Resource Management Best Practice 1 - Attract the Best with Accountability
August 22, 2007
In today’s competitive environment, it is no longer good enough to offer employees a good place to work. Rather, it is imperative a company creates a work environment where the best want to work. Only when such an environment exists will a company... Read more...
Video - Horstman’s Second Law of Interviewing
August 21, 2007
I thought you all might enjoy another clip of Mark on Interviewing … This video is a brief 2 minute excerpt of Mark’s Interviewing Presentation, covering Horstman’s 2nd Law of Interviewing - “You Are Not As Good As You Think You... Read more...
Premium Content Updates
August 20, 2007
Thanks again to all of you who have signed-up for Premium Content. Mark and I are VERY appreciative of your support. And we’re been hard at work making few improvements. First, we’ve heard that RTF documents are troublesome for some. So,... Read more...
How to Handle Agendas in a Meeting (Part 2 of 2)
August 20, 2007
This cast is the second in our series on how to prepare and deliver an agenda for a large meeting or training. If you haven’t listened to the first cast on the topic, we’d encourage you to do that first. You can find it here: http://www.manager-tools.com/2007/08/how-to-handle-agendas-in-a-meeting-part-1-of-2/ Read More →
Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars
August 19, 2007
Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors by Patrick M. Lencioni About the Reference Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn... Read more...
Update: Manufacturing returning to the US series
August 19, 2007
I hate to be saying, “I told you so”, but I came across an article on the CBC website whose headline proclaims, “Baltex, Canada’s largest swimsuit maker, folds“. Reason citied: “The Canadian Dollar being equivalent... Read more...
Academic Results Linked to Smart HCM?
August 17, 2007
Out here in California, school starts next week. Being new at selecting schools for my kids, I learned that there are at least two things parents seem to be studying when they make a decision on where to place their kids: - The proportion of kids... Read more...
Strategic Planning Best Practice 6 – Focus on Strength
August 17, 2007
Time and again, organizations – like people – focus on overcoming weaknesses to improve performance. But like people, far more can often be gained by advancing the company’s strengths. Strength in this sense is not simply a corporate competency;... Read more...
A Chicken and Egg Scenario
August 16, 2007
I know I’m dating myself, but I remember the 80s. Not the good old 80s, just the 80s–the decade when supply chain and ERP software were in their infancy and software engineers were throwing out concepts that have since become as accepted as universal... Read more...
Chicago Meet Up Tonight 16 August, Leona’s, Des Plaines, 630
August 16, 2007
Thanks to quentindaniels, we’re having our first Chicago meet up tonight, 630 pm, at Leona’s in Des Plaines. Here’s a GoogleMap. The phone number is (847) 759-0800. I may be a few minutes late - I am with a client in Milwaukee and... Read more...
