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- Plugins that Make You Money as an Amazon Affiliate! - by Submitted on May 21, 2017 from James LeeTo make money as an Amazon affiliate you need to have your own personal website or blog. The reason for this is, you want to be able to utilize the tools and plugins WordPress makes available to you. Remember, you don't want to have to work hard but smarter. without these tools and plugins you ...
Views: 1115 - Why Do You Need a Bookkeeper? - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2011 from Fran McCullyBookkeeping is the activity or profession of recording the financial transactions of a person, business, or organization. Transactions include sales, purchases, income, and payments. This definition makes bookkeeping sound very simple - but it truly is work for an expert. Let us be honest. ...
Views: 1115 - ***Growing at the Speed of Change - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"What is the most rigorous law of our being? Growth. No smallest atom of our moral, mental, or physical structure can stand still a year. It grows — it must grow; nothing can prevent it." — Mark Twain, American author and humorist Change happens. We can't control much of the world changing ...
Views: 1114(14 votes) - Saving Tips for Your Home - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2013 from Samantha SeiffertWhen you know that you have been living beyond your means (a.k.a. you’ve got a huge balance on your card bill), there are two things that you can do. One is to grow your income so you can afford all the expenses that you got used to spend on. This may be effective but you may find that spending ...
Views: 1114(2 votes) - Team Building, Coaching Employees Effectively, And Teamwork For Success - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Ioventures IncThere are several brilliant minds that exist within the realm of business and the corporate world these days. Full of ideas and seemingly overflowing with enthusiasm, many of them give efforts in achieving things on their own. What these people do not realize is how large the kind of challenge ...
Views: 1113(1 vote) - What To Know About Mobile App Marketing - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2013 from Merv StevensMobile app marketing uses the power of the cell phone to give you advertisements about different business products. The this form of marketing has potential to be so successful is because of the growing number of people in the world using mobile phones as well as the extremely fast technological ...
Views: 1111(2 votes) - Effective Delegation: The Secret Tool for Growth - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2008 from Michael BeckEffective delegation can be a springboard that launches your success to new heights. Successful people master delegation, while mediocre performers desperately hang on to tasks which are important but better left to administrative experts. Over the years, I’ve found that often people ...
Views: 1110(3 votes) - Enhancing Stakeholder Value with Resource Management Software - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Mahendra GuptaTraditionally businesses have always considered how to maximise shareholder value, and maximise their bottom line – their profit. However business in the 21st century has begun to evolve, with company’s looking at maximising stakeholder value, not just shareholder value. Businesses have begun to ...
Views: 1110 - Learn About OHSAS 18001 - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from john millerOHSAS 18000 can be describing as an international occupational health and safety management system specification. It includes two parts, 18001 and 18002 and embraces a number of other journals. It is intended to help organizations for controlling occupational health as well as safety risks. In ...
Views: 1110 - 5 Surefire Signs You’re In Denial About Your Business - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2009 from Cookie Tuminello“It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept.” - Bill Watterson I think I’m having another Wake Up Alice/Alex moment. It’s time to come out of Wonderland people. How many of you are playing the role of King or Queen of Denial? You know, that’s when you think that if you ...
Views: 1109(6 votes) - It Is Not Done Yet! - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2007 from Harlan Goerger6 Steps to getting delegation buy-in. You mean to tell me another time extension is needed to get this done. Haven’t you already had two extensions and increased budget for this project asks the president. Yes we have and there have been all kinds of problems that have come up, we ...
Views: 1107 - Master Data Management Is The Need Of The Hour - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2013 from Jessica BanksEvery organization is subject to growth, after being in the corporate sector for a while. Though entrepreneurs aim on expanding their clientele and resources, they fail to concentrate on efficient data management. As your company grows, so does the magnitude of your data. It is vital to maintain ...
Views: 1107(4 votes) - 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: 1107 - Great Leaders Lead people not businesses - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Eric McShannonThere are many great leaders, and many different ways to lead. All great leadership is people focused. Here we will discuss things leaders should know about people. As a leader your people are your most valuable asset, knowing this is a big step to being a great leader. Know their talents- ...
Views: 1106 - How Fire Safety Consultants Can Help Employers Deal With Safety Legislation - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Keith GarrowIn October 2006 the legislation governing fire safety in the UK was changed. The new Regulatory Reform Order, or Fire Safety order as it is referred to, came into effect in the UK that year. This placed a lot of new responsibilities on employers and business managers, and many people do not ...
Views: 1106 - Managing Gaps - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2007 from William CottringerMANAGING GAPS By Bill Cottringer Much of the management role involves the important process of identifying critical gaps, understanding the details of what is in between where things are and where you want them to be, and then managing to close these gaps quickly and cost-effectively. Here ...
Views: 1105 - 5 Best Starter Kits for New Vapers - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2019 from M Nasir AzizAs innovation bombards the world of vapes, more and more manufacturers enter the industry as demand for vape kits reaches higher and higher. Every now and then, these manufacturers come up with new technologies that attract more and more consumers in a global revolution against ...
