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- Who is an Interviewer and what does Barbara Walters have to do with it? - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2012 from Beth SmithFirst off, let me start out by saying Barbara Walters and I have the same job title, but not the same job… as much as I wish we did. Barbara Walters is one of the best interviewers in the world, bar none. She is prepared, she does her research, and she gets people to continuously tell her things ...
Views: 1324 - Can You Sell Your Management Skills to a Human Resources Manager? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2013 from Robert KrzakThe hospitality industry is a highly competitive one. Whether you are looking for a job as a Chef, restaurant or general manger, or are carving a niche for yourself in another area of the restaurant industry, job seekers need to learn how to sell their skills to the HR manager. There are ...
Views: 1323(2 votes) - Face Off with a Negotiation Master - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Karel MurraySeated at my kitchen table, I have initiated the “who will blink first” exercise with my black cat, Jette. She is settled at her favorite place by the table leg, one small paw lifted to chest height and her face, emblazoned with a beseeching look, turned up towards me. Her breath is shallow ...
Views: 1323 - Goodbye Bear Stearns - The Death Of An 85 Year Old Company - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2008 from Maria Marsala21 Lessons small business owners everywhere can learn from the untimely death of an 85 year old, profitable till year 84 company. On May 29, 2008 Bear Stearns turned itself into history. It is also part of her-story — mine. Back in 1976, I was recommended to work at the Bear, never thought I’d ...
Views: 1323 - Manager's Corner - So You Say You Coach Your Employees - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2009 from Liz Weber- "Oh yes. Our employees are our most valuable asset." - "Given the way things are these days, we work very hard to retain our employees." - "We've provided coaching and mentoring training to all of our management staff!" Well good for you. But why is it that your staff seems nervous and ...
Views: 1323 - Social Media Strategy - does Your Business need one? (Part 1) - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2017 from Spiros TsaltasHumans devise strategies every day. Some can be mundane as how to pass and exam or can be as complicated as how to land on the moon. If there is something to be achieved at the end of a task, then having a strategy for how to execute that task is your best bet for success. As the popular saying ...
Views: 1323 - Your Teams Reactions To Change - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2008 from Pat BrillEmployees will always react to change...positive or negative reactions. It doesn’t matter if the change is major or if it’s a minor change to a process. People react! So how do you as a manager handle your team’s reaction to a change? Before you can evaluate your team’s reactions, you first ...
Views: 1323 - Collaborative Leadership: A Process for Success in a Turbulent World - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2012 from James MurphyDo you know how to provide collaborative leadership in a disciplined fashion? And how does one define disciplined collaboration? The current business and leadership literature touts the importance of collaborating in our turbulent world. Large and small businesses and teams struggle to wrap ...
Views: 1322 - How To Become A Better Boss - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2015 from John TerraConsider, if you will, how bosses have been portrayed in our culture over the last half-century. Television shows, movies, cartoons, many of them depicted the boss as this cruel tyrant whose favorite phrase seemed to be "You're fired!". It's a stereotype, sure, but one that some people's ...
Views: 1322 - Recession Proof Your Business (Part 2) Leadership for Success - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Susan HindsLeadership for yourself and your business is extremely important in tough economic times. Leadership is about setting goals and then working towards those goals. It is also about accessing what is the most important task that you can complete in your business to get the best possible results. ...
Views: 1322 - Is Spiritual Leadership The Way To Go? - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2014 from Sylvia FernandesThe world’s super power leader was at it again last week, winning fans with his charm and wit during a speech at the University of Queensland during the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Brisbane. Despite detractors who say he is all talk and no action back home, everyone was of the opinion that ...
Views: 1321 - Leading From Within - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2010 from Dominique EdmondIn every arena of life, a leader is required. Leadership is best defined as the capacity to influence and inspire. Successful and effective leaders share traits that we can use to lead those around us, whether in the boardroom, on the battlefield, on the gymnasium floor, or on the football ...
Views: 1321(6 votes) - My Personal Passion: Presenting the ABCs of Corporate Presence - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2010 from Sarah HathornCustomizing and designing corporate programs to help organizations take their businesses to the next level is one of my great passions. Large, successful companies always understand that people are their most valuable asset. But not all of them train their personnel about how to positively ...
