Social Life of Performance Data

We all like to know that the data we use to understand our business and organisational performance is 100% accurate. It's just not worth using if it's anything less than perfect -- isn't it? This article discusses data integrity and the social reasons why it can't be perfect (so get over it!).

On My Own Time? What Time?

Proponents of e-learning often cite as an advantage the fact that people can take the training at their desks, on their own schedule. The problem is everyone is so busy that it's difficult to find the time. There are other disadvantages to learning at your desk.

Discover 10 Steps to a Successful Business Turnaround

Certain actions can be found in most business turnaround situations. Whilst the work involved may differ in each business turnaround, discover some of the common steps taken in the turnaround process.

Growing Pains - Signs For Change

Every organization goes through phases of development. How do you know when it's time for change? There are many telltale symptoms of organizational growing pains, and while every business in transition is unique, there are many common signs.

Leadership With Vision - The Spark That Counts

All leaders need to have vision because it is vision that leads leaders. Being a leader is not an appointed position! Being a leader means that there are people who are following you - they may be people on your team, other people in your organization, even clients and customers. As you lead and as people look to you for leadership, a vision gives you the spark that others want to catch.

Embezzlement 101

This is not a course in how to get rich by embezzling funds from the company your work for but a group of suggestions on how to protect your company from this heinous crime.

Help, I've Been Promoted To A Manager's Role

Supervising people is the toughest of all leadership roles. Good supervisors should make good managers without much help. The skills they have stand them in good stead for management. Right? Wrong.

7 Step Process For Staff Remuneration

In Australia, a new process for employee reward and recognition was developed through a company's quality committee. It consists of 7 steps which can be used generically for any firm wishing to implement a system for staff recognition and reward.

What Is A Project Manager?

Project managers write project plans, maintain scope and change forms. The project manager must be a good team leader. Diplomacy mixed with well timed assertiveness serves a project manager well. Study Project Management Institute's PMBOK.

Elimination of Waste in Office

Lean thinking has gone far beyond traditional manufacturing. It has reached many service industries like healthcare and even government organizations like military. Lean office is the application of lean concepts in office context.

Management by Deer-Caught-in-Headlights

Have you ever been in a position or situation when you had the opportunity to shine or lead really well, and then (for some reason) you just froze? Kind of like a deer caught in headlights? Read on to find out how you can take steps to ensure you are never caught doing that again!

The Power of Competitive Differentiation

It doesn't take very long for a novice speaker, trainer, coach or consultant to learn that they have to get noticed before they can get hired - and that challenge doesn't disappear as their career develops. Finding a way to distinguish yourself from all of your competitors is one of the most important issues a human development professional faces - and this article explains why and gives you several suggestions for achieving it.

The Right Staff - Finding Staff Who Complement Your Practice

The medical practice of today is facing great changes and significant challenges. A critical component in meeting these challenges is finding and keeping good practice staff.

The Case for Executive Coaching

Executive Coaching, a hot topic over the last couple of years. But is it effective? Does it pay off? Do the results stick?