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1351. Software Project Management in Today's Business World By Martin Floyd
      As a practicing project manager I felt that I could provide some good tools, useful information and cool links related to this field. This page is for project managers and the purpose is to share information on software development project management topics. My scope on this page is to provide general, as well as, specific project information and software to assist anyone who is working to establish consistent software project leadership.Moreover, I hope to provide some assistance in buildi…



1352. Employee Motivation through Recognition By R.G. Srinivasan
      Managers are often confronted with high employee attrition. For most managers the easiest solution when a valuable employee resigns his job is to offer more benefits in terms of money and perquisites. But rarely does it work. Exit interviews often point out low moral due to infrequent appreciation and recognition of the contribution of the employee leading to de-motivation and disenchantment with the job.Improving employee motivation and morale is the easiest method of improving organizatio…



1353. Dynamic Pre-Hiring Practices
      Dynamic Pre-Hiring Practicesby Charlon Bobo, Red Frog, Inc. © 2005The pre-hiring process can be a challenge. Much time and energy can be invested and in the end, wasted, if your approach is not focused, deliberate, and specific. The following approaches have resulted in meeting candidates that not only meet our specifications, but also regularly exceed our expectations! 5 Steps to Writing An Ad that Gets Results The following ad formula has yielded qualified, fitting job candidates:1. Begin with…



1354. Modern Managers Need Leadership Skills By Mihaela Lica
      Managers and Leaders – Are They Synonyms?A manager is the person in charge of commanding and running a business or a project. Leadership deals with the interpersonal relations. Managing means planning, developing and organizing. In the contemporary society leadership qualities along with managing abilities are a must.One thing is so far clear: a leader is not a ruler or a despot. His role is to guide, to inspire, to communicate, to build trust and to direct toward the achievement of goals.Many…



1355. Organizational Capital in Politics, War, Sports and Business By Lance Winslow
      Intangible Corporate Assets such as Organizational Capital, Blue Sky and Brand Name Capital, actually they all have a common thread in my opinion. Here are some thoughts on these issues. And first I would like to comment on a couple of UCLA, Anderson School of Business items which are of interest. And I must say these research pieces are somewhat cutting edge, in business management theory.This is particularly interesting to me as one of my family tree offshoots was Friedrich Winslow Taylor, w…



1356. How to Set Up a Conference Call By Stephanie Hetu
      The methods in which you set up a conference call vary between the different services you use, and what type of conference calling you are using. There are three main types of conference calls, all with different methods of set up.The most common conference call is reservationless conference calls. There is not much to set up with this type of call. You simply get a number and access code, as well as a separate access code for the other people that you want to participate in the conference …



1357. Competencies for HR Professionals in Knowledge-based Industry with Reference to IT, ITES-BPO's By Sanjeev Himachali
      Introduction“High performing HR function affects bottom line nearly 10%”- A surveyCompetencies have become integral part of HR field. In the last 25+ years, the competency approach has emerged from being a specialized and narrow application to being a leading method for diagnosing, framing and improving most aspects of Human Resource Management. Changes to business practice have forced HR professionals to adjust their role and the contributions they make as well as to obtain new skills and com…



1358. Build Rapport Fast! - Eight Easy Steps By Martin Haworth
      Building rapport is all about creating a relationship, in the moment. And this is vital in business, education, friendships and many other areas of life. We need relationships to help us get the things we want for ourselves in our lives, like money, promotions, success, partners and above all to feel part of society. You see we are social animals, us humans and if we find it challenging to make relationships, then we feel excluded. And that ain't comfortable. So, let's build rapport quick…



1359. How to Overcome Your Fear of Firing By Andrew E. Schwartz
      OVERCOMING FEAR OF FIRING “It was obvious that this employee could not relate well to clients. But I could not bring myself to fire him.… and while I wavered, things only got worse for everyone in the department.” Having to fire someone is one of the most difficult actions any manager or executive may have to take. It is an action that many manager’s find endless excuses to avoid, as did the executive quoted above. Yet, in certain cases it is unavoidable. Firing is a managerial art that many o…



1360. Creativity and Innovation Management - Turning Ideas into Action By Kal Bishop
      The phrase “turning ideas into action” is a Russian doll.Managing the ideas to implementation process is important for at least two reasons:a) To make effective use of resources – investing in one idea uses resources that could be applied to another idea. Yet all ideas do not have the same likelihood of success.b) To prevent re-engineering. There is often not enough time to properly develop and commercialise a product but there always seems to be time to go back and fix it. It has been estima…



1361. Intercultural Management By Neil Payne
      The role of a manager is evolving in response to the needs of companies operating on the international stage. The complexities of globalisation brought to the area of management are great and require the 21st century manager to adapt in order to offer modern solutions to modern problems. One area in particular of growing importance is intercultural management skills.The majority of companies can no longer escape the need to buy, sell or work with people from different cultures. Multinationals …



