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Amy Linley Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/31116/1/5-Ways-to-Streamline-Your-Business Your ideas and goals for your small business strive to be anything but small.  If your business is in danger of collapsing under its own weight, you know there is only one solution.  It's time to streamline! Amy Linley Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/30151/1/Help-Your-Employees-%26quot%3BMake%26quot%3B-Time Employers should be concerned about overworked employees. A less stressed worker is a better worker. Help employees leverage their time in the office to be more efficient, effective and less-stressed. Karla Brandau Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29873/1/6-Tips-to-Beat-Communication-Barriers-in-Organizations Communication barriers in organizations cost millions of dollars each year - it doesn't need to be this way Shelley Holmes Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29451/1/Six-Quick-Tips-to-Build-Charisma Charisma is the intangible that makes people want to follow you, be around you, to be influenced by you….Here's how to be charismatic, Try it. Karla Brandau Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/29450/1/Retention-Leadership%3A-Three-Key-Drivers-for-Retaining-the-%26quot%3BBest-of-the-Best%26quot%3B-in-Your-Organization Retention Leadership is reemerging in the executive arsenal with powerful implications for driving business success. Here are three critical leadership drivers that bring high retention results. Karla Brandau Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28480/1/MKS-Integrity-2007-Leads-ALM-2.0-Revolution Bold Advancements in Requirements Management, Packaged Application Change Management and Test Management Ivana Bozinovska Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28174/1/3-Guidlines-for-Getting-Better-Results-from-Your-Strategic-Plan There are three important constructs that dramatically improve the ability of our Strategic Plan to deliver business results, taking it from being a plan, to something yo can put into place and execute all year long. Rodney Brim Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28106/1/Two-Questions...-Two-Keys-to-Success-in-Deploying-Performance-Management-Software There are two questions and two keys to scess in deploying performance management software. Rodney Brim Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27987/1/Workplace-Ladder-Fuel Maybe you received the email offering cash in exchange for testing the Microsoft/AOL email tracking system. Or you heard that theaters were using subliminal advertising to increase sales of popcorn and soft drinks. Nan Russell Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27703/1/Exit-Interviews---It%26%2339%3Bs-Not-You%2C-It%26%2339%3Bs-Me Many organizations mistakenly rely on exit interviews for information to improve their employee retention programs.  This is often a dangerous approach; thankfully there is a better way to design an effective employee retention program. Chris Young Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27678/1/Resolve-the-Hidden-Cause-of-Problems Resolving the hidden cause of painful problems at work is an emerging task in the organizations. 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John Arul Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/26832/1/Workplace-Predators Polar bears are known for fierceness and lack of natural predators, although wolves and walruses can kill them. Feeding primarily on seals, the hungry bear featured in a recent episode of Planet Earth, happened on larger prey. Nan Russell Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/25790/1/Employee-Retention-Strategies-Help-to-Turn-Around-Sears In the 1990s Sears was facing serious trouble.  It was losing billions of dollars annually and employee satisfaction was falling fast.  However thanks to a focus on improving employee satisfaction Sears was able to make a healthy recover. Chris Young Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/25449/1/The-%26quot%3BNo-Problem%26quot%3B-Problem I've lost track of the times I've been told in someone's positive or naïve thinking mode, "No problem," only to have the no problem become one. At the time they said it, there might not have been a problem, but they didn't factor in workplace potholes, speed bumps, detours or traffic stops. Nan Russell Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/25444/1/Google%26%2339%3Bs-Approach-to-Employee-Selection   Chris Young Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/25375/1/Managing-Your-Meeting-Monsters%3A-Identifying-the-Cast-of-Culprits-That-Threaten-Productive-Meetings In today's meetings you may have no idea the constellation of characters that you're meeting with. Use this article as your guide to the crazy cast of characters you're likely to encounter in your meetings. Craig Harrison Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/24687/1/Outsourcing-SEO-is-there-to-help-you-on-a-large-extent Search engine optimization outsourcing Allies Harbor Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/24589/1/Teaming-With-Success We're surrounded by examples of great, & not-so-great, teamwork. True teamwork takes time & a willingness to contribute to greater good of the team. You too are a part of a variety of teams. How well you work together tells how successful you are. Are you teaming with success? Craig Harrison Sun, 14 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/24483/1/Software-outsourcing-India-is-a-boon-for-companies Software outsourcing India Allies Harbor Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/24253/1/Business-Process-Outsourcing-is-becoming-a-part-of-every-business Business process outsourcing is all about hiring the other businesses Allies Harbor Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/24166/1/Accounting-outsourcing-is-here-to-save-you-from-tax-related-problems Tax session is the ultimate time that everyone gets tensed. Allies Harbor Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23961/1/How-to-Host-an-Office-Paper-Shredding-Day The end of the year is a great time to clean out your office and shred all those old records.  