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- Outsourcing Effectively: Maintaining a good relationship with your contractors - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Hugh StewartWhether you have a one-time task that needs to be completed or a long-term project, an outsource contractor, when selected and communicated to properly, can be a great asset. Successful outsourcing involves building relationships and staying in touch with contractors, even after an outsourced ...
Views: 1634(2 votes) - The Torn Manager - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2004 from Terri LevineManagers often find themselves playing the role of middle-man because that is what they are… in the middle. The go-between for higher management and the workers. You can see how this can present a conflict of interests. How do you represent the views of the upper echelon and protect the ...
Views: 1634(1 vote) - How to Introduce Yourself Quickly - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2012 from Gilda BonannoSometimes you have to introduce yourself in 60 seconds or less. This type of introduction is not your "elevator speech" – it's a brief introduction only long enough to outline the basics. For example, at some networking events, everyone sits around a large table and then each person stands ...
Views: 1631(2 votes) - Raise the Bar -- Focus on Successes - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2012 from Jane CranstonThe story tells of an interaction between a parent and his high school-age child. The adolescent presents with a report card of four As and one D-. Because of our prejudices and experiences, we the reader are inclined to think the parent is going to either lecture or at least focus on the low ...
Views: 1630(1 vote) - Using The Grow Coaching Model Appropriately - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Ioventures IncThe GROW coaching model is a straightforward arrangement that can be employed very successfully in coaching. But to be really successful, it requires to be utilized in the appropriate way and with the client at the actual center of it. The term GROW, certainly, is an acronym for goal, reality, ...
Views: 1630 - Organise An Event To Advance Your Career - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2011 from James CoakesThis article is specifically aimed at people who work for large companies. Corporate careers are often compared to ladders, you make slow progress rung by rung and promotion by promotion. Ambitious people want to climb that ladder, but how can you stand out from your peers and secure promotion ...
Views: 1625(13 votes) - More Skills to Develop Before Your Interview - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2010 from Peggy McKee"A" players demonstrate many strong competencies on a consistent and convincing basis. As a medical sales professional, having these items clearly in your mind is a great way to structure your performance, develop your resume, present your experience, and understand your own weaknesses. Some ...
Views: 1623(4 votes) - The Gift All Dads Want for Father's Day - by Submitted on May 31, 2012 from Sally MarksI’ve been thinking about my dad lately. Father’s Day is approaching and even though my pop died more than 15 years, I still think about what kind of gift he might like to have for Father’s Day. Dad had a weird sense of humor and wasn’t particularly helpful when we asked him for gift ...
Views: 1622 - SUCCESS Its demeanor - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Elizabeth McNallySuccess appears when resilience is present whether it be in life or career transitions, in struggles or problem solving, or even in life’s moments of despair. Your goals are seldom reached in one easy stride. Life rarely serves Success on a golden platter. You will need to seek it ...
Views: 1621 - Everything We Want Is Just Outside Our Comfort Zone – Keep Going Beyond - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Judy WhiteIs the first thought of your morning and the last worry of the evening dominating your day? Is it looming over your shoulder and robbing your leadership from experiencing greater depth, meaning and purpose in your work? With big-hairy challenges facing today’s workplace in greater ...
Views: 1620 - Leadership and Management Are Opposites - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2009 from Kevin BurnsLog into any business networking site, like LinkedIn or Ryze, and almost daily will you see someone asking a question attempting to determine the difference between Leadership and Management. What are really interesting are the people who are asking: people in management or leadership positions. ...
Views: 1619(2 votes) - ***Steering Our Leadership Wheel - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"The winds and waves are always on the side of the best navigators." — Edward Gibbon, English historian Leaders look beyond the current situation – beyond what is, to what could be. That's why leadership is all about change. It's why leadership is action, not a position. Growing our ...
Views: 1618 - Develop the Minimum Core Offering to Reduce Costs Per Unit by 96 Percent - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Donald MitchellWe consider an older concept in this article, one that has often been applied to cost-reduction thinking: zero-based analysis. You may know this concept as "zero-based costing." Zero-based analysis reverses the usual way of thinking in which many people start by looking at how to remove costs ...
