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- A Work Conflict Deserving a Thoughtful Resolution By Bill Cottringer - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2015 from William Cottringer“Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means” ~Ronald Reagan. The transition from the Manufacturing Age to the Information Age brought is a value revolution. The current values revolution has turned the traditional workplace upside down and ...
Views: 1589(2 votes) - The Top 3 Ways To Add Value To Your Business Without Adding Sales - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2015 from Charles KnoxThe easy way to add value to any business is to add sales, which, if your margins stay consistent, should add to your bottom line. Adding sales is intuitive. But what if it is not easy to add sales? What else can a potential business seller do to increase the value of their business? 1) Add ...
Views: 756 - Know How Social Network Helps Your Business Reputation Management - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2015 from Long SaidinIf you plan on running a business for long, you best make sure that you're working towards building a solid reputation. If not, other businesses and customers in bad moods will eat you alive. Not that you're going to be totally despised, but it's just the facts of life. You must absolutely learn ...
Views: 727 - Tips To Help You Manage Your Reputation - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2015 from Long SaidinReputation management can be really easy to learn about if you just are presented with the facts about it. This article aims to help you understand this subject so you know what you're doing when you're working on your professional reputation. Make sure you pay attention to these facts and read ...
Views: 667 - Simple Solutions - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2015 from Nan RussellOn our first morning of vacation, we were pleased to find open tables when we arrived for breakfast at a popular and highly recommended café. With several people actively filling walk-up specialty coffee orders at the counter, it took several minutes to be acknowledged: "It'll be about five ...
Views: 749 - The basic responsibilities of the rental property managers - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2015 from Robin joMaintaining a rental property on your own can really be very overwhelming. It demands broad skill set and a lot of time to manage all the intricate works involved. So people hand over the work to a good rental property management company to handle the same. The business related to the rental ...
Views: 674 - Advantages of the Cab Management System - Part 1 - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2015 from Robin joIn present time the cabs and taxis contribute a lot in the transportation system of all vital cities where the public transport services are inefficient and unreliable. Even taxis are now hailed as one of the most well-organized and cost-effective mode of transport. The taxi services in ...
Views: 1216 - Responsibilities of a Successful Online Vendor - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2015 from James BurbankSucceeding online Although it might seem that running your business online is easier and there are less problems than in the traditional lines of business, this is often far from true. You will have to deal with many issues, and you need to make sure that you provide excellent service, ...
Views: 1852 - The ways to make the rental properties feel like home to potential tenants - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2015 from Robin joThe thoughtful sense of community can be advantageous in the improvement of renting possibilities. If the owners provide proper and prompt service, they can surely make the community members happy and live in harmony with you. Prospective tenants always look for a place which they can call a ...
Views: 707 - How to Turn Stale Managers Into Stars - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2015 from Eileen McDarghA new report from Gallup, based on extensive polling, finds only 10% of managers have what it takes to be "a great manager." Deep breathe before you fire the lot or cry foul. First, Gallup didn't just make up these numbers. They measured the engagement levels of 27 million employees in 195 ...
Views: 1078 - Building A Better Team - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2015 from John TerraThere is a lot of lip service given to the importance of working as part of a team, especially in the working world. We are treated to the same old homilies like "There's no 'I' in team", "Check your ego at the door," and other words to that effect. While this is all well and good, sometimes the ...
Views: 1234 - How to Improve your Personal Finances in Today's Struggling Economy - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2015 from Lizzie WeakleyWhile the economy has rebounded considerably in many areas of the country since it crashed a few years ago, many people continue to struggle. Some of the most common reasons people struggle financially relates to high debt levels, low savings balances and insufficient budgeting efforts. If you ...
Views: 1136 - Leadership Lessons for Tiny Empires - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2015 from Tracey OsborneWhether you have a large, full time staff or one full time employee and then a number of contractors or other types of team members, you still do a lot of managing, delegating, and serving as a leader. Even if you’re a true solopreneur, you need leadership skills to keep yourself motivated ...
