Management Information

Management Information

Is Your Business Healthy?


Most business owners I work with want to grow their businesses. I guess this probably applies to most businesses in general.

Project Managment: Land the Plane Stop Doing and Start Succeeding


We all spend time on planning vacations. If it's not you then it's probably your significant other or travel agent.

Identifying Candidates for Leadership


A critical task in the succession planning process of any organization is identifying candidates. Traditionally, candidates have been identified based on past performance.

Improve Operations by Restructuring


Transitioning from Vertical Hierarchies to Decentralized / Flatter OrganizationsThe need to restructure for traditional, bureaucratic firms is essential in the fast paced, dynamic business world today. Team-based organizations are largely successful in having all of the people in the firm feel accountable and responsible for the operation and success of the enterprise, not just a few people in senior management positions.

New Job, New Culture: Do You Fit In?


It seemed like a good decision at the time. A 10-percent raise, an easier commute and a chance to move up the corporate ladder.

Performance Appraisal - Ten Stupid Things Managers Do To Screw It Up


Performance appraisals aren't fun. But a lot of the time they are agonizing because managers do really dumb things, ending up destroying a process that is important to everyone (or should be).

Management Coaching to Improve Relationships with Work Associates


As a recent employee to your job, you are becoming familiar with the work environment and your work associates. You have met the boss on two occasions; your interview and one time when he or she demanded that you finish a client's report.

The Death Spiral


Sometimes things just happen. Maybe we lose focus and take our eyes off the ball.

How to Set Up a Conference Call


The methods in which you set up a conference call vary between the different services you use, and what type of conference calling you are using. There are three main types of conference calls, all with different methods of set up.

Before You Head Off, Make Sure You Know Where You Are Going - The Importance of Clear Objectives.


The title of this article sounds like simple advice, but so often we undertake activities and projects without really understanding how they are going to help us to achieve our aims. I have outlined below some of the causes of this cavalier (and costly) approach to business improvement along with how we might approach things differently.

Don't Forget Where You Came from - Why the Past is Important in Implementing Business Change


Much of the literature and advice on implementing business change focuses on knowing where you are going and making sure that you understand and communicate a consistent vision of the future. Indeed, I have looked at the importance of this in an earlier article in this series.

I Am Not A Number - Why Too Many Change Projects Fail


Many of you will recognise this quote from the 1960s TV show, "The Prisoner". Patrick McGoohan used the phrase to describe his frustration at not being treated as an individual, and being kept in the dark about what his superiors were up to in a very confusing environment.

Four Ways To Make the Case For Outsourcing


How do you convert outsourcing leads into clients? You may need to make the case for outsourcing."Businesses today are kicking into survival mode," says Bill Allison, managing director for the Pacific Southwest Management Solutions & Services Group at Deloitte & Touche.

Problem-Solving Success Tip: Dont Leave Your Key Stakeholders Guessing


Communicate! Don't leave you key stakeholders guessing.We are generally not very good about keeping others informed about the progress we're making, especially if there isn't much.

Compensation and Six Sigma Black Belts


One of the more ambiguous elements of a Six Sigma project is the level and type of compensation the organization should give to its Six Sigma leaders and team members. On the one hand, setting compensation is not an integral part of any stage of a Six Sigma project; on the other hand, compensation is an important instrument to build loyalty and a sense of accomplishment that is a crucial element to the organization's Six Sigma success.

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