Views: 1618(3 votes) - On Keeping A Humor Journal - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Barry Robertsby Barry Roberts “Now that’s a funny cartoon!” As soon as that thought struck me, I’d cut it out and paste it into a notebook I was keeping. After a time, I started writing in any and all funny experiences I’d gone through. Once in a while, I’d specifically try to recall humorous episodes ...
Views: 1618(2 votes) - Associate Satisfaction - Common Issues And Resolutions - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2008 from Maria KuroshchepovaYear after year our company runs an associate survey. Year after year the same items score low: relationship between compensation and productivity, retention of the best associates and associate motivation via reward programs. If your company (whether large or small) is struggling with similar ...
Views: 1617 - Encouraging and Making Progress - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from Jane CranstonDo you have days when you feel like you’re getting nowhere or sense a project will never end? Worked on initiatives where you were only part of the solution and would never see the finished product? Wonder what happened to that suggestion that received such a positive reception and now seems to ...
Views: 1617(2 votes) - Public Speaking - Incorporating a PowerPoint Presentation Smoothly Into Your Speech - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2012 from Gilda BonannoRecently, I attended a presentation by a smart, experienced professional whose goal was to provide an informative overview of his area of expertise to his colleagues. Unfortunately, he did not succeed in communicating his message effectively to the audience. How he prepared and delivered his ...
Views: 1616(2 votes) - A Clear Structure for Accountability Meetings - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2012 from Alan DobzinskiAs a managing partner or leader in a professional services firm, your role is to encourage, develop and coach people towards reaching the business development goals you've decided on together. A crucial part of that process is scheduling regular accountability meetings and using a system to ...
Views: 1615 - Personal Philosophy is Like the Set of the Sail - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2013 from Mariano JaucoInspiration of the Day “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” - Walt Disney, 1901-1966, American Film Producer/Director/Animator _____ We have all experienced the blowing winds of disappointment, despair, and heartbreak. Why, then, would each of us, in our own ...
Views: 1615 - Are You Doing the Right Job? - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadThis sounds a little strange but having the right people doing the right jobs can have a powerful impact on your bottom line and how effective you and your organization is in getting the job done. Right now I’m personally caught in the classic dilemma of starting a new business and having to ...
Views: 1611(3 votes) - Building Trust at Work - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2011 from Jane CranstonI had a boss, I’ll call him, Ted. Ted was very political and used his high emotional intelligence to play all sides of every issue just to make sure he was always covered. I heard him lie by fact and omission. So clever was the man that when opinions were asked, he was able to shift positions ...
Views: 1611(1 vote) - What Top Employees Complain About - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2013 from Jane CranstonI am fortunate to work as an executive coach with people at many levels, in different stages of their careers, and in a variety of industries. Even though there is significant variety and diversity in my client base, I am often struck how similar their thought processes and experiences are. This ...
Views: 1611(2 votes) - Do You Know How To Communicate Change In Your Department? - by Submitted on May 29, 2008 from Pat BrillDo you ever find yourself confused on how to best communicate changes to your employees? Here is where you need to do some serious brainstorming. Why? Because it takes a lot of communication to make a change successful. As soon as you know that you will be creating change in your ...
Views: 1610 - Self Management - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2018 from Kanchan AThere is one boy whose name is Sujay. Now he is preparing for 12th & engineering Entrance Exam, so his parents have taken the admission to one of the renowned coaching class. But Sujay was not taking it seriously. Instead of going to coaching class he used to go for movies along with his ...
Views: 1610 - Build Your Business Around Solving Engaging Problems - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Donald MitchellEntrepreneurial focus is immeasurably helped by finding engaging problems - ones to which you and others are irresistibly drawn. Many people make a mistake by instead picking problems to solve that are of interest only because of the potential financial gain that might result from solutions. ...
Views: 1608(3 votes) - 10 Tips to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2012 from Gilda BonannoHere are 10 tips to improve your public speaking skills, whether you are presenting at work, giving a toast at a wedding or receiving an award. 1. Have a Message What is the one thing that you want the audience to remember from your presentation? Put it into one sentence and you have your ...
