Your Cell Phone Number: Do Your Clients Really Need It?

Almost everybody today owns a cell phone. However, just because you have one, does it mean you should give the number out to your client? It may seem like a great idea on the surface, but there are five questions you should ask yourself before you go through with it.

Workplace Fireworks: How to Know When Conflict Is Destructive

Not all workplace conflict is a problem. Organizations and individuals who know how to tap the potential in conflict can build some of the most thriving workplaces. In this article, learn the difference between constructive and destructive workplace conflict, and what to do when the fireworks are a real problem.

Conference Call Tips

Get the most out of your next audio conference. Meeting over the telephone is different to meeting face to face, learn the basics of getting it right.

The Office Party - It Doesn't Need To Be Dreaded!

Honestly, your Corporate Event can be great fun. We have tried to list everything that you would require to make your Work Party go with a bang - for all the right reasons!

Getting Along with Co-Workers

According to turnaround expert Lee Iacocca, the major reason capable people fail to get ahead is because they fail to get along. Here's how to make sure you're considered a team player.

Employee Satisfaction Surveys: What Are My Employees Thinking?

The best way to find out about a person's attitude is to ask them--and one method of doing this is through an employee attitude survey. Attitude surveys are probably one of the best tools managers have for taking a barometer reading of what is happening in the workplace at any given point. However, if improperly administered, it can be a source of employee discontent.

Employee Computer Time Clocks

Employee time clocks are used by many organizations to help keep track of employee hours for payroll purposes. The clock systems include standard mechanical time clocks, electronic time card style systems, freestanding polling, and memory-based clocks. Employee computer time clocks comprise systems replacing the punch-card time clocks in industries. Also known as “time and attendance systems,” they provide numerous benefits to both large and small companies.

Performance Management

Measurement of actual performance does not only mean knowing what has happened, but also what is likely to happen. It means that deviations are predicted in advance, which helps the management to take corrective action in advance for the achievement of goals. As such, it is desirable to measure performance as soon as the operations are completed. Not only this, it can also be measured while the activity is in progress, so that appraisal would be possible in time.

Performance Appraisal Systems

Performance appraisal is a nine-step process. At the first stage, performance standards are established based on job description and job specification. The standards should be clear, objective and incorporate all the factors. The second stage is to inform these standards to all the employees including appraisers. The third stage is following the instructions given for appraisal measurement of employee performance by the appraisers through observation, interview, records and reports.

How To Write A Performance Appraisal

The appraiser may be any person who observes the employee while performing a job. The appraiser has thorough knowledge about the job content, contents to be appraised, and standards of contents. The appraiser should prepare reports and make judgments without bias. Typical appraisers are supervisors, peers, subordinates, employees themselves, users of service, and consultants.

MIS & Communication Skills

In my this article I have emphasize on the need of Communication Skills in Management Information System.

10 Tips for Improving Social Intercourse

Ten commonsense tips to help you develop better relationships with your coworkers, your vendors, and your customers.

Is Vehicle Tracking Economical for Small Fleets

Large fleets of all kinds are nearly always equipped with some sort of tracking equipment, which allows the vehicle owners to conduct operations more efficiently and more effectively. The cost is pretty high, but when that cost is allocated across a large fleet, it becomes economical. But what about small fleets? The high cost of fleet tracking would seem to put it out of reach of most, if not all, small fleet operators. Thanks to new technology and an innovative application of that technology, it is now possible for vehicle tracking to be economical for small fleets, even those as small as one or two vehicles.

A 'Four Square' Statement

A quick and simple way to develop a strategic plan for any written document. And while it doesn't require much actual writing, it will help you focus your attention and get a better response to your message.

The Apprentice: Learning Lessons From Eccentrics

Recent incarnations of The Apprentice featured some very unusual people. While I’m sure they were chosen to spice up the format, none of them seemed to possess the skills or expertise needed to compete on that level. While the show and more conventional candidates may not have benefited from the antics of these bizarre applicants, serious viewers can certainly profit from their mistakes and eccentricities.