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- Take the 6-Second Presentation Challenge - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2012 from Gilda BonannoDuring election season here in the U.S., one of my clients, the CEO of a nonprofit organization, was invited to film an endorsement for a candidate's television commercial. Her role was to introduce herself and her organization and explain why she supports the candidate. She was happy to ...
Views: 1175(2 votes) - Getting to Know the Ideal Partner Portal - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Joyce BradyA partner portal is common these days especially since majority of modern companies have to deal with a great deal of channel partners. It has been proven that utilizing channel management strategies and making the most out of business partnerships and selling products and services through ...
Views: 1174(3 votes) - Motivating Employees in the Workplace - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2007 from Patricia WeberDo you have employees who act less than desirably with customers? Is there someone who is anything but a team player? Have you noticed a pattern in someone being late or calling in sick? These few recognizable symptoms may be of employees who work in an environment that may not be motivating to ...
Views: 1174 - Tracking the Critical Numbers of Your Business - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2012 from Fran McCullyYou don't have to be a CPA to understand which numbers are most critical to the health of your business. Having a strong relationship with your accountant is a must for any business owner - however, as a business owner the financial health of your business is ultimately your ...
Views: 1174 - How to dig yourself out of the hole - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Helen DowlingWhen I first started my business, I had a business mentor who told me the following quote. I’ve never forgotten it because it’s so true for many, many business owners. He said: “Show me an entrepreneur and I’ll show you a manic-depressant.” How true is that? One moment as a business owner, ...
Views: 1173 - X-Gap: Using Strategic Planning to Close the Project Execution "Gap" - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2012 from James MurphyTeams and organizations are constantly plagued by project execution errors and failures. These failures create an execution gap -- a gap between what an individual and/or team plans to do and what they actually do instead. Just as retention rapidly degrades after learning, so does project ...
Views: 1173 - What Is Leadership? - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2011 from Wayne KehlWith a title like that you might think I bit off a little more than I can chew. You might be right, but because there are literally thousands of articles, blogs and websites dedicated to discussions of leadership, I wanted to offer a logical definition of it in a thousand words or less. Here ...
Views: 1172(2 votes) - Can A Virtual Assistant Help Your Business? - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2008 from Maria MarsalaIn general, a Virtual Assistant (VA) is someone who performs administrative tasks away from the office of their clients. A VA is the modern day version of the executive assistant or personal assistant. A VA is usually not an employee, which comes in very handy for many home business owners. If ...
Views: 1169 - Performance Appraisals—From Dreaded Routine to Helpful Change Agent - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2007 from Larina KasePerformance appraisals, as you may know, can be very stressful for both the employee and the manager. I’d like to share some of my tips in making the appraisals less nerve-wracking and more productive. Tips for Employees For the employees, performance appraisals are inherently difficult ...
Views: 1169 - Ground Rules for Productive Meetings - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Alan DobzinskiMeetings get a bad rap in the workplace these days, and rightfully so. Too often, meetings are unproductive, boring and a general waste of time. What’s the problem? The biggest issue is time. With executives and managers being so overbooked, meetings get cut short when they rush in from ...
Views: 1168(1 vote) - Isn't My Business Too Small To Worry About Financial Statements? - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Paul MonaxA common theme from some of the reading and training that I have done over the past few years is that if you think small in your business and life too for that matter, then that will become your reality. Those thought patterns of "smallness" will be a self-fulfilling prophecy, and you and ...
Views: 1168(1 vote) - Strategic Planning and Effects-Based Thinking: Part 1 - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from James MurphyAs the name implies, effects-based thinking (EBT) is an approach to strategic planning and decision making where the effects of specific actions are assessed, not in a narrowly defined and time-limited way, but through a perspective that is sensitive to broad-ranging and lasting impacts. ...
Views: 1168(2 votes) - What Everybody Should Know About Setting Goals - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2008 from Andrew RondeauProbably the hardest part of setting goals is the first step of actually deciding to take action! The main hurdle that most people face is the incorrect assumption that goals are only for business or sales-minded people. The reality is everyone subconsciously sets goals throughout their day. ...
