing Your Business? By : Graeme Nichol Productivity or lack of it by senior managers can be telling. Are Team Building Events Effective For Large Groups? By : Shaun Parker An article investigating larse scale team building activities, and the effectiveness of such events. Are you F.I.T. to be a Project Manager? Part 1 By : Josephine Marcellin Have you ever asked yourself what does it really take to be a successful Project Manager? In this series of articles, we will examine what really constitutes our "Fitness For Use". Are you F.I.T. to be a Project Manager? Part 2 By : Josephine Marcellin In Part 1 of this article, we explored the F.I.T.™ principle of project management. In this article, we will look at the first component of this principle - The Power of FOCUS. Are You Taking Your Business Internationally? By : James Calvin - At some point in your business' life, you might be contacted by someone in a far-away land who's heard about your business somehow (probably through the Internet). This will be your first encounter with the international market. For many businesses, once you've conquered your local area and done business by post or email with other areas of the country, dipping a toe into international markets seems like the next big step. Preparing to Export. When you're preparing to e... Are You Tolerating Less Than Your Standards By : Kimberly King When employees aren't performing, the first thing that most employers want to do is send them back through training. The cause of lack of performance is usually the tolerance level of the Management, not the skill set of the employees. Here is a management philosophy that will assist you in maintaining high performance. Are You Wasting Valuable Time? By : Graeme Nichol This is not about time management this is about focus. Do what gets results not what fits in the top right hand box in your Covey chart. Are your Employees Busy Working or Just Looking Busy? By : Buzz Scott Employee monitoring is a great way to keep your workers productive. Asking the Right Questions and Getting the Right Person By : Paul Phillips Getting recruitment wrong can be very expensive. They all say they can do the job - here is a process to find out if they can. Assessing Team and Employee Satisfaction Through Six Sigma By : Tony Jacowski Six Sigma’s uses have branched out beyond superior whole-business quality strategies and can now be applied to employee satisfaction. At Will Employment: How It Affects You As An Employer By : Kevin Muir Are you an at will employer? At will employment allows an employee to quit a job without advance notice and without worrying about breach of contract. And it allows employers to hire as well as fire employees for any reason - at least as long as you're not violating any other laws in doing so. ATMs - How Does The Retailer Decide? By : Sebastian Romero ATMs or Automated Teller Machines, are an essential part of modern life. In many families both the adults work, making it impossible to reach the bank to withdraw cash. ATMs do make this possible. ATMs are of two basic types, hole in the wall machines set into a reinforced bunker, and retailer cash machines, standing in shops and other premises. Retailer cash machines may be front or rear-loading. Why are there so many ATMs? Retailers want one in their premises. ATMs... Attitudes Training Will Increase Productivity In Your Company And Home Based Business! By : Kenny Anderson That's right! Understanding the power of atttitudes training will increase the productivity of your company and home based business! At the turn of the century, it used to be that employees learned they could get ahead at work if they checked their brains at the door. To get ahead, employees were encouraged merely to do as the employer dictated and not think while doing. With the complexities of today’s multi-technological work environment, employees and entrepreneurs c... Attracting Clients towards Business Coaching By : Kris Koonar If you have been trying to establish your own business coaching practice for a while, you would probably already be aware of how daunting attracting clients to the business can be. Attributes Of Successful Business Coaches By : Kris Koonar Coaches provide a professional service to their clients, with feedback, insights, and guidance Automation - Your Key to Business Efficiency By : ian Williamson The beauty of being a business owner is that you will eventually come to the point where you can choose to have someone else do a majority of the work for you while you laze around your pool all day (or start another business). Avoiding the 4 Icebergs of Hidden Business Risks By : Judy Tucker There are the business risks we're all aware of. And then there are the ones that lurk in the fog of day-to-day corporate life. Like icebergs, what pokes above the surface only hints at the danger. Here's how to recognize and deal with four of these hidden risks. B2B EIPP - The Mystery Unraveled By : Clint Waite Gartner group reports that a business can save 10.1 million dollars by converting their invoicing to electronic means over the internet. However, what they are not saying is how to get business customers to adopt the solution. In other words, to broker that type of savings from an online billing solution you need to have customers use it otherwise it is a great idea with no value. Background Checks Can Be A Necessary Part Of The Business World By : Robert Bibb If you believe that there is something amiss with your current employee then you need to conduct your own background check Bad Managers Are Costing You 73% Of Your Employee Productivity By : Amy Potavin This may come as a surprise but it is, unfortunately, the reality. According to a recent Gallup study, only 29% of the workers polled were actively engaged in their work. And what, you're probably asking, exactly IS employee engagement? That is a very good question, and simply stated, it is the level of connection your employee has with you, your company, and the work you have him perform. The really scary information about this poll is the fact that a full 59% of the work... Balance Your Holidays & Business By : Rudolf Freidlander When you've been working long and hard at your home business for a while, you might feel like you've earned yourself a little break. There are home business owners out there who haven't taken a real holiday since they started their business -- including some who started their business as long as five years ago! After all, how can you ever just desert your business and your customers and go bronze yourself on the beach? How can you avoid being on call 24/7 throughout your h... Basic Considerations in Buying Project Management Software By : Neal Brown Deciding on which project management software packages are best depend on the size and complexity of your projects. They can be categorized into three sizes to help with the software selection process Be Careful What You Wish For...A Bank Crisis From An HR Perspective By : Paul Phillips Would you fly on an airline that provided huge bonuses to pilots based on how many passengers and how much freight they could cram on their aircraft and on how few costs they incur? Not unless you were desperate. Be The Best You Can Be Management Style By : Carole DeJarnatt What makes a good