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Communication In Six Sigma By : Peter Peterka - Deploying Six Sigma means entering a period of significant change in your organization. Productivity and morale almost always suffers in times of great change. The requirements of change and adaptation and the very human fear of the unknown add to stresses of the work environment. In these times, communication becomes more important than ever. Communication throughout a Six Sigma project is very important because the power and scope of Six Sigma demands a significant commi... Strategic Planning In The Business World By : Noel Matthew - Strategic planning is a method of planning events in a strategic manner in order to accomplish the goal at hand. This type of planning works by looking at the whole picture and you then figure out how you are to get from one place to another. Probably the most important example of strategic planning is that which is done in the military. In this example, we could say that the strategy is to overtake an area while the tactical planning is how you will fight each battle. The st... Set an Action Plan in Time Management By : Christos Varsamis - Do you have an action plan in your time management scheme? Last night while writing these articles, I had to check myself. The last thing I want to do is tell the readers how to manage time and be a hypocrite. The writing of these articles is rewarding since I realized that managing your time includes using your intelligence and skills, as well as putting an action plan into play. Action plans are lists of responsibilities that instruct a person “to carry out to achieve an ob... Moving Pallet Rack By : Chase Dakota Secrets revealed about pallet rack and installation. Suggestions and tips on how to move pallet rack while saving facilities down time and labor cost. Facing Resentment from Unsuccessful Candidates for Your Job By : Helen Wilkie Unsuccessful promotion candidates who remain in the department can make life difficult for the new manager. This article offers guidance for handling this common challenge for new managers. How Can A Timesheet System Help Your Business? By : Michael Potas So, you have heard all about timesheet systems and you know that a lot of businesses are choosing to use them. But how is a time tracking system going to help your business? Find out about the benefits of using a timesheet system and how it can help you to improve businesses efficiency and productivity. Company Politics And Six Sigma By : Peter Peterka - No grouping of human beings is without some amount of politics. Managing deployment of Six Sigma in your organization will unavoidably run into some personal issues and conflict. However, with deft handling of the personal and political issues that come up, along with patience and perseverance, your Six Sigma deployment will not get derailed. Political factors that can affect a Six Sigma project include personal resistance to change, inflexible company policies, and incomp... Business Valuation Methods By : Finance Master This article will discuss six business valuation methods: 1) Value based on assets, 2) Value based on cash flow or net income, 3) Value based on the integrated method, 4) Value based on net present value of future earnings, 5) Value based on the market data approach, and 6) Value based on the replacement cost approach. Conventional business change is the problem not the solution By : Harry Greene Since the beginning of business, methods for operating and developing the business have been refined into the conventional methods used today. We improve management and effect business change by adding new conventional methods on the methods in place. But, there are problems with those methods in place that will never be solved by adding on more conventional methods. We need to take a complete new look at the way we structure the enterprise in order to solve fundamental business problems. Online Billing: To Suppress or Not To Suppress? By : Jeffery J. Downs Electronic billing or online billing presents opportunities to significantly reduce the cost of sending bills and receiving payments. In this article we will explore how to effectively use online billing to cut costs and increase profits. 5 Ingredients To Improve Team Performance By : Faye Spencer Find out the secret sauce that every manager should know about brewing a harmonious team environment. Mediation And Its Benefits By : Jane Simpson - Mediation is an alternative to litigation when disputes arise. Mediation is also known as arbitration. Mediation does not offer any guaranteed or specific results. Mediation is only a means of coming to a decision about a running dispute, keeping the interests of all parties or people in dispute. Some advantages of using mediation as a way of resolving disputes are: Mediation is comparatively much less expensive compared to litigation or any other ways of fighting. Set... Looking To Increase Employee Performance? Motivation Is Critical. By : Dick Grote - What’s an organization to do when all of its honest and genuine efforts to motivate Sally and Sam to come to work on time, work safely, deliver efficient services, and act as if they were happy to be a part of the team, fail? There is no shortage of pop-psych books and motivational speakers who’ll tell you a thousand-and-one ways to light a fire in Sam’s belly. But what do you do when the fire goes out and none of those thousand-and-one ways seem to work any more? What do we ... Resolve Disputes With Your Partners Before They Happen By : SD Lawyer A majority of businesses have ownership groups of less than five individuals. While this provides for efficient and effective management, difficulties arise when something happens to one of the owners. The Collapse of Enron By : Anastasia Kurdina The downfall of Enron Corporation is one of the most infamous and shocking events in financial world in the whole history of the mankind, and its reverberations were felt on global scale. 5 Great Reasons To Hire A Telecommuter By : Nell Taliercio - How would you like to hire someone that is more motivated and more qualified to do the work and costs you less than your average employee? No, I am not talking about hiring someone illegally. You can accomplish this simply by employing a telecommuter. Let’s take a look at 5 very good reasons, why it makes sense for you to consider telecommuting from an employer’s perspective. 