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1). 10 Characteristics of Effective Meetings By : Steve Kaye
Here are ten fundamental concepts that characterize an effective meeting.
1) Definition: A meeting is a business activity where select people gather to perform work that requires a team effort.
2) A meeting, like any business event, succeeds when it is preceded by planning, characterized by focus, governed by structure, an...
2). 10 Questions To Consider When Growing Your Business By : Paul Lemberg
Here's a provocation for the coming year, decade, century or millennium.
By now, you've set a working direction for the year, established clear-cut objectives. Your first-iteration plan to reach them should be in place. This now seems like an ideal time to rethink the whole thing, doesn't it? After all, one of the effects of internet t...
3). 10 Reasons for Hiring a Business Coach By : Kris Koonar
A coach can help bring out your best effort for your personal or professional achievements.
4). 10 Things That Lead to One Great Meeting By : Steve Kaye
Here are ten things that you can do to make your meetings more effective.
1) Avoid meetings. Test the importance of a meeting by asking, "What happens without it?" If your answer is, "Nothing," then don't call the meeting.
2) Prepare goals. These are the results you want to obtain by the end of the meeting. Write out your ...
5). 19 Timeless Tips to Keep Meetings Short By : Deborah Torres Patel
Copyright 2006 Deborah Torres Patel
Thorough meeting preparation alleviates anxiety. Good planning guarantees that meetings are relevant, don’t overrun and aren’t held back by uniformed, boring or disinterested attendees. Follow these 19 timeless tips to keep your meetings on track and on time.
When preparing your agenda …...
6). 20 Tips On Presenting Corporate & Office Areas By : Trevor C Krueger
1. If you operate an office that receives visiting clients you probably have a reception area. Such an area can be used to great advantage. While your client is waiting to see you why not give them the opportunity to learn about you and the company? Large photographs of the factory or the products / services you provide help to make it clear what y...
7). 3 Steps to Stop Absence and Make People Happy At Work By : Alan Fairweather
If you're an employer or a manager then work place absence is costing you money, inconvenience, and upsetting your customers. And as we all know, not all days taken off work are due to genuine sickness. Many employees "take a sickie" because their morale is low and they just don't like or can't do their work.
The challenge for employer...
8). 3 Worst Mistakes People Make in a Presentation By : Steve Kaye
Truly memorable disasters don’t just happen. They require a special blend of misunderstanding and misguided effort. Here are three ways to guarantee a disaster in your next presentation, and how to avoid them.
Mistake #1: Believe in Magic
Show up hoping that a coherent, eloquent, useful presentation will magically appear o...
9). 4 Better Ways to Handle Complaints By : Myra Golden
If you WOW a customer at the Moment of Truth , the average customer will walk away and tell 5 people about the experience.
If you fail to meet the customer's expectations at the Moment of Truth , customers are very likely to tell 11 people about the problem they had with your company.
If you drop the ball with customers ...
10). 4 Tips To Ensure A Rewarding Experience When Hiring Others By : Stu McLaren
Hiring an employee can be a big step for many small business owners. It means the end of doing EVERYTHING yourself and passing off some of the work!
In order to make the experience rewarding for both you and your employees there are a few things that every boss and leader should do…
1) Reward people for a job well done. It...
11). 5 Action Ideas to Deal with Difficult People By : Alan Fairweather
When was the last time you had to deal with a difficult customer? It was probably and external customer but perhaps it was an internal customer, such as a member of your team, a colleague or even - your boss!
I'm sure that you always want to provide exceptional service to both your internal and external customers. However, in the real ...
12). 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 fro...
13). 5 Hidden Traps in Meetings By : Steve Kaye
If you have sat through a few bad meetings, you must have experienced the following traps. Here they are and how to fix them.
1) People think they are experts.
Many people tell me that they know how to hold a meeting. Actually, all they do is host a party. They invite guests, provide treats, and preside over a conversation...
14). 5 Ingredients To Improve Team Performance By : Faye Spencer
All great minds think alike, and so do great managers when it comes to managing their teams and employees. So what is the secret sauce that allows for world class team performance? It has nothing to do with numbers, tools, software, or latest business fads. It all boils down to the soft skills. Here are 5 ingredients to kick start your managerial s...
15). 5 Mistakes I made in 2005 By : Michele PW
Even though I’m pretty happy with how 2005 turned out, there are still some things I wish I had done differently. Here are 5 things I aim to change for 2006
1. Didn’t take time out for me. I admit it, I have the typical entrepreneur bug. I spent way too much time working on my business and not nearly enough time on me. In 2006, I plan ...
