Performance Management is a system developed out of the best practice of top performing organizations to provide managers with a structured approach to the key retention criteria. Simplistically, most people will feel motivated and will want to stay in their job if their manager: pays attention to their work provides them with a job to […]
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Cameron Timpson is CEO of a medium-sized electronic assembly operation. He makes a point of making a weekly recognition award to the best assembler on the factory floor. “Today,” he shouts to the gathering crowd “it is Lavinia Argot’s turn” and he turns to her to present her prize. Her mouth is smiling but her […]
It is important to know the processes that a company is involved in and master them for a more efficient production output. Logistics management, on the other hand, is a critical component to achieve business goals. This is defined as the organized movement of materials, and sometimes, people. The term logistics was originally associated with […]
Most leaders want to improve their business. After all, these improvements lead to increased profits through greater productivity and efficiency. Sometimes clues to important improvements lay hidden in events that everyone takes for granted. For example, how well do you score on the following quiz about your meetings? * How much time do you spend […]
Long pointless meetings are useful in that they keep incompetent people from interfering with those who are working. Bad meetings are a cultural malady that senior executives pass on to new employees. An employee who needs permission to buy a box of paperclips can spend tens of thousands of dollars worth of employee time on […]
The first step in planning an agenda is to identify the goals for the meeting. Properly done, goals have five S M A R T characteristics. They are: > Specific. The goal must tell exactly what will be accomplished. For example: During the next hour we will develop a strategy to increase market share by […]