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eBay: The First 10 Years by Fran Harris

28th September 2009
Yes, you read that correctly: ten years. eBay was created in September 1995, by a man called Pierre Omidyar, who was living in San Jose. He wanted his site - then called 'AuctionWeb' - to be an online marketplace, and wrote the first code for it in one we... Read >
Author: Rebecca Witson

Enhance Wellness by Doing Something Different with NLP

25th September 2009
Many people would say that it is absolute madness to keep on doing the same thing, time after time, expecting to get a different result or for something different to happen. Alternatively, many people, especially those in the personal development, NLP an... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

Employment Law: Unfair Dismissal - Constructive Dismissal - 'Last Straw'

23rd September 2009
The case of Bell v The Spirit Group Ltd [2005] concerned a claim for unfair and constructive dismissal. The employment tribunal held that a series of acts, by the employer, cumulatively amounted to repudiation of the employee's contract of employment. ... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

How to Achieve Performance Management Perfection in Five Steps

22nd September 2009
Performance management (PM) can be taken to mean a combination of terms, including: budgeting, planning, reporting, score cards, and business intelligence. Organisations often purchase one of the performance management processes only to discover it has fa... Read >
Author: suzi mezze

Internet Home Business Secrets That Payoff !

16th September 2009
I can picture you exactly where I was just a few short years ago -- Sitting in another useless meeting organized by a group of senior managers that have a combined IQ less than your own child at 3-months old. Around in circles you go, no pro... Read >
Author: imran

Breakfast Talk Series – Billions of Entrepreneurs

10th September 2009
NUS Business School Executive Education organized a breakfast talk on 27 August 2009, featuring Professor Tarun Khanna, who is visiting NUS Business School. Professor Khanna, who is the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at the Harvard Business School, spoke... Read >
Author: Chang Sea Jin

Is Bad Language Ever A Good Communication Tactic?

07th September 2009
There have been at least two studies published in year 2007 that have touched upon the thorny issue of swearing in the workplace. The thorny issue, is bad language ever a good communication practice? In the past spring the Aziz Corporation conducted re... Read >
Author: Simon Lee Smith

Is Bad Language Ever A Good Communication Tactic?

07th September 2009
There have been at least two studies published in year 2007 that have touched upon the thorny issue of swearing in the workplace. The thorny issue, is bad language ever a good communication practice? In the past spring the Aziz Corporation conducted re... Read >

Leadership Styles - 5 Tips From the Guru - Powerful Strategies For Managing Change

26th August 2009
Sometimes I feel like the guy who's climbed the distant Himalayan peak to sit at the feet of the guru and discover the keys to the meaning of life the universe and everything. In my view, in the world of change management and leadership and inspiratio... Read >
Author: Stephen Warrilow

Fly the Friendly Skies with Private Business Jets

19th August 2009
In today’s hectic business world, more and more companies are turning to private business jets as the preferred means of transportation to get around the country. Are private business jets really necessary or is it just the perfect executive toy? W... Read >
Author: jmebish72

Internet Home Business Secrets That Payoff!

18th August 2009
I can picture you exactly where I was just a few short years ago -- Sitting in another useless meeting organized by a group of senior managers that have a combined IQ less than your own child at 3-months old. Around in circles you go, no pro... Read >
Author: Amit

Utilising interims In times of Economic Slowdown

10th August 2009
There is a lot of talk about economic slowdown at the moment. In Interim Managment, this means preparing for an increase in demand and working with forward thinking business leaders who utilise interim resources to get a job done with short and medium ter... Read >

Why A Small Business CEO Needs A Special Approach To People Management

31st July 2009
Managing a small business is similar to managing a large business. But it's not the same because a small business has unique characteristics. And people Management is one of them. You Are the Business. The small business manager or owner is the busines... Read >
Author: Leon Noone

How to Be An Irresistible Influencer!