Host an office shredding day to make it easy for everyone to shred the extra paper that has been building up. Melinda Powleson Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23879/1/Where-has-the-Human-in-HR-Gone%3F Human Resource Management as a profession is in danger of becoming not just an irrelevance to day-to-day line managers but a break on the productivity and profitability of organisations. Kevin Dwyer Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23863/1/Asset-Management-Software---What-You-Should-Think-About-Before-Yu-Coose For years, asset management has been done manually, with a number of registers and files to keep records. This was not the most time efficient and easy way to track assets. Hugh Thorpe Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23788/1/Success-Strategies%3A--Time%2C-the-Only-Un-renewable-Resource%21 Let's find out how much your time is worth. Craig Higdon Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23459/1/Business-Language-in-a-Cultural-Context Language shapes your business by bridging the differences between cultures. Understanding other languages and their differences is thus key to effective communication. Cathy Wellings Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23151/1/Dealing-with-interruptions-and-time-wasters Advice for people how how to deal with interuptions and time wasters. gary hadler Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23128/1/The-Road-to-Six-Sigma%3A-Cause-Effect-and-Scatter-Diagrams One of the most useful tools inprobem solving is the Cause-Effect Diagram. Chris Anderson Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23044/1/Ready-for-Agile%3A-An-Introduction-to-Agile-Development Agile software development is driven and measured by its ability to deliver results to the vision and value. 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Bob Selden Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22496/1/The-Do%26%2339%3Bs-and-Don%26%2339%3Bts-of-Starting-a-Business This important article about How to Start a Business highlights the top ten do's and don'ts of starting any kind of business.  Bill Albright Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/22428/1/Customer-Service-Training-Tips%3A-5-Simple-Steps-to-a-MAGIC-Facilitation Apply these five simple steps to make your customer service training program MAGIC. Jeremiah Walsh Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/21288/1/CRM Customized CRM Solutions and Applications to manage business-customer realtionships. Rama Krishna Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20619/1/eEnterprise-Delivers-Web-Based-Business-Management-Software-For-Real-Time-Data With the global economy pressuring the market to build virtual and instant locations, executives need accurate, real-time, standardized information that is accessible to all levels of management and key employees. eEnterprise integrates NetSuite business management software for businesses of all sizes, particularly multi-location, global and/or franchise organizations. Kris Nickerson Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20613/1/How-to-Optimize-your-Online-Business-Collaborations As a manufacturer, importer or distributor, you are facing today's difficult business challenge in how to compete and succeed in the Internet economy. Abe Cherian Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20572/1/Companies-Command-360-Degree-View-with-NetSuite-Business-Management-Software With the global economy pressuring the market to build virtual and instant locations, executives need accurate, real-time, standardized information that is accessible to all levels of management and key employees. eEnterprise integrates NetSuite business management software for businesses of all sizes, particularly multi-location, global and/or franchise organizations. Kris Nickerson Thu, 06 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20555/1/Is-Being-Attractive-a-Career-Asset-or-Liability%3F Is Being Attractive a Career Asset or Liability? Glenn Shepard Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20501/1/Transform-Your-Organization-With-Facilitative-Leadership Effective leadership is a critical factor in the success of every organization.  Learn the skills necessary for facilitative leadership to transform your organization and the bottom line. Glenn Brome Sun, 02 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20478/1/Leadership-Lessons-from-Pope-John-Paul-II How did such an unlikely candidate for the head of the Roman Catholic Church rise so quickly to such prominence? What leadership lessons can we learn from this global spiritual leader who so moved the world? Here is a brief timeline snap-shot of Karol Josef Wojtyla's exemplary leadership: Sharif Khan Fri, 30 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20429/1/Equity-Theory-And-Employee-Motivation Is there a relationship between how hard an employee works and how fairly they have been treated? 