ISO 9001, What Next? As ISO 9001 becomes a way of life for the global business community, ISO 14000 is almost ready to debut with its own set of standards for voluntary environmental compliance.
Creativity and Innovation Management – Competition versus Collaboration There is much confusion as to whether competition or collaboration is most beneficial to creativity and innovation. Though there are negatives to collaboration and it is not easy separating the effects of time pressure and group activity, in general collaboration beats competition. This article will set out some of the arguments.
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Providing Career Opportunity Studies show that a lack of career opportunity is one of the top reasons why employees leave an organization. Also, continually hiring open positions from outside the organization can be detrimental to morale when a qualified candidate is available internally. This article illustrates how employers can offer career opportunity to their employees by using a well-planned career development strategy, and reap the benefits of a knowledgeable and dedicated workforce.
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Human Resources at Work A human resource department that is properly informed of employee issues, demonstrates a high integrity level, and communicates effectively with staff and management should expect high marks from the employees they serve when carrying out Human Resource functions. This article illustrates how a competent, compassionate staff can, in the course of everyday duties, really make a difference in the lives of employees, creating goodwill that spreads throughout the workplace.
Sexual Harassment Policy Guidelines Part I The following document is Part I of a draft sexual harassment guideline for business and other organizations. Permission is hereby granted for you to modify and use the information in this article provided that you include a reference to the author as shown at the bottom of the article.
Sexual Harassment Policy Guidelines Part II The following document is Part II of a draft sexual harassment guideline for business and other organizations. Permission is hereby granted for you to modify and use the information in this article provided that you include a reference to the author as shown at the bottom of the article.
CEOs And Boards Are Locked In A Spiral Of Doom The relationship between boards of director and CEOs are vital to the well-being of any company. Many boards and CEOs misunderstand that relationship and so are locked into a "spiral of doom." The author describes the spiral and ways to stop it.
What is Knowledge Management Anyway? When you think of all the things companies have, you do not always consider the knowledge they have. For instance, a company is only as good as its employees, its resources, and its knowledge. But, where and what is that knowledge? How is that knowledge managed within the company?
Make the Most of Your Time - Focus on Strengths Time efficiency and business effectiveness are much better served when we focus our efforts where we are strongest - when we are aligned with our values and skills. And by delegating those parts of our skill-set which less best suited, we get the best of both worlds.
3 Keys to Being a Fearless Executive Most business leadership fails miserably with regards to motivating employees and providing sound operational management. Are you interested in learning three simple but profound steps you can take to become a better executive? Read on...
Performance Expectations - 5 Tips and 5 Questions Performance Expectations to clearly explain what is expected of your people is a vital and fairly obvious first step in any organisation. Yet it fails to be happen so often! So, here are some simple ideas to help you get the very best from your people...
Appraisal Systems - Not Living Up to Their Objectives Almost every organisation has them and for many they are an unnecessary evil which appears to add little benefit. This article covers the how and why of poor appraisal systems and gives a few simple tips that can transform perfomance appraisals within a business.
An Honest Look at Your Business Sometimes, as business owners, we can fall into such apathy that we don't actually use any tools to evaluate whether the organization is expanding or not. We wait until the accountant reconciles the books and tells us whether we did well or poorly. What are those tools?
Relationship Building - 5 Tips and 5 Questions By building great relationships in your organisation, you will shift the baseline way up. So that when you need to manage, it will be much easier. Think how climbing a mountain from sea level is so much harder than from a camp half-way up.
Creativity Management and Time Pressure There is a pervasive belief that time pressure stimulates creativity. This is both true and false. There are a number of forces at work:
Creativity Management and Behaviour What behaviour maximises the chances of thinking of great ideas? What behaviour maximises the ability to nurture ideas until they begin to reveal their potential?
Innovation Management - idea selection and valuation issues Innovation is different and distinct from creativity in that it is idea selection, development and commercialisation as opposed to creativity, which is problem identification and idea generation. The core issue with innovation management is, therefore, how to select those ideas that are most likely to succeed?
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Lazy Fish Worries If your fish hang out at the bottom of the pond, or act restless
and lazy, then it's likely that your pond is suffering from poor
aeration.
Add Trust To Your Relationship Trust is something that is important to every single relationship you have. No matter if it is a relationship of friends, family, or even a relationship of love...
Does Nutrition Have Anything to Do With Stress? We all have stressful situations, and sometimes on a daily basis. However, stress can be avoided as we realize the source and learn how to manage it. Nutritio...
The Tablet of Venus In the 17th century, divination devices called The Tablets of Fate were sold on the street by fortunetellers. These were square pieces of paper which had sixtee...
Do You Really Care What People Think? If you do, you probably need to do something positive about those important outside audiences of yours that most affect your operation.
Vanishing Funds No, not the money you have in your brokerage account, but mutual funds. This year so far more than 600 mutual funds have vanished. Where did they go and what ha...
The Whys and Habits of Anxiety & Panic Disorder In this article you will discover: What was your possible trigger of Anxiety & Panic Disorder; What my triggers were of developing the disorder; The effect str...
How to Make the Most of Your Website Copywriter Many people feel uncertain when dealing with copywriters. Like any artform, writing is subjective; instead of black and white, most business owners and marketin...
The Right Stethoscope For Your Needs! Just about all health care providers have need of stethoscopes. Whether you're a nurse, respiratory therapist or a medical doctor, the need to auscultate the ch...
To Outsource or Not to Outsource In these days of restricted head count and tight budgets, the question of whether to outsource or hire in-house staff is more critical than ever. The technica...
Store Bought Vitamins - Synthetic? Did you know that most store bought vitamins and minerals are synthetic and are hard on your liver and kidneys? Have you noticed that if you do take store boug...
How To Start An Online Business Starting an online business is, for some, a difficult decision to make. Choosing which home based business to become affiliated with is an even harder decision...
Suzuki Violin Vs Traditional Violin The Suzuki violin method has come to dominate the way violin is taught in America and throughout much of the world.