Views: 1168 - Find Your Third Place - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2012 from Alan DobzinskiNow that it's a New Year, I've been thinking about how managing partners and leaders of organizations are so busy, busy, busy, doing, doing, doing, they don't take the time to think, plan and then act, which is my mantra for overbooked leaders. Think, plan and then act is a three-step ...
Views: 1167 - Protect Profits by Meeting Adversity Head On - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2013 from Donna Marie ThompsonWith protect profits always top of mind, small business owners are advised to be vigilant against possible threats and adversity. Adversity is a potential problem for a small business. You’re not sure where it came from, how much it will cost, and when it will end. Left unchecked it can ...
Views: 1167(5 votes) - Time For A Leadership Ethics Check - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from Frank BucaroNow may be the time, in the midst of an economic recovery, that companies stop to take a good hard look at their ethics initiatives. Many companies have started to notice that being ethical and acting ethical is a vital and integral component to business success, especially in this economic ...
Views: 1167(2 votes) - 9 Basic Steps in the Recruiting Process - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2008 from Pat BrillYou are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the department and are knowledgeable around the business functions. What about the people tasks? Managing people starts with recruiting…finding the right talent. I’ve created a simple step-by-step guide to help you through ...
Views: 1166 - Communicating with People - An Essential Management Skill - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Chris GentWe use two prepositions with the verb ‘communicate’ - ‘with’ and ‘to’. ‘With’ implies dialogue and involvement between communicator and recipient. ‘To’ implies the one way process of informing and has no place here. The involvement of communicating with someone may have an outward or ...
Views: 1166(5 votes) - Adopt a People-Centric Approach to Improve Customer Satisfaction and Profitability - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2011 from Tony KubicaDoes a leader need to be the smartest person in the company to achieve growth and customer satisfaction? No. In fact, being the smartest person in the company can actually impede growth. Some leaders just can't get over "themselves." Yet unfortunately when you suggest that they could be the ...
Views: 1165 - Winning the Battle of the Mind - by Submitted on May 02, 2013 from Yoon CannonYour Mission Critical Business Growth Plan There are many roadblocks and obstacles that stand between you and success. Running a business isn’t easy, but one thing that is for certain is that defeating your demons and overcoming those gremlins that stand in your way can be the hardest part of ...
Views: 1165(2 votes) - How to become a chief information officer? - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2015 from Supriya NigamThe chief information officer or CIO is the senior level executive in charge of the firm's technology infrastructure, organization, and planning. The CIO plays an important function in formulating the best technique to execute alternatives and finding out the technology needs of a company. ...
Views: 1164(2 votes) - Are You Making These 5 Big Management Mistakes? - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Alan MatthewsNot long after I'd taken over leading a small team in a previous role, I chaired one of our regular briefing meetings. At one point, I remember sitting there while two members of the team were arguing with each other and another one was having a go at me about something I'd just said which ...
Views: 1161(2 votes) - Characteristics of a Successful Leader - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2012 from Luc SisombathLeaders are important in all fields of life and they are of significant importance to a business. There are certain characteristics a leader should possess in order to help in the development of a business. I believe that a true leader is not measured by how many people he/she can scare to do ...
Views: 1161 - Managing Your Business Expenses - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2012 from Lillian DawnOne of the things that you need to think about carefully if you're a small business owner is the amount of money that you are spending on your business. This is not only going to have an impact on your bottom line, it will have an impact on your possibility of success because spending too much ...
Views: 1161 - Reducing the Burden: 10 tips to lighten the weight of the rock - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2011 from Richard MagidIt’s often the case that during an initial meeting with an entrepreneurial leader, he or she will proclaim, “I bear the entire burden of the business, the weight on my back is overwhelming!” While employees walk into an organization with a different mindset than employers and high level ...
Views: 1161(3 votes) - How Well Do You Manage Button Pushers? (And What You Can Do About It) - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2013 from Susan FreemanI often hear stories about button pushers. I have them myself. When you have an automatic, negative response to something, this often indicates a hypersensitivity that’s referred to as “getting your buttons pushed.” Usually these sensitivities have developed due to hurtful childhood ...
