Archive for the 'Management' Category

In-year filing deadline warning!

by Simon ParsonsDoes your PAYE scheme include 50 or more employees or leavers who you would normally file P14’s for?
Back in October 2007, HMRC wrote to all employers about their legal obligation to electronically file their in-year forms online from 6th April 2009. These include the P45, P46 or PENNOT forms.
According to HMRC […]

Sole Source The Quickest Route to an Outsourcing Deal

by Rachel AndersenThe decision to outsource is often a difficult one, and not one to be taken lightly. But the real work begins once the decision has been taken to transfer services to an external party. Sometimes, the option of ‘sole sourcing’ seems an attractive way to expedite the achievement of the end […]

Manage Your Relationship With Your Peers

by Pat BrillYour employees watch closely how you manage them, your boss and your peers and they will emulate your behavior. How you manage your relationships with other managers will affect the relationship you have with your direct reports. You lead by example!
Becoming a strong manager means you will need to develop […]

Outsourcing the Learning Function

by Matthias KruegeAs companies’ learning functions gain importance and learning management systems (LMS) are implemented and integrated with other HR systems the administrative burden and support effort increases also.
The prospect of huge savings has therefore started to attract companies to outsource the learning function as a whole, or at least parts of it. And […]

Choosing a Hotel Operator - Make the Right Choice

by john mceWhen we humans get married, we go through a lengthy and elaborate courting process with extensive support to the couple given by friends and ‘experts’ before the knot is tied.
Yet many developers and hotel owners have jumped into bed with a hotel operator under the terms of a 20-year or more […]

Difficult Co-Workers can be More Challenging than the Boss

by Christine Casey CooperHal, a gear expert, was hired to bring gear expertise to the engineering department. A requirement to survive crash test on car seats required a demo of pull-out resistance on the motor shaft. Until now, this was a difficult test to pass. Hal saw a solution in the form of added stiffener […]

Strategic Staffing and the Temp Agency

by Amy NuttTemp agencies have become indispensable partners for many companies. No longer are temps (or contingent workers as they are sometimes called) a minor expense; they are a big investment and a critical aspect of keeping jobs filled. But managers ought to understand that good temp agencies do much more than find […]

Are you Worried About Motivating Top Employees During a Down Economy?

by Jennifer Selby LongIf you’re not worried, maybe you should be. In a down economy, the core and bottom performers hunker down, fearful of leaving familiar territory, but your top 20% are still getting calls from recruiters and lucrative offers from competitors or even from other recession-resistant industries trolling for talent.
So what motivates key talent […]

Feng Shui gives businesses a boost in the modern office environment

by Grist ThomasThe modern British office is about as calm as a tent in a thunderstorm. The fast-paced winds of corporate life whip everything into an all-consuming froth of clutter through which we try to conduct our working lives. Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese art of placement, is now being employed to counter the endemic […]

Authentic Leadership

by Ann Golden EgleAre you one of the great leaders? Do you have authenticity in common with other leaders? I think authenticity is crucial to display and this means admitting and accepting all of your components - the good, the bad, and the ugly.
It’s you accepting the ‘you’ that you want to ignore […]

Leadership Lessons from the Kings of Chocolate

by Denise RyanMilton Hershey and Forrest Mars were different types of leaders who both built successful companies. We can learn much from them:
1.) There’s no one way to lead. Milton was a dreamer; he wanted to build a worker’s utopia. His people loved him. He ran his business with his heart. […]

Lead Your Team to Victory: The Do’s and Don’ts of Effective Group Influence

by Alan VengelMuch of our work today depends on our ability to influence groups of people we lead or work with on projects. Groups are made up of many personalities, mindsets, motives, and agendas - some explicit and others hidden - so having a specific strategy for influencing teams can mean the difference between success […]

Emotional Intelligence - The Importance of Self-Leadership

by Byron StockPeter’s Story - After landing a challenging job as a new product manager, Peter was on top of the world. His degree from a top school, hard work and excellent organizational skills all contributed to his success.
Impressed by his accomplishments, Peter’s boss assigned him the responsibility of locking in transactional and subscription […]

8 Crucial Questions To Ask A Graphic Designer Before Hiring Them

by Julie DavidsonIf you own your own business, at some point you will need a graphic designer. Though you may be able to print your own letterhead and business cards, if you want your marketing materials to be professional and memorable, you need a design specialist who is an expert at making fonts, colors and […]

Human Resource Management

by Dr. Shailesh ThakerI cannot say whether things will be better f if we get change, but what I can assure that they must change if they are to get better. A bird view on a global scenario forces you to reshape your skills and knowledge bank. HRD Professional has to change tools of his […]

Hiring Top-Quality Revenue Cycle Staff

by Jim YarsinskyThe role of patient accounting positions within a hospital has been constantly evolving. In the past, patient accounting and business office personnel would simply hire individuals with little to no training to stuff bills in envelopes and sit-back to watch claims be adjudicated and paid within 21 days. Finding individuals to fill these […]

Hr Knowledge Management

by Dr. Shailesh Thaker“The knowledge economic system stands mainly on following foundations.’
A. Knowledge has become what we acquire, sale and perform. It is the most important factor of creation of almost everything.
B. The next foundation is outcome to the earlier Knowledge assets is academic capital. It has become essential to companies […]

Good Business with good Business Plan

by Trisha RichAre you projecting to begin a new business? Or are you conceiving blowing up your current business and compel a bank loan or investment from foreigners?
If you are going to expect for an investment of capital it is quite potential that you will be expected to have a business plan. If you are […]

Project management best practices

by Simon BuehringAs both an active project manager and a project management trainer, people often ask me what are the fundamental aspects to successful project management. Whilst there have been many great books written on the subject, I always summarise what I believe to be the best practices at the heart of good project […]

How to Delegate for Success at Work

by Jim SirbaskuIf there were a single zero-cost initiative, one that you could implement immediately, that would motivate your people, improve team morale, grow team skills appreciably, increase productivity and profit, reduce your stress level and free up your time, would you go for it? Whether you’re an executive, a manager or a team […]