Views: 1109 - How to Make Sure Your Help Is Really Helping - by Submitted on May 28, 2015 from Ursula JorchEvery business needs help. You can't do it all alone. Your team is central to your business. Even if you have part-time or virtual help, you still have a team supporting you. If you're just starting out, your team may only include your accountant, your lawyer, and your banker. So how do ...
Views: 919 - What Matters More to Motivate Millennials? - by Submitted on May 26, 2015 from Lisa MininniAccording to Pew research, for the first time, the millennial generation, those aged 18- 34, are now the largest segment of the workforce. If you worked with millennials, you might not be surprised to learn that millennials have a reputation for being married to their phone, using them to ...
Views: 1255 - What Got You Here, Won't Get You There - by Submitted on May 18, 2015 from Jackie BrownSince my early 20’s, I’ve come a long way in cultivating effective interpersonal skills considering the rough edges in my personality that had to be refined during my first few years of management. Fortunately, I had the support of great bosses, co-workers, and straight up friends to serve as a ...
Views: 1200 - Leadership: Respect, Trust and Humor - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2015 from Diane YochelsonSimon Sinek, author of "Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't" says leadership lies in placing others first. He believes it isn't about being the boss, or having all the answers, or even being the most qualified. True leaders accept the responsibility of how well their ...
Views: 956 - Mindfulness for Busy People - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2015 from Pat LaDouceurElizabeth knew that something was wrong at work. She was being interrupted during discussions, ignored in conversations, and excluded from meetings. She didn’t have a clue what it was about, but the stress of not knowing was undermining her confidence. Elizabeth felt confused, ...
Views: 1419 - 3 Questions to Overcome Delayed Decision Making - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2015 from Lisa MininniWhen your business starts to grow beyond start up and into second stage, you’ll need to expand your capacity to take on more. If you’re thinking how that can be possible when your day is already overfilled, then something needs to change. If you’re constantly delaying decisions or putting off ...
Views: 1377 - How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Employee - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2015 from Mike ShrinerStop me if you’ve heard this one. A really great employee is “rewarded” with a promotion to a leadership position, and now they are failing miserably. You’ve noticed their motivation and drive decline, and their stress increase exponentially. “They were so good,” you say to yourself, “what ...
Views: 2468 - Attention Leaders: “Awe” is What You May Be Missing! - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2015 from Susan FreemanI admit to having had a recent “wake-up” call about awe. I learned that it doesn’t take much to have an experience of “awe,” and the benefits are long-lasting. Admittedly, up until recently, I underestimated the importance of awe in helping me super-charge my focus, creativity and ...
Views: 1140 - Communicating Culture: Eight essential components to cascading - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2015 from Mari PatI often hear leaders in organizations say things like: "We want to build a culture of accountability" or "We'd like a sales-driven culture" or "We want to create a culture where the customer comes first." It is one thing to identify the kind of culture you want to develop and another to fully ...
Views: 1179 - Reach 100% of employees during times of change - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2015 from Mari PatEvery organization goes through change. Perhaps yours is: Emerging from a merger or acquisition Recovering from a crisis Preparing to enter a new market or re-branding Whatever the change, it is essential not only to manage the immediate logistics and requirements inherent in that ...
Views: 992 - One Simple Tip to Instantly Get the Most from Every Business Meeting - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2015 from Lisa MininniClients are curious about how I manage to get so much done. They ask how I manage my continuously growing business, travel to speak at association summits and free time for the important people in my life. Before you assume I have a magic wand in my back pocket, I have a number of ...
Views: 1351 - Mushrooming Mind-Blowing Millennial Momentum…Ready to Manage It? - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2015 from Michael MantellAre you among the 80 million Americans born between approximately 1982 and 2001? Look around. Have you noticed that you make up about a third of your workplace? The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has noticed and they say that what’s more, in just five more years, you presence will jump to 46% ...
