Maintenance: A Change Opponent

There are many activities that oppose to change initiatives. Maintenance is one you probably wouldn't reckon to fit the profile, yet it is a very powerful element fighting change propositions. And possible without the intention of doing any harm.

Bringing Enjoyment Back Into Work!

How many of you find yourself working to this formula? ? x 2 = 3 i.e. Half the workforce working twice as hard equals three times the profit'. Or to put it another way, are you required to deliver an improvement on the numbers over the previous year, with the same (or a reduced budget) within a culture where staff who leave are not replaced?

The Cycle of Change

While many business professionals understand the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle as it pertains to process improvement, the model doesn’t work particularly well for dealing with changes in individual or organizational behaviors. However, an alternative model based on Gestalt psychology can be very useful, and consists of four major phases.

Surviving Change

Who could have predicted the changes coming our way in 2006? The changes that began in 2006 are predicted to continue in 2007. So, we thought we would provide a 2007 Survival Kit to enhance your life and your career!

How Does Team Motivation Increase Productivity?

Team Motivation increase productivity and energize your staff or even yourself to do more at the work place. Motivation is an important skill of a leader or a manager.

Four Ways to Keep Your Business Going During a Crisis

If you are a small or home based entrepreneur or a solo business owner, there is little room in your business for taking a sick day when a crisis or stressful life event happens. In today's world our lives are complex, fast paced, and challenging. How do you keep your business going and growing during the times when life happens and you can't work?

Managing Change - Size Matters - Scope The Change Work

Managing change requires being on top of the size and scope of the work. And that doesn't mean just at the beginning when everyone is happy and contented. If you are to succeed at delivering organizational change you must constantly adjust the three key aspects of a project. Read on and see how!

Discover the Best Work at Home Telecommuting Jobs

Work at home telecommuting jobs are a new trend of jobs that you can work from home. Online telecommuting jobs are the kind of jobs that that range in what you will do but all of them have one thing in common. With this type of legitimate jobs online you will work at least part of the time, if not all the time from the comfort of your home.

Managing Change - The Truth and Change

When managing change the truth about the status of your project, the timeline or many other details is often times missing in action. You cant let this happen on your watch. You have to create a safe environment where it is okay for your folks to tell the truth. Read on and find out the truth...

Does Your Vision Statement Need New Life?

Not getting the desired results from your business vision statement? Here are a few ideas to help you successfully bring your vision to life!

The Four Myths of Crisis Management

All business managers have been warned against operating in an environment of crisis management. To be a more effective manager and leader, you'll want to know that there are prevalent beliefs about crisis management that need to be understood and discounted. To allow us to examine beliefs that have been assumed for many years, I've described these prevailing ideas as the myths of crisis management in the text that follows.

Change Management - Adopting A Continuous Improvement Program

When a company chooses a quality improvement program their are a number of change management issues that should be considered.

Change Lessons From Slaughterhouse Five

Some changes happen because of some incident or accident. Someone got fired because of an unforeseen reorganization. How do you handle such a change? Do you pursue a revenge or will you search for a new way for your life?

Employee Disengagement - The Lights Are On But Nobody's Home

The world of business is changing dramatically. Employees are no longer closely connected to their employers. The cost to the business of employee disengagement is significant. Employers can change this relationship by looking to the 21st century family as a model.

Butterfly Management

It is said that the gentle fluttering of a butterfly's wings in one remote corner of the world can create a tornado in another. Dr Leandro Herrero pins down the butterfly effect - when small actions can have big results - in organizational management.