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How To Survive Budget Season -
Prudence Helders (27)  
Budget time is upon us.
Are you in the process of finalizing your firm's 2010 budget? This is the time of year when most firms are doing just that.
Today, budgeting expenses is particularly challenging for most law firms. There is no doubt that you will continue to be under pressure to... ( added 5 days 22 hours ago.) |
Keys of a Successful Juggler -
Deborah Hall-Branch (176)    
Deborah Hall-Branch  
As a child I developed a great fascination for jugglers. Their magnificent ability to perform and concentrate all at the same time repeatedly drew my curiosity. Glancing back over this year's planner, I discovered my assistant had already begun to arrange my appointments. Between meeting... ( added 236 days 20 hours ago.) |
How to Break Down Functional Thinking Within Your Organization -
 - Victor Holman (264)
We've all been in situations where a division or functional group within an organization points fingers at other divisions when a process failure occurs. Or part of a team that had little idea of how their function fits into other functions within the organization. This article discusses an issue... ( added 88 days 13 hours ago.) |
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How to Gain Employee Acceptance and Get Them Into a High Performance Mindset -
- Victor Holman (264)
Have you ever been involved in a performance initiative where employees asked "why are we doing this?" Or they were apprehensive and you received strong push back. Or even worse, they flat out refused to cooperate altogether? To say this is a common occurrence in enterprise performance management... ( added 88 days 13 hours ago.) |
How to Evaluate Organizational Performance in Economic Hard Times -
- Victor Holman (264)
We've all made the decision to improve our appearance at some point in our lives. Maybe we've decided we were going to lose weight by dieting and exercise. Or maybe we've decided to gain strength by lifting weights. The first thing we did was stepped on that scale and said "Wow, I need to lose a... ( added 88 days 13 hours ago.) |
Offshoring -- Are The savings Worth The Cost? -
- James Cavalluzzi (100) 
James Cavalluzzi
As the competition gets tougher, more and more companies are looking overseas to reduce costs and remain competitive in the marketplace. Off-shoring used to be an option reserved for the very large corporations who had the money, resources and global experience to pull it off successfully. These... ( added 121 days 22 hours ago.) |
Managing for Good Results in Tough Times -
- Linda Swindling (10) 
Linda Swindling
How do you get your employees to focus on work when the market and economy have everyone frightened? How do you encourage people to be productive when their emotions are vacillating between rage, dismay, helplessness and financial worry? It is not an easy task. The major challenge is to control... ( added 150 days 23 hours ago.) |
Behaviors to Avoid in Negotiations -
- Linda Swindling (10)
Linda Swindling
1. Not putting your agreement in writing
People's memories fade. Disagreements occur regarding exact points of the negotiation. As soon as possible, preferably while all parties are still together, put the basics in writing. Clear up any misunderstandings before they can become deal breakers... ( added 150 days 23 hours ago.) |
Position Yourself Strategically: Have a Clear Vision, Values and Mission -
- Marilyn Manning (35)
All successful entrepreneurs have a vision for their businesses. When you have a clear vision for your organization or business, you can work backward, identifying what you need to ensure success.
Identifying Your Vision, Values, and Mission
Vision . For many, the visioning process is... ( added 164 days 19 hours ago.) |
Business Innovation Turning Problems Into Solutions -
- Milo Bono (18) 
Milo Bono
Problems, Problems, Problems Wouldn't life be grand if we never had any problems. Everything would work perfectly, everyone would always get along and be happy, everything would be wonderful for everyone everywhere, and things would only get better as we live happily ever after. Unfortunately, in... ( added 173 days 22 hours ago.) |
How Knee Surgery Helped My Business -
Lisa Almeida (0)
Do you find yourself spending time trying to fix the same problem over and over? Would you like to be able to solve such things once and for all without getting overwhelmed by the process of sifting through an endless flow of information and magic wand promises? Then maybe my knee surgery can... ( added 260 days 3 hours ago.) |
In Defense of Wal Mart -
Philip Masiello (24)
As a student of business, it is very disheartening to read CEO's and business men discuss how the single biggest threat to their growth is Wal-Mart. Every piece of communication from retailers and wholesalers in every publication blames the woes of the world on Wal-Mart. There is no doubt that... ( added 1 year 43 days ago.) |
Is Strategic Planning Recssion Proof? -
James McCarthy (10)
