How Busy Is Too Busy

Just as the car crested a hill it stopped. The engine went silent and the car just coasted. Thinking quickly, Simon managed to steer onto the shoulder of the road before he came to a complete halt. It was only then that he noticed the needle of the fuel gauge resting comfortably at its lowest position.

How To Design Employee Communication Strategies That Engage Employees

This article is for anyone involved in communicating with employees. It explains the difference between whether your employee communication strategies engage employees or simply inform.

Open a Dollar Store - How to Provide Feedback Your Employees

When you open a dollar store you are responsible for making sure that every employee receives appropriate performance feedback. For many who open a dollar store this will become the first time that they have supervised. For many this will be the first time that they will be required to handle performance management as well. For most this will be the first time that performance management became critical to the success of their business.

How to Find Time to Measure Performance

Performance measurement is essential for business or organizational success. No doubt about it. But finding the time to do it right always seems to be a problem. Here are some real ideas about making this important time.

The Secrets Of Teaching Management Students

Teaching is comparable to public speaking. Students want to learn without being smothered with confusion or unrelated content. Preparation is the key to success of every session. A professor should not heavily depend on the textbook whose contents may not be up-to-date and may not be relevant to the level of the students. A student can be made interested in the topic of the day only when the introduction is adequate and easy to follow. The examples should be from the contemporary and familiar field or from every life. Points which are fairly less complex should be thrown open for discussion.

Inventory Management - One Size Does Not Fit All

If there is one great myth in inventory management it is that one single technique will solve all inventory problems. Not that people believe that one technique will solve all problems in all situations but that in any given company one approach is all that is required to manage all inventory. For the inventory manager this is very attractive as it means that there is only one approach to manage. For the software vendor, consultant or adviser it means only one solution to sell.

Do You Hold Too Much Inventory - Check Your Stock Turn Ratio

It is essential to measure the availability of stock, after all that is why the investment is made in the first place. However, measuring stock outs can be a limiting way to measure inventory as it only measures one dimension of inventory, that is, availability.

You Don't Lead By Hitting People Over The Head

Who has inspired you? And are you, in turn, inspiring those you lead.

In Business, How Do You Encourage Employee Retention?

Many businesses fail to realise the amount of time it takes to get a new employee fully trained. It can take anywhere between 1 and 6 months to train a new member of staff. It can also take the same amount of time to find out if they are suitable for the job in the first place!

The Most Important Role Of The Manager

Many people have different ideas of the key role of managers and how they should lead. But being able to do just two things well with your team could transform your it from a mediocre one to a high performing force.

ABCs Of Construction Project Management

Project management is the art of organizing and managing resources in an efficient method which completes the project at hand in the way it was meant to be. A project is a temporary task which creates either a product or service, so managing each individual one is a unique process. It's important to recognize all the dimensions needed to complete a project and act on them in an orderly fashion.

Broken Windows Management

Learn to notice symptoms that can lead to broken windows in your organizations. Take the first step in preventing them

Growing Pains - Signs For Change

Every organization goes through phases of development. How do you know when it's time for change? There are many telltale symptoms of organizational growing pains, and while every business in transition is unique, there are many common signs.