Archive for the ‘Career Planning’ Category
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Working at Home
Friday, December 30th, 2011
Working at Home
Cloud computing can represent a net gain in data security and system reliability – especially for small businesses with aging computers and data stored on hard drives that rarely — if ever — experience a back up.
But that doesn’t mean you can take security and reliability for granted. Protecting your company in the [...] -
How to Keep Your Employees Happy While Pushing Them to Their Limit
Monday, September 26th, 2011
Sooner or later you’re going to have employees. If you want to create a large company, you’ll have no choice but to hire people to help you out.
Although hiring employees may sound simple, you’ll quickly learn that no one will care for your company as much as you nor will they work as hard as [...] -
4 New Ideas for Becoming More Effective at Work
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
It used to be your workplace identity was tied to your company. “An IBM man” is a phrase that comes to mind. Companies kept track of best practices, hot management ideas, and recent innovations in the business world.
Today our identity is separate from our company. We manage ourselves with the care that used to [...] -
3 things to do if you hate your boss
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
In a world where your manager changes more often than your address, at some point in your career, you will end up with a manager you hate. Hating your boss has all sorts of side benefits. Like making your life miserable, adding to your stress, and probably lowering the quality of your work.
The situation is [...] -
E-Marketplaces in a Bad Economy
Monday, August 29th, 2011
Introduction
Two years ago, one might have called a supplier or service company for a quote and not received a return phone call. Today, one receives a return phone call the same day and a knock on the door the next day with a personalized note. Few would disagree with this picture. The current economic situation [...] -
Eight Keys to Creating a Customer Service Culture
Friday, August 5th, 2011
1. Management must make the measurement of service quality and feedback from the customer a basic part of everyone’s work experience. This information must be available and understood by everyone, no matter what their level. The entire organization must become obsessed with what the customer wants.
A printing firm has signs all over the shop saying, “Is [...] -
Build Up Your Expertise
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Buyers have more choices available to them now than ever before and that complicates the buying process. But if you become a product expert, it will simplify and shorten the buying process for your customers.
In the eyes of your customers, you represent the business and they expect you to be knowledgeable. They’ll want to know [...] -
Getting the Best Performance Out of Your Employees
Friday, July 29th, 2011
How do you create flourishing™ employees? You empower them to do what they do best. I use the word empower because you can be in control of that action. Empowering flourishing employees is something that successful businesses do in the way that they treat and give direction to the people who work for them. Many [...]
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My Boss Thinks He Knows Everything
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Did you every have to work for a boss who was never wrong? This has become a critical issue for many persons in the managing hierarchy of their organization. How do I cope with this kind of arrogance?
This kind of situation results in either a very disgruntled manager or a very angry and frustrated “boss” [...] -
Taming the difficult boss
Monday, June 27th, 2011
Keep your sanity at the workplace with these five steps
Letís face it. Most people, at some point of their career, unless they are extremely lucky, will have to work with a difficult boss. Most people already do.
Bad bosses seem to be everywhere. People who think they can treat their subordinates any way they want. This [...]