Meeting Minutes - Why You Need Them And How To Use An Outsourced Minute Taker

This article explains what meeting minutes are, why you need them, why you might find it useful to use an outsourced minute taker (e.g. a Virtual Assistant or Secretarial Service) and the best way of doing this.

ISO 9001 - The Three Components of the Implementation Process

Understand the elements of an ISO 9001 quality management system, and learn the basics of the implementation process.

Two Incentive Programs that You Need for Your Business

If you wish for your business to generate more profit than usual, you need to work on creating two types of incentive programs: one for your employees and another for your customers.

The Dangerous Consequences of Micromanaging Your Business

One of the most dangerous and damaging practices of business owners is MICROMANAGING their business. And this practice is entirely too prevalent in today's business world and it wastes valuable resources of time, talent and financial assets. It is particularly prevalent in entrepreneurial businesses. And the reason behind that may be rooted in the fact that entrepreneurs are motivated to start their businesses so they could be their own boss, make more money and gain more freedom. To be successful in today's business world, it is imperative you adopt and develop a strategic thinking mind-set.

Business Growth and the Peter Principle

A business will rise no higher than the level of its leadership. The invisible barrier to business growth.

Social Distancing is the Key to Minimising Bird Flu Infection in Your Business

Social Distancing is a new term we are hearing more and more as businesses start to gear up their plans for a Bird Flu pandemic. Learn what it means and what you can do to minimise the chance of bringing infection into your workplace.

First, Grab a Sharp Pencil...or...Which is Best? Generating Sales, or Reducing Expenses?

What should you be concentrating on, generating more sales, or reducing operating costs? Actually, the ideal is to do both simultaneously. Here's How...

Effective Online Six Sigma Training

Six Sigma implementation projects are meant for reducing wastage in business processes. However, for ensuring the success of Six Sigma implementations, it is necessary to provide adequate training to everyone involved with the implementation.

How To Become a Good Business Leader

A business leader will develop a clear mission statement and vision for the business and communicate them effectively to all stakeholders. This action will enable the leader to pursue an organizational culture that is centered on being the best - but other aspects of being a good business leader must be considered.

Treat Employees Like Dogs To Boost Loyalty

We Americans love pets, especially when it comes to dogs. You might be wondering how treating employees like dogs is going to have anything but a negative effect on your business. But I suggest just the opposite is true.

What Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Never Do - About Time Management

Lifestyle Entrepreneurs understand that everything is about balance. This also applies to the way they manage their time for work. Understanding some basic principles helps you to get much more out of the time available to you. I decided to publish a short article about this, originally written for my associates who experienced challenges in this area.

The 5 Most Common Mistakes with Employee Benefits

A new MetLife study reveals that 55% of employers rank 'employee retention' as their No. 1 benefits objective. Unfortunately, the same study showed that only 33% of workers feel strongly that their company effectively educates them on their benefits options. If you're going to use benefits to build a solid workforce, here are the five most common mistakes to avoid.

Performance And Motivation In McDonalds

People are the most important resources of an organization. They ensure the interaction of financial, industrial, and other resources so that the organization can function. Nowadays experienced managers realize that he financial reward cannot stay the only kind of an employee encouragement. The employees' needs should be viewed as an entity that leads to the search of non financial motives. There exist many non financial motives that are connected with the employee's satisfaction of needs.

How Do You Know It's Time To Fire A Client?

As a business owner, you're no longer sitting in your too-small cubicle waiting to be called to HR for yet another downsizing in yet another company. No more being told when you can take lunch, make a personal call or, heavens forbid, go to the bathroom. Owning your own business comes with lots of perks. One of them that is frequently overlooked however is that you now have the ability to fire a client.