Views: 1319(1 vote) - Servant Leadership Flies High from the Cockpit On United 757 - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2012 from Eileen McDarghWhen was the last time you boarded an airplane and the pilot was handing out Aircraft Trading Cards with the statistics of the plane on which you're about to fly? Think about it. It makes sense. How many of us would buy a car without reading the manufacture's label on the window? So why ...
Views: 1319 - Accountability With Love - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Alan DobzinskiToo often, in our business lives and our personal lives, people talk of love but do not even show respect. But the fact is that you do not have to love - or even like - someone to show them loving respect and hold them accountable. I wrote recently about how workplace accountability isn't ...
Views: 1318 - Bookkeeping Tips for Small Business - by Submitted on May 26, 2012 from Fran McCullyYou don't need a CPA to keep good books for the business, but you do need a little know-how. Poor bookkeeping can cause a myriad of problems and significant losses, not to mention the potential for serious trouble with the IRS. If you own and operate a business here are a few tips to help keep ...
Views: 1318 - Leverage Tips You Can Take to the Bank! - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Lisa MininniHave you ever asked yourself, “How can I get my business to the next level?” This is a common question I receive and recently answered on a Q&A call for my Success Circle members. One of the important elements to get your business to the next level is that your business cannot be dependent ...
Views: 1318(5 votes) - Six Business Mantras for the Accountable Leader - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2012 from Alan DobzinskiAs I was reviewing my clients' progress from 2011, several sayings jumped to mind. Together, they sum up the important mindset shifts my clients had to make in order to move forward, improve their leadership skills and get better results from their people. Along with the essential principles ...
Views: 1318 - Customer Service: 3 Typical Employee Mistakes and How to Handle Them - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2007 from Beth Banning and Neill GibsonDo you want to increase profits dramatically? One of the best ways to do this is to focus your attention on your current customer satisfaction and good customer service skills. Profitable businesses don't just rely on attracting new customers, they work at encouraging existing customers to buy ...
Views: 1317 - Sales Channel Management - Harder Than Direct Selling - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2013 from Walt RobertsonManufacturing something is a bigger thing but providing it to the consumer is no small deal. Organizations hold lots of brainstorming sessions to recognize perfect way to deliver their item amongst the customers. The word frequently utilized by the marketers for this situation is channel ...
Views: 1317 - Prioritizing Emergencies to Cut Down on Interruptions - by Submitted on May 17, 2012 from John CameronOne of the biggest time wasters is being constantly interrupted by emergencies that turn out not to be emergencies at all. Even worse is not getting interrupted by someone when there was a genuine emergency that you could have done damage control on or, if informed early enough, prevented. In ...
Views: 1316 - A Whole New Meaning to Office Repairs - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Judy WhiteAn employee’s face looks up as his iPad slowly slips from his fingers; crashing on the floor below. Scattered, plastic remnants are all that remain. Can it be fixed? A manager and an employee look across the table at each other, stunned into silence by the bitter and harsh words exchanged ...
Views: 1315 - Your Greatest Competitive Advantage - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Renee CormierQuestion: What costs American businesses over 300 billion dollars annually? Answer: Disengaged employees. According to extensive studies conducted by Gallup Management Journal, only 29% of employees are engaged in their work. 54% are disengaged (mentally checked out) and 17% are actively ...
Views: 1315(4 votes) - Advantages of the Cab Management System - Part 1 - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2015 from Robin joIn present time the cabs and taxis contribute a lot in the transportation system of all vital cities where the public transport services are inefficient and unreliable. Even taxis are now hailed as one of the most well-organized and cost-effective mode of transport. The taxi services in ...
Views: 1314 - Hospitality Is A Contact Sport - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2014 from Eileen McDarghThe impetus for this article comes from the thousands of miles I have traveled and the many places I have stayed in my work as a leadership consultant and professional speaker. Depending upon the city and the client, the range goes from residential inns to five star resorts, from boutique ...