29th July 2009
One of the most frequent things I get asked for help on is the area of influence. Influence is: The power to have an effect on people, or things The ability to affect or change how someone (or something) thinks, behaves or develops Think about the si... Read >
Author: Jenny Flintoft

The 5 Dimensions of Brand Definition in Strategic Brand Planning…

17th July 2009
Many companies start from humble beginnings and grow organically without any solid plans for brand development. As these companies reach a certain point in their growth, they often come to realize that, in order to break through to the next level, they mu... Read >
Author: Rajni

Breakfast Talk Series – The Financial Crisis: The Asia Factor and the China-Led Recovery

16th July 2009
Professor Bernard Yeung, Dean of NUS Business School, spoke to an exclusive group of CEOs, leaders and senior managers on ‘The Financial Crisis: The Asia Factor and the China-Led Recovery’ on 3 July 2009 at a breakfast talk organised by the Office of ... Read >
Author: Chang Sea Jin

Internet Home Business Secrets That Payoff!

16th July 2009
I can picture you exactly where I was just a few short years ago -- Sitting in another useless meeting organized by a group of senior managers that have a combined IQ less than your own child at 3-months old. Around in circles you go, no pro... Read >
Author: amitsingh

Benefits of An Intranet System – A Brief

16th July 2009
In its simplest form, an intranet can be defined as a mini in-house Internet. It uses the same technologies, concepts, and protocols that are used by the Internet, but operates on a LAN (Local Area computer Network). This means that an intranet unlike the... Read >
Author: Richard Rabins

WORK SMART NOT HARD

28th June 2009
Every employee in the world is aware of an often stated but simple fact. In any line of business you will be paid the lowest possible amount that your employer can get away with. It is true now always has been. There are very few strong unions ar... Read >
Author: PMWilliams

Organisational Change Management 101

12th June 2009
Organisational change is a reality of the modern world, and that reality isn't likely to change anytime soon. If anything, organizations can expect to face the need for even more change in the future, at an ever faster pace. Organisations have to deal wit... Read >
Author: mkemp11

Top Five Company Insolvency Warning Signs for your business

11th June 2009
The first quarter of 2009 saw difficult trading conditions for many businesses across the UK. The official Insolvency Service figures showed that in the first quarter of 2009, the number of companies being put into liquidation in England and Wales increas... Read >
Author: Derek Cooper

NUS Business School of Executive Education organized Breakfast Talk Series – Sony vs Samsung: Batt

10th June 2009
Singapore, June 05, 2009 - NUS Business School Executive Education organized the first of its breakfast talk series entitled “Sony vs Samsung: Battle for Global Supremacy” by Professor Chang Sea-Jin on 2 June 2009. Professor Chang, a Provost’s C... Read >
Author: Chang Sea Jin

Don’t Undermine The Potential Of Your Contacts

01st June 2009
The importance of referrals may not be ignored in business networking. When you have acquaintance with one person, this relationship has the potential to introduce you to lots of people he has in his contact list. We don’t have tags, displaying the name... Read >
Author: Azeem

3 Reasons Why Coaching For Leadership Is On the Rise

01st June 2009
Organizations have realized that unless a leader is a good coach, the impact that he/she can have on the employees and the organization is very insignificant. The impact of coaching is on these areas: 1. Employee empowerment 2. Effect conflict resolutio... Read >
Author: Pramila Mathew

Find Out What CoSHH Assessment Is It All About And How It Relates To You

29th May 2009
Much has been written and spoken about CoSHH assessment for workplace hazards. Unfortunately, some of it has been confusing and some even misleading. Here we attempt to present an objective view of what CoSHH assessment is really about and where it fits i... Read >
Author: sam lowe

Tips on conducting staff satisfaction surveys

29th May 2009
When designed and executed correctly, staff surveys can provide invaluable information to any organisation and act as an effective performance management tool. The benefits of finding out your employees’ views and acting on them are endless and include ... Read >
Author: Nate Tennant

Top Executive Search Company In India

29th May 2009
Best Executive Search From Wanhan Consultants Wan Han Consultants competent team of Recruitment Research Analysts understands & helps in mapping and tracking the right talent effectively and efficiently in executive search process. Being a top notch ... Read >
Author: kpriyarao

Don’t undermine the potential of your contacts

18th May 2009
The importance of referrals may not be ignored in business networking. When you have acquaintance with one person, this relationship has the potential to introduce you to lots of people he has in his contact list. We don’t have tags, displaying the name... Read >
Author: Azeem

Innovation: You Say It. But Do You Really Mean It?