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Florielyn Masarate Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20147/1/Thank-You-for-Calling-%96-Now-Go-Away Top Ten Reasons Why Your Inquiry Calls are Not Converting to Clients Barbara Mascio Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20124/1/Survey-Results-%96-Seniors-and-Families-of-Elderly-Parents-Are-Heard The health and elder care industry must respond to what the consumer is demanding. Barbara Mascio Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20099/1/Don%92t-Let-Others-Pull-You-Down-When-You%92re-Trying-to-Pull-Yourself-Up There will always be negative people who will try to hold you back, but you don't have to let them. Glenn Shepard Fri, 09 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20057/1/Listening-Skills-Imperative-to-the-Health-and-Elder-Care-Industry Those in the health and elder care industry committed to quality service are in tune to these challenges. Barbara Mascio Wed, 07 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20003/1/It%92s-Better-to-Make-Mistakes-Than-To-Be-a-Perfectionist Setting high standards for yourself Glenn Shepard Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19935/1/Communicating-CEOs CEOs may do more than communicate, but almost everything they do will be driven or influenced by communication processes inside and outside the organization.   Robert Abbott Wed, 31 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19917/1/Why-Communicate-When-Nothing-Happens%3F If the issue is important, communicate frequently, even if nothing has happened. Something is nothing when others wait impatiently for news.    Robert Abbott Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19901/1/Really-Good-Info%3A-The-Free-Newsletter-Consumers-Can%26%2339%3Bt-Live-Without Free Consumer E-Newsletter Kris Nickerson Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19887/1/Branding-and-Employee-Communication The ideas behind branding, which allow companies to build trust and good will in their products or services, can also be used to enhance employee communication.    Robert Abbott Mon, 29 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19808/1/Recruiting-a-Diverse-Workforce%3A-Don%92t-Making-Two-Common-Mistakes To be a successful business in today's culture you need to create an environment of inclusion where people feel valued and integrated into a company's mission, vision and business strategy at all levels. Simma Lieberman Sun, 28 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19864/1/Why-Bosses-Don%26%2339%3Bt-Get-All-the-News If you want to understand why your boss doesn't know what's going on, don't blame the managers between you and the boss, instead look at what happens to information as it flows upward in an organization.   Robert Abbott Sat, 27 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19553/1/Does-Your-Dress-Code-Address-Flip-Flops%3F Are your employees wearing flip flops or low rise jeans to work? Maybe it's time for you to define a dress code. Glenn Shepard Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19594/1/How-to-Create-a-Newsletter-Name Create a strong newsletter name by basing it on the objectives that will drive your newsletter or ezine.   Robert Abbott Thu, 11 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19381/1/Information-Security-and-IT-Standards Computers and IT have become important parts of business operations, storing and circulating critical information between numerous business processes. Chris Anderson Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19380/1/Organizational-Design-for-Process-Improvement Organizational design is about corporate culture, organizational structure, and leadership behavior. This week we will discuss corporate culture. Chris Anderson Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19378/1/Organizational-Structure-for-Process-Improvement Have you ever wondered if your Organizational Structure is hurting your process improvement efforts? Well, chances are your org chart is having a dramatic affect. Chris Anderson Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19376/1/Accelerating-Returns-and-Paradigm-Shifts In our last article, we discussed Business Process Management. This week we will cover the concept of Accelerating Returns, more recently referred to as " Moore's Law," and the implications of technology on the future of business processes. Chris Anderson Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19375/1/Business-Process-Management Our topic of discussion in the previous article was Information Deployment. This week we will discuss Business Process Management. Chris Anderson Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19293/1/Is-your-small-business-failing%3F If you own a small business, then you need to be aware of its chances of success, or failure. What are the potential warning signs that could indicate your small business, and you, could be heading for trouble? debt blogger Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19085/1/IRS-Attacks-401k-Part-time-Employee-Exclusions-and-Your-Determination-Letter-is-useless%85. Implement the one technique to avoid 401k Plan Disqualification Lawrence Groves Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18997/1/The-era-of-%26%2339%3Bfinger-in-the-air%26%2339%3B-publication-strategies-is-almost-over Introducing a new way to create business publications that reduces the cost and the risk. Iain Plunkett Mon, 10 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18554/1/Book-Review%3A-Now%2C-Discover-Your-Strengths Is your current job less than fulfilling? If so, you are by no means alone. It turns out, about 80% of us are mismatched or underutilized to the jobs that we undertake everyday. The book Now, Discover Your Strengths, by Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton provide an inspiring ticket to escape the world of the mundane. John Woolf Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18477/1/Office-Politics%3A-Survival-of-the-Savvy Tales of political sabotage, power plays and turf wars are part of any organization's history. Nonetheless, political competence is the one skill everyone wishes to have more of-but no one admits to it.... Patsi Krakoff Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18453/1/Investment-Recovery-and-Surplus-Asset-Sales%2C-the-Overlooked-Opportunity Investment Recovery, or managing surplus and idle assets, is a function that many corporations overlook and as a result substantial value is lost. Effective management of the redeployment, or sale