Management Articles

Business » Management | By Alvah Parker @ Tuesday, 27th July 2010

Let's talk a little bit about engagement. Not the kind you have before you get married. I mean engagement in the work you do. From my perspective that is what makes work interesting and fun. Are you really engaged in the work that you do? The latest Gallup survey shows that only 28% of Americans feel [more...]

Business » Management | By Mary Braun @ Tuesday, 27th July 2010

If you have been wondering whether customized leather padfolios could help your business, the answer is yes. Padfolios are modern and practical, and as such, they reflect well on you and your company. Padfolios have the same function as briefcases, but they are smaller, lighter, and easier to carry. One side holds your notepad so you will always have something to [more...]

Business » Management | By Mary Braun @ Tuesday, 27th July 2010

Your employee has done an excellent job on a project and you feel you want to motivate him to continue. You want to give him positive feedback and are not sure what you should do. This is an opportunity to give employee awards. When you have given the employee a tangible goal and he/she works to achieve that goal then it [more...]

Business » Management | By Alvah Parker @ Monday, 26th July 2010

In law school lawyers are taught the law but not how to run a practice. They often start their practices with no business knowledge and no idea what skills and systems are required. Many have been successful in building a good practice by learning the basics on their own. Often however their practice reaches a plateau and [more...]

Business » Management | By Mary Braun @ Monday, 26th July 2010

Do you know anyone that actually enjoys going to work? With the busy lives that the average wage earner experiences, it can be hectic to keep life at work happy and conducive. However, you have a new trick up your sleeve; an employee years of service awards program could be the trick that jump-starts job holders to work better and [more...]

Business » Management | By Adriana Noton @ Thursday, 22nd July 2010

'Business Intelligence' refers to the processes and systems that assist businesses with making more informed and wise business decisions by providing relevant information that will help them understand all aspects of a particular issue. Employing these solutions allows analysts to collect different data and metrics for more effective decision making. Today, more businesses are taking advantage of business intelligence solutions [more...]

Business » Management | By Rich Talbot @ Thursday, 22nd July 2010

Having lived outside of London for several years I worked at some offices where the majority of staff were white, middle class English people. When I moved to London I worked in a place where every person on my six seat desk area was from a different country and a different religion. I found this experience enriching and interesting since [more...]

Business » Management | By Rich Talbot @ Thursday, 22nd July 2010

Employees that are relaxed and happy in their working environment tend to work harder and are more solid in their performance. Obviously as a manager it is not your responsibility to fulfil every wish and dream of the employee in order to achieve this. It is worth remembering that happiness is often comparative. An employee who has worked in a [more...]

Business » Management | By Rich Talbot @ Thursday, 22nd July 2010

A manager is judged by a different set of criteria for different people. Each time you come into contact with a person, be it your boss, a colleague, a prospect contact or a client, you will be assessed on how you handle the situation. While it is not always possible to please everyone, it is vital to develop a strong [more...]

Business » Management | By Rich Talbot @ Thursday, 22nd July 2010

As a manager, one of your key responsibilities is finding competent, skilled staff that fit the role and the company well. They must be able to fulfil the skill set you need initially, with the potential to learn more and adjust easily to the style and atmosphere of the team and the working environment. Recruiting staff is an expensive process, [more...]

Business » Management | By Mary Braun @ Monday, 19th July 2010

Your business may be a huge company with hundreds of workers, or a small operation that only employs a few people, or somewhere in between. No matter which is the case, you should certainly be concerned with employee motivation and morale. Employees who feel beaten down and under-appreciated are far less productive than their happier counterparts. Employee service awards can [more...]

Business » Management | By Mary Braun @ Monday, 19th July 2010

Think about all the times when you went out of your way to do a task and did not even get a Thank You. How did that make you feel? You probably went through a wide range of emotions from anger to sadness. The biggest thing you probably felt though was under appreciated. We have all had moments like this [more...]

Business » Management | By Lance Thorington @ Thursday, 15th July 2010

The success of an interim executive management team is based on plans that are undertaken as they approach a client. As a business management consultant firm, their tasks vary from guiding, planning and managing projects so as to turn around projects and bring them success or profitability. The first step an interim executive management undertakes involves understanding the business operations of [more...]

Business » Management | By Lawrence Perry @ Tuesday, 13th July 2010

For us who are living day to day, we may want to know the definition and the importance of time in relation to business. You can spend more time with your family and friends. I talked about how time management can help you enrich your relationships with your family and friends. The Creighton University Center for Marriage and Family published a [more...]

Business » Management | By Adriana Noton @ Monday, 12th July 2010

A temp agency can be very useful. It might only be temporary, but many people who need to get their feet through the door use just this. However, just like any other job, you have to go through the interview process. Normally, you will be interviewed by the temp agency first before they pass you along to the company who [more...]

Business » Management | By Natalia Kobseva @ Wednesday, 7th July 2010

Every individual running a business wants to be free of the burden of paying money which they owe to anyone as soon as possible. Accounts payable literally means the money which a business owes to sellers for products and services which have been bought from them on credit. If not paid in time accounts payable can pile up and spell [more...]

Business » Management | By Debbie Nichols @ Wednesday, 7th July 2010

The qualities of a professional senior and junior web developer programmer staff from a good web designing company can be seen as below: The professional senior and junior web developer programmer staff should have more than 2 years of experience in developing various types of websites for various businesses. The senior and junior web developer programmer staff should be highly [more...]

Business » Management | By Lawrence Perry @ Wednesday, 7th July 2010

You will never find joy and happiness once you start practicing time management. This is completely absurd, I tell you. I think there's no other liberating thing that to effectively manage your time. There are many blessings to it. First, you get to do the things that you need and love to do. You can allocate the most appropriate times [more...]

Business » Management | By Lawrence Perry @ Wednesday, 7th July 2010

Revenue management is defined as the strategy or technique used by a number of industries to effectively manages their resources in order to maximize their revenues. There are three basic conditions regarding revenue management: 1. There is a fixed amount of resources available for sale. 2. The resources sold are perishable. This means that there is a time limit to selling [more...]

Business » Management | By Michelle Stevens @ Wednesday, 7th July 2010

Many companies like to have management retreats in an attempt to have a superior way of working. Often everyone is so focused on their own work there is no way people can stop to look at the bigger picture. This is what should be everyone's goal as it doesn't matter about individual success as long as the company achieves what [more...]