18th May 2009
The word "Innovation" has earned the dubious distinction of being one of the most overused and misunderstood concepts in business. Today's tumultuous economic climate has sent companies across the globe scrambling to decipher the secrets of Innovation an... Read >
Author: Mitchell Rigie & Keith Harmeyer

Get management out in the field

13th May 2009
Seven ways you can boost sales and thrive in the new economy Step #5: Get management out in the fieldSo far in this series of seven articles, we’ve looked at field-tested activities that you, the sales professional, can embrace today to generate... Read >
Author: Colleen Francis

Maintaining high employee performance during a recession

13th May 2009
Any manager’s bottom line during recession involves taking crucial decisions, channeled towards decrease of spending while still maintaining or enhancing the company’s performance. In other words, the leadership role is now in continuous challenge ... Read >
Author: Poly Muthumbi

Kick Butt Right Now With 5 Essential 2009 Career Goals!

05th May 2009
These days you need stand out more to your current employer and other companies. When you take the initiative to get noticed correctly you'll be a much better candidate in the job market. And you'll be a more valued employee in your current job. So, ... Read >
Author: Paul Bowley

Project governance or free for all?

29th April 2009
The project manager was very disappointed. He had in his words sweated to deliver the project on time, to budget and with the right results. He was so disconcerted with the company that he found another job. He resigned and went to work with a company who... Read >
Author: Ron Rosenhead

Doing the Right Thing

27th April 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Willie Horton It goes without saying - if you're not doing the right thing, you must be doing the wrong thing. But, what is doing the right thing? Most organized religions place great emphasis on not doing the wrong thing - a rath... Read >
Author: Willie Horton

Global study highlights communication issues

24th March 2009
The HR consultancy Towers Perrin had published its latest Global Workforce Study and, once again, it makes interesting - and sobering - reading for internal communicators. The survey - of more than 90,000 workers in 18 countries - reveals that many ... Read >
Author: Simon Lee Smith

Global study highlights communication issues

24th March 2009
The HR consultancy Towers Perrin has just published its latest Global Workforce Study and, once again, it makes interesting - and sobering - reading for internal communication professionals. The survey - of more than 90,000 workers in 18 countries -... Read >
Author: Simon Lee Smith

Organizational Change Management – Basic Prerequisites

13th March 2009
This article identifies basic prerequisites for stakeholders to understand and fully engage with any organizational change. Without engagement and acceptance by stakeholders, it is unlikely that a change will deliver the potential benefits promised. Def... Read >
Author: Dr Neil Miller

How to save on Corporate Travel Costs

13th March 2009
Leading corporate travel management company, BCD Travel, offers the following ideas for effectively reducing corporate travel expenses: • Insist on second approvals or senior-level approvals for all corporate travel • Eliminate first/business clas... Read >
Author: Barry Williams

Applied Software Project Management!

02nd March 2009
It's not often that a software project management book comes along that is practical, easy to read and stacked full of ready to use process scripts. Andrew Stallman and Jennifer Greene have done just that with recent book Applied Software Project Manageme... Read >
Author: Satwinder

How to save on business travel

26th February 2009
Leading corporate travel management company, BCD Travel, offers the following ideas for effectively reducing corporate travel expenses: • Insist on second approvals or senior-level approvals for all corporate travel • Eliminate first/business clas... Read >
Author: Barry Williams

Panelled Office Furniture from Maispace

25th February 2009
Paneled office furniture can be found in nearly any commercial office building that employs people with common desk jobs. These furniture systems are modular, constructed as a system of parts, panel by panel, and transcend most industry borders fulfilling... Read >
Author: Mel Joelle

Safety Risk Culture

24th February 2009
A positive safety culture leads to both improved health, safety and event risk outcomes. Studies have identified nine broad staff behaviours (referred to as culture actions) as vital to the development of a positive safety culture. As a consequence, safet... Read >
Author: Barry Williams

Downsizing as a staff management technique

23rd February 2009
Downsizing is a method used by the personnel managers to reduce the labor force to a manageable number and thus cutting the overall costs of the organization. It is not something that should be done hastily because the manager proposing it did it succe... Read >
Author: Poly Muthumbi

