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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Employee success! - 7 ways feedback works
- By sharing how well you are doing and how well your expectations are met, your people get to understand better. So, frequent, realistic, objective feedback is not seen as criticism, more a way of each in your team helping each other get better, building on the success you already have.So, why does Feedback work? It's HonestBeing open and honest with each ot...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to coach your employees - 5 simple steps anyone can do!
- Want to get more from your people, but you don't know how? Are you up for a small challenge and prepared to do things a little differently? If so, we have five changes to your style that you will find easy to incorporate into the way you work and your people will love you for it; you will have more time and your business will flourish.Think about it - is that not worth just the little effo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Planning for growth
- Are you planning your business or are you planning your growth? If you are like many high-performing business people, you have an annual ritual to set your plans for the coming twelve months. Some people do it in December, others at weird, miscellaneous times of the year, but most -- me included -- tend to do it the beginning part of the New Year. It doesn't matter exactly ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Procrastination and jdi!
- In a management role procrastination can seriously hold back progress and demotivate individuals and teams who, full of innovation and drive to move forward, get frustrated and confused when action is held up. There are a number of steps that will help the procrastinating manager. Firstly, recognise it is a good and reasonable defence mechanism, which relates to the things which...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why i always keep my promises
- Integrity is very important to me, and I try hard to 'do unto others as I would wish them do unto me'. It hasn't always worked that way for me though.There have been times in my previous career - times that I can remember vividly even now - when promises were not kept, things were borrowed, never to be returned and where I was not on the best end of wheeling and dealing that are par...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to learn great management from our kids
- Learning comes from many places. And one of the most wondrous opportunities is right in front of us. At dinner, at play and at bedtime, every evening. It is there on the sports field, on vacation and during homework. Our children have clues we can use in our business and organisation, right away..Listen to ThemKids tell us a lot about themselves, if we are prepared to...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Building shareholder value through your people
- Increasing shareholder value is the most important driver for organisations in the modern business world. Shareholder value is built through growing profit and building confidence in the organisation, which moves share prices upwards. Shareholders like this!And the employees of an organisation have a crucial part to play in both elements of this.They con...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to make a difference every day
- Every day, everyone can make the world a better place. It's simple; it's quick and it is free. All it requires is a recipe containing you (yes, that's YOU!), awareness and a natural disposition to be brave enough to change the day of everyone you come into contact with in a positive way.Appreciating what people do for you, whenever you come into contact with them is the first...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you prepared for a disaster?
- Yesterday I look at my calendar and saw that my newsletter was on my calendar for today. I wondered what I would write about. By the end of the day, I had my topic. Back-up and Recovery System.Are you prepared for a disaster? Around 2pm yesterday I looked up from my computer and saw a reflection of smoke. I knew right away someone's home was on fire. Thinking it was one of the homes behind ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Middle managers behaving badly ? how to stop this damaging your results
- More and more I hear and read about a looming crisis of leadership at the middle management level and the inevitable resulting increase in, poor performance, accidents and production mistakes and hence declining profits.I'm afraid to say these observations are not just rumours. In my own work as a management consultant I've noticed a distinct increase in negative behaviours in many middle m...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Nine vital lessons for avoiding training fads that waste time, money and enthusiasm
- Unfortunately, at least two thirds of much of the training and development effort undertaken by organisations to develop their people is wasted.This is such as shame isn't it? Waste of money is bad enough but even more serious is the waste of human energy and enthusiasm. I've witnessed organisations and their people suffer for weeks and months under the latest management fad only to find th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Avoid outsourcing pitfalls in the injection molds and stamping dies markets
- When looking to outsource overseas for Plastic Injection Molds or Stamping Dies there are many things to consider. Usually price is the first thing to be looked at, that's probably why you're looking overseas for a new mold or die source-to save money. One of the first places to come to mind is Asia. Large labour forces and low wages can get your job done quickly and cheaply. Or so you think....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - People literacy
- Every Manager has experienced the frustration of not understanding why one management approach that works beautifully with one employee is ineffective with another. That's because what we think would be motivating isn't always motivating to someone else.The same principle applies to client and co-worker relationships. We "click" or connect with some individuals and understand each...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Hiring productive employees: a checklist for assessing their appeal
- The characteristics of job applicants have a strong influence on whether or not they get hired. Their characteristics also indicate the level of their productivity. If you are about to hire employees, consider the characteristics listed below in checklist form. The candidates who possess them are probably the ones who will be readily accepted by your staff. This acceptance plays an important role ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Setting a pitiful example: twenty-six warnings to heed *
- TO: All Parents [and Employers and Managers]From: Your Child and/or EmployeeDate: The present timeRe: Don't Spoil me; Teach Me1. Don't spoil me. I know quite well that I ought not to have all I ask for. I'm only testing you.2. Don't be afraid to be firm with me. I prefer it; it lets me know where I stand.3. Don't use force with ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Take your firm to the next level
