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Author :: Jeanne Sawyer  |
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| Article Title :: Problem-Solving Success Tip: Use Your Time for Problems that are Truly Important |
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| Use your time for problems that are truly important.Hard as it may be to walk away once you’re aware of it, just because a problem is there doesn’t mean you have to solve it. Ask yourself and your colleagues, “What will happen if we don’t solve this problem?” If the answer is, “not much,” then turn your attention to something more important. If you don’t know what will happen, find out before you undertake a problem-solving project. It should be clear to you and everyone else involved that the problem is worth the effort—and expense—to fix it.Quantify the cost of the problem quickly, but as realistically as you can. Include lost opportunity costs a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Richard Gorham |
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| Article Title :: Don’t Get Down – Manage Up! |
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| "Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him."
- Aldous HuxleyEver have one of those supervisors that just didn’t quite get it?Perhaps you even wondered from time to time how in the world this person ever became a manager in the first place?The truth is that most of us, at some point in our career, will experience this firsthand. No doubt, it’s a tough situation to be in when you work for someone whose leadership skills are less than desired.So what can you do?First of all, remember that a majority of leaders in any organization do not hold the #1 position in the company. Don't let o (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Don Monteith |
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| Article Title :: Don't Get Side-Tracked By The "Nay-Sayers" |
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| You, the Entrepreneur, are 'normally' a type-A individual. One who has little patience with the establishment ~ he or she likes to do it 'his/her way' and that's OK if you know the system and have a plan to achieve your goals.MENTORING TEAM NEEDED --IF ONLY! Wow! Someone had told me about the pitfalls.... the valleys.... the challenges. All of us have often said the same during the course of building our business…. especially about the PERSONNEL issues.Anyone can be successful. YOU, too! There is one BIG requirement. You've gotta "get UP" when you fall down! As a small business entrepreneur, I've been there more times than I like to tell. Most entrepreneurs have! Fa (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Don Monteith |
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| Article Title :: Faith is the LIFE-blood of Your ACTIONS before the Benefit - |
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| Nothing has changed. Your ancestors lived by faith. Some planted crops and waited for the harvest. Others worked for the “boss” and by faith expected pay for their labor.Every venture, business or otherwise, is an act of faith. You ride in an airplane believing that you will reach your destination without consequence. Lost luggage is a given.IN THE BEGINNINGLife is lived “one-step” at a time. A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step and then another. Drive to the West Coast from the East. None of us can know in advance the “end” or the “between” experiences we will encounter.My brother spent 4 years in the Air Force and “foun (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Don Monteith |
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| Article Title :: DIVERSITY is a BIG word -- With A HUGE Business IMPACT |
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| Second thought! Just in case. YOU or someone you personally
know may fit the following picture of success which may carry
too much risk for comfort.You can sit back and simply enjoy the day. Let tomorrow
take care of itself. Can't you just hear it? I've got my
money "salted" away in a safe place. Getting great returns.
No risk! Where? I'm invested in the dot.com firms of
the future..... remember the bubble that burst?YOUR BUSINESSObviously, you get the point. There is little need to bash
the dot.com failures. Our goal is YOUR business. Your
future expansions for growth.EXPERIENCE is an expensive teacher. There are BETTER
resources. Some of us have (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Winston Saga |
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| Article Title :: How to use NLP for Business? |
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| What is Neuro-Linguistic Programming?Neuro-Linguistic programme is nothing but the study of human excellence. It is an art. It teaches you to be at the very best. It can change your life once for all. Neuro refers to your nervous system, the mental bridge of senses through which you feel, taste, hear, see and smell. Linguistic refers to our ability to use language, gestures and habits that reveal your thinking and belief and Programming refers to the way you can program your thoughts and behaviour much like a computer which is programmed to do specific things. NLP was invented by John Grinder a Linguist and Richard Bandler a Mathematician, Psychologist and Computer Expert. Richa (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Gayle Santana |
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| Article Title :: Objects in the Mirror are Further Than They Appear |
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| Definition From http://www.merriamwebster.com -- "Virtual: - being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted."Virtual Businesses offer Real World ProfitabilityLet's face it, most of the Fortune 500 companies are doing it. When you press five for customer service and you imagine a department on another floor, you are actually being routed, sometimes overseas, to a remote call center. These days, virtual or remote departments and workers exist in every aspect of business. In an online article called Good Times for Call Centers, at Network World Fusion (www.nwfusion.com) , a quote By Toni Kistner states "Customers include 1-800 Flowers, several marqui (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Ostaro Ostaro |
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| Article Title :: Four Corners of a Triangle: Why Organizations Succeed or Fail |
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| When we want to hire people for a corporation or non profit organization, we follow certain rules and look for appropriate qualifications and expertise so that we succeed in our aims: the investors get their money’s worth in form of financial success and enhanced prestige of the principals involved.An organization represents the interests of many people: the sponsors and the consumers. Any flaws in a corporation’s organizational capacity and management can prove financially disastrous as in the case of the Enron Corporation. Here we must not lose sight of the public image. Big giants like IBM, General Motors, General Electric and Disney spend millions to keep their image p (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Brent Filson |
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| Article Title :: Ringing Doorbells Without Howitzers |
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| Many operations leaders have been there, done that with re-engineering. And they report, in effect, that the process is like ringing a doorbell with a howitzer shell.Reducing costs through wholesale layoffs ostensibly tied to ultimate results provides quick hits on balance sheets, but its clumsy blows can raise hell with operations.Operational results can be achieved consistently with precision and power not when people are taken out of the organization but instead put back in."Putting people in" doesn't mean adding headcount but instead putting people into the mix of vital factors that contribute to operations results — having power with people, not over people. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Christoph Puetz |
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| Article Title :: How to Fire an Employee |
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| One of the most difficult tasks you will face as a business owner will be firing employees. Employees who consistently break the rules, do not perform the functions of their job, or cause difficulties for your business can be a strain on the work environment, your cash flow, and even disrupt your business from thriving and performing as expected. This tutorial will give you steps and hints about firing employees or associates.Document, Document, DocumentThe first step in preparing when letting go an employee is to make sure you have all the documentation you need. When you give verbal warnings, be sure to document them properly. Make a case for this specific situation by doc (read full article) |
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