Panel Systems in Office Furniture

23rd February 2009
Office cubicles were invented by Robert Propst, who patented them as the Action Office prototype that was intended to increase productivity as a result of their modular design. Today, office cubicles can easily be found in nearly any industry, sector, an... Read >
Author: Mel Joelle

Business Intelligence: The Key to Business Success

07th January 2009
One of the key ingredients for any businesses’ success is its ability to have in-depth knowledge of the company. This entails such factors as customers, products, employees, sales etc. Having this information in an organized and efficient manner will pr... Read >
Author: Microsoft Access Developers - Data Gopher

eBay: The First 10 Years.

31st December 2008
Yes, you read that correctly: ten years. eBay was created in September 1995, by a man called Pierre Omidyar, who was living in San Jose. He wanted his site - then called 'AuctionWeb' - to be an online marketplace, and wrote the first code for it in one we... Read >
Author: jamulco

Richard Mosley - Look After Your Brand as if it were Your Client's

29th December 2008
Richard Mosley has been a leading figure in brand strategy for more than twenty years. Following a transition into internal brand communication and brand engagement as MD of Added Value International Communications (AVICOM), he is now MD of People in Busi... Read >
Author: Rosemary Grace Brooks

Why use golf to develop leadership?

26th September 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 GainMore Advantage There's a surprising similarity between playing the game of golf and leadership. Once the analogies are made clear to you, you'll wonder perhaps why you didn't see it before. By the time you've finished reading thi... Read >
Author: John Kenworthy

Culture in the Business Environment

09th September 2008
Management Challenge Organizations are judged on their financial performance and therefore, by default so are their management teams. The key for managers is understanding how financial success is measured, impacts on operational performance and option... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

Tips To Network With Senior Managers At Work

09th September 2008
It is very important that you attempt business networking with senior managers. In the endeavor, you should focus on their main areas of operation and probable interest in your skills. This will give you a better chance to strike gold at the first opportu... Read >
Author: Sharon Alexander

Why outsourcing IT product to India works?

08th September 2008
McKinsey has put together a Project 360° for outsourcing BPO & IT work, including software product development, to India. The results of this research were a fascinating combination of insights about how companies who use outsourcing benefit, why they be... Read >
Author: linkpromo

C-Level Selling: Move from Vendor to Preferred Supplier by Relationships Selling Corporate Leader$

02nd September 2008
Purpose, Focus, Confidence, Credibility and Performance are the path to the executive suite. Once there, sales come easily and continuously. Then you’ll move from vendor to preferred supplier and have a successful large account. The sad truth is th... Read >
Author: Sam Manfer

C-Level Selling: Move from Vendor to Preferred Supplier by Relationships Selling Corporate Leader$

02nd September 2008
Purpose, Focus, Confidence, Credibility and Performance are the path to the executive suite. Once there, sales come easily and continuously. Then you’ll move from vendor to preferred supplier and have a successful large account. The sad truth is th... Read >
Author: Sam Manfer

Polyresin Hindu God Statues, Indian God Figure

27th August 2008
Tag:Polyresin Hindu God Statues,Indian God Figure,china toys From:http://www.buy-china-toys.com/ Polyresin hindu god statues & fountains are our main products. Till now, we have more than 500 styles hindu god items (polyresin ganesh statues, polyres... Read >
Author: utut1

Stop the Brain Drain

15th August 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Success Performance Solutions The alarm that has been ringing in the ears of senior managers and business owners lately has become louder and more painful as they see retirements and job-hopping drain their organizational "brain powe... Read >

Ten Tips On How to How to Climb That Career Ladder

13th August 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Atiyah Wazir So you've been slogging your guts out for the last five years, and you're great at what you do but your achievements are yet to be noticed? You know how to do the work of your bosses and are often called upon to help. In... Read >

French Dressing Jeans – Real Fit for Real Women

12th August 2008
Keyword: French Dressing both retailers and customers Canada and the U.S.A French Dressing Jeans, the iconic Montreal jean brand that built its reputation and business on a "Real Fit for Real Women" is poised for a major comeback this summer. ... Read >
Author: chilhyun