of used assets, complete plants or overstock inventory can make a substantial difference to the bottom line. Michael Lawrence Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18326/1/Expect-Success-in-Your-Home-Based-Business If it is your desire to start and run a successful home-based business, it's imperative to approach the objective with only positive expectations. Diana Ennen Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18198/1/Opt-in-e-mail-marketing---seven-ways-get-started-today. Opt-in e-mail marketing really can work for absolutely any business model. Even if you have no desire to create  and manage a web site , e-mail marketing can still help you generate a substantial income. Eugenijus Sakalauskas Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17941/1/Company-Politics-and-Six-Sigma-by-Peter-Peterka Managing deployment of Six Sigma in your organization will unavoidably run into some personal issues and conflict.But, with deft handling of the personal and political issues that come up, along with patience and perseverance, your Six Sigma deployment will not get derailed. Peter Peterka Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17920/1/Communication-in-Six-Sigma-by-Peter-Peterka Deploying Six Sigma means entering a period of significant change in your organization.Communication throughout a Six Sigma project is very important because the power and scope of Six Sigma demands a significant commitment from everyone in the organization.An effective communication either verbal, written, or through e-mail is extremely significant while six sigma is deployed. Peter Peterka Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17904/1/Dominate-Your-Industry-or-Niche-with-Systematic-Automation The simple truth is, you can't move your business forward when you spend hours a day reading email, responding to customer enquiries, fielding phone calls, taking orders, or participating in any of the other straightforward but time-consuming activities that seem to fill every hour of the day for so many of us. Michael Valiant Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17896/1/Design-for-Six-Sigma-by-Peter-Peterka Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) - Its the application of Six Sigma principles to the design of products and their manufacturing and support processes. Six Sigma by focuses on the production phase of a product,But DFSS focuses on research, design, and development phases. Peter Peterka Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17856/1/The-makings-of-a-marketing-plan Fact is, just the thought of a "marketing plan" overwhelms many. Scott White Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17807/1/Defining-Corporate-Identity%2C-Brand-Identity-%26-Brand-Image Corporate identity is a company's visual presence, which involves the corporate logo and design strategy for corporate marketing collateral. Scott White Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17806/1/Six-Sigma-solves-problems-with-an-unknown-solution-by-Peter-Peterka Six Sigma helps your organization to identify, reduce, and eliminate defects from any product, process, or transaction. More than a "quality" program, Six Sigma is a flexible and dynamic continuous improvement strategy and process initiative that helps your organization uncover solutions. Peter Peterka Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17782/1/Six-Sigma-and-Online-Training-by-Peter-Peterka Online training has shown to be useful for many learning applications and Six Sigma is one of those. An online training course combines the advantages of uniformity in training and self-paced training.A human instructor is only available a limited time, online training materials don't "go home" and trainees can review the subject matter as needed or desired. Peter Peterka Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17781/1/Branding%2C-Positioning-and-Differentiation Different products need to be different brands with different names. However, the only thing common about this sense is that it's all too commonly ignored in the hopes of cheating risk and the possibility of failure. Scott White Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17753/1/A-Marketing-Plan Your strategic marketing plan gives the company, and everyone in it, a benchmark to measure all marketing activities against. Scott White Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17690/1/Google-Takes-Manhattan Google and SEO. Scott White Sat, 04 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/16780/1/Time-Management-Working-to-Succeed A vital key to success is time management.  A good time management program will also reduce stress in your job and increase productivity. David Chandler Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/16729/1/The-Importance-of-Effective-Communication Effective communication is a skill that requires practice. These two rules will help you become a better communicator. Barb Stennes Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/16698/1/The-Six-Rules-of-Effective-Communication This article examines effective communication skills. Most workplace communication problems result from a failure to follow these six rules. Barb Stennes Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6558/1/Motivatiing-Your-Workforce In business, the inner need to act or accomplish tasks known as motivation occurs more when "greed" is present. If I do this, perhaps I will get a raise or a bonus. I'll admit this thought has crossed my mind. If I don't accomplish this, I may lose my job. Some of the biggest motivators in our lives are the need to have enough money, and to live comfortably Super Admin Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6545/1/Key-Employees-can-and-will-leave-your-Business%2C-are-you-prepared%3F Very few businesses can claim to be prepared for the loss of key employees. Quite often it is an unexpected and unplanned for event that causes quite a bit of disruption to 'business as usual'. What can you do to prepare yourself? Justin Woolich Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6228/1/Protecting-Your-Assets Most people think about protecting their assets from unforeseen circumstances, but that is as far as they go.  