Sometimes when I conduct my workshop on Effective Meetings, one of the participants will ask, “Where’s my boss?”
And I say, “Your boss claimed to be an expert on holding effective meetings.”
Then the person laughs. “My boss needs to attend your...
Why Team Building Weekends Fail (And How to Make Yours Succeed)
Somewhere in the world this afternoon, a group of office mates are strapping on safety equipment and preparing to scale the side of a cliff together. In another city, another group of mates is engaged in a retreat designed to...
Great teamwork is one of the most important keys to your companys success. The more harmoniously people work together, the better it is for your company. Teamwork is the way that things get done these days and if you dont have a cohesive team, youre seriously handicapping your company out in...
This is a rational question with rational answers, but not everyone has the time or the tenacity to sit down and read the Electronic Signatures In Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN), Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) or the stacks of other regulations and guidance that make this...
It was part of her job – to attend meetings held without an agenda. Now, after attending a few, she refuses to attend. Here’s why.
1) No one asks her to help.
Olivia always comes prepared to be part of the action. She puts on her best fur, fluffs up her whiskers, and...
Why it is Important to Enable End Users in Project Management Software
Choosing The Right Business Path
Technology advances at such a rapid rate that with each passing day it seems to only go faster. Business professionals strive to choose the best tools to efficiently manage and...
Its an all too familiar story: Its Friday afternoon, and you need to finish your accounts and get those invoices out so you can stay in control of your cash flow. You look over your staff timesheets and see that, as you predicted, many of your staff havent submitted them yet. You chase them...
Entrepreneurs embark on costly business ventures without first looking into the form of business that would be most suitable for them given their business experience and financial capability. Deciding on what legal form your venture is going to take will spell the difference when you experience...
The constant ringing of telephones and a somehow mountainous pile of paper work can slow down even the most organized start-up business or entrepreneurial venture. Yet for many, the cost of hiring a full-time Administrative Support Assistant is prohibitive and, for many people, simply...
There are many myths and facts about investing. Some pseudo facts are that, high return investments are risky and low risk investments are safe. The truth is, there isnt any exact curve thatll give risks as a function of return. Low return investments can be very risky too when fraud happens,...
Flogging a dead horse is a commonly used idiom here in the UK. If someone is trying to convince someone else to do or feel something without any hope of succeeding, we say they’re flogging a dead horse. This is used when someone is trying to raise interest in an issue that no-one supports...
Accounting is considered to be one of those complicated yet necessary chores that keep people’s financial affairs relatively clean. For the beginner who is just getting started, the process may not be the first obstacle. Often, it is understanding the special language used by accountants...