French Dressing Jeans – ‘Real Fit for Real Women’

12th August 2008
French Dressing Canada and the U.S.A. both retailers and customers French Dressing Jeans, the iconic Montreal jean brand that built its reputation and business on a "Real Fit for Real Women" is poised for a major comeback this summer. FDJ Mond... Read >
Author: uebyanglu

Health and Safety

22nd July 2008
Bottom Line Online is a free site for anyone and everyone who want to get information about Employment law, Health and Safety or even get Personnel Advice. It has been started by Peninsula which is one of the leading law firms in the UK. The Bottom Line i... Read >
Author: Raven

Employment Law

22nd July 2008
A quarterly published magazine, The Bottom Line has also came up as a free to access website that has been created by one of the leading employment law firm of UK. The magazine is published and distributed exclusively to the clients of the firm and enable... Read >
Author: Raven

Bottom Line Online

22nd July 2008
Bottom Line Online is a free site for anyone and everyone who want to get information about Employment law, Health and Safety or even get Personnel Advice. It has been started by Peninsula which is one of the leading law firms in the UK. The Bottom Line i... Read >
Author: Raven

How an agent in Central London can help you search for Office Space

22nd July 2008
A good commercial property agent will use a variety of services to ease the burden of relocation to a new Office space in London. The agent should make enquiries into the needs of the business and the needs of its staff. In addition, the budget allocated ... Read >
Author: clickthrough

Internet Home Business Secrets That Payoff!

15th July 2008
I can picture you exactly where I was just a few short years ago -- Sitting in another useless meeting organized by a group of senior managers that have a combined IQ less than your own child at 3-months old. I can picture you exactly where I ... Read >
Author: nughwal

C-Level Relationship Selling - 10 Tips for Developing C-Level Relationships

14th July 2008
Develop professional relationships with senior managers responsible for P/L and competition will not exist, price will be a benchmark only, business you never thought existed will surface, budgets will be created, and you will increase your sales and mark... Read >
Author: Sam Manfer

ISO/IEC 38500 – the new international standard for IT governance

06th July 2008
In the 21st century, IT governance has become a much-discussed topic amongst IT professionals. It is not that well understood by senior managers, company directors, board members and chairmen – which is a pity, because IT governance is a key topic for e... Read >
Author: Alan Calder

Top Team understanding and commitment

20th June 2008
If you examine all the companies who have successfully implemented any initiative of any kind into an organisation you discover one simple truth; they all have a common understanding and commitment to the initiative which has been chosen at the very top o... Read >
Author: John Wellwood

5 ways to loose your job in medical sales

27th May 2008
I spent ten years managing teams of medical sales people in the pharmaceutical industry with the unfortunate task of removing several from their roles. Medical sales is a great career, very rewarding with lots of opportunities to progress. I always found... Read >
Author: JSB

Indispensable People Are Far To Costly For your Organisation

27th May 2008
The “no one else can do it as well as I can” and the “It’s quicker to do it yourself” Schools of Management can work very well in the short term but have significant consequences over time. Consequences for the individual who tries to manage th... Read >
Author: Gina Gardiner

C-Level Selling – If You Build Your Action Plan You Will Make More Sales

21st May 2008
Sales growth will come from (1) existing customers; (2) old or lost customers; (3) new customers; (4) existing products or service; and/or (5) new products/ services. Based on the options above, the chances of success for making more sales are: • ... Read >
Author: Sam Manfer

C-Level Selling – If You Build Your Action Plan You Will Make More Sales

21st May 2008
Sales growth will come from (1) existing customers; (2) old or lost customers; (3) new customers; (4) existing products or service; and/or (5) new products/ services. Based on the options above, the chances of success for making more sales are: • ... Read >
Author: Sam Manfer

Talk about selling the business

19th May 2008
There may come a time when you wish to sell the business. This can become a complex and stress ridden experience, to the detriment of the business as well as its owners, if the process is not managed right. Besides the nitty-gritty of finding customers, c... Read >
Author: Akhil Shahani

Essential Tips for Hiring a Consultant

15th May 2008
Some time ago we talked about the circumstances under which hiring a consultant can add value to a business. If you’ve already established the need to recruit one, pay attention to a few issues before you plunge headlong into a contract. Here’s a quic... Read >
Author: Akhil Shahani

Bank Managers Makes A Difference

25th April 2008
Standard Bank Group Managers Makes A Difference in Alexandra. Samuel Lartey There is no gain saying that gaining confidence in businesses is just as difficult as the fight between David and Goliath in the christian Bible. To most inhibitants in co... Read >
Author: Samuel Lartey

Standard Bank Group Managers Makes A Difference in Alexandra 2.

