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- What is Performance Management? - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2011 from Beth MollenkampA strategic business plan provides the organization a sense of direction and a sense of purpose It answers the questions “Who are we?”, “What value are we creating for the stakeholders?” and “What does success look like?” Performance management is the process that ensures the implementation of ...
Views: 1335(8 votes) - ***A Checklist for Changing Me to Change Them - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"The cruelest lies are often told in silence." — Robert Lewis Stevenson, 19th century Scottish poet, novelist, and essayist We can't build a team or organization that's different from us. We can't make them into something we're not. Failing to follow this principle is the single biggest ...
Views: 1334(24 votes) - Tips for Finding Quality Hourly Employees - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2014 from Cecile PeterkinDespite the fact that hourly employees make up the majority of the workforce in most developed countries, employers are still unable to find enough candidates who are qualified for the job. Not only that, companies, big and small, often fail to retain their best workers long enough to capitalize ...
Views: 1334 - Become A Leader - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2008 from Susan Del GattoTo be a leader you need to make the right choices. In our lives if you stop to think about it we always have at the minimum of two choices in everything we do. Back in school we learned of Newton’s physical law, the law states that with every action there is an equal and opposite reaction and ...
Views: 1333 - Executive Effectiveness: Becoming an Effective Leader - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2012 from Michael BeckRecently on LinkedIn I posed three questions that resulted in some very interesting conversations. Here they are: 1. An executive is only a leader if people choose to follow. How can you tell whether people are following or just doing their job? 2. Everyone says leadership is important, ...
Views: 1333(2 votes) - How to appraise your employees for motivation and improved performance - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2013 from Jen WissAppraising your employees has many benefits. Appraisals help to develop your staff, improve your company's performance and help you plan better. They help identify training needs and can form the basis for pay reviews. They also record progression, and can be helpful for career and succession ...
Views: 1333 - The Art of Motivating Salespeople - by When the tide comes in, all the boats in the harbor go up! The long-term benefit of an incentive program is to coax your sales force out of their production comfort zone. Once a salesperson stretches to a new level of personal production, their self-confidence and expectations skyrocket. ...
Views: 1333 - Importance and Uses of Microsoft Dynamics AX CRM for Businesses - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2012 from Nicholas BirchThere are several reasons as to why your business should opt for the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, not the least of which is its ability to achieve fast time to value with prebuilt industry capabilities for manufacturing and in distribution, services, retail and in the public sector. Microsoft ...
Views: 1332 - Engagement is an Inside Job - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim Clemmer"The man who gets the most satisfactory results is not always the man with the most brilliant single mind, but rather the man who can best coordinate the brains and talents of his associates." — Sir William Alton Jones, 18th Century English Philologist and Jurist When faced with major ...
Views: 1328(1 vote) - Why You Need Deal Registration Program? - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2013 from Walt RobertsonIn order to create a harmonious and mutually beneficial relationship between a company and its partners, a deal registration program must be made use of. But what exactly is deal registration program and how can you use it for your channel partner management? What is Deal Registration ...
Views: 1328 - 4 Presenter Mistakes to Avoid, Or Please Don't "Vomit" on Your Audience - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2012 from Gilda BonannoAt the end of my session at a conference, one of the audience members came up to tell me about a bad session she had attended. She said, "The presenter vomited his content on the audience. It was awful. I would have walked out if I wasn't sitting in the front row." That's pretty strong ...
Views: 1327(2 votes) - Are You Doing the Moon Walk? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Dr. Rick (Eric) JohnsonThe death of Michael Jackson recently was a tragic event. No matter what you thought of Michael personally, there is no doubt that he was one of the most talented entertainers of all time. His singing and dancing talent showcased so effectively by his performance in the video and album ...
Views: 1325(1 vote) - CMOE - How Team Building Should Be - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2012 from Ioventures IncA team building activity is a good venue for individual members with unique talents and personalities to learn how to integrate as a team so they can drive results in a more effective manner. It can involve a range of activities and exercises that support team objectives. Several different ...
