Management
An Easy 8-Step Strategic Planning Method For Beginning Business Owners
By Sharon Marsh · 18 years ago
Most business owners know they should prepare a strategic plan but seldom follow through because they are too busy working "in" their business or because they don't know how to prepare a strategic plan. For ...
Human Resource Management Improves Company Performance
By George H. Purdy · 18 years ago
The pivotal role performed by human resource management (HRM) is important for the success of all businesses, no matter what their size. Hiring, recruitment and training are just some of the many functions involved, as ...
Due Diligence
By Martin Mac Anally · 18 years ago
The Facts You Should Know About Buying A Business
The value of a business will be different for different buyers and for different reasons. A science it is not, but a subjective investigation of financial ...
Basic Strategic Planning
By Ian Pratt · 18 years ago
Traditionally Strategic Planning results in the publication of a lengthy document. The document will contain graphs, charts and a bewildering explanation of the state of the economy. The documents will also include the effect an ...
Inventory Control Program
By Gary Vaughan · 18 years ago
For manufacturers, record keeping in every step is vitally important because not only is the record keeping vital, but the information provided by that record keeping is priceless to a manufacturing company. Any computer software ...
Managing Performance
By Paul Abbey · 18 years ago
Managing Performance is the procedure of assessment of progress, of an organization, towards a desired goal. It is the measurement, analysis and optimization of resources to provide a service to a level that has been ...
When Leading Change, Don't Manage Time: Invest it in People
By Gary Bradt · 18 years ago
Time management is a grand idea when dealing with the things in your life. It's all about organization, efficiency and getting things done. As a tool for leading people through change, however, it misses the ...
Buying A Business-The Basics
By Willard Michlin · 18 years ago
Buying a business in today’s economic climate requires that you, the buyer, be on the ball, with regard to business basics. This economic climate, as far as businesses are concerned, is a sellers market.
With ...
Taking Control of Your Time
By Lorne S. Marr · 18 years ago
Today’s advisors are faced with an overwhelming volume of information. I’m
often faced with 50 to 60 e-mails and another 15 voicemails on a daily basis.
I soon realized an effective organizational system was needed ...
Rules for Giving Feedback
By Dale Mask · 18 years ago
Measure the performance that you get to the performance that you want. With measurable standards of performance established up-front, this is fairly straight forward. If you have not established standards, you will want to establish ...
Addressing the Retention Crisis
By Barbara Ashbaugh · 18 years ago
Job Turnover Soaring – Costs Escalating
If you think people are changing jobs more often, you’re right. Retaining talent is a monumental challenge and things are only going to get worse. Smart companies are designing ...
Definition Of Supply Chain Management
By Sandra Stammberger · 18 years ago
Supply chain management can be defined as the process of planning, implementing and monitoring the everyday operations of a supply chain. Supply chain management is an all encompassing process as it undertakes the management of ...
Steps to Setting up Your Own Successful Business
By Aaron Rome · 18 years ago
Starting your own business can be an intimidating challenge. However, this task can be made achievable by setting up realistic goals, and following a few easy steps. Being in the jewelry business myself, I can ...
Sharpening Professional Effectiveness
By Maurine Patten · 18 years ago
We have all heard of IQ (intelligence quotient) which measures our intellectual ability and often predicts school performance. However, the idea of Emotional Intelligence or Emotional Quotient (EQ) is not as well known or understood ...
Strategic Planning for Non-Profit and For-Profit Organizations
By Don Midgett · 18 years ago
Do it now or do it over, mission and vision statements come first.
Proper building blocks for strategic planning, whether for-profit or non-profit organizations, begins with well crafted mission and vision statements.
"There aren't short ...
Decision Making Skills
By Manish Chauhan · 18 years ago
Decision making skills are often applied to solve problems. There are a number of alternatives or courses of action from which the best or optimum alternative is chosen in making the best use of decision ...
Get a Head Start on Performance Management System
By John Keigh · 18 years ago
Performance Management System
Performance management is a wide subject, that refers to measuring and gathering data, processing and analyzing it, understanding it and generating reports for leaders to make well informed decisions that move the ...
Get a Head Start on Customer Relationship Management, What is CRM
By John Keigh · 18 years ago
Customer relation ship management
CRM is the abbreviation that stands for Customer Relationship Management. CRM has gained lot of importance in recent times because it concerns the way an organization or company deals with its ...
Safety Management Techniques: Providing Protection for Employees in the Workplace
By Dan Snyder · 18 years ago
Recently, a 23-year old roofer slipped off the roof where he was working, fracturing his leg, dislocating his wrist, breaking his back, and causing permanent nerve damage. This worker, who had never heard of the ...
What Is People Management
By Sean Mcpheat · 18 years ago
Your employees are the biggest asset you have. Their performance and attitude can result in the success or failure of your business. The most difficult part of any manager’s job is people management. He or ...