Views: 1314 - Thirteen Elements of Effective Planning - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from James MurphyAll plans are not good plans. In fact, even good plans can fail. We cannot predict the future – we can only imagine it imperfectly. In our companies and organizations, effective planning is a social activity. Deciding on a strategic planning process as a group, rather than as an individual, ...
Views: 1314(1 vote) - What Is Flow State, and How Can It Affect Your Productivity? - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2020 from Angela AshWhat Is a Flow State? Flow state is the optimal state of one’s consciousness and is closely linked to high performance. The simplest definition would be that a flow state is the state of mind when the person is so focused on the task that everything else ceases to exist for the moment. In ...
Views: 1314 - Change is a Door that Opens from Within - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2012 from Andrew HortonWhere you find your business right now is the right place to start, if you want to improve the results you are currently enjoying, by evolving your current culture. It is important to know that the current culture within your organisation is not a bad culture; it is merely a culture, which can ...
Views: 1312(2 votes) - Role Of Channel Management In Your Business - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2013 from Walt RobertsonIf for the progress of your business you are taking help of channel partners like wholesalers, retailers, VARs and so on, you've plenty to do to keep your channel management running efficiently. First, of all you will have to hire best channel partners, prepare them depending on their roles, ...
Views: 1312(1 vote) - Eliminate the 7 Deadly Mistakes Small Business Owners Make - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2006 from Donald MitchellChances are that any small business either won’t still be operating or will have been sold to someone else within five years. Why? The reason for both results is the same. The business results have failed to satisfy its owners’ needs and objectives . . . or have exhausted the owners’ ...
Views: 1309(7 votes) - Cost-effective Degree Alternatives For Students - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Andrew ParkerStudents are taking into consideration what higher education has to offer, but are deciding that the innovative new courses available at their local further education college are a great alternative to a “highway robbery” degree. Students starting university courses this autumn can expect to ...
Views: 1308(1 vote) - Get Quality Services From Outlook Contact Manager Software Companies - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Gery WriterIf an individual is looking for the right place to get an outlook contact manager software, which will offer lasting solutions to their business, one should note that there are several alternatives that they could consider. It is an application that helps to maintain business information such as ...
Views: 1308 - How To Listen Like A Detective - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2007 from Mike BrooksI once heard an interview with a police detective that directly relates to sales. The detective was talking about various interrogation techniques, and he said something that I thought was brilliant and totally applies to the importance of listening while selling over the phone. The detective ...
Views: 1308 - Take Control of your Project with Phase One - Concept and Feasibility - Part 2 - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2010 from Mark ReedLast month we began discussing the tasks associated with "Project Management . . . by the Numbers" Phase One - Concept and Feasibility: • Project Customer Definition • Functional Team Review • Kick-off Meeting • Communication Plan • Objective Definition This month we will begin ...
Views: 1308(5 votes) - Have not visited KinkarSaha.com yet? You just missed a great technical blog - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2011 from Jason SpencerMost gadgets blog sites show generic articles which may be good for reading but not best for rethinking any technical innovation. Also web design & development ‘How-to-‘s are almost same in all the review sites. Here is a technical blog that is surely going to change your perception about ...
Views: 1307 - A Home-Based Business Can Consume You - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Cindy HartmanWhen people hear I am a home-based business owner, their first comment is usually a funny remark about working in my pink fuzzy slippers (actually, they’re purple). I must confess, many winter days would find this to be a true statement. Coming from the corporate environment, there has been a ...
Views: 1307 - Stop Blaming the Economy for Your Unproductive Business Development Habits - by Submitted on May 06, 2012 from Alan DobzinskiAre you blaming the economy for your business's lack of performance? I've got news for you: The economy has only exposed the real problems in your business, i.e., poor business development habits and lack of accountability. Here are the top 10 habits that could be responsible for the business ...
Views: 1307(2 votes) - Breaking The Financial Justification Logjam - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2007 from Don McNamara CMCExecutive Summary Does your sales force seem to be treading water on certain sales opportunities? Is the same information coming to you each month when you ask penetrating questions about prospects? Does it appear progress moving an account to closure is bogged down? You say ‘there must be a ...
