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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creating a vision ? bringing your dreams into reality
- Do you have some goals you want to achieve or dreams you want to fulfill? A useful tool in reaching the outcomes you desire is the creation of a vision, which can be short or long-term. I recommend writing down specifics to add clarity and focus.What is a vision?Here's one definition by Thomas Leonard."It is a state or outcome that a person can see naturally and th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Focus on the prize
- People talk to me about making personal and professional changes in their life. I hear comments about how hard they think it will be, concerns about their ability to be successful, pressure on themselves to produce results, etc. The anticipation (what you imagine or assume will happen) of the experience can be daunting enough to deter a person from taking the first step! How often does the anticip...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Allan kempert discovers that truly all you gotta do is ask
- A year or so ago, I met Allan Kempert. Allan was the Quality Assurance Supervisor for a metal stamping company in Ontario, and just completed Norman Bodek's book, The Idea Generator, Quick and Easy Kaizen. As Allan explains, he couldn't put the book down because it was such a simple approach and he knew that it was going to empower the employees at his place of employment. In fact, Allan had tears...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Bye-bye boring meetings! make yours remarkable!
- It's the middle of the night. You've woken up with a brilliant idea on how to improve the way your business product is delivered to your customers. You scribble it down and can't wait to share it with your co-workers during your morning meeting.The appointed hour arrives and you get your idea onto the agenda. Unfortunately the meeting proceeds without focus and at the speed of really good k...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Lead to succeed: the seven essential steps to work leader success
- In my book "You're In Charge?What Now?" I use a mnemonic to describe the seven essential steps to work leader success. The mnemonic is "L.E.A.D.E.R.S" and each of these letters represents an essential step. While I have simplified the elements of leadership into seven words, the essence of my message is that being an effective, peak-performance work leader is simple, but not easy....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Sarbanes-oxley and section 404: old dog, new teeth
- The failures we have seen in the quality and integrity of financial reporting in corporate America are clear evidence that something was awry. It is the responsibility of corporate boards, managements, public accounting firms and regulatory agencies to put confidence back into the financial statements issued by our society's most significant entities. Although some would argue that Sarbanes Oxley ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is your business ethical?
- Ethics - in a profession or trade - is that branch of philosophy which studies the principles of right and wrong in human conduct.Is your business ethical?What I mean is "Does your business do the right thing when faced with that decision?" It's a simple question, which many businesses struggle with. I just don't understand the struggle part?I have worked for companies that be...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Comparing ancient programs from the east to modern programs like stephen covey.
- Comparing Corporate and Personal goal attainment programs that have developed over thousands of years with those of modern day legends such as Covey - "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"In the 1990s Stephen Covey's name became famous through the publication of the "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People". As many know the "7 habits" are not a group of ne...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Year 2010: permanent employees no longer required
- Jack Welch joined a conference that was held in Duke Fuquay Business School where he was invited to promote his new book called "Winning". He told audience about how culture is important in a company. Culture builds integration and integration guarantees better products and services for customers. In GE's 1994 annual report his statements were no different. "Boundaryless behavior?&q...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Preparation: your companys best defense in case of catastrophe
- You've hung out your shingle and are ready for business. But what if something unforeseen were to occur? Is your business truly ready for all that being in business entails? It only takes one catastrophic event to adversely impact a once thriving business. Recent world events: 9/11 destruction of the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon, the tsunami in Asia, along with other natural disasters act ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Change behaviors, change performance
- Every organization is looking for the holy grail of performance enhancement, that one thing that, if it were changed even slightly, would push the productivity of a company way beyond the current level.Over the years there have been many solutions offered to the performance conundrum, from process improvement and process re-engineering to rightsizing and quality initiatives. All of which ha...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why would anyone do that in my meeting?
