The Value of a Cost Reduction Consultant

Cost reduction consultants can thoroughly review a business operation from top to bottom if management so desires. A review of contracts, materials costs and all overhead costs are the common cost areas reviewed. Business specialists can implement strategic plans for the long term health of the company.

The Four Biggest Mistakes a Supervisor Can Make

In the twenty-plus years I have been working in human resources, I have been able to see first hand the mistakes most often made by new and seasoned supervisors, managers, and others who lead employees. Over time, I have consolidated these common errors into four major mistakes. See if you or someone in your organization is making these mistakes needlessly by reviewing the following list.

Leadership - Motivation Magic

Everybody talks about motivation, but hardly anybody tells you how to do it. Here are some things you can do to get the results you want from the people who work for you.

Write A Job Description That Works For Your Employees

The majority of job descriptions are written today for a computer system. Many are written without any purpose at all. Very few are written with the employee and their supervisor in mind. At the most basic level, job descriptions for employees need do only two things.

This Thing Called Quality- Getting It Right the First Time

In this article, we show how quality is ultimately a management responsibility. Based on Phil Crosby's ideas, quality is seen as conformance to requirements, with the ultimate goal being Zero Defects.

Distribution is the Key

Disribution is an integral part of any business. This article explains why a distibution business makes good sense

Call Center Performance Management

Call centers seek to challenge their practices, to employ new methods to get a comprehensive view of the performance metrics.

Leading Into the Future

The subject of leadership goes to the root of organized human behavior. Leadership is so integral to who we are that it's difficult to imagine human history without it. Would great cities have ever been built without it? Would nations have been forged?

Are Executives Worth the Effort?

Companies will spend more time and effort on defining the decision criteria and the evaluation process associated with spending +$1 million of bottom line profit on a capital acquisition than they will in the acquisition of an executive responsible for driving +$1 million in bottom line profit (let alone the corresponding top line revenue). This article discusses why this happens and the importance of investing in executive selection.

10 Annoying Employee Work Behaviors and What to Do About Them

Regardless of the time of year, annoying co-worker behavior can become a problem for any business. Here we outline 10 common annoying behaviors and what you can do about them.

Professional Life - Cycle - Different Phases of Your Professional Life

Broadly speaking, our life can be divided into two parts: 1) Personal, Private or Family Life and 2) Career or Professional Life

Managing From The Side - 7 Great Ways To Lead People Who Don't Report To You

How can you get results when managing a group of people over whom you have no authority? Manage from the side. While heading up a project group - by definition - involves directing individuals who do not report to you, in an increasingly competitive, rapidly changing business world, even in day-to-day management, the conventional approach of issuing orders and delegating down is giving way to a lateral style. where one leads by facilitating - rather than directing - the contributions of others. This how-to article gives 7 great tips for effectively leading non-reports.

Leadership Development

This article focuses on leadership in the workplace, for both aspiring leaders and those managers who are taking on leadership roles.