Somebody - Somewhere - Save Our Business!

It may seem like the drama is unfolding from afar but it is crucial that all staff have a role to play in the creation and development of emergency plans.

Document Management, What's in it For You

Understand why organizations buy document management systems, a straightforward needs and benefits overview.

Great Managers Lead Differently

Great managers get repeatable real time results by doing things differently than conventional wisdom. This article defines how great managers use what we know but refuse to practice. This select group of managers walks a different path that often defies the conventional wisdom of current business practices.

Teleconferencing Helps You Build a Business Empire

You balk as you look at the phone bill. In the three months it took your company to branch out to a location three continents away from where you are, you've spent enough money on phone bills to buy both an apartment in New York and a Porsche. What worries you the most is that you know this isn't the end of the story, or your phone bills. With key members of your staff calling each other almost every hour, you know those bills would remain as high as your blood pressure level.

Interviewing Tips for Employers - Getting the Right People on the Bus

Employers and managers are often thrust into the spotlight when asked to lead an interview process for their organization, with little training or guidance. Getting the right person on board to your organization, in the right position, at the right time, is one of the most strategic business decisions today.

Why We'll Beat the Fast-Rising, Tech-Savvy Underdeveloped Countries

This article expresses the turn-around underway in how US companies will regain our position as the number one economic engine in the world.

7 Steps To Planning A Great Presentation

Imagine you have just been asked to give a highly complex presentation to the Board of Directors. How might start the planning? Here is a simple but effective 7 step process.

How to Unfold the Power of Creativity@Work

If innovate or die is a fact, then what should we do to unfold the power of creativity in the workplace. If creativity is a powerful to bring the profit out of people, then we should create the right work environment to take full advantage of creativity and innovation. Managers need to pay attention to the 4C's - Commitment, Competency, Collaboration and Coordination.

Influence Management - Your Fast Track to Greater Impact, Part 1

It's no coincidence that powerful people are very influential. One universal characteristic of influential people is that they don't struggle to get others to do things or to listen to their point of view - they just seem to make things happen. Influence is about changing the behavior of others; in other words, getting them to do what you want them to do in the absence of authority. To understand how to develop more influence, you must first become a bit of a student of human behavior, social science, and motivation.

Matter Management Reporting - A Business Objects Approach

A strong reporting implementation is vital to the overall success of any Matter Management system, in many cases driving the benefits that provide the ROI for the entire project. Experienced specialists can contribute dramatically to the success of the effort. The reporting design should be flexible enough to accommodate its ongoing success, as active users will constantly develop new questions for their reports to answer. Good reporting will improve the user experience and management utility of the system, raising both data quality and participation among the user population.

Influence Management - Your Fast Track to Greater Impact - Part 2

In part 2 of this 3-part article series, we’ll continue to examine points of influence, the social science research that supports their efficacy, and what you can do as a business leader to use them to your advantage.

Leadership - Two Extremes

Article considers two extreme interpretations, neither of which works.

The Deal Really Could Be A Steal

The Internet has perhaps helped business like no other tool ever conceived. It helps level the playing field, especially for small business. As you might expect, it also has a lot more on its dark side than Spammers and hackers. There are other dangers you need to know about to protect your business.