How To Design Employee Communication Strategies That Engage Employees

(Tue Mar 20th, 2007, by Marcia Xenitelis)

There is only one question that you need ask yourself to find out whether your employee communication strategies are going to engage employees, rather than simply inform. That question is: Can you establish whether the tools and methods you are using...

Leadership Landmines

(Tue Mar 20th, 2007, by John C. Maxwell)

It happens all the time. Successful leaders- people with great business acumen, great teams and great vision- are moving along, growing their companies when, all of a sudden, they fall flat on their faces. Their businesses start hemorrhaging money. ...

Establishing a Culture of Teamwork

(Tue Mar 20th, 2007, by Steve Marr)

Why do so many businesses fail to establish effective teamwork? After all, most business leaders talk about teamwork, scores of books have been written about teamwork, and teamwork posters adorn the walls in many businesses. With all the buzz about t...

Maximize Your Meetings

(Tue Mar 20th, 2007, by Eric Beck)

The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office. -Robert Frost You've probably heard or even said, "I've got to get away from the office so I can get some work don...

Performance Management

(Tue Mar 20th, 2007, by Eric Beck)

If we in business are going to "number our days to present a heart of wisdom" then we have to start taking a strategic view of the manner in which we work. In my work with clients all across America, the number one thing that deters excellence in per...

Companies Too Big to React Will Fail

(Tue Mar 20th, 2007, by Marilyn Barnewall)

In 1996, my brother and sister-in-law decided to retire... leave the Chicago area. They chose to move to the Colorado desert-mountain city where I live. As a banker, I've heard so many excuses about why businesses fail. However, during this move, I s...

Filled To Capacity

(Tue Mar 20th, 2007, by Marilyn Barnewall)

There is an old adage that says: "I bargained with life for a penny, and life would pay me no more..." What are you willing to settle for? A penny? A nickel? A dime? A dollar? A million dollars? Or, is there something so much more important than mone...

Give Your Business a Hole in One

(Tue Mar 20th, 2007, by Eddie Smith)

Hosting a golf event for your business can be a great way to advertise your company to many people who may not be aware of your products and services. But it isn't an easy undertaking. Where do you start? GolfPodium offers corporate hospitality packa...

Diversity Makes The Workplace a Place of Learning

(Tue Mar 20th, 2007, by Angela Watkins)

Begin With The Right Attitude How you treat others is a reflection of how you value them. Diversity makes the workplace a place of learning. A simple "please" attached to a request, or a "thank-you" when someone has done something for you, can make ...

Business & Competition: How To Beat Your Competition At Their Own Game

(Tue Mar 20th, 2007, by Dan Kaplan)

Giant chain stores with tremendous purchasing power are creating new business realities for smaller companies and Mom and Pop stores by selling products below cost. This forces some of their competitors who cannot compete to go out of business, while...