manager? If you are presently a manager you probably ask yourself this question frequently. If not and you are being considered for the position, take heed to the skills that are needed to be all you can be. Why would someone who is presently a manager think or worry about what it takes to be a good manager? In all positions of life, whether work related or personal, we should want to put our best position forward for everyone to recognize. If you are rec... Be the trainer who gets it right By : Tron Jordheim Be the trainer who gets it right. There are many roles a business leader must play. One very important role is the role of “Trainer”. At every level in every organization there are goals to be met and processes to complete. Beginning a Six Sigma Initiative By : Tony Jacowski Proper planning is essential for implementing Six Sigma successfully. This article shows you how beginning a Six Sigma initiative right leads to ultimate success! Being An Executive Is Not Just A Look. By : Hallidae Thomason When I think of an executive I think of powerful looking man in a sharp suit making large business deals with international big-wigs. I think of bank accounts in the Carribean and 2nd homes in Italy. I think about the dark limousines and the power ties and golfing with the president or a powerful person in Congress. I think of Martini’s and big cigars and lawyers and secret memos. Why do I think all these things about being an executive? Well the movies of course and why n... Being Competitive With Pay - Linking to the Market By : Paul Phillips Deciding what to pay people is often difficult and often winds up with winners and losers instead of a sensible and fair agreement. Looking to the market in a systematic way along with a well designed salary system can ease the pain. Being Normal in Business Is Overrated By : Helmut Flasch Being normal in business is overrated. Benefiting from Strategic Thinking By : Jamie Brinkerhof Strategic thinking involved a group effort of brainstorming ideas, initiating change, and coming up with solutions to our quandry. With our strategic thinking process, we were able to effectively factor in the highest priorities of our candidates. Benefits Of Employing A Debt Collection Agency By : Stu Pearson If you are a small business owner, you know how important customers are to your success. By making timely payments on the goods and services you provide, customers help give your company the resources vital to growth. Unfortunately, there will probably come a time when a customer fails to pay off a debt, and you will be forced to seek payment by any means necessary. One such way to receive overdue payments is through using a debt collection agency. In this article, we’ll take... Benefits Of Outsourcing Your Graphic Design Projects By : Julia Raven There are many instances where people prefer to outsource work, rather than do it themselves. Popular authors outsource their work to professional writers, major corporations outsource some of their work such as data entry and maintenance to companies who specialize in these types of jobs, magazine publishers outsource some of their graphics and photography works to professional freelance workers and other companies that specialize in working with graphics and the internet ha... Best-Laid Plans Going Awry For You? By : Suzanne Holman Robert Burns stated it well in "To a Mouse" when he made this statement, "The best-laid plans of mice and men go oft awry." No matter how carefully you plan a project, something still may go wrong. Beware The Busy Manager By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. Only about 10 percent of managers work purposefully to complete important tasks, according to a 10-year study of managerial behavior across a variety of industries. The other 90 percent self-sabotage by busily engaging in non-purposeful activities, procrastinating, detaching from their work and needlessly spinning their wheels. In a revealing study over a 10-year period, 1993-2003, authors Heike Bruch and Sumantra Ghoshal tracked behaviors of managers in a wide variety of ... Bird Flu Preparedness Tips For Business Managers By : Nigel Thomas Don't know how to start preparing your business for a Bird Flu pandemic? Here's a summary of must know tips to help you start your plans. Blame it on the Economy - and Watch Your Profits Sink By : Stan Dubin Today we discuss what can happen when too much of your business attention is focused on "elsewhere." Over the past few months, an overwhelming number of information sources have pummeled us with the notion that our economy is slowing down, and that we are headed for a recession. Board of Directors Should Act like 'T Cells' in the Body to Protect Shareholder By : Mike Teng 'T cells' contribute to the immune defences in two major ways. Some help regulate the complex workings of the immune system, similar to the board of directors setting the direction. Boost Employee Morale With An Employee Incentive Program By : John Morris Is there a lull in your office? Are your employees not satisfied anymore with the way that you are manning the place? Good managers know from their own observations that employee attitude affects their work and eventually the company’s output... Bottlenecks In Six Sigma Implementation By : Tony Jacowski Six sigma quality improvement projects aim at creating a near perfect business process wherein the total number of defects do not exceed 3.4 per million opportunities that exist for a defect to occur. However, implementing these projects is not that easy and if proper methodologies are not followed, it could very easily lead to redundancies. Brainstorming Tips That are Easy and Fun By : Pat Jackson Many times, companies with incorporate principles of team-building and even competition into brainstorming sessions, but these frills really aren't necessary. Let's take a closer look at brainstorming and how you can turn this ho hum, Monday morning ritual into something your people genuinely enjoy. Break Into The Hottest Economy On Earth By : Peter LeSar The Chinese economy has undergone a dramatic transformation in the last 25 years. This has opened up new markets and business opportunities for entrepreneurs from all over the world. But to take advantage of these opportunities, every non-Chinese company, both large and small, must overcome the challenge of language. Build Bridges Not Walls - Employee Recognition By : John Morris Regular, one-on-one assessments with your staff provide an efficient two-way forum with which to set and review realistic achievement targets, provide feedback on performance, and listen to and consider any problems employees may have... Building A Learning Organisation By : Sandro Azzopardi A learning organisation produces a flexible organisation where people will accept and adapt to new ideas and change through shared vision. Building and Strengthening Rapport That Leads To Repeat Business By : James Delrojo It is a characteristic of human nature that people would rather do business with people that they like. If your business does not have a system in place for ensuring that you are building excellent rapport with your high value clients and suppliers then you are missing out on a potential fortune
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