Views: 1104 - Don't Solve Problems! - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2008 from Robert (Bob) CannonThe CHALLENGE of leadership is CHANGE. A manager or administrator can keep the status quo, but it takes a leader to create change. Traditionally, leaders have approached change as addressing problems. They use problem solving skills and critical thinking. Most often it has been a top down ...
Views: 1104 - Is Your Leadership Living in Joy? - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2013 from Susan FreemanHow many of us feel our joy comes from things outside of us? Many of us see joy as the result of being able to do work that we love. We like the people and the company; we love our work. We have issues with the people and the company, and joy flows less freely. Don’t get me wrong; the right ...
Views: 1104(1 vote) - Psychology of Success: What Can Business Owners Learn from Christmas? - by Submitted on May 02, 2013 from Yoon CannonAs we approach the final week of wrapping up another year we will soon (if not already) assess how well we did in achieving our business goals. If you hit a home run this year in your business, it’s not hard to be joyful in this season of Christmas. However, if these last twelve months reflected ...
Views: 1104(2 votes) - Can I Get a Second Chance at a First Impression? - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2013 from Jeannine ClontzThe short answer to that question is, 'no' - it is what it is. A first impression is what you project to someone whenever they are first connected to you. Especially if you're in a B2B-type business, it's important to remember that your body language, the words you speak, and the way you ...
Views: 1103 - Importance of Channel Data Integrity - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2013 from Walt RobertsonChannel Data Management as well as Channel Partner Marketing are 2 important business distribution as well as sales/marketing procedures. Much like some other channel strategies, both of these elements are of supreme significance for business success. What's Channel Data? Sales data that's ...
Views: 1103(2 votes) - One Big Happy Family: Hire & Retail Top Talent! - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2007 from Barbara GiamancoA new business owner confessed to me once that her company was growing so fast, she felt she just had to get a body in the door. After living through the pain of a very disastrous hire – the kind that almost destroyed her business – she has a brand new perspective on the situation. Most people ...
Views: 1103 - What New Managers Should Know About Their New Team - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2008 from Andrew RondeauI was at a conference recently, where the CEO of a large UK Corporate stated only 3% of the company’s staff was talented. That implied 97% were not. Poppycock! My view is that all individuals are talented and it is the managers job to work with them to reveal their talents and decide how ...
Views: 1103 - Large-Scale Change and Mergers and Acquisitions - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2010 from David NourAt some point, three percent organic growth, although perhaps respectable in your industry, will become less than attractive for the organization. As such, the senior leaders or the board may recommend a more aggressive, inorganic growth strategy that encompasses a strong spring of deal flow, ...
Views: 1102(4 votes) - Managing The Virtual Employee! - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2008 from Pat BrillTechnology is a powerful tool that will continue to impact the working environment. The ability to stay connected no matter where the employee is located, allows companies to be more flexible with their business decisions and with employees. Most companies still operate from a physical space ...
Views: 1102 - Who Says We're A Team? Where Leaders Go Wrong. - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Alan MatthewsI noticed in the papers that one of our local football teams, Aston Villa, had taken their players on a " team bonding day " which resulted in several of them having to be pulled apart during a drunken brawl following a paint - balling session. I must admit it made me smile - I've seen so ...
Views: 1102(2 votes) - Your Office on the Web! (Virtual Offices) - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Phil MonteroChances are you work as part of a small team. It may be your whole office or just one department in a larger organization, or you may be part of a team that changes with each project. Regardless, your projects typically involve exchanging files back and forth, copious e-mail threads, and the ...
Views: 1102(3 votes) - Motivation – It’s Not What You Can Do For Your Employees, But What Your Employees Can Do for You. - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Chris MusselwhiteMotivating employees to do the best job they can is a perennial concern for managers at companies of all sizes. As an entrepreneur, you have an even bigger stake in keeping your employees motivated. Fortunately, motivation in the workplace isn’t about what you do for your employees; it’s about ...
Views: 1101(14 votes) - To Communicate With Awareness Requires Courage - by Submitted on May 28, 2011 from David NourThe courage that JFK displayed in facing down the Cuban missile crisis, that Churchill showed in fostering Britons’ courage to show a stiff upper lip in the face of Nazi bombing, that any leader musters when he or she reaches out for the right decision and the rest of the organization ...
Views: 1101(1 vote) - Genuine and Caring Leadership - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Keith ReadyIt was a warm, humid and very still Saturday morning in early January, typical of the weather you expect in Sydney in the middle of a hot Australian summer. I was out of bed early as the first task of the day was to take my car to my local tyre service centre for a routine wheel alignment, ...
Views: 1100(7 votes) - HIRING AND THINGS THAT SCREW UP INTERVIEWS - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from William MillerA company’s hiring process has everything to do with employee turnover – especially early turnover. Bad hires don’t last - - they leave or are asked to leave. They choose to leave when they don’t like the job, the company, or the people. In this case a bad hire “fires” you and your company. ...
Views: 1100 - The Power of Checklists - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2017 from Michelle SpaldingChecklists are not unique in bringing a transaction coordinating business to order and nothing new to my fellow entrepreneurs. Yet, many resist and often work much harder than necessary to get from start to finish. Many mistakes can be dramatically reduced or eliminated by putting together ...