- Imagine that you open a meeting by saying, "We need to talk about the budget."And someone responds with, "I named my dog Budget because everyone tells me he's too big."After the laughter subsides, you wonder why anyone would make such a silly remark in your meeting.And this leads to a larger question: Why would anyone misbehave in a meeting? Taken to the extreme, misbehavior c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What to ask when you?re invited to a meeting
- 1) Where is the agenda? A meeting without an agenda is like a journey without a map; it will always waste your time. Once you have the agenda, make sure that it consists of more than a list of words because this is almost useless. The agenda for an effective meeting will provide a complete description of how the meeting will proceed.2) What is the goal? Is the chair seeking an agreement, a ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Using employee opinions effectively when designing hr programs
- Using Employee Opinions Effectively When Designing HR ProgramsEmployee opinion is one of the most powerful resources available to human resource professionals. But what are the best methods for harnessing those opinions?Conversation - Welcoming feedback via informal conversation is the first step towards utilizing the viewpoints of employees.Focus Groups - Focus groups take co...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The 20/60/20 rule of leadership. dont go solving the wrong problems
- Several decades ago, a passenger jet approached a Florida airport with the pilot and co-pilot struggling to fix what they thought was a malfunctioning landing gear. The landing-gear light was on, signaling that the gear was deployed; but both men did not hear it actually deploy.As the men sought to understand whether they had a defective landing-gear light or a defective landing gear -- the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Change management
- "It is not the strongest species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the most responsive to change". -Charles DarwinThe world today is changing faster than ever before. Technological developments, financial constraints, expanding markets, restructure and mergers, new philosophies and government legislation are all putting pressure on organizations to change. Yet the proce...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Designing your healthy administration - a management overview
- Management or Leadership?Simply stated, management ensures that things get done, in accordance with accepted policies, based on the reality of a situation. It involves deciding the how, and the when and often the who. The who can be a cross-over factor in the initial stages. It is doing it right, creating process and systems and insuring efficiency. A manager manages both the process and re...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The power of the contract in performance management
- An essential step in managing the performance of salespeople is that of establishing a sound and agreed contract between manager and the salesperson. A contract in this context is simply an agreement between the manager and the salesperson as to how best they are going to work together. It is a chance for each party to outline expectations, hopes and fears and is a superb opportunity for both the ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Uncovering the secrets to effective performance management
- In many ways there are no secrets to implementing effective performance management. Performance Management is a process and a process which if implemented effectively should ensure that both employees and managers remain both productive and motivated.The actual process itself should hold no secrets. There are simply a number of steps to be considered within the Performance Management proces...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Avoiding the sheep dip
- It is a sad fact that many employees are still being subjected to the age old training ritual of "sheep dipping". This is a process by which employees are "refreshed", "cleansed" and "re-invigorated" by ensuring they attend set training courses or, perhaps, are placed on the ubiquitous "refresher" course. This refresher course is, of course, necess...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 2 steps for increasing company profits or performing business turnarounds
- 1. Eliminate wasteEliminate reports, habits, products, duplicate input, and processes that waste time and money. These drain labor, money and energy from the business.Two-thirds of products or services sold incur more costs to produce than they are sold for. These are a drain on profits. These losers can be reduced by either increasing prices, reducing direct costs incurred in produc...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Turbo charge your career with the most powerful leadership tool of all: the leadership talk part 3
- To develop and deliver a great Leadership Talk, you must understand that every Talk has three important parts. (1) Audience Needs. (2) Strong Belief. (3) Action.(1) Audience needs: The first step in putting together a Leadership Talk is to understand the needs of your audience. As I explained in Part Two, they cannot be ordered to be your cause leaders. Their commitment is one of free choic...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Turbo charge your career with the most powerful leadership tool of all: the leadership talk: part 2
- In Part One, I described the Leadership Talk and how it is a much more effective leadership tool than presentations or speeches.I also described two fundamental premises that the Leadership Talk is based on.In Part Two, I will show you the purpose of the Leadership Talk. You won't be able to give a Leadership Talk effectively on a consistent basis if you misunderstand its purpose....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Turbo charge your career with the most powerful leadership tool of all: the leadership talk: part 1
- Leaders speak 15 to 20 times daily. You speak at meetings, you speak across their desks, you speak on the phone, you speak in e-mails, you speak at lunch, beside the water cooler, and on elevators, etc.It's in the interaction of those speaking encounters, multiplied daily, month in and month out, year in and year out, that you become a successful leader or not.If those encounters are...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 steps towards a stress-free introduction into management
- Becoming a manager for the first time can be an unnerving and sometimes stressful experience. In many cases, organisations expect you to immediately jump into the role and begin to perform as if you have been there for years. Also, you may have been promoted "out of the blue" and as such have not taken part in any "succession planning" that would have prepared you for the management role.If...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Terrible meetings - ten ways to spot them!
- Sometimes, better than giving advice about how to run things well, it can be useful to have a hit list to notice to help you identify when things are less than productive. Meetings can be hugely productive, especially if you keep a sharp eye out for these Ten things:-No AgendaWhen there is no agenda, there is no opportunity to prepare, no framework for the meeting a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to create an operations manual
- An operations manual can act as a tool for training employees and empowers them to your business running smoothly when you are out of the office. Though it may seem like a lot of work, the effort put into your operations manual can save you money that could otherwise be wasted on mishandled procedures and employee training time.Every operations manual is different so yours should be tailore...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Gift giving for business a major headache
- Corporate gifting is a big headache for most business owners; how much to spend, who to spend the money on, where to get the gifts, what to get and how to gauge the effect of that giving in terms of benefits for the company are all important questions. When a company decides to give gifts it needs to be planned out as part of doing business, not just a last minute impulse. The cost of gifting shou...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Preventative maintenance of company delivery vehicles
- If you have company delivery vehicles at your small or medium sized business you should have a preventative maintenance schedule and procedures for employees who are drivers of these vehicles. When discussing preventative maintenance over the years with business owners the first thing which comes to mind is 'Oil change' and usually the business owner who is on the hook for the loans on these vehic...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Small business checking accounts
- ACCOUNTING AND BILLINGCHECK BOOKSWe recommend that you maintain a business checking account in addition to a small business credit card merchant account so that you can take credit cards from purchasers. This way you will know exactly how much is going into your merchant account and how much of your volume percentage is being done through credit card usage. You should shoot for 50-60...