Views: 1160(1 vote) - Leaders - Are Your Team Making Mistakes? ( Yes, They're Just Not Telling You ) - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Alan MatthewsHere are two simple facts of life: 1. People make mistakes 2. Things go wrong If you manage a team and you don't think they're making mistakes and you don't think anything is going wrong, you're deluding yourself. They're just not telling you. In any significant job, project or task, ...
Views: 1160(2 votes) - Why are you procrastinating? - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2009 from Jaynine HowardWhy are you procrastinating? Why are you making excuses? Why are you never completing anything? Why are you putting off until tomorrow what can be done today? Do any of these phrases sound familiar? We all procrastinate at one time or another. We all are guilty of letting our family and ...
Views: 1159(3 votes) - Does Integrity Reside In Your Business? - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Cookie Tuminello“Integrity is not a 90 percent thing, not a 95 percent thing; either you have it or you don’t.” - Peter Scotese Opening up the newspaper or turning on the news can be a really scary act these days, which is why I don’t recommend doing either of these activities on a regular basis. It seems as ...
Views: 1158(2 votes) - Managing your small business finances: 5 pro hacks to keep them in order - by Submitted on May 02, 2017 from Helen SheplyakovaWhen you’re a small business owner, you have to be the man (or woman) of all hands: you’re usually the one who sells products or provides services, as well as takes care of all the administrative arrangements and financial management. Everything that’s related to the operation of your business ...
Views: 1158 - Making Someone Happy Can Make Your Day - by Submitted on May 11, 2017 from Harry HooverMaking someone happy isn’t really hard to do, and the payoff is that you boost your own mood by spreading happiness all around. You cause a ripple effect that affects the happiness of people you don’t even know and you may even become healthier through your random acts of kindness. So, what is ...
Views: 1157 - Customer Service: Making Every Phone Call Great! - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2007 from Tim RosanelliThe phone rings. I answer it with trembling hand, because at the time I was an Eastern Regional Customer Service Manager for Matheson Tri-gas. Outside calls usually meant a displeased customer that asked for the manager. I thought "What did one of my customer service representatives do now?" ...
Views: 1156 - Six Ways to Gift Your Employees that Increase Fulfillment - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2016 from William SchiemannWell, the holiday season is upon us. Before you dole out a holiday bonus or send your assistant to fetch more knick-knacks, slogan-wear, or fruit baskets, you might think about what will be more meaningful to your employees. Based on our recent research, we learned that fulfillment was in short ...
Views: 1156 - Ten Reasons To Finally Create A Business Plan - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2008 from Maria MarsalaThis is a story, about a business owner who wasn't doing very well in business at all. She had no business plan, no marketing plan written down, but had heard, quite a bit, how creating one would help. So she moved 3000 miles from "home" and three months later, came across an all day One Page ...
Views: 1156 - Why Entrepreneurs Procrastinate & How to Overcome It! - by Submitted on May 06, 2013 from Yoon CannonRemember the time you decided to take a 15 minute coffee break from work and sat down reading a newspaper in the cafeteria? Later on you got up feeling very well informed about current affairs but realized an hour had passed and you had to rush back to your desk to complete the tasks on your ...
Views: 1156(1 vote) - The Job Description of a Manager - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraThe skill in being able to manage could be a profitable secondary asset for any qualified employee or staff with any specific training in a certain area. Actually, the duties and responsibilities of the senior management personnel in any organization may vary from one industry to another. For ...
Views: 1155(1 vote) - What Is Flow State, and How Can It Affect Your Productivity? - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2020 from Angela AshWhat Is a Flow State? Flow state is the optimal state of one’s consciousness and is closely linked to high performance. The simplest definition would be that a flow state is the state of mind when the person is so focused on the task that everything else ceases to exist for the moment. In ...
