Learning to Manage Contractors Many contractors may prove, by their behaviour and their lack of backup, of systems and of organisation, to be little more than “employees without [...]
Has anyone ever said to you, “I’d like a discount.”? Yes, you say. Then let’s look at some ways of handling this, and maybe even managing to make a bigger sale in the [...]
Many who take a leadership role in their teams find one of the most challenging responsibilities they face is the need to apply firm, fair and effective guidance to a team member. Failing to get [...]
I’ve just read a paper titled “Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One’s Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-assessments” by Justin Kruger and [...]
Dante Disparte recently posted under the headline “Risk is a Process not an Event“. He got me thinking – which, really, is one purpose for posting, right? I was going to comment [...]
Paperless Workplaces & Email Policy Issues The idea of a “paperless office” was first spruiked in the mid-1960s by marketers positioning IBM’s computers for broader commercial use – and it [...]
Dealing with Dominant personality types in the workplace is a stressful situation that most people have had to experience at some point. People with the dominant personality type tend to make [...]
Part 2 of Q. What are new & innovative ways to market your business if it’s an online store only, for the purpose of driving more traffic and customers that do repeat business with you? [...]
5 Tips for Reducing Work Related Stress and Keep Up Productivity When management and staff are under stress, it’s very easy for productivity to plummet. Stress does not simply affect a [...]
Business confidence amongst small and medium businesses (SMBs) surged in the three months to June 2009 according to a survey of 1800 SMBs by Sensis, whose Business Confidence Index jumped up 18% [...]
