04th September 2009
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Do you have 'development plan' in place mapping out where you want to go professionally and what you need to learn in order to move forward in that direction? In today's business environment, you need to manage your own l...
27th August 2009
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What do you do after you have coached and counseled an employee and they still do not meet performance expectations or correct the behavioral issue(s)? It can be a challenge to decide if an employee is going to succeed in...
26th August 2009
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What do you think about change? We all have our reactions to change...some things we are ready to let go, others we hold on to dear life. All around us change is occurring without our permission. As the seasons chang...
25th August 2009
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When was the last time you forgave someone? It's not a common word in our vocabulary. I wonder why! I ask myself, how often have I forgiven another or myself and let go of the negative thoughts. As I get older, I see...
24th August 2009
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Communication between you and your team is critical to everyone's success. Most employees are eager to perform at a high level and your early intervention will guide them to being more productive.
This article is about...
20th August 2009
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As a manager, you may spend significant time managing employees, specifically evaluating and handling employee performance. This is a challenging aspect of your job, especially since you have business deliverables demanding...
18th August 2009
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Today's business environment is based on 'knowledge' and creating a learning culture is critical for the continued growth of a business. What does that mean in managing employees - you have to promote learning for yourself...
16th August 2009
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Quality food baskets are a great gift idea to give to others. Everyone loves receiving these edible delights. You can stay within budget and still present a beautiful gift by creating your own basket. All you need is a l...
13th August 2009
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Every person wants to improve his or her self-esteem. The main issue is that most people are unclear about how to go about improving it. In fact, it is easier for most people to damage their self-esteem than to build it. Un...
13th August 2009
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Employees have so little time to learn and they have to eat...so why not put the two together. Lunchtime seminars are great way to share in-house knowledge as well as bring in external business tools.
Like any program...
28th July 2009
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If you managing others, you have the responsibility of driving goal setting for specific department deliverables within the company, as well as for your employees.
In business, this is how the "tree" of goal setting form...
18th July 2009
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How does procrastination show up in your life? Do you delay doing something for no obvious reason? We all know that to optimize our productivity we need to focus on completion.
=>There is a double problem to procrastin...
17th July 2009
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In today's business environment, managing employees is one of the many responsibilities a manager needs to handle during the day. Deciding to do your best in developing and supporting your employees will make a big differe...
16th July 2009
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Unless you have been working alone all your life, you realize quickly that not all people get along with each other. In managing employees, you have or will get the opportunity to run interference between two employees wh...
16th July 2009
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I remembered being on Broadway and 21st Street in New York City standing in one place watching the bellowing smoke coming from the Towers. Everyone around me was so quiet!
When I looked around, I saw the dazed looks on...