Views: 1324 - Recruiting Firm Creates Special Division for Retained Services - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Ann Zaslow RethaberFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Ann E. Zaslow-Rethaber (888) 866-7276 www.iscjobs.com Recruiting Firm Creates Special Division for Retained Services Tempe, AZ – August 31, 2010 – After conducting contingency searches successfully for 13 years, ISC is proud to announce it has ...
Views: 1324(3 votes) - Outsourcing – How the First 30 minutes Each Day Affects Your Profits - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2013 from Donna Marie ThompsonWith a small business to build, streamlining your day from the very first moment can mean productivity increases, peace of mind, and yes, even hidden profits. Finding profits in hidden places can be much easier than you think, I promise. As a small business owner, what you do at the very start ...
Views: 1320(4 votes) - Teleseminars -- Getting through the noise of the competition - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2014 from Kathleen GageWhen it comes to offering teleseminars the fact is there is an incredible amount of competition. In years past this was not the case. There were a handful of people offering their training by way of a teleseminar. Today this is not the way it is. Teleseminars are a dime a dozen. Does that mean ...
Views: 1320 - Public Speaking Tips From Chef Bobby Flay - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2012 from Gilda BonannoI'm a fan of the TV cooking competition, The Next Food Network Star, hosted by celebrity chef Bobby Flay. The winning chef gets his or her own cooking show on the Food Network. The show offers lesson not just about cooking, but also about presentation skills because the winning chef has to ...
Views: 1319(2 votes) - Become a Champion of Change - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe most well-known distinction between a manager and a leader is found in the fact that managers are great at maintaining direction or managing processes, whilst leaders are able to influence people and move an organisation in a new direction. Managers are thus able to steer the ship, whilst ...
Views: 1318 - Medical transcription: Billing methods and line count methodology. - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Renee KellyWhen it comes to outsourcing medical transcription needs, there are many factors to be considered. A healthcare facility needs to analyze what it exactly hopes to gain from outsourcing and then has to evaluate a medical transcription service provider on the basis of these criteria. But one ...
Views: 1318 - Corporate Entrepreneurship - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Raj GavurlaCorporations are a vital part of an economy. So are foundations, government, and faith based initiatives. In corporations employees are starving for a new direction to create a new economy and adapt. Corporations are largely responsible for more business transparency because of the push for ...
Views: 1317(1 vote) - The 4 Simple Steps to Manage your emails, Effeciently - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2010 from Frank O'TooleEmails, Emails, Emails, how did we survive without them? More and more on Time Management Training Courses we hear of the amount of time people are spending or wasting on emails every day. From a time management point of view the question has to be ‘are you managing your emails or are your ...
Views: 1316(11 votes) - Does your company recognize achievement in a way that you don't relate to? - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2012 from Lynn Ferguson-PinetOne thing that is consistent across personalities is we want to be respected for a job well down and that generally translates into the best form of recognition, which is a promotion or an increase in salary. However, neither of these two levers can be utilized on a day to day basis. How ...
Views: 1313 - Successful Technology Project Management - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from ANTHONY RICIGLIANOBy Anthony Ricigliano: Managing a Technology Project involves managing both the new system components and the programmers and analysts that create them. In many ways, managing the people involved can be a more daunting task that tracking each new piece of code or hardware item. If each person on ...
Views: 1313(3 votes) - Tips for the 1st Time Manager - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2010 from Ken SundheimWhen I was leaving college, just like many, I thought that managing people meant that you made it in your career. Instead, now I think that managing people is one more step towards another career goal. My job consists of dealing with managers and executives at companies both big and small, ...
Views: 1312(8 votes) - Budget Development and Financial Management - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2012 from Oel WingoThere are three main phases to the local government budget process: 1. Budget Preparation – Budgetary guidelines are established based on the annual plan and goals 2. Budget Adoption: Budgets are adopted by the government 3. Budget Execution: Implementation of the budget consistent with ...
