A Great Manager is a Great Communicator

Who is a great manager? Well, this question can have many answers but anyone running a management training program or management training course will tell you that - A great manager is a great communicator. This does not mean however, that all the other skills that a manager possesses are redundant. That is not what it means. But, unless you are a good communicator you cannot be a good manager.

Why Do We Measure Performance, Anyway?

Trees (like all living things) have a clever feedback loop that helps them translate what their environment is doing so they can respond in ways that keep them living and growing and reproducing. Simpler but not dissimilar from organisations that know the real meaning of performance measurement, don't you think? This article discusses the real purpose of performance measurement: feedback.

Regaining World Market Share Starts With Getting Physical - And Agile

Taking dramatic steps to become agile is necessary to be a manufacturing contender in the next century. Organizations must focus on moving information and products quickly through the entire service chain- distribution, assembly, manufacture, and supply. All physical and logical events within the service chain must be enacted swiftly, accurately, and effectively. The faster parts, information, and decisions flow through an organization, the faster it can respond to customer needs.

Measuring The Impact Of Initiatives - Even When You Don't Have Complete Control

Are you making improvements or changes to your business or organisation, and don't know with certainty what impact those changes are having? Here's how to measure the impact of your improvement initiatives on a performance result, even when you don't have total control over it.

Understanding Generational Differences

For the first time since the Industrial Revolution there are four different generations with four different approaches to the world of work. These differences can be of value to the organization OR it can create great conflict within the workforce.

Getting Buy-In - Zen And The Art Of Performance Measurement

Wondering about how to generate buy-in to performance measurement so you can reduce your fussing and forcing of people to get involved? Here are some tips to help you out.

ABCs Of Construction Project Management

Project management is the art of organizing and managing resources in an efficient method which completes the project at hand in the way it was meant to be. A project is a temporary task which creates either a product or service, so managing each individual one is a unique process. It's important to recognize all the dimensions needed to complete a project and act on them in an orderly fashion.

Executive Coaching Is A Business Decision

Executive coaching has been misunderstood and business owners and leaders should remember these nine points if they are considering engaging an executive coach. Fist and foremost--it's about business objectives. It's not about fixing broken personalities.

Importance Of Cross-Cultural Training

The ability to have effective communication with people of different cultural backgrounds has become a necessity in attempts to shrink the business world. Shrink in terms of unifying the business world through economical and social means. This unification is vital in order to make the most out of limited resources available in the world. For this to happen, cultural interdependence is needed. Hence, resulting in the importance of cross-cultural training.

Are Your Employees Safe?

Housekeeping. 29 CFR 1910.22 (a) (2) 1910.22 General Requirements. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration sets down specific rules and regulations for the maintenance of facilities in relation to floor safety and the rules of compliance.

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.

Employee Incentive Programs that Really Work

Employee incentive programs. Bonus programs. Do they work, and really provide a good return on investment? What if you're operating a business in a high-turnover environment, like retail? Here's an effective approach to employee incentive plans, regardless of industry, and even with high employee turnover.

Do Benefits Provide Advantage To Organisational Producitivity?

Based on the Taiwan high-tech sector, there were some surveys carried out in different time periods. Examinations were done on the impact of employee benefits on firm productivity. The examinations reveal that employee benefits have a significant moderating effect on firm productivity whether samples were analysed by industry or by firm size and that moderating effect of employee benefits on labor productivity in small enterprises was greater than that of large ones.

What's Your Managerial Personality?

5 different managerial personality styles - the upsides and downsides of each.