14 Ways to De-Stress Employee Vacations
Employees truly deserve paid vacations. Theystruggle through stressful jobs most of the year,and productivity goes down if they don't get abreak. From a corporate perspective, investment ingood vacation programs reduces workplace stressabsenteeism, health care costs, and accidents.Many employees, however, come back from vacationwith the half-joking remark about having to returnto... Read More
MANAGING CRISIS; when you?re too good at it
When you are acclaimed for excellence during times of crisis you may not feel so good in a non-crisis environment. You may not shine so bright, perform so well, be quite so acclaimed. If crisis is how you satisfy your personal need to be needed, to feel accomplished, to be... Read More
Spirits in the Corporate Boardroom.......Oh, sure......
There is a growing movement in the spiritual and holistic fields to bring a more metaphysical and human potential approach to the business community. Holism has been intergrating into both the health and mental health professions for many years now. The men's , women's and environmental movements are... Read More
Seeking Help
Where does the time go? Billable time. As a consultant, your practice may be doing reasonably well; you're charging $100-150 an hour. As an independent consultant, you're probably also doing everything from grinding the coffee to editing the umpteenth draft of your brochure.To understand where you spend your time, list... Read More
Delegate or Die!
You Can't Do It All - Learning To DelegateThere 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... Read More
Communicate To The Four Main Personality Types
You probably know this already, but there are generally held to be four main personality types, which I call: Extrovert, Amiable, Analytical and Pragmatic . Let's take a moment to consider each of them in the workplace. Extrovert: someone who probably has a messy desk; who leaves projects... Read More
Forget The Sandwich Technique
Do you remember being told to use the "sandwich" technique when you needed to reprimand someone? Let me give you an example:"Fred, I'm really pleased with how you've been progressing since you joined us and you're doing a great job. However you're not getting your reports in on time and... Read More
6 Simple Steps to Dealing with Difficult Managers
The challenge of managing difficult managers can be rather daunting, especially when you inherit them! If they are your own born and bred, then hopefully they would have evolved into great managers!Experience shows that difficult managers are difficult because they are angry and frustrated about something or somebody (even themselves... Read More
Is Your Company in Need of Family Therapy?
How Companies Are Like FamiliesLike a family, a company is a group of people who have an ongoing relationship with one another. Companies have several things in common with families:1. Families have distinct ways of communicating and degrees of togetherness. For example:? Communication may be overt or covert.? Relationships tend... Read More
How to Create a Positive Work Atmosphere
Positive versus Negative WorkplacesWe have all worked in places where we grew to dread getting up in the morning, and a few of us have had the pleasure of working for a boss who makes us feel like we can do anything. Let's take a look at the differences between... Read More
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Does My Bum Look Big in This?
If a good manager asks his workforce for their opinion... Read More
Innovation Management ? the power of decision makers
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Giving a Good Appraisal Interview
Although this performance discussion is an opportunity for you to... Read More
Involving People Gave Us the Improvements We Needed
We had a problem with handling materials in a production... Read More
Firing Someone Without Resentment
Firing, sacking, letting go or terminating people is unpleasant. There... Read More
CEOs Are Great, Top CEOs Are Greater
People in leading positions are often in a dilemma: on... Read More
The New Five Truths of Employee Motivation
Motivation is a term that is so widely used, yet... Read More
Big Company Intelligence on a Small Company Budget
Information is the lifeblood of the economy. That's especially true... Read More
Gift Giving for Business a Major Headache
Corporate gifting is a big headache for most business owners;... Read More
Overcoming the Document Tracking Challenge
"Where did it go? It was here yesterday. Wait. Here... Read More
Top Ten Tips About People Management
To get the best results you have to be very... Read More
Warning! Meeting In Progress; May Be Hazardous To Your Career
There ought to be a sign posted on every closed... Read More
Intercultural Management
The role of a manager is evolving in response to... Read More
Knowledge Management - Capturing And Structuring Knowledge Into Reusable Assets
Many organizations have an approach for identifying and recording lessons... Read More
Diversity Training: The Worst Possible Reasons to Request Executive Funding
You're on your organization's diversity committee. You have the best... Read More
The Golden Key to Meeting Success
We all attend many meetings. I'm sure you have been... Read More
Dont Wait for Tax Time to Look at the Bottom Line
A curious thing happens to entrepreneurs in the spring of... Read More
The Survey Feedback Process for Organizational Development and Change
THE PURPOSE OF SURVEY FEEDBACK:In globally competitive environments, organizations are... Read More
Work Environment Tidbits
Color is a big factor effecting all indoor... Read More
Effective Email Communication
Email, when used properly, can generate additional direct sales and... Read More
When Business Becomes A Battlefield
"We have to be careful it's like a minefield out... Read More
Do You Need a Personal Assistant?
It's great to be multi-skilled?be able to type your own... Read More
Strategic Clarity for Communication Management
Over the past few weeks I've been developing plans for... Read More
Group Meeting Disrupters
MEETING DISRUPTERS: If two participants are carrying on a personal... Read More
Recognition: A Quick, Low-cost Way to Motivate Employees
Recognizing good performance through praise or other positive action is... Read More
Four Steps to Better Performance Reviews
Direct reports-people who need direction and leadership-rely on their leaders... Read More
How To Conduct Effective Meetings
Before you call your next meeting, the FIRST step is... Read More
Process and Procedures Investments - How to Get Money Back
In September 2004, President Bush signed the $146 billion tax... Read More
How to Attract and Retain the Right People
If you're one of the many executives struggling with finding... Read More
Communication, Feedback, and Participation: Three Easy Tidbits For Smarter Business
On communication: One of the biggest strains on the communication... Read More
Creativity and Innovation Management - Turning Ideas into Action
The phrase "turning ideas into action" is a Russian doll.Managing... Read More
ISO 9001 Okay Now You Have It How Do You Market It?
Marketing ISO 9001 2000.Lately we've been seeing a lot of... Read More
Getting Software Developed for Your Business
At some point, your business is going to need to... Read More
Can A Business Still Be Profitable When People Skills Are Absent?
In our current world of rapid and amazing technological advances,... Read More
Its All In The Systems
Have you ever noticed french fries taste the same at... Read More
Business Relationship Germs
In management seminars I often compare debt to an infection.... Read More
Preparing a Budget
Ok, you say, I know I need a budget, but... Read More
Writing and Revising Your Life Story
Change is not simple. Why do we repeat behavior that... Read More
Leadership Styles - the Ten Top Qualities the Best Leaders Show
Top leaders...Are Visionary Top leaders have a very clear understanding... Read More
Quick Tip - Effective Meetings Earn a Profit
Most people treat meetings as a free resource that can... Read More
Understanding How Change Has Changed
There seems to be an assumption that change is a... Read More
Innovation Management ? Measuring Failure!
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
One Thing You Cant Hide
One of the most important of all motivators at work... Read More
What Makes A Good Media Story?
Media relations can be difficult, but also rewarding. And the... Read More
Better Management Performance - The Easy 3-Step Way
Managers make three mistakes when they try to run businesses.... Read More
Problems with Group Decision Making
DECISION BY AUTHORITY RULE: Many groups start out with-or quickly... Read More
A Sense of Humor in the Workplace ... Is it Me? Or, was that not funny?
When I was first initiated into Corporate America, I had... Read More
How to Keep a Good Employee: Look, Listen, Learn
Recently a client told me a wonderful story about how... Read More
How to Manage Your People Well: Tips for Managers of Training
As a training manager, there are two important aspects to... Read More
Is Your Business Ethical?
Ethics - in a profession or trade - is that... Read More
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