Exit interviews are critical to any organization as they offer opportunity for the employee to discuss their reasons for leaving and enable the organisation to review and improve staff retention policies. This article provides some practical tips for conducting an exit interview....

With so much technology out there, it is almost impossible to become disorganized Ð unless you arenÕt using the technology right for you. If you are still having difficulty scheduling and showing up for meetings on time, completing projects, or misplacing valuable files, then it may be time for you to invest in products that can keep track of the many deadlines you face in your work and personal life....

Everyone should know or heard of Alexander the Great and his achievements. Now is the chance to measure his leadership up to the modern leadership concepts and analyse the results....

It's the competition, stupid. P.S., the person three cubicles over is not the competition.Shareholders would certainly prefer that employees focus on their clients and continually strive to gain a competitive advantage. However, the principle focus is, all too often, ...

A Business 101 lesson tells everyone in the corporate world that the customer is king. Their revenues are the lifeblood of any organization that depends on their streams of income to survive. The owners and managers must keep them ...

I get called to fix people problems and I'm really good at that. However, most often the person I'm helping has a supervisor or executive team member who has huge gaps in their own management skills. For ...

This is normally considered for two reasons - either business owners don't know how to correctly price a product or they believe they have to discount to break into the market.Remember: This is a bad habit to get into ...

Pick up any publication or listen to podcasts related to human resource management and chances are you will come across something on talent management. You might be asking yourself, why do I need to worry about talent management? ...

The role of the business leader is both large and complex. There are at least 6 functions that will be undertaken, no matter what industry, sector or type of organisation in which they operate.1. Providing Overall DirectionBusinesses need to ...

Intellectual products can range from ideas to full blown plans, from concepts to global strategies. Decisions, policies, advice, concepts, guidelines and even budgets are intellectual products.If you want to achieve the gold standard in the intellectual products developed ...

Being smart is important, but it is not enough. In fact, emotional intelligence accounts for nearly 90% of the difference between average and highly successful leaders. As leaders acknowledge their feelings and use them in making wiser decisions, they help create a culture of openness and trust, and improve business as a result....

Here in Boston and throughout Red Sox nation, much nervous talk is focused on the Yankees making a run on our first-place team. Since the All-Star break in July, the Yankees have been coming on strong (don’t they ...

Delegating responsibility is by far the favored management approach these days. The person at the top is there to make sure everyone else is supported as they accomplish their responsibilities. When this approach is fine-tuned the super boss should ...

The principal forces inducing the human race to take action are 'Stick' and 'Carrot'. Understanding how they work and which is the more powerful is essential if you wish to wield influence....

So how do you feel about 2006? Were you more effective? Have you been spending time with your family? Are you fit and healthy? Has your business provided the income and lifestyle you wanted? Are you now enjoying life more? Have you made the time to invest in yourself both personally and professionally?...

Implementing TQM is an initiative many organizations wanted to embark on. Assuming that you are a leader of this organization, a common question you probably asked would be: "How do I know whether my organization is successful in implementing TQM?"...

Mistreatment of employees is a subtle thing in this day and age of litigation. It now takes the form of sarcasm and ill-disguised digs that pass as humor between peers and direct reports alike. Find out what the price of ignoring this in your company may be....

What kind of manager are you? Do you want your people to be successful? Are you genuinely happy for your associates when they experience success, or are you always peering around the corner hoping no one is more successful than you? Are you secretly happy when they fail and get "egg on their face?"...

Increasing workloads are forcing people to spend more time in the office, even when the office is at home. This means that many parents are unable to stay involved in their children's lives as they develop, and are becoming mere spectators instead of loving role models. The result is an undermining of their relationships, higher stress levels, a lack of balance and a generally unfulfilled life....

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