Views: 1386 - Why Better Is Better Than Best - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2015 from Donald PillaiNo matter what your present circumstances are, the first step to becoming better is the commitment to do just that. It is amazing how many businesses, marketing gurus, mentors, coaches lawyers and doctors, even rocket scientists like to present themselves as "the best." To claim that you are the ...
Views: 2288 - A Mission Every Employer Has with Every Employee - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2014 from William CottringerA Mission Every Employer Has with Every Employee By Dr. Bill Cottringer “The obscure takes a while to see, but the obvious even longer.” ~Anonymous. The above quote relates to a lesson I seem to have to keep relearning and remembering from the first book I wrote several years ...
Views: 1651 - An incredible way to grow your business - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2014 from Kathleen GageOver the past couple of weeks I’ve hosted open Q&A calls where I hop on the phone and those who join in can ask me as many questions as they have in the time allotted. I’ve been offering these with no opt-in and no replay. It’s amazing how many people are showing up live. I suppose it’s because ...
Views: 1269 - Teleseminars - Using Your Sig File in Forums For Visibility - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2014 from Kathleen GageMore every day experts are finding forums a great way to promote their teleseminars. I am a proponent of participating in only a few forums you can post to on a regular basis rather than dozens you have no time for. A great way to increase your telseminar visibility is to effectively use your ...
Views: 1468 - Teleseminars -- Getting through the noise of the competition - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2014 from Kathleen GageWhen it comes to offering teleseminars the fact is there is an incredible amount of competition. In years past this was not the case. There were a handful of people offering their training by way of a teleseminar. Today this is not the way it is. Teleseminars are a dime a dozen. Does that mean ...
Views: 1306 - Qualities and Attributes of a Best Selling Author - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2014 from Kathleen GageWhether you plan to create a bestselling book or via the Internet or you plan to go the traditional route with a major publishers, it will ultimately be up to you how you create, handle and release your freshly written masterpiece. Many new authors are under the mistaken impression that they ...
Views: 1162(2 votes) - Is Spiritual Leadership The Way To Go? - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesThe world’s super power leader was at it again last week, winning fans with his charm and wit during a speech at the University of Queensland during the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Brisbane. Despite detractors who say he is all talk and no action back home, everyone was of the opinion that ...
Views: 1199 - Communications Consulting: Vision Engagement and Why it Matters - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2014 from Mari PatIf your company or organization wants to embark upon or has recently undergone a significant change, it is vital that you know how to make your employees become your best ambassadors and not your worst enemies through the process. Chicago communication consultants will tell you that the success ...
Views: 1228 - Meetings: Five Tips to Getting More Done With Less Struggle - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2014 from Susan FreemanIs your meeting communication mysterious? We spend a lot of our time in meetings; so much so that in companies a common complaint is there isn’t enough time to move our projects ahead during the work day. We compensate by working longer days, often bringing home work in the evening or on the ...
Views: 1215 - Solutions to Increase Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2014 from Bobby HarrisThe Emotional Intelligence Theory (EQ) was first developed in the 1975 by Howard Gardener, in his book, The Shattered Mind. In 1990, psychologists John Mayer, and Peter Salovey published a crucial article on the Emotional Intelligence Theory that would later go on to garner much attention. ...
Views: 1115 - Motivational Management in 3D - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2014 from Bobby HarrisThe American psychologist, David McClelland theorized the Needs Theory, also known as the three-dimensional theories. The three-dimensional theory further refines and builds upon Maslow's hierarchy of needs. So what does this model explain? It says that the need for achievement, power and ...
Views: 1014 - Millennials, Leadership and the Bottom Line - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2014 from Michael MantellHere is a novel idea if you are a tough boss. Get fair. Fast. That is, if you want to hold on to your employees, especially millennials. Whether your realize it or not, employees expect the American workplace to be a kinder, gentler place in which to work. So tough guy or tough gal, get ...
Views: 1382 - Charism: It's Easier Than You Think - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2014 from Michael MantellGeorge Eliot noted, “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” If who you might have been is someone with more charisma, it’s definitely not too late to learn how to be just that. There you are at the podium, presentation in hand but you’ve got one problem. Your hands are ...
