End of the Year: Taking Inventory

December 31st, 2010

End of the Year: Taking Inventory

For many businesses each year goes by and a “list” remains of the issues and goals they’d like to have addressed. For many though, the items stay on the list and just get moved from one year to another in the hopes that time will free up in order to address them.

So, well in advance of the time to make a new year’s resolution, we offer some tips to ensure that you know what you need to do and are able to so clearly identify your goals, that you can then create a workable implementation plan and get things done in 2010!

Start by doing this 4-step assessment:

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Doing More With Less

February 22nd, 2010

Doing More With Less
(or Managing Time When There Isn’t Enough of It)

The chronic condition we observe in corporate America today is the “overload” factor experienced by all levels and all types of people. It seems that the work keeps coming, the staff keeps downsizing and the management still expects the same turnaround and quality as always. People feel frustrated, demoralized, depressed and angry that they leave each day feeling more behind in the work then when they walked in that same morning.

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Everyone Can Benefit From a “Coach”

February 22nd, 2010

Everyone Can Benefit From a “Coach”

Today the average manager doesn’t have enough time to work as directly with their employees as they should, or they’d like to. There simply aren’t enough hours in the day for meetings, decision-making, budget work and hands-on management of staff.

But… everyone needs a coach, or a strong focused manager, to help the person improve and become better at what they do. The wave in coaching shows how pervasive this need really is in business today. People thrive when they know how they’re doing and they are given chances to improve.

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