How To Become a Good Business Leader

A business leader will develop a clear mission statement and vision for the business and communicate them effectively to all stakeholders. This action will enable the leader to pursue an organizational culture that is centered on being the best - but other aspects of being a good business leader must be considered.

Tracking Time Was Never So Easy

We are into the glooming 21st Century and are slowly moving from paper pads to notepads in every segment in various industries. What we used to do using papers, like writing accounts using pen and paper, maintaining employee records in registers etc are done using computers.

Lease Or Buy - Which Way For Office Equipment Procurement?

Many companies have found that leasing is a favourable option, when considering the acquisition of high-value office equipment and other business machinery. Several options now exist where leasing can provide the best overall value for money.

Is Your Underperforming Employee Incompetent Or Is It AADD

Mistakenly, people have believed that ADD was a childhood condition that often disappeared at the onset of adulthood. That is not always the case. It has been proven that ADD often persists into adulthood and can have a dramatic impact on an employee's performance at work. It has been reported that more than 50 percent of children diagnosed with ADD carry the condition well into their adult lives. However, ADD in adults is difficult to recognize. Sometimes when an employee has difficulty starting a task, staying focused and following through it is simply considered poor performance or incompetence. The inability to pay attention for long periods of time is a common symptom of ADD. The inability to complete assignments, lack of organization and talking excessively are also common symptoms.

Prepared For Take-Off?

Treating your major achievements should be treated with the same degree of planning as flying a commercial airliner. Is Attainability on the Pre-flight Checklist for your goal planning?

A 10 Point Diagnostic For Your Business

Most businesses can benefit from a regular health check - a business diagnostic to identify priorities and potential solutions for better performance. Here is a list of 10 check points and some approaches to consider for raising your business performance to the next level.

Open A Dollar Store - Ongoing Leader Development

It is important that business owners who open a dollar store continually examine business and management trends. It is even more important that they implement the best of the new business trends. Those who focus time and effort on their own personal business growth and development will be most aware of the best business trends and practices.

Revealed - Why Your Computer System Is A Mess

Ever wondered why it takes you so long to find the information you need on your corporate computer system? That's if you can find it at all. Did you know that the tooth fairy could be partly to blame?

What Are The Key of Lean Manufacturing Principles Every Organization And Company Should Understand?

The lean manufacturing principles function as the guideline for companies wanting to get the best out of their organization. The lean manufacturing principles are taken as the outline for making a more productive working environment. Discover the key of lean manufacturing principles every organization should implement to get the best of their companies.

5 Tips for Naming Measures

The magic of language applies very well to the way we craft our performance measures. The topic of this article is 5 tips for naming your measures so they get more recognition, ownership and trust.

A Great Manager is a Great Communicator

Who is a great manager? Well, this question can have many answers but anyone running a management training program or management training course will tell you that - A great manager is a great communicator. This does not mean however, that all the other skills that a manager possesses are redundant. That is not what it means. But, unless you are a good communicator you cannot be a good manager.

Better Practice Inventory Management

People are always searching for 'best practice', somehow believing that there is a silver bullet solution that will cure their inventory problems. The problem, of course, is that what is best practice in one country/industry/business might not be best practice in another. In any case, the exalted 'best' practice might just be too much of a jump for many people to take or indeed may not be economically viable.

Inventory Reduction Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between inventory management and inventory reduction? How does the different focus of inventory management and inventory reduction impact the outcome? These and other key questions are answered in a straight forward no BS manner.