Views: 1155 - Attention Leaders: “Awe” is What You May Be Missing! - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2015 from Susan FreemanI admit to having had a recent “wake-up” call about awe. I learned that it doesn’t take much to have an experience of “awe,” and the benefits are long-lasting. Admittedly, up until recently, I underestimated the importance of awe in helping me super-charge my focus, creativity and ...
Views: 1154 - Recruitment Management Software - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2011 from Shikha SingalHiring managers are often found analyzing the cause for their teams not being able to meet hiring targets. They rely on reports created by recruiters to know about hiring metrics, which may or may not be accurate. Many loopholes may exist in your system that might be roadblock for your ...
Views: 1153 - ***Change is Life - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Weep not that the world changes. Did it keep a stable, changeless state, it were cause indeed to weep." — William Cullen Bryant, 19th century American poet, critic, and editor "I hate all this change. Why can't things just stay the same?" Dirk shouted angrily at the TV news anchor. He threw ...
Views: 1151(2 votes) - How to Improve your Personal Finances in Today's Struggling Economy - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2015 from Lizzie WeakleyWhile the economy has rebounded considerably in many areas of the country since it crashed a few years ago, many people continue to struggle. Some of the most common reasons people struggle financially relates to high debt levels, low savings balances and insufficient budgeting efforts. If you ...
Views: 1150 - Personal Questions Lead to Professional Success - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Alan DobzinskiWhen you're holding regular accountability meetings with your people, it's natural for personal issues to come up. If you're still stuck in "leave your personal life at the door," thinking, get over it - that's old school, and will keep you stuck where you are now. If you want better results, ...
Views: 1150(2 votes) - 4 Ways to Enhance Your Employees Greatness - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Kari WaldnerWe all have employees that are amazing and others, even though you hired them based on the fact that they were amazing, are no longer so. What can you do if you know someone is underachieving either based on their skill set or the length of time they have been working for you? And which ones, if ...
Views: 1149 - If You Want Performance – Do These Five Things - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2012 from Rand GolletzI’m going to fill you in on something many leaders don’t get: You must fulfill five very basic requirements if you expect people to perform. You MUST give your people an explicit sense of the overall organization’s mission and values, and why they should care about them. You MUST develop ...
Views: 1149 - Step to Success in Sales - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Frank O'TooleTake those steps to successful sales Imagine you could avoid reluctance and avoid rejection on your sales calls. Now who would not like that? To be a professional sales representative you need to go through a process of steps. In sales training courses it is said that if you do not go ...
Views: 1149(3 votes) - Important Things to Note Before Choosing any CRM System for That Business of Yours - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2013 from Pushelist MasurovThe need to carefully consider what is available to you when it comes to managing a business cannot be overemphasized. On the average, a good business can be run when there is a great and determined management team, effective strategic planning, great sales teams and personnel, available capital ...
Views: 1147 - Quitter's Edge - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2012 from mandie crawfordWhen I was a little girl, my father used to tell me that winners never quit and quitters never win. It has been something that has stuck with me and that I think about in all that I have set out to do in my life. But never has it been more apparent than in the last few years when I have been out ...
Views: 1147 - Health and Productivity Management as an American Corporate Competitive Advantage - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2009 from Paul CantwellBy: Paul Cantwell – President of HealthCorp Solutions Employers have a significant opportunity to impact their bottom line as well as the health of Americans. Studies clearly show that demand is driving health care cost at an upward trend with no end in sight. It is up to employers to drive ...
Views: 1146(2 votes) - Strengthen Relationships By Giving Real Feedback - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2009 from Raj GavurlaDo you want to grow all aspects of your business and life? If so, then get on board with the best way to catapult your success. Regardless of your income and title, you can stimulate the universe to a New Best Level™. Compete for goodness, and profitability will come to you. How? By giving ...
Views: 1146 - Empowerment Through Passion and Commitment - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim Clemmer"You can buy a man's time; you can buy his physical presence at a given place; you can even buy a measured number of his skilled muscular motions per hour. But you cannot buy enthusiasm...you cannot buy loyalty... you cannot buy the devotion of hearts, minds, or souls. You must earn these." — ...
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