16). 5 Reasons Why Recordkeeping Is So Important By : Kimberly Bagley
When you decided to start your business, was your first priority concerned with setting up your filing system for recording your expenses? I seriously doubt it. This simple task (yes it is simple) is usually the item that is the last thing on the new business owner’s mind. The more “important” issues of what product to sell, how am I going to adver...
17). 5 Steps To Maximum Productivity By : John Edmond
Do you know that you get 80% of your results from just 20% of your time and effort and consequently 80% of your time is virtually wasted on non productive activities?. Once you realize this it is easy to take advantage and either reduce the hours you work or significantly improve your productivity.
The 80-20 rule was first discovered b...
18). 5 Ways Great Managers Improve Employee Performance By : Cathy Warschaw
How to improve your employees performance in the workplace.
19). 6 Steps to Effective Communication By : Steve Kaye
Effective leaders are known for being excellent communicators. Here's what to do.
1) Avoid "Not." Negative talk encourages arguments, counter attacks, and attempts to solve your problems. It also creates a negative impression. For example, when you say, "I can't," you appear helpless and ineffective. Instead, talk about what you can do...
20). 6 Succession Planning Myths...Debunked By : Tara Flynn Condon
Of late, the topic of succession planning has sparked much concern. However, it seems few organizations have heeded the warning. According to a Human Resource Planning Society and Hewitt Associates study, fewer than 60% of companies have a succession plan in place.
Below are some of the most common myths about succession planning.
21). 6 Ways to help your employees beat stress and work more By : John Edmond
If you would like your business to employ highly motivated and high-energy level employees then investing in the workplace atmosphere and facilities will help and will reduce work-place stress significantly. Research confirms that if your employees are stressed then that will cost you even more money in missed workdays and increased on-the-job inju...
22). 6 Ways to Maximize Learning By : Steve Kaye
Here's how to gain the most from training events.
1) Know what you want
Before the workshop, set learning goals for yourself. What do you want to learn? How can this program help you? What would make you feel that your time was well spent?
2) Ask for what you want
As the program unfolds, ask quest...
23). 7 Ways To Be Unreasonable By : Paul Lemberg
First decide what you really want to do. What would make work worth working at and life worth living. Then figure out how to do it.
Most people look to what they know they CAN do as a guide to what they WILL do; I think to get anything important done in the world, you have to look towards what you WANT to do, and then figure out how t...
24). 8 Ways to Avoid Litigation When You Sell a Business By : Barry Evans
Based on recent litigation storm clouds, business owners planning exit strategies better batten down their legal hatches.
As a small business owner, your company most likely represents a significant portion of your net worth. That’s why it’s crucial not to let litigation wash it away when the time comes to convert your years of hard w...
25). A Guide To Performance Management By : Trevor Marshall
Nowadays, a great significance is being given to Performance Management, as companies incorporate them in their effective management strategies. However, a lot of people find this process a complicated one, mostly because of the many options that it offers – on the organization, a specific department/branch, a product or service, and on employees, ...
26). A Heart-to-Heart Talk about Process and Change Management By : Dutch Holland
Both process management and change management are hot topics today, but there seems to be a good deal of confusion about their definitions and relationship. This article uses an analogy of heart surgery to explain how they need to be used together in order for organizations to deliver improved business results.
27). A Mobile Merchant Account By : Shane Penrod
If you operate a mobile business and worry about taking credit card payments the old fashioned way, rest assured that a mobile merchant account can provide you with up-to-date technology that will give you the lowest retail rate and instant card feedback while in the field. You won’t have to worry that you might not learn that a customer’s credit c...
28). A Time To Focus And A Time To Diversify By : Kelly McCausey
I’m the Queen of the Focus message in the Work at Home Mom Community. I believe it’s important to have a tight focus when you’re developing or growing a home business that will pass the test of time and bring in a reliable income.
This is especially true when it comes to a Direct Sales business. If you’ve opted to join a Direct Sales ...
29). Accounting Police: Do They Exist? By : John Day
Who created accounting principles? Who sets and revises accounting standards? What if you don’t follow all the rules, do you go to jail? Is there an accounting police force that investigates and arrests violators? It would seem that there must be some regulatory force to make sure that providers of financial statements conform to the rules. There i...
30). Accounting Principles & Standards: Avoid Them At Your Peril By : John Day
Accounting principles are the basic assumptions, rules of operation, and essential characteristics that make up the framework for the construction of accounting financial statements.
Long ago, I was perplexed to discover that there was no “set” of accounting principles that was presented in one form such as you might find in the Bill ...
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