Most Feared Words In Business - A Manager's Self Talk

What follows is a conversation - one that happens all too often in business. The status quo, how managers have been trained, what got them to where they are, and business realities all play a part in this conversation. Listen to our fictitious, but all too real manager as he has this ongoing talk with himself.

Getting Security Systems Installed

If you want to protect your home or business and are thinking of installing a security system, consider the many options and variations in security systems – from intruder (burglar) alarms to CCTV cameras, there are so many different security measures to choose from.

Help With Your First Invention - Separating Idea From Invention

Very often people use the words idea and invention too loosely, never thinking about the precise meaning of these two words. Maybe in casual conversation this practice will suffice; however when one is talking in legal terms, these words have different meaning and one should clearly separate them.

A Leadership Truth: It's OK Not to Know It All

Executives and other business leaders typically have invested many years in education, hard work, and self-sacrifice. They are seasoned veterans who have the potential to lead their organizations to new heights of competitiveness, profitability, and success. But truthfully, most business leaders don’t know everything they need to know. It's not their fault - it's simply a fact that’s helpful to admit.

Sabotage Your Own Business?

This article suggests a novel approach for spotting risks to your business.

Document Management Systems and Benefits - An Applied Example

An overhead view of accounting processes and the application of document management technologies to improve those processes.

Conferences to Change Attitudes

Conference planning and meeting planning article bring outs how a thriving conference can change human attitudes.

Document Management, What's in it For You

Understand why organizations buy document management systems, a straightforward needs and benefits overview.

Effective Problem Solving

As a manager and leader, problem solving is a core part of your role. So what are the key steps in effective problem solving?

What Are Priorities And Why Are They Important?

Why are some people not as successful as they want to be or many think that they should be? Why is it that some people are constantly moving but getting nowhere? Most often it is because they do not have clearly defined priorities or are not living in line with them. What is a priority then?

Teleconferencing Helps You Build a Business Empire

You balk as you look at the phone bill. In the three months it took your company to branch out to a location three continents away from where you are, you've spent enough money on phone bills to buy both an apartment in New York and a Porsche. What worries you the most is that you know this isn't the end of the story, or your phone bills. With key members of your staff calling each other almost every hour, you know those bills would remain as high as your blood pressure level.

Interviewing Tips for Employers - Getting the Right People on the Bus

Employers and managers are often thrust into the spotlight when asked to lead an interview process for their organization, with little training or guidance. Getting the right person on board to your organization, in the right position, at the right time, is one of the most strategic business decisions today.

7 Steps To Planning A Great Presentation

Imagine you have just been asked to give a highly complex presentation to the Board of Directors. How might start the planning? Here is a simple but effective 7 step process.

Deadlines Matter, But Only If You Enforce Them

Imagine if your local newspaper didn't show up one morning because those operating the press at the paper just didn't make their deadlines? How would you feel? What would happen to those employees the next day? Imagine if all of the local gas stations had bags over the nozzles because the deliver trucks were behind on their deadline and the pumps were empty? How would you feel? We take for granted that some suppliers we count on always make their deadlines, so why are we not as expectant for our business deadlines to be met?