Management
Rethink Traditional Staffing Strategies
By John Renouf · 13 years ago
Have you ever been in a situation where you said to yourself "I really wish I would have known about this sooner". Well I have, but thankfully I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity ...
Effects-Based Thinking Part III
By James D. Murphy · 13 years ago
In Part I of this series, I introduced the concept that, from the perspective of complexity, everything exists within a system. In Part II, I outlined a three-tiered framework of effects-based thinking (EBT) and planning ...
Effects-Based Thinking: Part II
By James D. Murphy · 13 years ago
In 'Effects-Based Thinking - Part I', the definition of effects-based thinking, or EBT, was established as an approach to strategic planning which contributes to long-lasting organizational impacts. Expanding on this concept, let's look at what ...
Strategic Planning and Effects-Based Thinking: Part 1
By James D. Murphy · 13 years ago
As the name implies, effects-based thinking (EBT) is an approach to strategic planning and decision making where the effects of specific actions are assessed, not in a narrowly defined and time-limited way, but through a ...
Creating a Culture and Brand That Makes and Actually Keeps Brand Promises
By Tony Kubica · 13 years ago
It's one thing to make a promise. It's quite another to keep it. Yet, businesses make promises every day. Some keep them. Some companies like AT&T, Bank of America and US Airways have good intentions, ...
Important lesson offered by management consulting companies to the customers
By Tawny Corporal · 13 years ago
When management consultants are involved, it is usually because something is going wrong at the company or because there are challenges that are too large for the current leadership to tackle successfully. Nowadays, there is ...
Contractor Management -Managing Mob with Care
By Mark Pakshie · 13 years ago
This system of contractor management put lights on the necessity regarding management of safety along with health of the contractors working at company workplaces. The actual purpose of the process is to ensure a methodical ...
Transitions
By Judith Richardson · 13 years ago
Transitions
Virtually any type of organizational change involves role transitions of some type. In light of role transitions, it is almost natural for employees to resist major changes in the workplace environment. Some contend that ...
The Importance of Citizen Engagement to Governments Today
By Judith Richardson · 13 years ago
The Importance of Citizen Engagement to Governments Today
Although trust in Government in Canada is on the rise (Edelman Trust Barometer 2010) declining trust in government and political process over the past decade, as well ...
PONO Evolutionary Focus Model ©
By Judith Richardson · 13 years ago
PONO Evolutionary Focus Model ©
I believe we are here to evolve and organizations exist to assist in that evolution. Every interaction I have has the potential to assist in my evolution and the evolution ...
Relationship: Expansion from diverse perspectives
By Judith Richardson · 13 years ago
Relationship: Expansion from diverse perspectives
If you have a "rule" or "belief" that people who agree with you and like the same things you do are the only ones to be around – where is ...
Peak Performers INVEST in themselves
By Judith Richardson · 13 years ago
Peak Performers INVEST in themselves
You Invest in the best training – some spend weeks and even years locating the trainer with the expertise and background and motivation style to suit.
Invest in the best ...
Task Management – The missing link
By Neil Miller · 13 years ago
Project schedules provide a framework (WBS) of high level tasks. Progress on these tasks is regularly updated in terms of a percentage complete. Based on the percentage complete of each task, project managers look for ...
Simple Change Management software
By Neil Miller · 13 years ago
Change Management is becoming a growth industry involving many methods, tools and external consultants. Most of these try to facilitate communications that should be a natural part of how people collaborate.
Unfortunately most of these ...
Linking Tasks to To Do’s
By Neil Miller · 13 years ago
Tasks are generally completed by doing actions. A task defines what has to be achieved, and actions define how a task is to be done.
For high productivity, a simple way to consistently link tasks, ...
Health Care, Havoc and Confusion
By Anthony Kelly · 13 years ago
2010 was a tumultuous year from earthquakes and oil spills to a changing political demographic in Washington. 2010 will also be remembered for many as the Year of Obamacare (depending on what side of the ...
What is Workers Compensation Insurance?
By Alicia Gunther · 13 years ago
Many business owners do not know that workers compensation insurance is mandatory for any company with employees that does business in New York. Without any sort of coverage for workman’s compensation, an employee who either ...
Project Management Software Alternative for Microsoft Project
By Lucian Ioan · 13 years ago
One of the most used project planning software of all times is Microsoft Project with millions of users worldwide. The product is used mainly by companies to manage projects in almost any activity area. However ...
Which of These Leadership Attributes Are Right For You?
By Carlo Cartledge · 13 years ago
A true leader adopts diverse leadership attributes; varying in their leadership styles. Many managers allow their personality to influence their leadership style as opposed to their management objectives. Be it a seasoned executive or new ...
Alone, Flooded, and Sinking: The "Teamless" Project
By Robert Steele · 13 years ago
Last week, it was my project, and mine alone, to divert a river that was flooding directly into the space beneath the family cabin. As I worked for one whole day, morning to night, with ...