1) Less Overhead How much is all this office space, furniture, computer equipment along with your... Advantages Of Time Management By : Christos Varsamis - The advantages of time management include reducing stress, gaining time, reducing avoidance, while promoting reviews and eliminating cramming. Another advantage is that managing time helps us to stay motivated while we avoid procrastination. The trick to successful time management is setting up goals that work, while having an awareness of those goals and prioritizing your list of goals. When you set up an effective time management plan, you are growing and upholding a per... Organize Your Life With Document Management Software By : Trevor Marshall - Over the years, it becomes quite a tedious job to rummage as well as sort through your files. This has led to an increasing demand for document management software. It is now a whole lot easier to organize your paper documents from paper format into digital archives. 1. Itaz doQuments Itaz doQuments document management software is a document management application that can help you create a more centralized, searchable database for all your electronic documents. Saved ... Top Filing Systems: Go Digital! By : Trevor Marshall - If you are one of those people who have ever accidentally lost or spent far too much time rifling through drawers for that particular file, you may be interested to know that modern technology can change your unorganized drawers full of paperwork into digital format, with many added benefits. 1. The Benefits of Digital Format: - Files are easily distributable - Files are indexed perfectly and are incapable of going out of order - Files are searchable - Can be easil... Project Management: Performance Metrics Matter By : Faye Spencer Numbers are the lifeblood of your project or business. Ignoring certain metrics will ensure failure! Here are project management performance metrics that matter to all managers. Mastering The Difference Between Leadership And Management By : Dave Saunders - It is a common belief that management and leadership are the same role. While it is common that a manager also plays the part of the leader, these two roles are truly separate in function and in the way they add to the success of an orginization. By understanding the difference between management and leadership you will become more effective in helping others see the road ahead. To understand the difference between management and leadership, consider the construction of a... Boost Employee Morale With An Employee Incentive Program By : Trevor Marshall - Is there a lull in your office? Are your employees not satisfied anymore with the way that you are manning the place? Good managers know from their own observations that employee attitude affects their work and eventually the company’s output. When your employees have a happy and healthy attitude the company will be able to reap the many benefits of this through the constant flow of good business as well as higher profits. But what if the employees are actually not happy ... Doing Business In The Future - Business Process Management By : Trevor Marshall - Business Process Management (BPM) is a set of activities performed by organizations to improve or streamline their business processes. Since software tools are usually used to aid these activities, these software tools are referred to as Business Process Management Systems. - Business Process Management Systems Business Process Management has been in place for some time now. Due to the introduction of software tools, however, there has been renewed interest in the body... Employee Retention - Building Commitment By : Trevor Marshall - A committed employee is extraordinarily valuable. You can gain staff commitment by meeting people’s key needs: paying attention to people at all levels; trusting and being trusted; tolerating individuality; and creating a blame-free, can-do culture. But why go through all these? What is the importance of gaining trust and commitment? It all goes down to the fact that when a company gains the trust and commitment of their employees they establish employee retention. And employ... Entertain Your Staff For Larger Profits By : Trevor Marshall - Today’s employees, particularly those involved with corporate finance and other major business sectors, are leaning more towards corporate event management and corporate entertainment as a key source of contentment and happiness at work. This reflects the emergence of what has become defined as corporate culture - one that recognizes the need to keep staff happy through team games, special event days and other activities that help build camaraderie and teamwork. 1. Happy W... Surviving Office Relocation By : Trevor Marshall - One of the major problems of a growing business is the need for expansion or even relocation. The company would be faced on opening up a new branch, remodeling the present office, and relocating to a bigger office space. When a business to be suddenly interrupted by office relocation, management tends to panic due to disorganization. For efficient office relocation, the company needs advanced planning for a smooth moving experience. 1. Hire An Expert To survive the mes... Rescuing concrete floors from holes and adhesives By : Harvey Chichester As companies attempt to retrofit floor spaces and walls, carpeting and vinyl tile are often removed or repositioned. These renovations usually end up exposing large areas of adhesives, underlayments, and sprawling holes from anchors, studding, and equipment. Now there is a solution with step by step instructions and help. 10 Ways To Stimulate Employee Motivation By : Paul Graham - Today’s fast-moving business environment demands that the effective manager be both a well-organized administrator and highly adept in understanding people’s basic needs and behaviour in the workplace. Gaining commitment, nurturing talent, and ensuring employee motivation and productivity require open communication and trust between managers and staff. 1. Understand their behaviour People at work naturally tend to adopt instinctive modes of behaviour that are self-prote... Employee Rewards Reap Results By : Trevor Marshall - The way you reward people forms an essential foundation for effective people management. Money is by no means the only motivator of people, but too little money demotivates powerfully. Studies have shown that material reward is far more powerful than monetary. 1. How To Determine Levels Of Reward To determine how much reward is appropriate, consider the question what level of employee reward will attract, retain, and motivate people of the calibre that you require. If ... Managing Your Workday Interruptions By : Dave Lindbeck - Staying focused is vital to accomplishing your goals and being productive. During the workday, several interruptions may keep you from getting your job done. How should you deal with these types of interruptions? 1. Non work calls to your cell phone. Unless you use your cell phone in your work, keep it turned off so that personal calls go to voicemail. Return urgent calls during a break in your work. Everything else can be returned in your free time. It's importan...
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