“Arghh!!”
Karen, ground her teeth as she looked down at her desk. Instead of the draft report she had expected when she got back from her meeting, there was a note from Ted. “I’ve still got some issues on the report,” the note said. “I don’t want to show it to you until it’s ready.”
Karen […]
'Development & Career Advancement' Category
Here are ten tips that tell you what to do if you want to become a great boss. I’ve added a couple of bonus tips, as well.
Manage behavior and performance. Behavior is what people say and do. Performance is the measurable result of work. Forget about managing attitude. Forget about motivating others. Instead, use […]
In the U.S. education system the goal is to leave no one behind. As a result a great many graduates have never been allowed to fail. This isn’t because they are actually skilled or talented. It is because the system doesn’t allow for failure.
As a result many adults don’t know how to look for […]
Ok, so admittedly, I am sitting here taking a little breather and eating my 4th, or is it 10th (?) chocolate chip cookie of the day. It’s not quite as enjoyable as the first, but I know I will eat it anyway. Oh, you ask, “Why is it not as good as the first?” […]
Creativity, in its general sense is truly a vague idea that requires compartmentalization of ideas before one can actually arrive to a more concrete concept.
In its primary sense, creativity is one facility that man has. This helps him to create or to reproduce something out from his own interpretation or from the ideas that […]
I visited a business recently and I was shocked to find the manager of the business driving a forklift truck, yet again! Don’t get me wrong, there is no rule in business that says that you should not help in the factory floor now and again but, in his case, he seems to spend […]
A Journey into the Heroic Environment: A Personal Guide to Creating a Work Environment Built on Shared Values, 3rd Edition
Rob Lebow (SelectBooks, New York 2004 1590790618) $21.95
REVIEWED BY SHARIF KHAN
Living in what Alan Greenspan called an era of “infectious greed” with corporate titans facing serious jail time, Ex-WorldCom CEO, Bernard Ebbers, leading the way […]
When profits go down, the first area in which a small business may want to save money is its help desk. This type of frugality has its costs, however, in the form of long call backlogs, angry customers, and eventually even lower profits. A better option would be to improve the efficiency of the […]
You’re the boss. What do you do now?
Tim is nervous. He’s about to start a new job as the boss of people he doesn’t know. He’s not coming as a savior. The team is performing up to standard, even though it could do better.
Tim has the same question most new bosses have. What should […]
In today’s electronic environment businesses must deal with enormous volumes of data from a variety of sources. Keeping track of how much a company is spending on goods and services, and identifying opportunities for cost savings, is no easy task.
The job is often made harder by the inefficient expense management processes evident within many […]