Views: 1606(2 votes) - Charism: It's Easier Than You Think - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2014 from Michael MantellGeorge Eliot noted, “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” If who you might have been is someone with more charisma, it’s definitely not too late to learn how to be just that. There you are at the podium, presentation in hand but you’ve got one problem. Your hands are ...
Views: 1606 - Commitment to Diversity in the Workplace - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2013 from Jane CranstonOver past decades the issue of diversity has taken a very visible place in the growth and structuring of the workplace population. Whether it was caused by mandates or natural shifts in population, the job sites look quite different. The challenge, as I see it, is not only to continue to push ...
Views: 1606(3 votes) - Hire for Skill, Retain for Results, Fire for Chemistry - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2011 from Jane CranstonWhen working with managers and executives in a coaching relationship, I’m often struck as to how naïve some are to the realities of the day-to-day operating on the job and the politics of the workplace. All too often people tell me how many hours they work and about all the effort they ...
Views: 1604(1 vote) - Organizational Culture - What You Should Know About It - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2010 from Faiez KirstenAre you aware of the unfortunate fact that what science recommends is often not adhered to by business? Why do I say this? I will get to this further on. But firstly I want to start off by describing to you two serious problems that exist in many companies and organizations across the ...
Views: 1604(2 votes) - Culture is the Unwritten Set of Rules within Your Business - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2012 from Andrew HortonWe all have a set of unwritten rules about the way we do things and the way we expect people to respond to us. I grew in a tough neighbourhood, where if you showed weaknesses, you would be bullied and treated as an outcast. Did you think I needed to be sent an email or a memo, as I was growing ...
Views: 1598(2 votes) - High Maintenance Employees - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2008 from Pat BrillHave you a “high maintenance” employee….one who demands a lot of your time? Every manager usually bumps into this type of employee. The first question to ask as you evaluate this person…..are they a high or a low performer? You may react differently given their performance levels. High ...
Views: 1598 - Time Management And Focus Management-Productivity Tips for Entrepreneurs - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Yoon CannonAs small business owners and Entrepreneurs you know the constant challenge that comes with having to wear all the hats. It’s no wonder how easy it is to get overwhelmed and overloaded. There is always so much, entrepreneurs want to get done, and they all seem to scream “now!” It’s hard to ...
Views: 1595(4 votes) - An Ever-Growing Gap Between Managers And Employees In The Information Age - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2014 from William CottringerAn Ever-Growing Gap Between Managers And Employees In The Information Age By William Cottringer When we first started on the path of the Information Age in the early eighties, we had no earthly idea where it was going to take us. Ironically, here in 2014, we still don’t know the answer ...
Views: 1594 - Leadership through Coaching - The Path to Humanistic Management - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2012 from Craig NathansonVision and structure To be a strong leader takes a compelling vision for people. It also requires an ability to set up goals and follow-up on it. In addition to this, to enable great things through people, it takes a softer side, a caring side. That is what you call coaching. Focused on ...
Views: 1592(2 votes) - Top Five Tips For Running Productive & Effective Meetings - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2009 from Sharon MikrutHave you ever been in a meeting where there is an agenda but it's not followed? Or, where you discuss the same issue repeatedly, with no resolution? If you answered yes, you are in the majority. Throughout my career, I have sat through hundreds of meetings that were unproductive and a waste of ...
Views: 1592(1 vote) - A Work Conflict Deserving a Thoughtful Resolution By Bill Cottringer - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2015 from William Cottringer“Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means” ~Ronald Reagan. The transition from the Manufacturing Age to the Information Age brought is a value revolution. The current values revolution has turned the traditional workplace upside down and ...
Views: 1591(2 votes) - Talent Management in Tough and Challenging Times - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2008 from corporatetrainer India“Leadership is demonstration not definition.” Dr. Thaker recently shares in his Leadership 2020 Programme. The economy is slowing and isn’t going to get better anytime soon. The first thing you should ask yourself is: "What is a Tough Time?" The answer is that's it's a ...
