Resigning - The Right Way

You know it's time, you feel it, you've been lazy for so long, you dream about something else, you just have to leave. You made your calculations and you felt that it's the right time to do it, maybe you found a better job, maybe you didn't, but you can't stay anymore staying is hurting you. Finally you decide to resign, but little did you know that your resignation day is the most important day in your current job. Granted, resignation is not usually an easy thing to do, but doing it properly will maintain a good view about you among your workmates and your bosses forever.

Open a Dollar Store - How to Empower Employees

When you open a dollar store retaining the best employees is always a challenge. If there is not a positive work environment, if employees are not recognized and appreciated, and if there is not an opportunity to learn and grow, employees may well seek opportunities where these conditions exist.

Open a Dollar Store - How to Provide Feedback Your Employees

When you open a dollar store you are responsible for making sure that every employee receives appropriate performance feedback. For many who open a dollar store this will become the first time that they have supervised. For many this will be the first time that they will be required to handle performance management as well. For most this will be the first time that performance management became critical to the success of their business.

A Great Manager is a Great Communicator

Who is a great manager? Well, this question can have many answers but anyone running a management training program or management training course will tell you that - A great manager is a great communicator. This does not mean however, that all the other skills that a manager possesses are redundant. That is not what it means. But, unless you are a good communicator you cannot be a good manager.

5 Myths of Inventory Reduction

Inventory reduction has been a major focus of supply chain improvement for many years. However, all inventory reduction initiatives must confront and overcome a number of systemic beliefs if they are to be successful. These hurdles take the form of truisms that destroy your company's wealth. We call these truisms the '5 Myths of Inventory Reduction'.

The Importance and Awesome Power of Project Management in Today's Business Environment

Why is project management important and what awesome power exists with project management in today's business environment? The first reasons that come to my mind about why project management is important (based upon more than 35 years of my personal project management experience), are tighter budgets, diminishing resources, more and more time constraints, and competition to improve the ways we do business. The awesome power of project management makes it possible to focus on priorities, track and measure performance, overcome challenges and problems, become flexible enough to adapt to change and achieve higher performance and a higher probability of success in each project.

Why Do We Measure Performance, Anyway?

Trees (like all living things) have a clever feedback loop that helps them translate what their environment is doing so they can respond in ways that keep them living and growing and reproducing. Simpler but not dissimilar from organisations that know the real meaning of performance measurement, don't you think? This article discusses the real purpose of performance measurement: feedback.

Storm Water Management Products

Keeping track of the evolving world of storm water regulations can be a daunting task for industries that must stay adhere to these changing regulations. Adapting storm water programs and products that are approved to address specific area of pollution is an ongoing operational requirement.

On My Own Time? What Time?

Proponents of e-learning often cite as an advantage the fact that people can take the training at their desks, on their own schedule. The problem is everyone is so busy that it's difficult to find the time. There are other disadvantages to learning at your desk.

Realistic Target Setting - Part 2

In part 1 of this article, the first 3 of 6 challenges to setting realistic performance targets were discussed. This article looks at the last 3 of 6 challenges of realistic goal setting when it comes to business performance improvement.

Measuring The Impact Of Initiatives - Even When You Don't Have Complete Control

Are you making improvements or changes to your business or organisation, and don't know with certainty what impact those changes are having? Here's how to measure the impact of your improvement initiatives on a performance result, even when you don't have total control over it.

Identifying High Potential Leaders

Attracting and retaining high quality leaders is a challenge for many organisations. Many people who take on leadership roles fail to flourish in their new positions. Competitive organisations achieve leadership density through identifying and developing staff who show true high potential to thrive in a leadership role. This is more challenging that it initially may seem, as assessing potential is quite different to assessing performance.

Getting Buy-In - Zen And The Art Of Performance Measurement

Wondering about how to generate buy-in to performance measurement so you can reduce your fussing and forcing of people to get involved? Here are some tips to help you out.

Executive Coaching Is A Business Decision

Executive coaching has been misunderstood and business owners and leaders should remember these nine points if they are considering engaging an executive coach. Fist and foremost--it's about business objectives. It's not about fixing broken personalities.

Growing Pains - Signs For Change

Every organization goes through phases of development. How do you know when it's time for change? There are many telltale symptoms of organizational growing pains, and while every business in transition is unique, there are many common signs.