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Author :: Steve Kaye  |
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| Article Title :: Effective Meetings - Quick Survey |
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| Here’s an easy quiz to check the health of your meetings.1) Who leads your meetings? a) No one, b) Everyone, c) A facilitator2) What happens to the ideas in your meetings? a) If we had to think of ideas, it
would be work, b) We make fun of them, c) A scribe writes them on a chart pad3) Are results obtained in your meetings? a) We eat all the donuts, b) And we drink
all of the coffee, c) Yes!4) Do your meetings have an agenda? a) Is that some kind of cabinet?, b) I saw one
once in an article, c) Yes!5) Who attends your meetings? a) We have bleachers to hold the spectators, b) The
entire staff plus any homeless people in the neighborhood, c) Onl (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Lance Winslow |
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| Article Title :: Jewelry Use by Employees |
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| Many companies have dress codes, which include jewelry. Some companies do this because they do not wish to offend customers who are of various faiths by employees who wear necklaces with religious symbols. Others out of practicality as some jewelry can get caught in machinery and cause severe injury or even death. You may wish to have a jewelry policy to prevent loss of your customer base and/or prevent employees from dying, which could inadvertently drive up your commercial insurance costs.On a lesser and more serious note we have found in the auto detailing business that jewelry can be very damaging and we strongly suggest to our employees; “Please don’t wear loose jewelry be (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Marcia Zidle |
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| Article Title :: Employee Orientation: The 90 Day Difference |
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| Why do some new managers succeed while others fail? It all depends on the first three months – the critical time when the new hire is learning the ropes. The new manager’s boss plays a vital role in the orientation process. Here are four strategies to quickly get the new hire up to speed and working productivelyClarify goals and priorities.
What are the performance expectations and deliverables for you and your team? How is performance going to be measured/success evaluated? What are the key business issues that you need to focus on?Define responsibility and accountability.
How much operational freedom/autonomy is there? What types of (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Marcia Zidle |
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| Article Title :: You're Hired, Now Go Home: Managing Workers at a Distance |
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| Telecommuting or virtual work opens up a wider net of potential employees for businesses – the disabled, the stay-at-home parent, the student, the retired, the flextime person, etc. However, it also creates unique challenges in hiring, supporting and managing this new group of workers. Here are six tips on managing workers at a distance.Select the right employees.
These will be people who can both structure and motivate themselves. If past performance doesn't indicate these important traits, use assessments that can help determine if thre is a fit betwen the person and the job.Spell out expectations.
In extending a job offer, make sure yo (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Marcia Zidle |
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| Article Title :: Management Training: Are You Satisfied With The Results? |
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| If you’re not satfied with the results of your management training programs, maybe it’s because you handle training as a ‘one shot’ event rather than a process of developing your people to be better managers.One of the common misconceptions is that a manager can take a course and voila he is now skilled in communicating with others, or managing his time or delegating work. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Neither will people change in one day. Particularly many leadership competencies require several courses and ongoing feedback and reinforcement. Here is how you can get the biggest bang from your training dollars:Make sure training is ‘just in time’. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Martin Haworth |
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| Article Title :: Empowering Others - Giving Them Some Control |
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| It's been a pretty good weekend around the place - not done a lot, but I have done what I've wanted to do - and that makes the difference.I changed my role when I first left the employed world. Having been a manager for over 25 years. I became a true employee with a manager breathing down my neck. It was the most difficult thing to accept. It wasn't because I could do it better (although, then again...!), more it was that I had just no control at all. And I realised that most people who have jobs are total employees and have little say in what they do or how they do it. They are 'done to' rather than deciding for themselves and getting creative and involved. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Kevin Eikenberry |
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| Article Title :: Credibility - A Golden Key to Becoming More Influential |
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| You have been named a new leader in your organization, or you are a long time leader with some new people in your organization. Or maybe you aren’t a formal leader but are working on an important new project. Or perhaps you are staff person with expertise that can benefit the business… but only if you can get others to see your perspective.These are just four situations where having the ability to be more influential could make a big difference in our effectiveness.Regardless of our role, rank or seniority; no matter what our job, we can all benefit from being more influential. After all we are all trying to influence others all day long.One key to achieving th (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Kal Bishop |
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| Article Title :: Innovation Management - Selecting Good Ideas |
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| Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation. There are distinct processes that enhance problem identification and idea generation and, similarly, distinct processes that enhance idea selection, development and commercialisation. Whilst there is no sure fire route to commercial success, these processes improve the probability that good ideas will be generated and selected and that investment in developing and commercialising those ideas will not be wasted.A number of idea selection methods can be used. For a comprehensive evaluation, it is advisable to use all methods. C (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Kal Bishop |
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| Article Title :: Innovation Management - some ideas are better than others |
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| Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation.There are distinct processes that enhance problem identification and idea generation and, similarly, distinct processes that enhance idea selection, development and commercialisation. Whilst there is no sure fire route to commercial success, these processes improve the probability that good ideas will be generated and selected and that investment in developing and commercialising those ideas will not be wasted.One of the useful methods of valuing ideas is to compare the type of idea with those types of ideas that have p (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Kal Bishop |
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| Article Title :: Innovation Management - does the idea fit with the firm? |
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| Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation.There are distinct processes that enhance problem identification and idea generation and, similarly, distinct processes that enhance idea selection, development and commercialisation. Whilst there is no sure fire route to commercial success, these processes improve the probability that good ideas will be generated and selected and that investment in developing and commercialising those ideas will not be wasted.One of the useful methods of valuing ideas is to analyse whether the firm, team or individual responsible for t (read full article) |
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