25th April 2008
Standard Bank Group Managers Makes A Difference in Alexandra 2. Samuel Lartey There is no gain saying that gaining confidence in businesses is just as difficult as the fight between David and Goliath in the christian Bible. To most inhibitants in co... Read >
Author: Samuel Lartey

Come on you senior managers. Play your project roles effectively

13th April 2008
Running training events is often a dumping ground for people's frustrations. I guess we have all done it thinking this guru will help us solve all our problems. However, some of our problems are deeply ingrained and take a lot of shifting. One such ... Read >
Author: Ron Rosenhead

100% Effective Lean Six Sigma in your organisation Part 2

09th April 2008
Many companies plan or have implemented Lean, Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma in the last decade. Many have obtained quantifiable results, which have helped to transform their business. Many more however, have got some quick wins or picked off the low hangi... Read >
Author: John Wellwood

eBay: The First 10 Years

07th April 2008
Yes, you read that correctly: ten years. eBay was created in September 1995, by a man called Pierre Omidyar, who was living in San Jose. He wanted his site - then called 'AuctionWeb' - to be an online marketplace, and wrote the first code for it in one ... Read >
Author: warren85390

An ineffective manager can cost the organisation $1 million!

03rd April 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Bob Selden - Author, What To Do When You Become The Boss The difference to the bottom line in monetary terms between a new manager with extremely poor performance and his or her counterpart who performs at an outstanding level, can b... Read >
Author: Bob Selden

Corporate Values Provide Strong Foundations for Organisational Effectiveness

02nd April 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Bob Selden - Author, "What To Do When You Become The Boss" I once worked for an organisation that seemed to embody the epitome of the ideal. In fact, everything the management gurus suggest should be evident in the "excellent" org... Read >
Author: Bob Selden

Internet Home Business Secrets That Payoff!

27th March 2008
I can picture you exactly where I was just a few short years ago -- Sitting in another useless meeting organized by a group of senior managers that have a combined IQ less than your own child at 3-months old. Around in circles you go, no pro... Read >
Author: Mahender Singh

Standard Bank Managers Makes A Difference.

25th March 2008
Standard Bank Managers Makes A Difference. Gaining confidence in businesses is a difficult as the fight between David and Goliath in the christian Bible. To most inhibitant in communities where large corporates exist they believe that these large inst... Read >
Author: Samuel Lartey

The Power of Selling in the Executive Suite

29th February 2008
Sales begin from the bottom-up or the top-down. They can begin internally from a perceived need, or they can begin externally from a marketing presentation. No matter how the sale initiates it ends with the executive in charge of the decision saying yes... Read >
Author: Sam Manfer

How to Network with Senior Managers at Work

26th February 2008
Networking is a big part of the business world today. Because of new computer and communication technology, you may work with people every day who you have never laid eyes on. This is especially true in larger companies, where the senior managers may ... Read >
Author: Sharon Alexander

Understanding MSP Programme Management

07th January 2008
For any organisation or individual that needs to manage and control related projects (portfolio of projects), Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) programme management is a management tool for bringing together people, activities and information to achiev... Read >
Author: Robert Norton

Ten Tactics to Assure Success of Your Go-to-Market Strategy

06th November 2007
In today's market, competition is fierce. Losing sales and market share to competitors is unacceptable. Over the years, I have observed that high-performance manufacturers and service providers consistently execute several key tactics that differentiate t... Read >
Author: Carl Cullotta

Outsourcing Transcription – A Retainer Contract May Be The Way Forward

09th August 2007
If you’re planning to outsource a significant amount of transcription or other administrative work on an ongoing basis then it may well be most cost-effective to use a retainer contract, rather than pay as you go. This generally works well for large or... Read >
Author: Anne Hickley, Penguin Office Services

Software Testing Trade Offs

20th June 2007
Running software testing projects is far more difficult than people outside of the software testing arena seem to realize. It is not uncommon for senior management, project management and development teams to adversely pressurize the test team to cut corn... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola

eBay: The First 10 Years.

