As both an active project manager and project management trainer, I often get asked whether the project management best practices that are applicable ... Read more
In business process management training, qualified executives look to the future and prepare. One important way to do this is to develop and train man ... Read more
In designing an environment for the effective performance of individuals working together in groups, a manager’s most essential task is to see that ev ... Read more
It is often said that good people can make any organization work. Some even assert that vagueness in organization is a good thing in that it forces te ... Read more
It is very important for an enterprise to be adequately staffed. Systematic steps have to be taken to ensure that the right types of persons are avail ... Read more
Recruiting the right person for the right role is all about finding the best possible match between an individual and the job.
Let me use an example ... Read more
Many investigation companies advertise free background checks on their websites, but for any background checks required in business that involves coll ... Read more
Do you have an unreasonable boss? An unreasonable client? (An unreasonable spouse :) )
If you do, here's an approach for responding when they make un ... Read more
What do creativity managers do?
Replace the word management with the word optimisation.
That's what creativity managers do: they optimise the qualit ... Read more
What do creativity managers do?
Replace the word management with the word optimisation.
That's what creativity managers do: they optimise the qualit ... Read more
There’s not much sympathy for most Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in companies. No matter what the size of the company they tend to be viewed as gett ... Read more
A firm's organisational structure is the result of many things – history, strategy, value chain, product line, competition etc to name but a few.
Fla ... Read more
During my early days of employment in the late 80's, the company I worked with engaged a consultant to get the company certified in ISO9002 QMS. I was ... Read more
As in any aspect of life, if you want to get somewhere, you have to know where you are going. Otherwise, you get the results you've always gotten and ... Read more
Do you dream of becoming the CEO of your organization? Even if you are at the bottom tier and your company employs more than hundred thousand employee ... Read more
It is an all-too-familiar scenario. Corporation X misses badly on its commitments several quarters in a row and the stock plummets. As a result, the B ... Read more
The concept of a decision support system (DSS) is extremely broad and its definitions vary depending upon the author's point of view. A DSS can take m ... Read more
INTRODUCTION TO THE LEADERSHIP GAP
Emerging leaders in many ways define an organization and its ability to reach its potential. Usually at the direct ... Read more
In today’s global economy, the future belongs to the competent. The future belongs to the people who are continually engaged in educating themselves a ... Read more
As children, we are encouraged to do our chores, use our imaginations, and play well with others. How can we as adults (and business owners) learn fro ... Read more