Views: 1602 - Sales Management III - What Works - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2014 from Sam Manfer“A Sales manager’s job is to move sales people to do what works.” This is Part III of the key elements – “Move” (I), “Do” (II), and “What Works” (III) A very wise sales guru once told me, “If a sales person is unruly, not conforming to policy, etc., but really selling well, keep him (or her) ...
Views: 1876 - An Ever-Growing Gap Between Managers And Employees In The Information Age - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2014 from William CottringerAn Ever-Growing Gap Between Managers And Employees In The Information Age By William Cottringer When we first started on the path of the Information Age in the early eighties, we had no earthly idea where it was going to take us. Ironically, here in 2014, we still don’t know the answer ...
Views: 1591 - ***6 Tips for Leading Your Team to Top Performance - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2014 from Tracey FieberAt the core of every successful company is a high-effective team. As a business leader, one of your main responsibilities is working with your employees and getting them motivated and able to accomplish the goals that you’ve set out for them. This isn’t a process that’s set in stone, and as such ...
Views: 1574 - Skiing the Slopes of Leadership - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesIt was Boss’s Day on the 16th October. I was listening to the radio as I drove out to do a keynote address to heads of private banks. My mind was systematically going through the points I had to raise during my talk but it was a difficult task as the DJ was getting callers to share how they ...
Views: 1168 - Tips for Finding Quality Hourly Employees - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2014 from Cecile PeterkinDespite the fact that hourly employees make up the majority of the workforce in most developed countries, employers are still unable to find enough candidates who are qualified for the job. Not only that, companies, big and small, often fail to retain their best workers long enough to capitalize ...
Views: 1318 - Attention and Work/Life Productivity - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2014 from Geraldine MarkelOn average, dealing with distractions and interruptions at work can consume more than two hours out of your whole workday. It’s no different at home. The boundaries between work and life are blurred and technology and our fast-paced lives interfere with our productivity and sense of ...
Views: 1529 - What are you making room for as a leader? - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2014 from Susan FreemanSteve, a CEO client, recently relayed a story that captures an important idea for leaders; the need to let go of certain beliefs, habits and approaches in order to create something different. He told me he and his wife were recently cleaning out their basement storage room. There were piles ...
Views: 1097 - MANAGEMENT Vs MARTIAL ARTS - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2019 from Sashidharan BINTRODUCTION Management is a coveted profession both in style and status. Management professionals and graduates are expected to be at par with established standards in their professional lives. There is also a lot of pressure on them to perform regularly and provide some expected quality ...
Views: 1520 - 5 Ways to Show Your Boss You're Ready for More Responsibility - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2014 from Meghan BelnapIn most circumstances, there's no easy way to go about obtaining a promotion at work. A promotion can really stretch you and show the company you work for what you are really capable of. Sometimes a promotion opens up and you can be offered one in occasional cases, or you have to make yourself ...
Views: 1551(2 votes) - 3 Leadership & Life Lessons On The Fly - The Butterfly! - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2014 from Eileen McDarghIt started when a Monarch butterfly appeared in my garden, lighting on the only milkweed plant in the yard. My leadership & life lesson was about to begin: I discover that Monarchs lay tiny, pinpoint-sized eggs ONLY on milkweed. The tiny caterpillars (larvae) emerge and begin gorging ONLY on ...
Views: 1575 - Are You an “Engaged” Leader? - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2014 from Susan FreemanEngaged leadership requires a high degree of self-awareness. Leaders who learn that the way they are being impacts every single interaction, conversation and relationship are ahead of the game. It may sound obvious, but it is the first step towards truly engaged leadership. Being The first ...
Views: 1489 - Leaders Motivate Teams with Norms - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2014 from Dave JensenHe marched down the hall towards me. He wore a black suit, white shirt, and a gray tie that matched his silver hair. Oh no, I thought to myself, it's Mr. McNulty, the executive director of this entire YMCA. Ten yards from me, he stopped and bent down to pick up a candy wrapper that had escaped ...
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