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Management Aircraft Washing Business
If you are setting up an aircraft washing business you need to be concerned with your management skills and the need to start by writing a business plan. I started my first aircraft washing service when I was 12 years old at a small airport in California. By my 16th birthday I had about 200 regular customers, which I watched on a weekly or biweekly basis.Read more…Risk Management
Every business carries an element of risk. Therefore, managing risks is crucial process in many organizations. Depending on the business, steps can be taken to reduce the frequency and intensity of risk.Read more…How To Conduct A Successful Performance Appraisal
Most organisations review the performance of their employees on a regular basis, usually annually. The term appraisal however, is disliked by many, conjuring up images of a superior passing judgement in a god like fashion. The answer must be to establish good relationships between both.Read more…The Additional Task of an Internal Advisor
The internal advisor can be a specialist of any field in (the) organization. The accountant is one of the most common examples we all know. The accountant prepares the financial figures and is more than anyone else up to day with the roundabouts of the organization.Read more…One of the Productivity Roles of an Advisor
The advisor is productive in a variety of ways. Different advisors -- either internal or external ones -- will dedicate their time according to a certain preference. Communication is said to be one of the most important skill of the advisor.Read more…Increasing Human Productivity: Trust the "Squidgy" Factor
Once when I was working for Corporate America, my supervisor happened to catch me playing solitaire on my computer. I froze mid-mouse-click, a deer in the proverbial headlights.After staring at me coldly for several agonizing seconds as my heart sank through the floor, he melted into playful laughter.Read more…Wise Business Management Consultants Write Children's Books
Business Management consultants should learn how to write children's books because so often in business when we are trying to mentor other business leaders, MBA students or small-business owners we find that they do not nearly have the mental faculties to handle the business world.A business management consultant who writes children's books will learn how to explain things in a very simple way with simple stories that anyone can understand. It is not that I am cynical of the up-and-coming business professionals entering industry, but rather I have observed a lack of abilities and mental capacity to handle the challenges of a fast paced new world in business.Read more…Hypnotherapy for Business Development – Leading by Example
So you thought hypnotherapy and business development make a rather odd couple, right? One is all about strange utterings and exaggerated facial expressions, while the other is about being cool, calculated and professional. How odd that they could even be considered compatible.Read more…Time Registration - More Than Just Overhead
One of the many differences between project management and operational management involves the use of time registration. Time registration is the basis for project management to function properly, whereas for operational management time registration is not often used.Time registration is a very simple mechanism where a individual member registers the time spend on a certain activity.Read more…Management Advice From Leaders Of Canada's Fastest Growing Companies
Profit magazine ran an article that compiled management advice quotes from leaders of Canada's fastest growing companies. The quotes were just randomly posted on the pages without stating the name of the person that said the quote. This is fitting because these were great quotes, motivational, without regard as to who said it; they are spoken by Canadian business leaders and managers but they are universal and apply to business throughout the world, including The U.Read more…Your "Hello Tunes" and Your "Interview Calls"
I hope that people on other side will not take this write-up as an intrusion into their private life. We all have write to select the things that we like and want to live with that includes the type of music that we like; songs that we sing; locations that we like to travel to; people we like to meet; cities, we like to go to; cloths that we like to wear etc etc etc and such things forms the part of our private life. Anybody interfering in that is called as “Private Intrusion”.Read more…What is Professionalism? Are You a Professional?