Views: 1100 - The Accountability Meeting Binder - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2012 from Alan DobzinskiI was coaching an executive in a $4-billion company. He had read my book and now I was working with him one-on-on to teach him the accountability system. He told me that as a result of our work, he had started scheduling regular accountability meetings with all of his direct reports, but he was ...
Views: 1098 - 10 tips for creating and running effective meetings - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2010 from Keith ReadyHow many times have you thought about or heard it said …. Oh no not another meeting! ... or … what’s this meeting for, it is sure to be another time waster! Here are a number of practical suggestions on how to create and run effective formal meetings that do work and can assist in changing ...
Views: 1097(5 votes) - Add a Revenue Stream to Your Business This Year Using Virtual Retreat Days - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2012 from Kim Kirmmse TothYou know you need to add another revenue stream to increase your cash flow, but which one? There are so many directions you can go in, how do you know which is right for you? You could do a Telesummit, start a membership site, create a Platinum, high ticket coaching program.........the ideas ...
Views: 1096 - Implementing Effective Partner Relationship Management Techniques - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2012 from Dandy RockwellDefine the appropriate Partner Model With regards to producing efficient partnerships, first of all, you need to define a partner model in order that it may be employed for engaging external service providers. For the organization, it'll become simpler to establish the foundation and to operate ...
Views: 1096 - Firefighting - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2008 from William CottringerFirefighting By Bill Cottringer Are you part of an organization where everyone is in a perpetual firefighting mode, spending most of their day scurrying around putting band-aides on ruptures? As the direct Dr. Phil would ask, “How is that working for you?” Not very well I would imagine. I ...
Views: 1094 - Credit Card Pitfalls For Business Owners - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Janet Attardby Janet Attard If you're a business owner with good credit, you probably take your credit card for granted. You use it to pay a lot of your business expenses – especially anything you purchase online. You don't think twice about the card, because you know the credit card company will renew ...
Views: 1093 - Making Requests - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2012 from Alan DobzinskiWhen you're creating an Upfront Agreement to design how you and your team members will work together, one item you may choose to include is "Making Requests." First, make sure you each have the same definition of the word: a request is just a request; it's not an order, dictate or command. ...
Views: 1093 - Can Ethics Mend What Ails Our Business? - by Submitted on May 13, 2012 from Jeannine ClontzOne of my first clients calls me periodically to ask questions, and get my advice for free, sometimes keeping me on the phone for hours. She recently purchased a new laptop computer, and was having problems with Outlook and getting her contact list restored to the new system from her backup ...
Views: 1092 - Role of Web based School Management Software - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2016 from KS InfotechWeb based school management software is a type of the computerize enterprise resource planning which means ERP system which is developed for an enterprise. Today I am going to discussion on School ERP Software. These web based school management software is a part of an enterprise resource ...
Views: 1092(2 votes) - Business Ethics and the Competition - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2012 from Jeannine ClontzAt a recent speaking engagement on business ethics, one of the 100 or so participants voiced a differing opinion to my discussion revolving around whether or not you would tell a client, or prospect, that you had heard something negative about a competitor of yours who was being asked to bid on ...
Views: 1091(1 vote) - Less Stress With KAP's - Key Accountability Points - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2013 from Alan DobzinskiHave you heard the expression that "life is a journey, not a destination"? Well, when it comes to setting goals for your organization life is a journey on the way to a destination. Destination goals (such as revenue and staffing targets and other specific outcomes) are important, but you're ...
Views: 1091 - 7 Things To Consider Before Donating To Charities - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2015 from Cynthia WitsonA great way to give back to your community is by volunteering and working with charitable organizations. Through your selfless actions, others will have the chance to enjoy everyday necessities that they otherwise may not have. That is, as long as you're working with a charitable organization ...
Views: 1089 - The $750,000 Accountability Story - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2012 from Alan DobzinskiKeith was in his mid-50s, and was a managing partner in a large CPA firm. He'd gotten to that level because he was very good at business development - specifically, bringing in brand new clients. His partner group, on the other hand, were mainly in the 40s. They were all highly competent in ...
Views: 1089 - How to Prevent Spam Emails - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2011 from Jeff SandersIt is thought that spam emails received everyday have increased because of the manipulation of some spammers. By using spam prevention strategies, spam emails will be removed or at least be lessen from your inbox. Free anti spam software can help you clear out unwanted emails or spam mails. ...
Views: 1088(1 vote) - 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: 1088 - Leaders need to Define, Clarify and Communicate - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2012 from Andrew HortonI believe it is because we have a need to always complicate everything in our lives and businesses that we cause ourselves a whole lot of unnecessary stress and discomfort. It is more often than not the simple solution or option, which delivers the best results in the end. Action ...
Views: 1088(1 vote) - Who Else Wants To Know How To Become Successful Through Networking - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2008 from Andrew RondeauIt's hard to be in business today, certainly in the professional services sector, without having heard the term 'networking'. Regarded by many as the Marmite of business, it is said that you either are a networker or you aren't. And if you think you aren't, you shouldn't even try to do ...
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