16th June 2007
Yes, you read that correctly: ten years. eBay was created in September 1995, by a man called Pierre Omidyar, who was living in San Jose. He wanted his site - then called 'AuctionWeb' - to be an online marketplace, and wrote the first code for it in one we... Read >
Author: Prince Oversol

How to find your perfect match in a discreet and personalised setting

06th June 2007
People from every walk of life, rich and poor, seem to want to find love. Hope springs eternal even after the most devastating of divorces and many people are now choosing to work with their own dedicated personal matchmaker, in the knowledge that a need... Read >
Author: abgreer

What do you get when you pay people to perform?

06th May 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 The National Learning Institute I recently read a disturbing report in the daily newspaper about an air crash in Indonesia. The article (in the Sydney Morning Herald, 12/4/07) read in part; "Pilot may have been saving fuel in crash.... Read >
Author: Bob Selden

Do you have a sickness policy?

06th May 2007
Small firms and business startups need to ensure they have a company sickness policy and improve the way they communicate it to their workforce if they are to get on top of the problem of staff absence. That‘s according to a business advice survey... Read >
Author: Steve Ash

More corporate frauds a near the corner room

23rd April 2007
In the broadest sense, a fraud is a deception made for personal gain. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and is also a civil law violation. Many hoaxes are fraudulent, although those not made for personal gain ar... Read >
Author: Sandeep

Mentor or Coach?

07th March 2007
The context of executive coaching and mentoring in this article refers to their application from an organisational perspective, where coaching or mentoring is being used to develop middle to senior managers to a higher level of performance. The organisat... Read >
Author: Dennis Heath

How Politicians are Being Taught to Engage Online

01st March 2007
The political world seems to be in a similar predicament to that of advertising. People have been bombarded with so much spin and deliberately ambiguous language that they have simply stopped listening to political messages. Less people now vote in the UK... Read >
Author: Matt Ambrose

How to deal with employee theft

27th February 2007
Employee theft is a very common crime that is not even regarded as a crime by most people who commit it. The taking of the odd pen or few sheets of paper home is regarded as many as being a right rather than as a crime and it is something that even the mo... Read >
Author: Patrick Barnett

Why you can’t count on the FCC to control the smut on TV

05th January 2007
Many want FCC to clean up TV Many people look to the FCC, the Federal Communications Commission, to keep smut off of their TV’s, to stop "wardrobe malfunctions," to force the cable companies to offer a la carte programming, and regulate junk food c... Read >
Author: Katherine Westphal

Why Business People Need to Learn How To KISS

13th December 2006
The latest research suggests that business people are struggling to communicate or express themselves properly. This breakdown isn’t due to office politics, or a lack of group hugs, but rather their inability to clearly put into words what it is they wa... Read >
Author: Matt Ambrose

How Managing Up, Positions You, for Growth

30th November 2006
Even if no one reports to you, your job still involves managing people - the ones occupying slots above yours on the organization chart. It's called "managing up," and those who do it well can become indispensable to their organizations, resulting in choi... Read >
Author: Neil More

Auction Beginnings - The History of eBay

12th October 2006
eBay was created in September 1995, by Pierre Omidyar, who lived in San Jose, California. He wanted his site, then called 'AuctionWeb', to be an online marketplace, and wrote the first code for it in just one weekend. It was one of the first websites of ... Read >
Author: Dan Hartnett

Small Accounting Firms Have More Women Partners

03rd October 2006
Although more women are becoming partners in U.S. accounting firms, the proportion is greater among smaller firms. Nearly 20 percent of accounting firm partners are women, up from 12 percent a decade ago, according to a study by the American Institute of ... Read >
Author: Neil More

Multiple Domain Names - Use and Benefits

01st September 2006
Multiple Domain Names - Use and Benefits Multiple entry points You can have specialized domain names for a parent site, where all the non-parent sites will redirect to lead to the parent domain. That will not only give you a whole group of eager audi... Read >
Author: Scott Jones

