Knowledge Management: More Than Just Know-how! People sometimes interchange the terms "know-how" and
"knowledge", but there's a world of difference!
Systems vendors are falling over themselves to sell you so-called
"integrated knowledge management solutions", but these are rarely more
than glorified information management systems with go-faster stripes.
If we fail to understand knowledge in all it's facets, then there is a
danger that in doing so we miss out on the most valuable aspects of
knowledge management and end up delivering a system-driven solution,
rather than a cultural shift towards sharing and learning from experience.
Project Heroes Project heroes. We've all heard of them. Some of us have even seen them. A project is in jeopardy. This guy (or gal) comes out of nowhere, analyzes the situation, tells you exactly what the problem is, and then goes on to fix it before you can even update your project plan! Sounds perfect doesn't it? Well, maybe not!
Forecasting Support Costs Did you know that maintenance accounts for 50% to 80% of the overall product cost? Well, it does! And unfortunately, most of us are terrible at estimating the effort required to support a product once it becomes generally available.
People Skills: Eight Essential People Skills The whole idea of being people skilled is knowing or finding how to bring out the best in others in any situation, rather than their worst. By mastering these eight essential people skills you dramatically increase your chances of achieving the best outcomes out of your interactions and business challenges.
Communication in Business Effective communication in business is not about creating the perfect PowerPoint presentation. It's not about writing the perfectly-pitched report. It's not even about assiduously alliterating {smile}. Sometimes effectively communicating in business can hinge on something really simple — the habits you bring to your interactions with others.
Managing After Downsizing Downsizing usually makes a bad situation worse. This article explores what managers can do to try to make things work after that event.
Effective Management – 4 Ways to Inspire Loyalty in Your Business Whether you're an executive, a business owner with employees or an organisation with a team of board members, you have a common ground. Your biggest asset is people and the number one key to ensuring that your business runs like a clockwork is to secure the loyalty and trust of the people on your payroll.
Why Your Projects Are Not Being Completed The overwhelming number of projects fail to deliver. That's a fact. Gain a strategic advantage over your competitors, by not being a statistic by honing your project management skills and abilities.
Effective Management – 4 Ways to Inspire Loyalty in Your Business Whether you're an executive, a business owner with employees or an organisation with a team of board members, you have a common ground. Your biggest asset is people and the number one key to ensuring that your business runs like a clockwork is to secure the loyalty and trust of the people on your payroll.
Applying Lean Six Sigma to Service Service organizations have different root causes of problems and
a unique set of processes and metrics. As a result, the tools
and methodology required to achieve the improvements of Lean Six
Sigma are significantly different.
DaimlerChrysler: Merger or Acquisition? One of the largest mergers in history nearly imploded soon after the agreement was signed. Daimler-Benz and Chrysler was touted as a "merger of equals" by some, while others insisted that it was nothing more than an outright acquisition of Chrysler by the German automaker. It certainly hasn't always been a pretty relationship, but things have definitely improved seven years into the marriage.
Listening – the Powerhouse Management Tool Listening to your people. As in life, many things that work best in business are the simplest things. In this easy to use toolkit, the benefits of listening and the key tips of how to do it best will help you manage to success...
Can I Do It All Myself? You're a business owner and your list of clients is growing leaps and bounds as you hoped it would. The money is coming in and you may even enjoy spending an extra hour or two at the office to get caught up at the end of the day or early in the morning before the phone begins to ring.
Taking Decisions – A 5 Point Checklist Your success as a manager primarily rests on one single factor. The key factor in your managerial success is the ability to take decisions, quickly and effectively. The fine art and science of decision making will decide how far and fast you will travel in the managerial ladder.
What is Lean Six Sigma Improving the speed of a process and the elimination of waste primarily by eliminating non-value added steps is focused under Lean manufacturing. But under Six Sigma one gets a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating defects in any process.
Sprituality & The CEO How can Spirituality help you become a fully functioning, high performing CEO? In this article I introduce a new way of looking at Spirituality that you really can't live without!
How Can I Tell What Vibes Im Sending Out? You may notice that you keep attracting negative people and events into your life. As you notice or observe this, you are emitting or offering a corresponding v...
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The Whole Life Insurance Policy Explained While most of us tend to put off thinking about life insurance it is important that you make sure loved ones will be left financially secure in the event of you...
Ten Tips For Selling Your House You know you should clean up the house when you are trying to sell it. What else can you do to get it sold fast, and at a higher price?
How To Write Headlines That Get Attention The difference between a good headline and a bad headline is the difference between success and failure in advertising. An ad for an ad.
Magic Potions We All Need This Time of Year As winter descends we begin to feel the chill of shorter days and less sunlight. For many of us, less hours of light combined with colder temperatures results i...
Odds Comparison – Increasing Your Winnings I am always surprised when I meet people that bet online but do not use odds comparison tools as it is easy and can increase your winnings with up to 40% on som...
Are You In The Grip Of Candida? If you have an ongoing immune problem, it is very possible that you have an overgrowth of Candida. Learn more about the home test
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Wise Ways To Build Your Email List This article lists several wise ways that you can use to get started building your own large email list.
Power of the Tongue I am sure that most folks especially when they were kids wished they had some supernatural power like superman, spiderman and countless others, little do we kno...
Essential Rules For Effective Email Marketing If you want an email campaign to succeed, you don`t want to
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Build Self Confidence Here are some tips for building self confidence. Self esteem improvement is all about increased happiness. Visualization and your own beliefs are important elem...
The Speed Of God If you could put a radar gun on God, how fast do you this He would be traveling? This is a theoretical postulation on the actual speed that I have calculated u...
Anticipating Your IRS Refund Can Cost You Plenty While accountants are reaching for aspirin, millions of Americans are reaching for some fast cash this tax season. Unfortunately, those who reach for fast cash...
Beads – Size Matters Picking out beads is one of the most enjoyable parts of making your own jewelry. There are so many color combinations, complementary beads, beautiful handcraft...
When Is The Penny Going To Finally Drop For People? When is the penny going to finally drop for people about the mechanics of Nutrition? My message today is simple short and perhaps blunt to many of you. Our bo...