Here is some useful information about how you can protect your assets from unforeseen circumstances.  David Chandler Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6186/1/The-Secret-to-Success Columnist Nan Russell shares career insights learned over 20 years in the corporate world, including as a Vice President at QVC Nan Russell Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6185/1/Impressions Columnist Nan Russell shares career insights learned over 20 years in the corporate world, including as a Vice President at QVC Nan Russell Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6177/1/Broken-Teams-Damage-Your-Business A profitable business bottom line depends on effective teaming as much today as it ever did; yet, "effective teaming" may be destined to be no more than another irrelevant buzz phrase, because by and large teams are still dysfunctional and broken. Barbara Giamanco Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6168/1/Introduction-to-Kaizen Kaizen is a system that will improve your profits, quality, safety and productivity, when properly implemented and supported by management. Steve Hudgik Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1556/1/Collective-of-Concepts-to-Better-Understand-your-Project-Management-%5B1011%5D Publishing Guidelines: You may publish my article in your newsletter, on your website or in your print publication provided you include the resource box at the end. Notification would be appreciated but is not required. S. Maurer Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1403/1/Your-Life%92s-Work Everyone has their own unique work to do.  When you do it, it is easy and flows.  For some it is difficult to discover what their purpose is.  Dorene Lehavi Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1402/1/The-%93Seven-Cs%94%3A--Partnership-Danger-Signs An ongoing series of articles exploring the seven critical areas that can indicate a partnership is in trouble. Dorene Lehavi Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1401/1/Retain-Your-Best-People The single most common reason people stay or leave an organization is based on the relationship they have with their direct supervisor.  Dorene Lehavi Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1400/1/Rate-Your-Self-Esteem Negative self talk is the best way to keep your self esteem on the low end of whatever scale you use. Dorene Lehavi Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1399/1/Motivational-Tips-and-Questions one of the big challenges in the process is to stay motivated, and the secret to staying motivated is to continually check in with yourself and clarify where you are. Dorene Lehavi Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1398/1/Is-Your-To-Do-List-Too-Long%3F Are you one of those people who is overwhelmed by the number of items on your to-do list?  Unwieldy to-do lists often have a mix of daily tasks, projects and long-term goals, and can sometimes look so overwhelming, we procrastinate even the simplest of tasks.  Dorene Lehavi Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1396/1/Deadlines Plan better.  Think ahead about the deadlines you have and those you set for others.  Is there a way you can soften them?  Break them into smaller steps and write them in your calendar. Dorene Lehavi Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1366/1/Is-It-Worth-Becoming-a-Partner%3F Big Four Partnerships seem to dry and die. How's the Big4 mindset evolving on Big Four partnerships? Thomas Johansmeyer Thu, 06 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1268/1/Someone-Else Columnist Nan Russell shares career insights learned over 20 years in the corporate world, including as a Vice President at QVC Nan Russell Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/906/1/What-Did-You-Say%3F Columnist Nan Russell shares career insights learned over 20 years in the corporate world, including as a Vice President at QVC Nan Russell Wed, 07 Sep 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/720/1/Which-Half-Are-You%3F Columnist Nan Russell shares career insights learned over 20 years in the corporate world, including as a Vice President at QVC Nan Russell Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/716/1/Kill-the-Hype Columnist Nan Russell shares career insights learned over 20 years in the corporate world, including as a Vice President at QVC. Nan Russell Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/572/1/Balance-Your-Managerial-Life We have only one life, but we live in three overlapping worlds-our business world, our family world, and our other social world. Imagine bringing your spouse and kids to a meeting with seven of your salespersonnel. Matthew Rekers Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/563/1/How-You-Can-Learn-to-be-a-Better-Manager When you first take over a department, expectations are usually high but operations are sometimes in disarray. The staff is disorganized, goals aren't being met, and hours are spent on unproductive tasks. Just when you think the company would never get on track, the CFO recommends that you learn more about something called operations assessment. Sean Battles Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/561/1/Policies-and-Procedures-Used-as-Management-Key Managers know the difficulty of getting people to do the right things the right way. And employees need their expertise and understanding of the way things should be done. But how do you get it across so it actually sticks? The answer is well-defined policies and procedures. Sean