Performance Management Gone Haywire

What has happened with Performance Management? Has it gone haywire? See if there are things that could change to make it work in a more positive process.

Work Styles - Mix And Match For The Most Effective Style

Follow along with Jane and Bob, fearless management heroes, as they traverse the depths of work environments and pull together a team, while taking into consideration work styles of leaders and team members alike!

Six Sigma & Change Management

Are you implementing Six Sigma in your organization? Then you definitely need to know how to manage change. Here we give you the tools to do so effectively and efficiently.

Who Stole My Customer?

Having a break-in is a personal violation that creates a sense of fear, panic and confusion. The questions that race through your mind are, what happened and why me? What could we have done to prevent this? When a business experiences this, the reality is that simple measures could have prevented the customer loss.

The Death Cycle In Retailing

The death cycle in retailing is a series of events which, if not caught and corrected in time, will cause the financial demise of the store/business as surely as the sun rises in the East. The death cycle usually starts as a result of buying more merchandise than the Store can sell profitably.

Employment Strategies - The Hidden Workforce

Contrary to popular belief, there is very large and growing source of quality recruits out there waiting for you to find them. Do you have a plan to seek out and attract this hidden resource?

Apple Inc - A Case Study In Innovation - Part 1

In the last decade or so, no other company has gone from the doldrums to top of the pack as Apple Inc. What is the key to their success - is it effective management, innovation, or the oomph factor maybe its all of it - read more here.

Leadership and the Harry Potter Syndrome

Most companies use the Harry Potter Syndrome for leadership development. This methodology creates undue stresses on the organization leading to losses in productivity, employee loyalty and bottom line results.

Outstanding Examples of Quality Guest Service For Restaurant Managers

Here, I'd like to offer a more personal piece. We're going to learn about how to give quality guest service by examining customers-eye views of outstanding examples. these are various incidents encountered in all varieties of establishments, from both sides of the counter, over the years. they're incidents that stick in the mind.

What Qualities Must A Leader Have In Managing A Business?

The seven qualities that a leader must display in order to successfully manage a business.

Understanding Configuration Management According to Its Purpose

Configuration Management and its Many Uses.

The Best Laid Strategic Plans

The goal of long - term planning is not to strategize but; to prepare key minds to make sound decisions. Most companies invest a significant amount of time and effort in a formal annual strategic planning process but, many executives see little benefit from the investment.

Do You Want to Stop Being A Workaholic?

There is a need to have balance in your life for good physical, mental, and emotional health. You can get caught up in what you are doing and not even realize you are neglecting important arts of your life. If work becomes an addiction, life tips out of balance. Discover if you are a true workaholic and strategies that can help you balance the different areas of your life.

Reward Your Employees for Outstanding Performance: Top Five Ways To Reinforce Excellent Work

Great leaders know that to get the most from their people, they’ve got to recognize their accomplishments in ways that have an impact, that serve to reinforce hard work and encourage continued creativity and innovation. Here are a few highly effective ways to reward employee excellence.

Dealing with Difficult Employees

Conflict can also be a catalyst that sets the stage for needed changes. Although there is no such this as dealing with conflicts perfectly, but there are ways that you can utilize in solving conflicts.