Setting Mutually Developed Performance Goals with Employees

(Sat Aug 5th, 2006, by Marnie E. Green)

Performance goals should be set with employees, not for employees. The purpose of setting performance goals is to give employees targets on which to focus. If the employee has not participated in the establishment of these goals, they are less likel...

Employees Need Some Perspective

(Tue Aug 1st, 2006, by Gerry McRae)

Would you like to have your employees walk a few miles in your shoes? Looking for a simple way to explain the flow of the revenue and expenses for your business? Want to change the perspective on the gap between wages and amounts charged to customers...

Seeking Solutions

(Tue Aug 1st, 2006, by Gary E. Cain)

Problem Situations: *Eliminate an unwanted situation *Obtain an improved situation Types of Problems: **People - the most difficult to solve **Equipment/Procedure - Ex: The office computer network is frequently off-line. **Financial - Worker produ...

Communicating for Profits and Customer Satisfaction

(Tue Aug 1st, 2006, by Dianne J Miethner)

The President of a 200+ store division of a major retailer learned of a serious communication problem and commented that 'this was to be expected in large organizations'. Well, that clears everything up. Many retail executives don't believe that comm...

What is the CMMI?

(Tue Aug 1st, 2006, by Francis Dion)

WHAT IS THE CMMI? The CMMI is a model for improving and appraising the performance of development organizations. It stands for "Capability Maturity Model Integration". It is published and developed by the Software Engineering Institute in Pittsburgh...

Strategic Organizational Learning

(Mon Jul 31st, 2006, by Mike Beitler)

The cost of training in North American companies exceeds $60 billion per year. Try to visualize that. Picture a stack of 1,000,000 $1 bills. Now try to picture 60,000 of those stacks. Amazed? Then consider this fact: estimates of training costs world...

How a Computer Consulting Business Can Help Your Company

(Sat Jul 29th, 2006, by Joshua Feinberg)

How a Computer Consulting Business Can Help Your Company While many small companies only call in a local computer consulting business when something computer-related breaks, there’s a lot to be gained by forging a proactive, long-term relationship wi...

Quick Tip - Effective Meetings Begin With a Goal

(Thu Jul 27th, 2006, by Steve Kaye)

Goals are critically important for the success of a meeting. You must know what you want so you can ask for it. And the participants need to know what you want so they can help you get it. Without goals, a meeting becomes a journey without a destinat...

manufacturers survival

(Wed Jul 26th, 2006, by konstantin otto)

Manufacturers Survival The humanity's cultural heritage is growing in geometric scale. Manufacturer faces every time more efficient competitors. Development of new processes is arduous work. This work suffers opposition from defenders' of the archai...

Turbo Charge Your Career With The Most Powerful Leadership Tool

(Tue Jul 25th, 2006, by Brent Filson)

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