Battles Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/544/1/Discovery-Procedures-for-Building-Effective-Management-Systems It is my experience that when a company attempts to establish its management systems for the first time, it takes longer than expected, involves more people than planned, and grows in complexity. Sean Battles Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/526/1/Top-7-Methods-to-Empower-Employees If you find yourself having back and forth misunderstandings with your employees, then you might have a communication problem. Sean Battles Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/443/1/When-Is-Time-Management-Not-Enough%3F Time management is about achieving results efficiently, however tracking the time expended on activities is not always sufficient. Gerry McRae Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/427/1/Managing-Dickheads Super performers are rare entity who produces results. But along with them they bring their ego, self- centered view of everything, fanatical about excellence. That's make them a big challenge to manage. Writer indicates some made into managing these dickheads. Arvind Kumar Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/421/1/The-%93better-people%94-fallacy Marketing and management think that better people on their side than on the competitor side is their biggest weapon. But Al Ries emphasis on the point of superiority of number in any battle of war or marketing Author is agree with Al Ries and describe how. Arvind Kumar Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/415/1/The-Ideal-Length-of-Your-Business-Plan How long should a business plan be? A business plan needs to be whatever length is required to excite the investor, prove that management truly understands the market, and detail the execution strategy. Dave Lavinsky Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/414/1/Have-you-fixed-the-broken-window%3F Addressing employees concerns sooner heads off bigger problems later. Knowing what your employees are thinking has always been the hard part, but it just got easier with the use of some of the cheap new online tools that are available. Martin Day Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/405/1/Think-the-unthinkable Companies think if they got to now about their customer once, they do not have followed on them in future to get more selling and leadership. They become complacent. Read how these factors affect the bottom line of these businesses. Arvind Kumar Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/210/1/Rapid-Culture-Change-is-Possible Adults learn through experience. We learn behaviors through experience. This is the flagpole fact of the educational world. This flag is visible for everyone to see, and it's where educators know they need to be whether they are training hard or soft skills. Deborah Solomon Reid of Tuck School of Business strikes a bell to be heard by anyone considering this most fundamental element of adult learning. "While conceptual learning is important, the major leaps forward-these so-called 'aha!' moments when mental maps are rearranged-are most likely to happen when students encounter these theories experientially." The widespread use of experiential training in the development of the soft skills of leadership and teamwork can transform individuals and your organization. Brace Barber Thu, 11 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/32619/1/Writing-A-Business-Plan-What-Makes-A-Good-One Writing a business plan can be a lot of hard work or it can be great fun. An effective plan can help your company to greatness. A poor one can lead you out of business. No plan is like asking to fail before you even start. Honit Piplani Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/28986/1/The-Mathematics-of-Persuasive-Communication This article defines the fundamental but frequently neglected principles of persuasive communication. These principles are easily applicable to virtually all kinds of writing and speaking. Philip Yaffe Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23138/1/How-to-Implement-Lean-Thinking Interest in Lead Thinking continues to grow. Many people have attended Lean training to learn the tools used to implement lean. But one question remains for many - how or where do you start to "lean out" your organization? Chris Anderson Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23137/1/Value-Stream-Mapping Last time we discussed how to get started implementing lead  thinking. It all started with a first pass assessment to begin to understand your metrics, flows, and constraints to flow. The critical document to the first pass assessment was producing a rough Value Stream Map to document Chris Anderson Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23136/1/Value-Stream-Mapping%3A-Proposing-New-Solutions Last time we discussed how to start a second pass assessment where we capture a more detailed analysis of the metrics, flows, and constraints and document them in a Value Stream Map. This week we will look at how to finish the analysis so we can propose possible solutions. First, let's look at the value stream map we created. Chris Anderson Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23132/1/Workplace-Training-Programs The arguments against training, often, is that they cannot afford to have direct labor employees taken away from their normal work and put into training sessions. Chris Anderson Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23131/1/Workplace-Training-Programs%3A-Results-of-Good-Training We've also established that the purpose of training is to change behavior, regardless of the level of training. Chris Anderson Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23130/1/Workplace-Training-Programs%3A-How-to-Provide-Good-Training Training activities, whether classroom or on-the-job must have willing participants and enthusiastic instructors. Chris Anderson Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST