By admin on September 9, 2010
The beginning of a year is the time when a lot of us set goals and objectives, determined, once again, to attend to the things that are most important to us. We hope that this time, we will stick to our plans.
Mostly we do not! We allow ourselves to be distracted, we lose focus, other [...]
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By admin on September 9, 2010
The beginning of a year is the time when a lot of us set goals and objectives, determined, once again, to attend to the things that are most important to us. We hope that this time, we will stick to our plans.
Mostly we do not! We allow ourselves to be distracted, we lose focus, other [...]
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By admin on September 8, 2010
Wanting to knock someone’s sock off by learning how to write a report?
During your business life there may be many business reports of various types that will need to compose & write. Many of them will be written before your business is actually operating, so they’ll more than likely be included in your marketing plan.
When [...]
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By admin on September 7, 2010
For most of us, the thought of confrontation sits up there with going to the dentist, making an off-the-cuff speech or being summoned by our bank manager.
What are we scared of? Are we afraid that our emotions will run away with us when we feel strongly about something? Are we scared of exposing ourselves to [...]
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By admin on September 7, 2010
The background to performance review discussions ought to make these conversations run smoothly. The roles of employee and manager are clearly defined; the relationship between them is structured and based on familiar organizational principles; goals, targets, measures and action plans are usually in place.
How then can we explain the conflicts that arise during performance appraisals [...]
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By admin on September 7, 2010
The background to performance review discussions ought to make these conversations run smoothly. The roles of employee and manager are clearly defined; the relationship between them is structured and based on familiar organizational principles; goals, targets, measures and action plans are usually in place.
How then can we explain the conflicts that arise during performance appraisals [...]
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By admin on September 7, 2010
Working with people to improve their performance is one of the most important functions in managing. Yet managers often avoid conversations about poor performance because they can be difficult and confrontational. No-one likes to become involved in heated arguments that may result in accusations and emotional outbursts. We do not want to risk embarrassment, or [...]
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By admin on September 7, 2010
There are millions of websites existing today. All of them are looking for a high ranking place in the World Wide Web. How do these websites become lucrative at present? While a lot did business selling products and services in the past, a lot of profitable websites these days do not sell physical products. Instead, [...]
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By admin on September 6, 2010
How often have you made decisions only to find out that you were missing critical information? Have you ever jumped to the wrong conclusion because you did not have all the facts? How many times have you thought you had commitment to a plan only to be told, much later, that everyone else had reservations?
Poor [...]
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By admin on September 6, 2010
Everybody likes something for nothing, but most business people have become spoiled by attending meetings and conferences on the company’s dime. Well, based on current economic conditions, some of your members’ companies may have precious few dimes to spare for sending their employees to meetings, even though they will be the first to admit the [...]
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By admin on September 6, 2010
Everybody likes something for nothing, but most business people have become spoiled by attending meetings and conferences on the company’s dime. Well, based on current economic conditions, some of your members’ companies may have precious few dimes to spare for sending their employees to meetings, even though they will be the first to admit the [...]
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By admin on September 5, 2010
By its very nature, direct mail promotions are designed to be one-to-one communication vehicles. As marketers, we are all aware of this in the back of our minds, but in practice, sometimes the “direct” portion drops off the map, and we end up producing unplaced promotional brand ads in an envelope. If you want o [...]
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