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- Restaurant Manager: Tips for Success - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2013 from Zac ParkerMany people believe that an average of nine out of 10 restaurants find themselves closing their doors within the first year. This statistic may seem a tad bit absurd, and for a good reason, because it simply is not true; however, there is no denying that restaurants do have a high rate of not ...
Views: 1030 - Say More About That - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2012 from Alan DobzinskiThe role of a leader or managing partner is often to ask enough questions that people finally begin to listen to themselves and find their own solutions. While it's not technically a question, the phrase "say more about that" is just as evocative. It's an invitation that's almost impossible to ...
Views: 1030 - What Are You Doing to Close the Big Leadership Gap? - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2014 from Susan FreemanThe 2014 Global Human Capital Trends survey published earlier this month by Deloitte University Press points out critical gaps in organizational leadership. In a paper examining the findings, authors Canwell, Dongrie, Neveras and Stockton point out that: learn lead 2 300x199 What Are You ...
Views: 1030 - Living in the Moment - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Lisa MininniHow often have you driven to the mall, work, or back home without really thinking about it or eaten a meal and not really savored it? Days can pass by while our minds are elsewhere, common in ambitious go-getter business owners who are often thinking about the next step. Yet, life unfolds in ...
Views: 1029(3 votes) - 8 Obstacles to Public Sector Success - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Pat LynchIn my experience, public sector agencies and government entities (i.e., cities, counties, states) face eight common obstacles to their success. See how many of these issues you have experienced, either as a provider or a user of public services. 1. Lack of a common “big picture.” The ...
Views: 1028(1 vote) - Communicating Effectively, Tips for Effective Workplace Communication - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2011 from Kate TammemagiCommunication in the workplace is not the same as communicating outside work. You will have to work with all sorts of people. You will be communicating with them, building relationships, influencing and persuading them. All of this requires a type of thinking about communication that is ...
Views: 1028 - Find Money Increase Savings With The Best Ways To Live Within Your Means Managing Finances and Expenses - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2017 from Leon EdwardLiving within your ways is not as challenging as the majority of people make it out to be. It takes some discipline however it can be well worth the effort. At least, you will have the ability to sleep during the night understanding you aren't strained with a heavy financial obligation ...
Views: 1026 - Management Consultant for Primary Market Research - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2012 from Rodney WincasterPrimary Research is a form of research where the data is collected directly from a respondent. Market research is done to understand an area in-depth. Understanding the marketing environment is a must. Market research helps in finding out how the market is. Being aware of what’s going on in the ...
Views: 1026 - Five Tips for Controlling Energy Costs In Office Buildings - by Submitted on May 15, 2012 from Jim GatesControlling energy costs in office buildings can be difficult due to the constant coming and going of employees and visitors to the building. There are a number of methods that can be used to reduce the amount of energy used in the office building and the methods chosen for each building should ...
Views: 1025 - The Secret to Accessing Your Natural Leader - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2013 from Susan FreemanOne of the hot topics in today’s leadership circles is the “Lean-In” movement, based on Sheryl Sandberg’s new book, “Lean In: Women, Work and The Will To Lead.” The COO of Facebook challenges women to explore ways we hold ourselves back from the goals we desire. My challenge to all leaders ...
Views: 1025(2 votes) - Top 10 Reasons to Fire Yourself as Transaction Coordinator and Delegate Your Way to a Raise! - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2017 from Michelle SpaldingSeveral years ago I met with the owner of a Florida based brokerage about encouraging the agents who worked with him to use our Transaction Coordinator services. There were several savvy Realtors in his firm that were already clients who suggested I call on him. At the meeting he was a bit ...
Views: 1024 - Leading Effectively Through Shifting Priorities - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2012 from Andria CorsoYou know how it goes: you start your workday with a pretty good idea of what you want to do and need to accomplish. You have really good intentions about how productive your day will be and then, you get an unexpected phone call. Someone is sick or hurt or perhaps it’s your spouse calling to ...
