High Performance Mastery: Top 7 Principles For Transforming Your Business From Mediocre To Great
In the words of motivational speaker, Les Brown — “You don’t have to be great to get started, but you do have o get started to be great. Where do you start to transform your...
A help desk may mean a lot of different things. Basically, it is a source of technical support for hardware or software which is generally staffed by people who can either directly solve the problem or direct the problem to the appropriate department for action. In some instances, a help desk is...
What to do?
Your boss conducts terrible meetings. You can put up with it.
Or, you could try:
1) Start with praise, such as: “I know you work hard. And I have an idea that would help you get more done.”
2) Offer to help with some small part of a meeting...
I guess nobody likes thinking about what can go wrong with the recruitment process. We all like to think we are reasonable employers, offering a fair package in return for a professional job. Yet, we do operate in a market that is prone to certain complications. Think about it. We recruit mainly...
Health & Safety – Ignoring It Will Close Your Business
Occupational health and safety and public health and safety are two areas that have become increasingly important, but also easier to manage, in recent years. There has been an increase in awareness of Health and Safety...
I believe that one of the key causes of failure of online businesses in their first year is the lack of focus by the owner. There are literally so many things to do in the day that its hard to decide which one of the mile-long list is the best task to tackle first. Moreover, there are so many...
Six-Sigma provides a methodical, disciplined, quantitative approach to continuous process improvement. Through applying statistical thinking, Six Sigma uncovers the nature of business variation and its affect on waste, operating cost, cycle time, profitability, and customer...
A project is an assignment or task taken up to achieve a specific goal. The development and introduction of new services or of a management information system are instances of a project. A project is different from the continuous or day-to-day processes of a company. It is confined within cost,...
Business and professionals share an everlasting liaison. Just as a skilled potter produces a perfect pot, efficient professionals lead to a successful business. The qualities of professionals are different from those of ordinary men and women. For instance
Business professionals are...
The 1980’s business culture in the USA and internationally put a considerable emphasis on personal reward on the basis that highly motivated individuals could transform organisations and societies. The extreme example in film was Gordon Gekko in Wall Street stating that greed was good. The...
If you are a business owner, you probably follow certain standards within your business. I’m talking about those “rules” you set up and follow – your business etiquette.
For example, my standards include:
not working on Fridays, evenings or weekends
...
The value of business goodwill is in the throws of a major revival under the tent of mutual interest and partnership. Amid a global partnering boom, the future value of your business is at stake.
Go-it-alone competitive practices are for the scrapbook.
Partnering opportunities...