The Best Laid Strategic Plans

The goal of long - term planning is not to strategize but; to prepare key minds to make sound decisions. Most companies invest a significant amount of time and effort in a formal annual strategic planning process but, many executives see little benefit from the investment.

Time Management For Work From Home Executives

Are you dreading your next crisis? As a business owner you must know how to get the work out, even during a crisis. These suggestions will put you back in business, handling the crisis like the true professional you are.

TQM Implementation Project Part 7b – How to Overcome Trend Charting and Control Chart Problem

This TQM article is Part 7b issue, it is a continuation of Part 7a published on [June 31, 2116 14:25:13 am]. This issue will deal with How to Overcome Trend Charting and Control Chart Problem in the CONTROL Phase of the D.I.A.C. Improvement Methodology.

Effective Meetings Increase Productivity and Teamwork

When negativity, drama, and office politics get you down, the solution might be regular meetings. Most managers don't know how to engage their staff and develop the problem-solving skills of their staff. The weekly meeting if facilitated correctly can raise your people and performance to the next level.

Building Leadership From The Ground Up

Many of the skills that we consider management skills can be used at the ground level. How would YOUR organization be changed if everyone had effective communication skills?

Accounts Receivable Collection Tips

The accounting gurus will tell you that you recognize your sales at the time your product or service changes hands. We all know it doesn't really happen until the cash changes hands and sometimes that can be a problem for many businesses. Here's how to change that.

What Makes a Good Boss?

According to Rob Sheehan, director of executive education at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership at the University of Maryland, “Being a good boss is important in any organization, but it’s particularly important for small business.

Attending A Training Course? Here Are Seven Things You Shouldn't Do

For a training course to be effective you need a good trainer. But that's not the end of the story. As someone attending the course, you also have a key part to play in its success. If you want to get the most out of the experience, here are seven things you should avoid doing.

Do Your People Skills Match Your Contracting Skills?

How many times have you as a contractor had to bite your tongue? This 'biting of your tongue' and not saying exactly what you're feeling has probably saved your business. How so? Well, put yourself in your customer's boots. If you weren't happy with some job that a contractor had done for you, do you seriously think if they went 'head to toe' with you in an argument trying to convince you that you should be happy with what you ended up with, do you seriously think they would convince you?

Can Leadership be Measured?

Organizations depend on leadership for direction, momentum and a plan for sustainable success. How do we recognize leadership exists? How do we develop leadership? How can leadership be measured? These are questions this article seeks to explore.

Thomas Edison And Invention Process

Very often people are curious as to whether there is a certain methodology that successful inventors are following that can be adopted by others. In my opinion, one should look no further then Thomas Edison, one of the greatest minds of the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries; inventor who gave the world a long-lasting light bulb and phonograph - just a few inventions that revolutionized and modernized our world. In fact, Edison patented 1,093 Inventions in US alone, not counting numerous patents obtained in European countries like Germany, France and England.

Role Of Metrics In Decision Making And Management

Information is power. In most cases, information is made up of building blocks of numbers. These numbers, when arranged in a meaningful way, tell a story and that is the information that is useful to businesses as well as individuals. The numbers and the ratios that are used to construct meaningful information is commonly referred to as Metrics. This note is a brief introduction to the role numbers and metrics have come to play in every day life.

Grow Your Subordinate's Competence by Being Less Tolerant

When does your consideration for a subordinate or colleague's feelings, as a trade-off for being honest about their poor performance or behaviour become counter productive?

Don't Let The Process Get In The Way Of The Progress

Procrastination comes in many forms. One of those forms involves simply doing too much preparation before putting something into action