Views: 1311(2 votes) - How to Run a Successful Daily Deal Promotion for Your Business - by Submitted on May 30, 2013 from Shivam SrivastavaAt this point, I’m fairly confident that an item product salesperson for one of the many daily deal sites has damaged on your organization's entry and start to offer you on the idea to run a show selling marketing for your company. If the item product salesperson was not too challenging and ...
Views: 1311 - Narrow Your Niche to Become a Client Magnet - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2012 from Jeannette KoczelaAll entrepreneurs want to know how to attract more clients. There are a myriad of ecourses, coaching programs, and Internet services that address this issue. But here’s the real secret. We are undergoing a major paradigm shift in marketing. You want more clients because you want to make more ...
Views: 1311 - USE THE “SUMMIT PRINCIPLE” IN YOUR HIRING PROCESS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE, AND LOWER EMPLOYEE TURNOVER - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from William MillerA good hiring process is built on solid, proven principles and hiring process design that should be taken very seriously. But one principle of hiring process design ranks way up in importance and can have an immediate impact on an organization’s ability to improve hiring and staffing decisions. ...
Views: 1310 - Business Professionals: Discover Key Strategies To Deal With (And Overcome!) Difficult People and Situations at Work - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Wendy Montes de ocaMany people you may think are difficult are really just different. Their personalities and behavioral styles may clash with yours. Once you learn to identify others’ styles—and honestly assess your own—you can figure out why you’re having a problem with a particular type of ...
Views: 1309 - Employees’ absenteeism in the workplace: How to handle unscheduled absences - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2018 from Arina KatrychevaUnscheduled absences are expensive for the economy and specific companies. According to Forbes, the annual cost of productivity losses caused by absenteeism in the workplace reaches the figure of $24.2 billion, depending on the occupation. There are several ways to reduce their negative ...
Views: 1309 - How To Be A More Successful Manager - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2007 from Andrew RondeauHow To Be A More Successful Manager Would you like to be more successful manager? Of course you would. I mean, who wouldn't? Well listen up, because I'm going to tell you what it takes. Successful management requires: * learning how to assert yourself * listening to others * resolving ...
Views: 1308 - Send The Elevator Back Down - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2003 from Rachelle Disbennett-Lee, PhDSuccess is a great experience and something that takes time, dedication and work. It also usually takes support from others. No one accomplishes much on his or her own. Even if all that means is we have people who believe in us and cheer us on, it takes a collaborate effort for each one of ...
Views: 1308(2 votes) - Anger Solutions at Work: Can Your Team Survive? - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2006 from Julie ChristiansenAnger Solutions™ at Work: Can Your Team Survive? The process of elimination is everywhere in our cultural psyche these days. With elimination game shows (under the guise of “reality television”) proliferating our prime time entertainment, it is not implausible to think that the tactics we see ...
Views: 1307 - Problem Solving Tips - by "Problems are messages ignored." Anonymous
Problems can present you with opportunities for learning and improvement. How many times have you seen a problem that keeps recurring and nothing is done about it? Start seeing problems as opportunities! Learn from mistakes that have been made, and ...
Views: 1304 - Talent Management – The Big Questions - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2012 from Rand GolletzIf you want good answers, you have to ask good questions. If you want compelling, potentially life or business changing answers, you have to ask huge questions. I refer to these, simply, as the “big questions.” What are big questions? They’re questions that assault the status quo. They ...
Views: 1304 - Smart Networking For Your Job Search - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2011 from Resume BearA critical tactic in your job search toolbox is networking, but it may not feel as though your efforts are getting the results you want. Evaluate your approaches and make sure you are using your time wisely to get results more quickly. Effective networking does not focus solely on talking ...
Views: 1303 - ***Changing Me to Change Them - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"We must be the change we wish to see in this world." — Mahatma Gandhi, Indian nationalist and spiritual leader who developed the practice of nonviolent disobedience that forced Great Britain to grant independence to India in 1947 I can think of all kinds of ways to change our kids, my ...
Views: 1302(30 votes) - Why Dr Jekyll would not be a good business buyer - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2009 from Andrew RogersonWe’re all familiar with the story about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; the person with two completely different personalities. Just as there are different types of buyers with different motivations, there are also buyers with different types of personalities. If you’re planning on buying a business ...
