Category: Management

Dec 05 2006

Cash Flow is Critical

I was at a small business trade show recently interviewing for some podcasts focused on highlighting small businesses and one of the people I interviewed was an artist trying to be in business for her…

Nov 20 2006

CEO Diseases and How to Cure Them

Tip of the hat to Chief Executive Magazine

This is a great diagnosis and prescription article about 12 diseases that CEO's can catch. I think a big one was missed, I call it 'This is Good Eno…

Nov 13 2006

Bank Merger Spawns Rock Hit

MBNA and Band of America have come together to create a new rock album.

Tip of the hat to ValleyWag

Seriously, does your business have a theme song, or a company song, maybe this will be the new t…

Oct 29 2006

Project Management Improvement

Some say that business is just one long series of projects to be managed effectively.

If that is the case then it would make sense to learn how to manage projects effectively, even for small business…

Oct 28 2006

Skipping work without good reason? You have lots of company.

Absenteeism rising!

Unscheduled absenteeism at U.S. companies and organizations has climbed to its highest level since 1999, according to results of an annual nationwide survey of Human resource exec…

Oct 24 2006

Companies run by women focus on long-term growth

They aim to achieve this growth through new markets, innovative products/services, and strategic alliances-and shun short-term gains, cost-cutting measures, and the quick exit strategies of some busin…

Oct 16 2006

WalMart Can Cooperate

All is not acrimony between WalMart and every town and city across our land.

Does this signify a change in WalMart's strategy, does their need to broaden their market appeal change their retaili…

Oct 10 2006

Work Less and Make More

The below will sound a little bit hokey and a little too internet marketingish but they sent me the actual report and it has some pretty good information in it.

You might want to get The Business Own…

Sep 28 2006

FORTUNE SMALL BUSINESS FEATURES BEST BOSSES FROM WINNING WORKPLACES 2006 LIST

FORTUNE Small Business' October issue highlights five leaders from Winning Workplaces 2006 list of Best Bosses, it was announced today.

The fourth annual list from Winning Workplaces includes 18…

Sep 24 2006

Giving Performance Feedback

I like to believe I am good at providing performance feedback but I didn't learn it from my past managers, I rarely if ever got an honest to goodness sitdown discussion.

In fact during one 5 yea…