The Seven Deadly Sins of Management Pride. Envy. Gluttony. Lust. Anger. Greed. Sloth. You either recognize these as the seven deadly sins or as themes for prime-time television. Nonetheless, you were probably taught as a child that these are bad and you shouldn't do them. As leaders, there are seven deadly character sins which make the difference between a mediocre and outstanding leader...
We Found a Rock Star! Hiring the Best of the Best Finding the right candidate for a job can be highly frustrating for both managers and recruiters. If you wait too long, the work will keep piling up and your management may start thinking you can get along without the position. Pull the trigger too soon and you risk hiring a candidate that does not fit in the organization. Get six tips to help you hire the best of the best...
Pragmatic Consulting from the Clients Perspective Consulting, whether to internal organizations or external companies, is only as valuable as the client perceives. Great consultants possess several very key attributes which create value for their clients. Pick up on these points to increase your value as a consultant in the eyes of the only person that matters; those of the client's.
Creativity Management and Motivation Management Creativity and motivation are positively correlated. The more motivated an individual, the more likely he or she is to engage with a problem and expend energy generating ideas.
Is Drug Screening Too Costly To Do Or Do Without? One Company Has The Answer! The director of telemarketing operations at a financial services company looks out across his 3600 square foot call center on a typical Monday morning. "Look at all those empty chairs", he laments. "It is sickly Monday and my partiers are taking their usual unscheduled day long break".
Maintaining Employee Respect in an Uncooperative Economy The effectiveness of a true leader is not measured in terms of the leadership he or she exercises. It is measured in the leadership evoked. It is not measured in the decisions made, the costs cut, the plans made. It is measured in terms of the growth in confidence, sense of responsibility and acceptance of accountability by the employees that are a result of that leadership.
Success During Recessionary Times --- It Begins and Ends With Leadership Most of us are not born leaders. We are not adept at communication. However, a good percentage of us long to become leaders and make deep connections in our careers that lead to commitment - a commitment to success. To achieve our objectives we must understand the basic principles of leadership:
Positive Discipline - The Hot Stove Rule Recent studies have shown that industrial supervisors are working at less than 60 % of their potential. Basic management skills training is guaranteed to change all this and at such little cost...
Know Thyself: MBTI or DiSC Dr. Mike Beitler explains what the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the DiSC Profiler reveal about your personality and preferences. He compares the two instruments and explains how each can be useful in building your effectiveness.
Managing or Coping? I think that a great manager spends his time trying to do himself out of a job...
How Do Your Job Candidates See You? Have you ever wondered what your job candidates see when you interview them? If so, now's your chance to find out. This article describes the 9 types of interviewer, from Stickler to Avoider. And, be warned, you're in here somewhere!
Dynamic Management Traditional management techniques are based on the model 'Plan Execute Control'. This approach has certain difficulties in the implementation of all the three stages. The question of reliability of basic facts and forecasts for needed planning, effect of external influences on its execution and influence of time factor in control measures are problems faced by many. These problems emanate from the assumption that business criteria are static. I real life situations everything in business is dyanimc and ever changing. It is important to adapt all our management techniques to the changing circumstances. By radically changing our approach to devising of management techniques we can evolve a 'dynamic management.'
Lead By The Right Example We've all heard that leaders should lead by example; that people pay more attention to our deeds than our words. What is implied by this truth, but not always articulated, is that people will follow whatever example we set.
Four Questions About Leadership I hear four questions asked about leadership often. This article gives a short answer to each of these important questions.
Is An MBA Necessary For Managers? Do MBA's make better managers or business leaders? The MBA debate continues furiously. So is the popularity of MBA programs worldwide. Though popular the management studies might be they make a very miniscule percent of successful CEO's and business leaders compared to legendary leaders of business who are non MBA's.
Systems Thinking and Open Systems in Organizations Dr. Mike Beitler explains the roles of systems thinking and open systems when dealing with organizational change. This article is based on excerpts from Chapter 2 of Mike's book, "Strategic Organizational Change."
Six Sigma is About More Than Just Number Crunching Six Sigma is more than a data-capturing, number-crunching process. It is a philosophy and a methodology; it is a way of looking at business and a way of doing business processes.
Business Continuity Testing This paper describes different types of business continuity testing and the relative strengths and weaknesses. It also shows how they must be aligned to the business in order to achieve maximum benefit.
Giving Effective Feedback If there is one area that gives both managers and employees difficulty it is the need to give and accept effective feedback. It is one of the most crucial elements in assisting employees to improve their performance. It establishes a connection between what employees are doing and how their actions are perceived by others. Although receiving feedback is often under appreciated, those on the receiving end must occasionally be reminded that no feedback could be much worse.
Managers Need To Keep It Real Keeping it real (being yourself, showing vulnerability, eliminating superficial hierarchy and maintaining congruency in your character) is a direct indicator of one's approachability.
Beat the Summer Heat - What Size A/C Do I Need? Ask most people what size window air conditioner they need for their home and they will look dumbfounded. Do you know that most end up buying too large a unit. ...
Without Trucks America Stops Do you ever wonder how everything gets to the super markets? It came by truck. Some items come from half way around the world. First by ship or plane in a conta...
How to Get Customers for Free People spend a lot of money getting new customers in one by one. Using search engines to send people to you can generate a constant stream of qualified customer...
The Popularity Of Preschool Games Are preschool games good for the child? And, should you be using them as part of your child's early education? Take a step back and analyze the game prior to ch...
Discount Granite Countertops Granite is relatively expensive, with prices starting at $60 a square foot. The majority of the cost is not in the stone itself, but in the quarrying, transport...
What MACD & RSI Mean in Forex Trading? Technical indicators are very useful parameters that will tell you with high probability what the forex markets are more likely to do in their apparently disord...
The Mediterranean Diet - Oh So Tasty Are you intrigued by HOW do the Mediterraneans manage to eat SO tasty and still keep their weight at bay??? Find out reading THIS!
Leadership Development and Jumping Out of Airships A German silent film melodrama depicts an airship bombing London during World War I. Lit up by searchlights and strafed by fighters, the crippled airship loses...
Thinking Of Co-Signing For A Loan? Read This First If you have a warm heart and a good credit record, you may find a "friend" asking you to co-sign a loan application to make up for their bad credit record. Shou...
Orlando Vacation Rentals - Close To the Action By renting a privately owned Orlando vacation home you are on the first step to a fantastic vacation. Not only will you have plenty of space and privacy to enjo...
Unguided Men Humanity - the sole endeavor of sanctity in every man, the moribund symphony serenading in all perceptions, the extinct deference suggestive of life—humanity. S...
Customer Service, Italian Style Nowadays, we complain nearly all of the time about how few businesses remember how to provide quality service to their customers. But a recent trip to Italy no...
Little Things Do Make a Difference Little things can have a tremendous impact on a person. What little things have you done today for someone?
Keys to Characterisation Far too many inexperienced writers create flat, stereotypical characters. The best characters are those who evoke emotions within the reader - fear, admiration,...
Team Building Part 2: Honesty is the Key! Part 2 of an article condensed from a seminar presented by John Roberts of JayrConsulting Ltd on really effective team building without all the jargon and hype ...
Three Bricklayers The story of the three bricklayers has been around for many years. The reason it continues to be told is the messages that the story tells...