Views: 1302(4 votes) - ***Change or Be Changed - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesGeorge was 53 when he had his first attack. He'd smoked for almost 40 years, was badly overweight, had an extremely high fat diet, and handled stress poorly. This warning shocked him into joining a smoking-cessation program. George and his wife also learned about healthy eating and improved ...
Views: 1301(15 votes) - Five Tips to Increase Employee Engagement - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2011 from Lauren StillEmployee engagement describes the level of emotional involvement and enthusiasm employees demonstrate for their work, and how that influences their performance and willingness to further the organization’s interests. While that may seem “soft” and intangible, many researchers show that the ...
Views: 1301(1 vote) - Ask Your Customers the Right Questions - by If you let them, your customers will tell you what you need to know to make them happy, sell them your product or service, or just build rapport. It's all in asking the right kinds of questions.
Here's THREE TIPS that even experienced sales professionals and business owners sometimes ...
Views: 1299 - Leadership and Marketing - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Karen KleinwortAs a leader, main man, top dog or any other pet name you can think of for yourself when referring to your role as decision maker, there will be times you will be faced with when to refocus, redefine or repurpose the financial resources of your organization depending on the challenges you may be ...
Views: 1297(1 vote) - Managing your mindset: the key to effective time management - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Bart Mindszenthy & Harvey Silver, Ph.D.As economic conditions get tougher, everyone has had to do more with less. But when workplace demands for higher productivity mean that management workloads become unwieldy, whole organizations suffer unless leaders learn to manage their time by managing themselves. “Most of us respond to ...
Views: 1297 - What is Intellectual Property and Why is it Important? - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Samantha JohnsonIntellectual property is the sum of the distinct components that make up a brand and the brand's campaign. These components include the service or product's name, logo, slogan, script of the commercial, music that accompanies the commercial, design of the product, design of the product's ...
Views: 1297(2 votes) - What's the Difference Between Empowering and Enabling? - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2012 from Alan DobzinskiAs a leader in your business, your job is to help each team member take personal responsibility for his or her behaviors, actions and results. Your responsibility is to guide and assist them in working toward their professional goals, and to help them eliminate the barriers to achieving those ...
Views: 1296 - ***Balancing Top-Down and Bottom-Up Change Processes - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Grass-roots change presents senior managers with a paradox: directing a 'nondirective' change process. The most effective senior managers in our study recognized their limited power to mandate corporate renewal from the top. Instead, they defined their roles as creating a climate for change, ...
Views: 1295(15 votes) - Don't Tell the Truth and Find Your Integrity - by Submitted on May 23, 2014 from Annette SegalThere are times when you shouldn’t tell the truth. I value honesty and integrity. You do too! Yet there are times when you shouldn’t “tell the truth”. “Really?” you may ask. Yes, really! Whether you’re an executive, entrepreneur, coach, consultant or other leader, don’t get caught in ...
Views: 1295 - Inspirational Corporate Storytelling Leadership Skills - Eloquence - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2012 from Doug StevensonI grew up with a father who was in love with words. His reverence for language, pronunciation and proper diction was an annoyance to me as a child, but a gift to me as an adult. I remember the way he would read aloud a passage from a book or a poem. He had a natural gift for rhythm and tempo. ...
Views: 1295 - Can You Change Your Destiny? - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2008 from Michael BeckThe answer is “No”. Let me clarify that. I don’t believe we can change our true destiny – that is, the destiny we secretly know to be true - for the truth is the truth. But we can and should change that “destiny” or fate that we have resigned ourselves to accept. You see, that “destiny” isn’t ...
Views: 1294 - It's Not Raining Clients Anymore - by Submitted on May 13, 2012 from Alan DobzinskiUp until 2007 and 2008, it was raining clients in professional services firms like public accounting and legal firms. Then with the great recession of 2008, everything changed. All of a sudden we were seeing layoffs in law firms - something that was completely unheard of in the past. Law ...
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