Good Leaders are Good Communicators

13th August 2006
Good Leaders are Good Communicators (c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved In Fast Company writer Mark Goulston explores the obvious yet often overlooked aspect of communication in leadership. Goulston's article, entitled "Crea... Read >
Author: derek finan

Employment Law: Unfair Dismissal - Constructive Dismissal - 'Last Straw'

26th June 2006
The case of Bell v The Spirit Group Ltd [2005] concerned a claim for unfair and constructive dismissal. The employment tribunal held that a series of acts, by the employer, cumulatively amounted to repudiation of the employee's contract of employment. ... Read >
Author: Dr Rosanna Cooper

Firing Someone Does it have to be painful, for them and you?

22nd May 2006
Copyright 2006 The National Learning Institute The need to write this article came about through the recent experience of two of my friends. Both had been fired. One for supposed poor performance (although she had never been counselled and at the tim... Read >
Author: Bob Selden

A Manager's Guide to Managing Redundancy

08th April 2006
Ignore at your perilMany British businesses have been slow to appreciate the full extent of changes that have occurred over the years to Employment Law and continue to adopt out of date disciplinary and redundancy procedures. Lucky for them then that the ... Read >
Author: Martin Day

How to Implement Lean Manufacturing

05th April 2006
As a trainer tasked with implementing lean manufacturing in UK based manufacturing businesses I am often asked by senior managers "Where should we start? or "Which lean tool should we introduce first"? Without hesitation I always reply, "You must start b... Read >
Author: henry Allen

How to Squish Creativity Like a Bug

21st March 2006
PUBLISHING GUIDELINES: You have permission to publish this articleelectronically or in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines areincluded. A courtesy copy of your publication would be appreciated.How to Squish Creativity Like a BugBy: Richard M. Hi... Read >
Rick & Donna Highsmith

Team Building - Collaborative vs. Competitive

07th March 2006
Copyright 2006 Sandstone Limited Think back over all the team building sessions that you have attended over the years. There is a very good chance that at each and every one of them the facilitators organised your group into teams. Any that weren't we... Read >
Author: Alan Hunt

How to implement e-business solutions successfully

20th February 2006
How to implement e-business solutions successfullyBy Nowshade Kabir, Rusbiz.comGetting your business processes online is not an easy job!According to Gartner Group, a renowned research firm, a full75 percent of all e-business projects fail due to poor pla... Read >
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Applied Software Project Management Book Review

23rd January 2006
It's not often that a software project management book comes along that is practical, easy to read and stacked full of ready to use process scripts. Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene have done just that with recent book Applied Software Project Manageme... Read >
Author: Simon Buehring

How Do You Rank in The Investing Hierarchy?

09th January 2006
Copyright 2006 CashFlow Avenue You probably have heard this saying before "It is lonely at the top." If you find yourself in this position, then you are probably at the top of your own niche. Our society is made of hierarchies. Most countries are ... Read >
Author: William Tan

How to Sell Yourself by Sharing Your Success Stories

01st January 2006
Q. "My copywriter asked me to come up with success stories. But I'm a consultant. I go into companies and help senior managers develop relationships with employees and customers. I'm a great listener. How do I translate these skills into copy?" A. Open... Read >
Author: Cathy Goodwin

Keyman Insurance Protect yourself against some of your biggest businesses risks.

19th December 2005
As a businessman you might have public liability insurance and you insure your buildings, stock and vehicles. You may even have professional indemnity insurance and legal cost insurance. Is that all? What about your other primary assets your key staff... Read >
Author: michael challiner

Enhance Wellness by Doing Something Different with NLP

26th September 2005
Many people would say that it is absolute madness to keep on doing the same thing, time after time, expecting to get a different result or for something different to happen. Alternatively, many people, especially those in the personal development, NLP an... Read >
Author: Adam Eason

How to implement e-business solutions

07th February 2005
Getting your business processes online is not an easy job! According to Gartner Group, a renowned research firm, a full 75 percent of all e-business projects fail due to poor planning and unrealistic expectations of new technology. The productivity ga... Read >
Author: Nowshade Kabir