My View - Leading by Team Management Approach

As I am writing a course module on project management leadership for the project management online courses recently, I retrieved one of the viewgraphs I used to present in a seminar back in 2003 and as I read along I found how these points are still relevant to leaders who wish to lead by Team Management Approach and hence this article.

Effective Problem Solving with Creativity

The traditional linear approach in solving problem has limited use, especially when you are under pressure to generate innovative solutions. Using creative thinking technique such SCAMPER, you will be able to adopt a new approach in managing your next problem solving session.

How To Write Meaningful Mission Statements

While a mission statement is an important part of your overall business plan, its primary purpose is to inform consumers and capital investors of who you are, what you do, and why you do it. Additionally, the mission statement provides direction to your marketing campaign and sets the tone of your corporate culture. This article contains samples and analysis of several mission statements.

Accounts Receivable Collection Tips

The accounting gurus will tell you that you recognize your sales at the time your product or service changes hands. We all know it doesn't really happen until the cash changes hands and sometimes that can be a problem for many businesses. Here's how to change that.

Managing Your Time - How To Prioritize Your Tasks

The ability to choose and complete tasks in the order of importance highly desirable and more challenging for some business types than others.

MARS Model of Individual Behavior and Results

In order for organizations to reap the benefits of positive employee behavior, managers of all levels should implement a proven model of behavior analysis. The MARS model by McShane and Von Glinow identifies how a better understanding of Motivation, Ability, Role perception and Situational factors impact employee performance.

Internet Surfing in the Workplace

When considering the computer resources available in today's workplace, management has a daunting task ahead of them. They have to determine the best method to protect one of their most valuable resources... the ability to communicate via their network. Whether they are sending an email or updating the companies website, more and more organizations are relying heavily on it's companies infrastructure. Writing clear company policies and choosing the right monitoring software is a step in the right direction to ensuring the line of communication remain open.

The Multiple Lessons of the Hawthorne Experiments

The experiments conducted at Western Electric's Hawthorne Works between 1924 and 1932 established the importance of human and social factors in productivity. Three quarters of a century later, we're still following lines of inquiry these studies opened up.

The Steps in Budget Planning

When it comes to budget planning there are several important steps that you need to follow to ensure you create a budget and follow it. Believe it or not but budget planning really is the easy part.

The Importance of a Customer Focused Vision

It takes commitment and an obsession about customers to win business. Over the years, my experiences have taught me that it is simple to create a customer-focused culture, but it certainly isn't easy. If a company gets it right, however, the customers and profits will be easy to attract and keep.

Conferences to Change Attitudes

Conference planning and meeting planning article bring outs how a thriving conference can change human attitudes.

Get 'Em Organized Through Business Card Holders

Who doesn't have a business card? Business cards are the most affordable, portable, and versatile tool for self-marketing. No other medium for exchanging contact information is as readily accepted as the business card. Over the years, the role of business cards in every conceivable industry has only gained more importance. Today, a business card is no longer a means for leaving contact information. It has been turned many times into an ad, a mini-coupon, a brochure, or even a CD-rom presentation. Business cards have become the hip and cheap way to grab attention and keep it.

Opening a Dollar Store - Keeping Up With Marketplace Changes

Many new entrepreneurs who are examining the options regarding starting a business find it challenging to determine the exact market and the right business within that market. Once that decision is made there are challenges ahead. Few realize that identifying the right market is really just the beginning! They think that they will be opening a dollar store and that no further market data and knowledge will be required after that decision is made.