Let me start this write-up with a question, what is Professionalism? Are you a Professional? Different people must be having different views on this subject and the chances are that all of them are logically correct.Read more…Commercial Office Space - Don't Waste Your Money
Commercial office space is unnecessary when you first start out in computer consulting. Unless you have a very compelling reason for renting commercial office space, save your money. You're much better plowing that money back into marketing and promotional expenses.Read more…One No-Cost Step to Employee Motivation
If you are like most people, you immediately start spouting off ideas about incentive programs, raises in compensation, or other actions that YOU intend to take. Unfortunately, that approach is ALL WRONG!Webster defines motivation as a "condition of being motivated by a motivating force" which is further defined as a "stimulus, influence, incentive or drive.Read more…You Are The Boss
If you are the owner of the company, or head of a department, if you have employees that fall under your direction, than you are the boss. And bosses are not just one of the gang. It is important for you, the company and your employees to have a clear demarcation between you and them.Read more…Three Ways to Improve the Way You Talk to People Who Work for You about their Performance
Talking to people who work for you about their performance is one of the most difficult tasks in the workplace. But, there are three quick changes to the way they talk about other people's behavior/performance that will dramatically improve the odds of a successful outcome.First, put the description of behavior you're talking about ahead of the reason why you're having the conversation.Read more…Inventory Costing
There are several ways to determine the value of your inventory and each type of valuation has benefits. The most common type used by small businesses is average cost or weighted average costing. This is based on the average cost of identical units.Read more…Managers Must Attack the Process, Not Just the Problem
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to accompany a manager on a tour of his physical facilities. As we walked around the yard and through the warehouses, the manager spotted several housekeeping issues that disturbed him. Each time this happened, he would seek out an employee, angrily point out the problem and tell him to take care of it.Read more…Title Proliferation
I have recently been doing quite a bit of work in the European Community and more particularly in the UK. One of the things that I've found interesting is that many of our European brethren are not familiar with the term "C-suite executive". As the yank from the colonies I've found myself attempting to rationally explain the phenomenon of “Title Proliferation” (which is comprised of "Title Escalation" and "Title Inflation") that we've experienced in the US over the last several years.Read more…Make Your Protege an Organizational Disciple
Each year organizations around the world spend billions of Dollars, Euros, and Yen, to train new employees. Unfortunately, organizations lose billions when they lose those people on whom they spent all that training time and money. There are well-documented reasons for this phenomenon and chief among them is lack of loyalty – organization to employee and employee to organization.Read more…
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After hearing about more and more promises of 44K stimulus monies, I decided it was time to share my understanding of the stimulus package and how it applies to chiropractic at present. My intent is to help educate you on how it may (or may not) affect you as a chiropractor. After many conversations, I feel that a lot of you are being misled with sales spins and am disappointed with fellow vendors for their use of this kind of tactic. - The "Karmically Correct" Way to Lay Off an Employee - By: Stephanie Florman
One challenge that is often brought to session is that of firing an employee. Because many businesses are letting people go now, I wanted to offer anyone in the unlucky position of having to fire an employee the "karmically correct" way to lay off an employee. - Business Document Shredding - 6 Reasons For On Site Document Destruction Services - By: Lindsay Francke
Secure document destruction that protects your business is a safe and secure method of managing confidential, sensitive material. An on site document destruction service using a mobile shredding truck gives you the confidence that you have achieved secure document destruction. - Graffiti Prevention - Practical Tips and Ideas - By: Samantha James
Graffiti is the illegal spraying of paint, dye, permanent inks or other substances to mark buildings, fences and surfaces open to the public. It is a community problem that drives down business revenue, lowers property values and promotes a view that it is an unsafe community. - Graffiti Removal - 3 Tips For Success - By: Samantha James
Graffiti removal methods will vary depending on the surface being cleaned. The sooner the graffiti is removed, the less chance that other graffiti artists will leave their "tag" on your wall.Use non-toxic chemicals where possible and use the gentlest method of removal so that your surface is not damaged. Always test a small area not easily seen before trying to remove graffiti. - How Microsoft Outlook Can Ruin Your Practice - By: Judd Kessler
Do you have a law practice? Are you using Microsoft Outlook to manage more than your email? Find out the deficiencies of Outlook here and why you should invest in practice management software. - Admittedly, my Head Was in the Sand - By: Michael Millette
About 10 years ago, my boss (the CEO) asked me if we should consider outsourcing some of our training function. - Determining Energy Savings Using Utility Bills: A Winning Method for ESCOS - By: John Avina
After installing energy conservation measures (ECMs), Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) often determine the energy savings resulting from the project and present the savings results to their customers...