Views: 1023 - Medical transcription: A case study for outsourcing - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Renee KellyDr.Williams, 37, was based in New Jersey in an upscale neighborhood. He was a general physician and had a well-established practice. He had a small clinic right next to his home, a staff of two, a nurse and a receptionist cum secretary. He also had a part time accountant who took care of filing ...
Views: 1023 - Why Is It So Hard To Talk About The Elephant In The Room? - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2008 from William CottringerWhy Is It So Hard To Talk About The Elephant In The Room? By Bill Cottringer “Two cows were talking in a pasture. One says to the other, “Are you worried about catching mad cow disease?” “No” said the other, I am an elephant.” ~Bad joke. A work colleague of mine, Bob Bennett, is quick to ...
Views: 1022 - 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: 1021 - Tools to Get You More Organized, Efficient, and Less Stressed in Your Business - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2016 from Susan Friesen9 Operational Apps, Systems and Processes We Use at eVision Media The other day I was having a conversation with a professional organizer I met in a Facebook group. We connected over the phone and talked about our businesses. When she asked me how organized I was, she was quite ...
Views: 1021(1 vote) - Why Your School Is Ready For School Management Software! - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2016 from KS InfotechWeb based school management software has been designed in such a way that it will cover all the needs of an educational institutions. Every single details and data about the school is well managed with the school management software along with the norms of the school. School management software ...
Views: 1021(2 votes) - Accountability With an Edge - Three Questions That Get People's Attention - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2012 from Alan DobzinskiWhen you're sitting down for a regularly scheduled accountability meeting with the people on your team, it helps to have some questions and phrases ready. Most of your questions will be open-ended, giving the other person plenty of time to express their concerns and opinions. Open-ended ...
Views: 1019 - Five Leadership Lessons Learned In A Canoe - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Eileen McDarghOne hour north of Ely, MN, off a gravel road called Echo Trail, Little Indian Sioux River meanders through lily-pad waters and past beaver houses to meet Loon Lake. It’s but a tiny part of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a vast chain of lakes and rivers that divide Canada and the ...
Views: 1019 - Hospitality Executives Under Stress During Stressful Times Need Executive Stress Solutions - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Simma LiebermanAccording to the National Institutes of Health, "people who feel more in control at their jobs tend to feel less stressed out." While executives and senior leaders have more control of their work, they manage people who feel like they have less control, which makes them stressed ...
Views: 1019(2 votes) - Becoming a UX/UI Designer Without a Formal Degree - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2016 from Ritesh PatilUX designers, Digital Product designers, Graphic designers, we may know a UX/UI designer by multiple job titles – but one underlying KRA remains same for all these professionals. They all work to drive amazing customer experiences based on visually aesthetic designs capable of disseminating ...
Views: 1017 - Time management software Weekplan crosses 280K Users - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2016 from Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli— Today, WeekPlan, a weekly planner app announced that its user base has crossed 280K+, entering the stage with other major utility apps like Trello, Todoist & Evernote. Inspired by the best time management literature like the 7 Habits of Highly Effective people, WeekPlan guides its users ...
Views: 1017 - Advice for New Managers – Don't Be Afraid to Ask - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Gordon WalterBeing a new manager can be a lonely proposition. Besides relationship issues, the new manager can feel big pressure to have all the answers. After all, isn’t this why you got the job? Gather A Support Network You don’t know everything, no one does. That’s ok. New managers need to not be ...
Views: 1016 - How To Manage People In A Downturn - 5 Tips - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Alan MatthewsBack in 1990 I joined a world – wide professional services firm in the UK. It was my first step into the private sector ( I'd previously worked in Education, then the Civil Service ) and it seemed a bit of a risky move. But then I thought, this is a huge international firm, it must be quite a ...
Views: 1016(2 votes) - Documenting The Exit Strategy In Your Business Plan. Do You Love Food? - Then Maybe Opening a Restaurant is Not Such A Crazy Ide - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2008 from Gaurav WaliaAll investors greatly desire and are motivated by a clear picture of a company’s exit strategy, or the timing and method through which they can “cash in” on their investment. This picture best comes into focus when the key valuation and liquidity drivers of the company are clearly delineated. An ...