Views: 1591 - Leadership and Management – Different Tools for Different Jobs - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Bob MaitlandIf you are building a room in your house, you use tools from different disciplines. To pick two, you use carpenter tools and electrician tools. The carpenter tools (hammer, saw) are the most widely recognized, understood and used. The electrician tools (wire stripper, current tester) are less ...
Views: 1589 - Defining the Role of a Customer Service Representative to Improve Customer Service Excellence - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Kate TammemagiEvery Company now appreciates the need for Customer service excellence, and the importance of this in achieving Customer loyalty. But how do you ensure that your Customer Service personnel will achieve excellence in every interaction with their Customers? The Foundation Building Blocks The ...
Views: 1584(7 votes) - The 3 "C's" of Leading with Confidence - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Skip WeismanIt is the rare human being who can maintain confidence 100% of the time. Even the best of leaders experience dips in confidence from time to time, from context to context and from situation to situation. The key is building your 'confidence' muscles. I believe confidence can be ...
Views: 1584 - What is The Termite Effect? - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2010 from Shawn BrodofWhat do business mistakes have to do with termites? More than you may think! "The Termite Effect" refers to the impact that many common business mistakes have on businesses, entrepreneurial ventures, management teams and on the careers of sales professionals. As a business coach, I noticed ...
Views: 1584(2 votes) - 5 Eco-Friendly Tips to Managing Business Waste - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2016 from Jeremiah OwyangWaste is a dirty word, and it is negative for reason. Waste is bad for productivity, for the environment, and for profit. The more waste a business has, the more inefficiency it has to wade through on the way to profitability. Fortunately, managing business waste is not as unsanitary as it ...
Views: 1581 - Knowledge Management and How to Use it - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Samantha JohnsonKnowledge management (KM) is about recognizing useful information that exists within a company and making it accessible to others so they can either use the existing information or add information of their own. Every organization creates and uses information that is specific to their own area of ...
Views: 1580 - Why it pays to be old – and how to get old before your years! - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2012 from Chantal CookeThe value of experience can be hard to judge. You only know for sure when you find yourself in a situation that demands it, and you perform – or not. So I spoke to Profitable Business Growth expert Hilary Briggs from R2PLtd for her advice… I’ve recently been reminded of the value of ...
Views: 1580 - 3 Leadership & Life Lessons On The Fly - The Butterfly! - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2014 from Eileen McDarghIt started when a Monarch butterfly appeared in my garden, lighting on the only milkweed plant in the yard. My leadership & life lesson was about to begin: I discover that Monarchs lay tiny, pinpoint-sized eggs ONLY on milkweed. The tiny caterpillars (larvae) emerge and begin gorging ONLY on ...
Views: 1579 - Michael Mantell's Answer to the Negative Workplace - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2016 from Michael MantellDr. Michael Mantell brings decades of experience in turning the most challenging workplaces around, often in partnership with leading human resource professionals. In this column, he describes the causes of negativity, the consequences of negativity and how to turn negativity into positivity and ...
Views: 1579 - Strategic Planning Consultant Offers Services That You Need for Company Growth - by Submitted on May 24, 2012 from Claire BurnsConsultants for strategic planning aren't created equal and when you're out looking for the best strategic planning consultant, you want someone who offers a wide range of consulting services. When you go with a firm that has a short list of services, you might get what you really want from them ...
Views: 1576 - ***6 Tips for Leading Your Team to Top Performance - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2014 from Tracey FieberAt the core of every successful company is a high-effective team. As a business leader, one of your main responsibilities is working with your employees and getting them motivated and able to accomplish the goals that you’ve set out for them. This isn’t a process that’s set in stone, and as such ...
Views: 1575 - 'Do As I Say, Not As I Do' Doesn't Cut It Any More - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim ClemmerMore and more, I hear managers express frustration over the behavior of the people they lead. They complain about their failure to take initiative and responsibility, grumble about lateness to meetings or lousy teamwork. But it's so much easier to point fingers elsewhere. For when it comes to ...
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