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Author :: Chuck Yorke  |
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| Article Title :: Get It Done! Soft Skills not Hard Tools are Required |
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If your organization has people, then interpersonal skills are
needed.
I work with companies that are on a path they call the lean
journey. Whatever you call it, it’s based on the Toyota
Production System. Some manufacturers embraced it and it became
known as Lean Manufacturing, expanded into the Lean Office or
Lean Enterprise. During this transformation the approach became
focused on tools, but Toyota’s approach is about people.
The focus of Lean Manufacturing training has been on technical
skills such as value stream mapping, 5S, and set-up reduction.
People skills; also known as “soft skills” or interpersonal
skills haven’t been much of a priority. Difficulty in moving
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Martin Haworth |
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| Article Title :: Delegation for Business Leaders - How Letting Go Works* |
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To create the time for the specific role of a leader, as much as
possible of the day to day delivery must be handed over.
This level of delegation is very important, not only to create
the space for the leader to develop visions and longer terms
strategic goals, but also in encouragement of key individuals
who will both be challenged by new activities, but will also be
developed for the future benefit of the organisation.
A leader's role is to focus on those areas of operation where he
or she can deliver the greatest value and this requires huge
shifts in perspective of the role. Leaders differ from
managers in terms of accountability.
Whilst a leader is accountable for the strate (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Francis Dion |
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| Article Title :: What is the CMMI? |
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WHAT IS THE CMMI?
The CMMI is a model for improving and appraising the performance
of development organizations. It stands for "Capability Maturity
Model Integration". It is published and developed by the
Software Engineering Institute in Pittsburgh, PA.
The CMM (the original version of the CMMI) was originally
commissioned by the American Department of Defense to help them
qualify software vendors' capabilities. From there it quickly
evolved into a powerful tool to guide process improvement
initiatives, not only for Software Development but for many
related fields such as Systems Engineering, Product Acquisition,
Team Management, Research and Development, etc.
Today the CMMI is used (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Graeme Nichol |
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| Article Title :: Activities vs Results |
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You have two employees, one that comes to work early and is
always the last to leave. They always seem to be busy rushing
here and there. The second employee doesn’t ever work late
unless asked to and really doesn’t seem to be that busy. If you
had to choose one, which employee would you rather have in your
company?
In my opinion, the amount of activity they seem to be doing
tells me nothing. I am not interested in how much an employee
runs around and how many hours they work. What is important is
the RESULTS they produce. Which employee does their work on time
and performs above expectations? That is the employee I want
around.
Employees that regularly work overtime and always seem t (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Graeme Nichol |
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| Article Title :: Dialogue vs. Discussion |
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Have you ever sat in a meeting where everyone is busy giving
their point of view and trying to prove why they are right?
Where no one is actually listening or trying to understand other
individuals’ points of view. The alternative meeting format is
where everyone listens to and agrees with the meeting leader. No
one contributes or adds ideas, they are just compliant.
In my experience most meeting are either one or the other. But
when you think about it, what is the point of most meetings?
Meetings are usually held to make decisions. The outcome that
most people would want from the meeting is that the BEST
decision is made, not that any decision is made, or another
sub-committee is forme (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: James Coakes |
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| Article Title :: Alcohol and Events |
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Naturally alcohol is an important part of many events. People
associate having a few drinks with relaxation and enjoyment.
Obviously participants must not drink before taking part in
dangerous activities, particularly motorised and shooting
events. All insurance companies specify that no alcohol at all
is taken before or during any such events. It is impossible to
police a situation where people are allowed 'one or two' so
usually soft drinks or tea and coffee is provided during
activities. When activities have finished then teams typically
head off for a barbecue or meal and then drinks.
Consumption of alcohol can be a problem on events and it is
those drinking sessions which continue on (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Michael Mercer, Ph.D. |
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| Article Title :: INSTANTLY UNCOVER YOUR CORPORATE CULTURE |
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Best Definition of “Corporate Culture”
If you ask 10 people to define “organizational culture,“ you
will get 11 different answers!
Fortunately, from my consulting and writing on leadership and
organizational change, I created my definition of organizational
culture:
“Corporate culture is how every employee knows she or he must
act – even if no one is watching.”
Knowing your company’s culture proves crucial for multiple
reasons, including: + Only organizational changes that fit into
your company’s culture will succeed. Changes not fitting into
the culture will fail and not achieve desired results. + Hire
employees who fit into the corporate culture. That is, “Do not
t (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Sean Labrock |
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| Article Title :: Secret Grant Money! |
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The art of researching, writing and being awarded grants has
evolved into a competitive sport in recent years. There is one
area, though, that gets very little attention.
These are the corporate grants that are offered by thousands of
large and mid-sized companies around the United States and the
world.
Did you know that Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola, and Allstate Insurance
all offer grants? It’s the same with Microsoft, Sears and Sprint.
The list is ridiculous, and many completely overlook the immense
opportunities in grants from private companies.
How to Find Them The website http://www.OnlineGrants.us
features twenty of the largest companies offering cor (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Robert F. Abbott |
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| Article Title :: Why Write Down Your Ideas? |
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Whether you're a manager, professional, or entrepreneur you need
to think ahead. When you do it in a formal sense, it's called it
planning, when you do it informally it's something like
speculating.
Whether you're planning or speculating, the exercise represents
just the tip of the iceberg. For the plans or scenarios to
amount to something, they have to be implemented. In turn, that
usually involves other people.
Which takes us to the subject of communication: How do you
convert those ideas in your head into instructions or position
papers or even real plans?
I recommend writing, as in the sense of spending at least a few
minutes to put the ideas to paper. Several benefits come out of
th (read full article) |
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| Category :: Management Articles |
Author :: Robert F. Abbott |
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| Article Title :: Communicating CEOs |
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I see a PR firm has done a survey on the amount of time Canadian
CEOs spend on communication, and found they spend almost half of
their time on communication.
I think we're supposed to be impressed that CEOs spend that much
time on communication. But, quite frankly, what else does a CEO
do? And, if you consider both direct and indirect communication,
wouldn't that be more like 90%?
So, what do CEOs do, and how much of that involves communication
of one kind or another?
Well, they make decisions. But before they make them, good CEOs
get information from specialists in their organization. They
also may check other options by reading newspapers and
magazines, attending conferences, and talk (read full article) |
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