Views: 1015 - My Best Month Ever - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2011 from Alan DobzinskiLast month was a good month - great clients, fantastic engagements, excellent results. My business is thriving and I feel like I'm on top of the world. I would even say it was my best month ever. You're probably wondering what I did differently. Did I change my brand of coffee? Start a new ...
Views: 1014 - Benefits Of Channel Management Software - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2013 from Walt RobertsonA peek at the fundamentals The term Partner Relationship Management (PRM) has been coined to classify the business methodologies and strategies employed to leverage the functional relationship between you and your company's channel partners. Channel Management Software is the generic term ...
Views: 1013 - Want to grow your business? Don't fall for the tactics trap - by Michael refuses to offer a free trial consultation. "They can read my articles or ebooks," he shrugs. His business is booming.
Marilyn offers her clients a full half-hour of free consultation. She has few takers.
Michael and Marilyn send high-quality articles to ezines. Michael's opt-in list ...
Views: 1013 - Follow These Five Tips When Implementing Time and Attendance Software - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2012 from Noah HeinleAutomating labor management processes or upgrading to a more robust time and attendance system are both intelligent business improvements. Following these tips and tricks will help businesses obtain maximum value from their new system, while also ensuring that the new processes are implemented ...
Views: 1012 - ***Successful Change and Improvement Needs Balanced Improvement Planning - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"A foolish cabin owner eventually lost his cabin to the rot that set in through the leaky roof. When it was raining, he couldn't fix the roof. When the sun was shining, he was too busy outside doing other things — and the roof didn't need fixing then anyway." As Yogi Berra would say, "It was ...
Views: 1011 - Integrity - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2011 from Heidi McCarthy“To give real service, you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.” Donald Adams. What an incredible quote! Have you ever worked for a boss (or a whole company) whose policy was “win at all costs”? Lie about the competition. Or ...
Views: 1011 - ***Harnessing the Energy of Change Champions - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesPeter Drucker once said, "whenever anything is being accomplished, it is being done, I have learned, by a monomaniac with a mission." That sure squares with my own consulting experience. When I look back at the hundreds of team or organization changes I've been involved in during the last three ...
Views: 1010 - Am I a Leader? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2010 from Courtney LynchAs women, we have dynamic lives, full of opportunity and continuous challenge. We fill a variety of roles – we are mothers, daughters, friends, volunteers and mentors. We also are called upon to lead everyday, though many of us have never considered ourselves leaders. We are leaders, ...
Views: 1009 - How to Engage Employees with Technology Based Change - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2009 from Marcia XenitelisWhen you think about the millions of dollars organizations spend each year on IT programs of work, wouldn't it be prudent knowing that employees actually understand and most importantly embrace the reason behind the changes? There is one way of ensuring that employees and their managers have ...
Views: 1009 - How to Save Your Workplace Productivity by Kicking Bad Habits - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2019 from Brooke ChaplanIf you spend the better part of your workdays fighting fatigue or trying to remain on task, you are in good company. Distractions and fatigue are common causes of low productivity, and they may be leading reasons why you are not advancing in your career, getting the end-of-year reviews that you ...
Views: 1008 - TEACHING RESISTIVE OLD DOGS NEW TRICKS - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2008 from William CottringerTEACHING RESISTIVE OLD DOGS NEW TRICKS By William Cottringer, Ph.D. “The best way to teach something is to share a story of your own failure, tell what happened to help you get past it, and offer some helpful hints to succeed.” ~The author. A common problem in management and training is ...
Views: 1008 - Women at the Water Cooler – Secret # 1 Work vs. Life Persona - by Submitted on May 28, 2011 from Saara RoblesA question: “People who know me say I’m a different person at work vs. in the rest of my life. Is that bad?” Maybe, maybe not. How, if at all, does it get in your way? Does your team say that about you? Where does your data come from? Is this a recurring theme? If you look at what people ...