- So you did such a good job in 2003 at bringing in new clients to your firm that you're swamped with business, your firm is large and growing, and all parts of your marketing system are in place and running smoothly? Congratulations - you're off to a great start for 2004!If you can confidently answer "yes!" to the following metrics, then you're ready to take your practice to the next level (...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Turbo-charge your rollout with erm
- Employees are the often-neglected stakeholders in the success or failure of a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) initiative. But employees don't always resist new ways of doing business. If you factor in relationship management practices that engage people in the change process, you can circumvent significant resistance and actually speed up implementation.Find the Sweet SpotEmba...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - One simple idea to grow your business
- Perhaps the most common theme I've heard in working with business owners or managers is that they rarely have time to plan for the future. They are so busy with day to day tasks and responsibilities, just getting through their weekly "To Do" list or fighting fires consumes all their time and energy, and then some.Business owners often tell us that effective marketing strategies ar...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 management decision making lessons from a long shot. a heartening belmont victory
- Like many, I watched the 134th Belmont Stakes hoping to see the first Triple Crown in 24 years. Instead, I saw the 70-1 long shot, Sarava, appear from nowhere to win. We should take heart from this unlikely victory. As small business owners, managers, and entrepreneurs, the "big shots" often see us as long shots -- worth a cursory notice, but rarely more.As I listened to trainer Ken McPeek ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Managing yo-yo style
- Does being managed by others smack more of "Survivor" than Stephen Covey for you? Could there BE any more management styles out there-have you gotten to experience all of them yet? And what kind of manager are you-or should you try to be?If you're reading this, you're probably familiar with too many types of management and leadership styles-more flavors than months, for the most p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 4 steps to success in life, business, the universe and everything
- Everyone wants to succeed in life. And no one starts a business of any sort, on-line or off-line, wanting to fail.Yet the sad fact is that 80% of offline and 97% of internet businesses will fail in the first year. 84% of internet businesses will never make any income at all.So what can you do to ensure your success?Luckily these four simple (never confuse simple with easy), tr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Transform any business into a go-getting power house by working smart
- Probably as well known as SWOT, SMART turns goals, objectives and tasks into concrete deliverables. If there is one key to turning busy, ineffectual organisations into models of streamlined efficiency then this is it.More accurately SMART ought to be SMARRRT. There are at least three equally valid definitions for the 'R'.OK, the 10 second introduction to working smarter:Specif...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Think before you talk
- What you say to other people can make or break you and it can happen without you even knowing about it. That old saying "loose lips sink ships" is oh so true in business. If you like to gossip as most people do, learn to listen rather than participate. Oh, you're saying to yourself that yes maybe you do talk about the job or your co workers, but never to anyone who's involved outside you...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The gift of gratitude
- Gratitude might seem like a soft or even an obvious subject to you. Perhaps you would rather read about a leadership lesson or a marketing approach or even a motivational technique. If that is what you are thinking, I urge you to read on. I don't think you will be disappointed.From the time we are little kids we are taught to say thank you. It is one of the first things we learn. We are tau...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Five ways to influence change in others
- Because of my work as a consultant, trainer and coach I deal with change and people's reactions to it all the time. When a Client decides to work with us, they are recognizing that some sort of change is needed. After all, if they want more effective teams, better Customer Service, higher creativity, more effective training, or more effective leadership in their organizations, something has to bec...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Better manager skills - how to learn
- When you first take over a department, expectations are usually high but operations are sometimes in disarray. The staff is disorganized, goals aren't being met, and hours are spent on unproductive tasks. Just when you think the company would never get on track, the CFO recommends that you learn more about something called operations assessment.Crucial Management Skills Help Avoid Mistak...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Management procedures usability ? how to improve
- Are your people consistently following your procedures? Each year, organizations lose thousands of dollars through common mistakes and lapses in usability. But what does that mean for business owners and executives?Ask yourself: ? Are your required actions described thoroughly and accurately, or are the details left open to interpretation?? Is your content consistent an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Well-defined processes ? how to create
- Interested in learning how to reduce development time, save money and stay in control? Business professionals can learn how to create well-defined processes with the easy-to-manage Process Approach of Plan-Do-Check-Act.Real Tools for Real Business ProcessIn MBA courses, students come across a lot of buzzwords and the theories behind them. And in the textbook, the terms look an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Quality standards with iso 9001
- Standardizing Quality SystemsThe ISO, or International Organization for Standardization, was established in 1947 to develop international standards for everything from electronics to management systems. Having over 13,000 standards currently in place, ISO has created the auditing and certification process known as ISO 9001. This began the drive toward quality standards.Impr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Process and procedures investments - how to get money back
- In September 2004, President Bush signed the $146 billion tax cut bill restoring the recently expired business Research & Experimentation Tax Credit. The 18-month renewal of the research and experimentation tax credit, which expired June 30 2004, was the most expensive item with an expected $7.6 billion cost through 2014.Process Improvement QualifiesIf you are spending money on ISO 9...