Strategic Planning is a road map to lead an organization or a single entrepreneur from where they are now, to where they would like to be in the future. Fair enough – but is it recession proof? The answer is emphatically yes! Strategic Planning is the one business tool, which if done right, can... ( added 1 year 65 days ago.) |
Healthcare Strategic Innovation: A New Accelerated Approach -
Scott Hodson (67)
Hospitals and Health Systems typically engage in an annual process of developing or updating a Strategic Plan. This article suggests a new approach that is far from any "traditional" approach to strategic planningmuch more robust and participative - resulting in actionable plans that have the... ( added 1 year 82 days ago.) |
How to Find Your True Vocation -
- Gary Zalben (424) 
Gary Zalben
Children by the millions start their life's path with no certain destination. Take a small toy engine, wind it up and see it run without a track and it smashes into anything that crosses its path. Most people, early in life start out on life's journey aimlessly without the right goal. These... ( added 1 year 145 days ago.) |
In Search of Utopia: Democracy and Corporate Governance -
- Rory Ridley-Duff (81) 
Rory Ridley-Duff
It was 5 March 2003 and I could feel the warm rays of the spring sun on my back. Six months into a study of corporate governance, I was standing on the steps of Fagor, a Mondragon co-operative, talking with Tim, Mikel, Harry and John 1 . Mikel, 30 years a teacher at Mondragon's management school... ( added 1 year 224 days ago.) |
Privatisation & the Distinctive Libyan Experience -
Waniss A. Otman (113)
In theory, the privatisation process as an economic option or tool for governments to reform poorly performing and inefficient State Owned Enterprises (SOEs). The main driving force for privatisation is the promise of greater economic efficiency when a SOE (State Owned Enterprise ) is sold or... ( added 1 year 313 days ago.) |
Top 10 Steps To Making "SMART" Goals a Reality -
Victoria Cook (192) 
Victoria Cook
It is my belief that a person cannot reach his/her full potential without setting and working towards goals (Notice, I did not say attaining or achieving goals!). Some of the greatest thinkers and achievers in history, such as Emerson, Thoreau, DaVinci, Napolean Hill, and Dale Carnegie all stress... ( added 2 years 118 days ago.) |
ISO 9001: The Three Components of the Implementation Process -
John Orthaber (108)
The three components to implementing an ISO 9001 quality management system are: 1) documentation, 2) information management, and 3) operational improvements.
Documentation
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Hidden Cameras? What for? -
Andrea Markham (50)
A few years ago, the average person would have thought it absurd to buy a hidden surveillance camera. That's something spy agencies and PI's specialize in...right? Well, not so much anymore.
With the conscientious business owner becoming more aware of the growing need for security, this seems... ( added 42 days 13 hours ago.) |
China to Overtake USA as World's Biggest Manufacturer -
Andrew Marhall (632) 
China is soon likely to overtake the United States as the world's dominant manufacture. The USA has been the biggest manufacturing nation for several decades. As of 2007 it still had a significant share with 20% of the world's total, with China producing 12%.
The gap between the two nations... ( added 48 days ago.) |
6 Steps to Optimize Results When Business as Usual Doesn't Work Any More -
- Pat Lynch (42)
Is your organization one for whom "business as usual" no longer works? Whether that result is precipitated by fewer customers, budget cutbacks, employee layoffs and/or furloughs, or some other unplanned change, the point is that you find yourself having to do more with less. The question I hear... ( added 57 days 19 hours ago.) |
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9 Steps For Integrating Strategy Into Your Performance Plan -
- Victor Holman (264)
We've all challenged ourselves at some point in our lives whether it was a 5K run, a weight loss program, a school project, and so on. The first thing we did when we decided to accept the challenge was to set personal goals. Those goals may have been to run the 5K in 20 mins or to lose 20 pounds... ( added 88 days 13 hours ago.) |
How to Turbo Charge Organizational Success by Implementing Performance Management's Best Practices -
- Victor Holman (264)
In this global fiscal crisis, many business owners and executives are looking for ways to maximize organizational performance and cut costs at the same time. While this is a very difficult task for most CEOs, the truth is these goals can be accomplished with relative ease once we stop relying on... ( added 88 days 13 hours ago.) |
Execute Rhythm in Six Steps with an Easy-to-Implement Strategic Planning Process -
James Murphy (62) 
James Murphy
Many businesses have a strategic planning process that leads to objectives and goals that hopefully, in turn, lead to flawless execution. This process usually equates to some sort of far-off ideal and loose timeline for achievement. Few organizations have Mission Objectives that relate daily... ( added 135 days 21 hours ago.) |
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