Views: 1306 - The “Science” of Workplace Communication & Performance Management - by Submitted on May 17, 2012 from Skip WeismanWhen I was in school I did virtually anything I could to avoid science classes. For some reason they didn’t interest me and bored me to death. The interesting thing was as a young boy I was totally enamored with astronauts and the United States efforts to put men on the moon and return them ...
Views: 1306 - Increasing Employee Effectiveness - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2007 from Cindy VentriceProductive employees have proven to themselves that they are capable and worthy of success. You will recognize them by their positive outlook, their sense of responsibility, and their honesty. They will be your most loyal and productive employees. They will be the employees that seem to manage ...
Views: 1305 - Communication Strategies, Systems, and Skills - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim Clemmer"Before you say what you think, be sure you have." — Malcolm Forbes, past publisher of Forbes magazine Communication is both a symptom and a cause of organization performance problems. Over the years, we've heard hundreds of managers use communication as a vague catchall for every type of ...
Views: 1304(1 vote) - The Art and Skill of Decision Making - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2012 from Julia Hill-NicholsIt was late one afternoon and I was on a conference call with an executive who had recently left his company. He was a good leader – competent, hardworking, with a solid track record. We were in the midst of completing a cultural analysis to determine the type of company culture for which he ...
Views: 1304(3 votes) - Tips on Having more Time to Spend Investing in Real Estate - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2009 from CT REIA1. Set aside a certain amount of time each day to work on your Real Estate. How about 1 hour each day for starters? If that’s not "possible," start with smaller increments of time, say 15 minutes, and work your way up. 2. Doing part of something is better than doing nothing. Even if you can't ...
Views: 1304(2 votes) - How to Hold an Ineffective Meeting - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Sue BeckerWhether you work for pay, do volunteer work, or manage a household, meetings are a fact of life; unfortunately, they’re often an extremely ineffective fact of life. There are meetings for the business, social and volunteer organizations to which you belong; meetings at work; meetings with ...
Views: 1303 - Harness And Create Motivational Forces - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2009 from Raj GavurlaTo evolve to a New Best Level™, try an Open Communications structure. You and I, the people we interact with, and all things stimulate unique motivational forces (a feeling) in our being. In some cases, the motivational forces are stronger. However, before motivation come five other steps (1) ...
Views: 1302 - Planning Pays Big Dividends - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2008 from John ChappelearPlanning is the creation of a path you wish your organization to follow. The true key value of any organizational strategic, mission, vision or value statement is to identify when you and or your company have veered off that path. Small to Mid size businesses (under $100 MM) in many cases are ...
Views: 1302 - An exploratory study of educational and work productivity mobile application usage among B-school students and academicians in Mumbai region - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2019 from Kanchan ADr. Pallavi Chandwaskar Assistant Professor Dr. V. N. Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Email : pallavitarey@gmail.com Vini Somaiya MMS Student Dr. V. N. Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Email : vini.somaiya1994@gmail.com Abstract : Technology revolution has touched ...
Views: 1301 - Leaders who Label May Harm their Effectiveness - by Submitted on May 21, 2013 from Susan FreemanYesterday I heard something in a yoga class that shouted out to me as a valuable leadership lesson: The idea of putting a label on an experience. Think about how many times a day you get caught up in labeling. We endlessly label our experiences (and sometimes those of others), we label ...
Views: 1301(1 vote) - Now You Can Really Motivate Your Staff To Go The Extra Mile - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2008 from Andrew Rondeau25% of your staff do not know what is expected of them, while at work. Are you shocked at that figure - 25%. I was, so I did something about it. Read the tips and techniques I used to reduce that figure. Article: Be an Effective Manager and Tell Them To have a successful career in any company ...
Views: 1301 - Qualities and Attributes of a Best Selling Author - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2014 from Kathleen GageWhether you plan to create a bestselling book or via the Internet or you plan to go the traditional route with a major publishers, it will ultimately be up to you how you create, handle and release your freshly written masterpiece. Many new authors are under the mistaken impression that they ...
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