Views: 1007 - Be a Smart Recruiter and Use Resume Database Software - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2016 from Supriya NigamIf you are from a recruiting company or recruiting department, you will be receiving thousands or hundreds of resumes. For handling this information you might be using computers. But to manipulate these records, you need to buy resume database applications that is great. Therefore, the resume ...
Views: 1006(2 votes) - Hazardous materials training programs are quite rigorous - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Tory BlackMany accidents and disasters have taken place globally due to mishandling of hazardous materials. These dangerous goods have taken toll on lives and properties in a great way and caused huge losses. The environment has also been affected adversely from the same. To avoid all these uneventful ...
Views: 1005 - How to efficiently scale a fintech software product - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2019 from Tetiana BoichenkoIn their early days, fintech startups need to be lean and nimble. They are rushing to launch an MVP and market test their idea. However, the speed often comes with a tradeoff of software quality. When fintech startups prove their idea viable and start scaling operations, it appears that their ...
Views: 1005(2 votes) - Know Your Customer in a Web-Sphere 2.0 World - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Cathy Tullysmith“Know Your Customer.” It's a time-honored axiom of business that you should get to know your customer. Like any other relationship between equals, the business-customer relationship depends on a healthy flow of information back and forth. Communication has to be constantly worked at, with good ...
Views: 1004 - The 48/24: A Tool for Accountability Meeting Success - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2012 from Alan DobzinskiOne of my executive coaching clients had successfully instituted regularly scheduled accountability meetings, but was struggling to keep track of all the details he discussed with his team members. That's when I introduced him to the Accountability Meeting Binder - one binder (or section of a ...
Views: 1004 - What Discovered In Early 1960's? - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2008 from SUNNY KATARIAEtching provides a permanent message on an in-process or finished component like many inventions of recent times, lasers were conceived in a laboratory. Virtually all materials can be laser engraved or laser marked. With advanced software you can laser engrave practically anything including Bar ...
Views: 1004 - An Accountability Transformation Story - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2012 from Alan DobzinskiJosh was standing in the middle of a group of people at a networking function, when all of a sudden a light bulb of awareness went off. He saw how he always had to get a word in - his ego was out of control. He knew this was how he was behaving at work, also, where he was a managing partner. He ...
Views: 1003 - Businesses want a Full Parking Lot - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2012 from Bruce MillsI have worked with Grocery Chains, Grocery Stores, Ice Businesses, Insurance Companies, Bread Company, Online Businesses and Home Businesses for over 30 years. One of the main things they all have in common is that they all want a full parking lot. It doesn’t matter if they have many store ...
Views: 1003 - 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 ...
Views: 1003 - The Problem of Nourishing Learning and Development Strategy - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2017 from Supriya NigamIt was not too long ago when I faced with the idea that training does not work. Nevertheless, the nagging sense that maybe everything I had been doing was wrong or inadequate continue to bug me. If you have been in learning & development strategy for a while, you will conclude that the reply ...
Views: 1002(1 vote) - Business Cash Flow Dropping? The Difference Between Financial and Operational Difficulties - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Tiffany WrightIt's important to understand the difference between operational difficulties and financial difficulties and to determine which is the primary source of any downward trend in business cash flow. If your company is encountering financial difficulty or serious operational issues that could quickly ...
Views: 1001 - Managing your Internet Reputation - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2012 from Oel WingoLocal Government professional executive managers, like their private industry counterparts have highly visible public profiles that often leave them open to criticism and attacks from many avenues including disgruntled employees and dissatisfied unions. However, unlike a private enterprise ...
Views: 1001 - Management and Leadership - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2013 from Susan bagyuraEvery one of us manages something in our day-to-day life. Whether it`s managing our finances, calendar or career, we have acquired the skills and tools to handle everything in the best way possible. Managing these tasks or activities is actually quite simple and straightforward. However, when ...
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