1362. Five Ways to Increase Profitability By Doing The Right Thing By Shel Horowitz
      1. Base your business in the Magic Triangle. Honesty, integrity, and quality are the three sides of the Magic Triangle of business success. Create the kind of company that stands for something more than the bottom line, and your bottom line will increase.2. Stop worrying about market share. The world has more than enough customers for you. When you embrace abundance--the idea that the universe provides enough to go around--all the energy you've put into chopping down competitors can be channel…



1363. Corporate Governance for Business Owners By Joe Kaleb
      It is clear that good Corporate Governance is in the best interests of shareholders of public companies, but how can it benefit shareholders of private companies and other business owners?Will a good system of corporate governance increase the bottom line?One of the elements of a good system of corporate governance is ensuring that the role, and the boards' expectations, of management are understood.SeparationSeparation of the board and management is often lacking when it comes to small medium…



1364. Communication, Feedback, and Participation: Three Easy Tidbits For Smarter Business By Andrew E. Schwartz
      On communication: One of the biggest strains on the communication process occurs when the sender or receiver is experiencing stress, anger, or frustration either at work or at home. When a situation is emotionally charged, it is difficult to express yourself clearly and maintain a positive communication relationship. How we communicate can be as important as what we say. Using “I” statements is the most effective technique to counterbalancing an emotional dialogue. “I” statements, help the rec…



1365. Implementation the Catalyst of Change for Management to Reach that Next Level of Success By Leanne Hoagland-Smith
      From the personal and professional experiences of other colleagues and myself, one of the more critical success factors for management is implementation. Through my observations, I have discovered that people and organization spend a great deal of resources including time, dollars and the cumulative total of the energy generated from these efforts to create business or strategic plans. Yet, these very same costly plans languish in a manager’s desk drawer or on an executive’s shelf. The incredi…



1366. Taking Care of "Middle Manager Bounce Off" By Peter Hunter
      How many times have the management consultants been ‘in’ and after leaving, have left little or no trace of their passing?Despite massive investment there is no discernable performance improvement, the retention figures still look as if we are running a call centre and our safety record is second to everyone.Why is it that what seemed a logical and progressive implementation model failed to have any lasting impact on our business?Could it have anything to do with ‘Middle Manager Bounce Off’?‘M…



1367. Passion for Profits By Bill Lee
      Business owners and managers are busier than ever. As their businesses grow and become more complex, they find that they don’t have the time to be all things to all people. In the early stages of a business, the owner or manager waits on customers, does the buying, collects past due accounts, supervises just about everyone on staff and may even stay late to stuff the monthly statements.At each stage of business growth, managers must muster the discipline to delegate more and personally perfo…



1368. Benchmarking Your Way To Success By Rick Johnson
      Bench MarkingWhat is bench marking all about? Benchmarking is the process of observation and validation of procedures and practices that the most successful companies employ. They set the standard for success. Who has the best customer service, inventory management, pricing systems, logistics, warehouse management or sales effectiveness process? Any business process can be benchmarked. Once we identify the winners, benchmarking is the means to figure out how the winner got to be the best. Thi…



1369. What is the Best Incentive ? By Bill Ritchie
      Incentive schemes have been much criticised in recent years, and it is quite true that some schemes have been singularly unsuccessful. Their failure, however, has often been the result of inadequate planning, rushed introduction, or not thinking through such a scheme properly. These points should not be used to generally condemn other more successful applications.Whether any particular incentive scheme achieves long term success depends initially on the thoroughness with which the current work…



1370. How An Executive Can Spot Creative Potential in Others By Jon Weaver
      One of the most important responsibilities any executive must handle is seeing that his company gets "the most" from its workers. This is particularly so when it comes to creativeness- the production of the ideas upon which the company is dependent to make money, or to operate efficiently and at a profit.Most of us, in our everyday lives, make the mistake of oversimplifying our classifications of others. We say someone is "likable" or "not likable." We call him a "pessimist" or an "optimist." …



1371. Conducting Successful Training Activities
      PERMISSION TO REPUBLISH: This article may be republished in newsletters and on web sites provided attribution is provided to the author, and it appears with the included copyright, resource box and live web site link. Email notice of intent to publish is appreciated but not required. Email him at eagibbs@ureach.com.Whether you are training preschoolers in the classroom or executives in the board room, here are 15 premises you might want to keep in mind the next time you're designing training ac…



1372. Strategies for Hiring Winners: Executive Summary By L. John Mason
      Would you like to avoid hiring mistakes, if possible? The following are tips from executives interviewed especially for this article.The secret to hiring "winners" is: Know the job and your company's culture, then find the correct person to fill the job.Hiring mistakes are very costly. Estimates range from 1-10 times the annual salaries, with the general consensus being 3 times the annual salary. This is based on recruiting and training the wrong candidate (the mistake), waiting for the produc…



1373. Great Employees = Passionate Consumers By Harry Hoover
      Companies spend millions of dollars each year identifying their brand, and then communicating their brand promise through various media.Employees are the primary "media" in the majority of brand contacts. Raise your hand if you think a majority of your employees understand your brand promise well enough to live it and articulate it clearly.Gallup research of 300,000 businesses indicates that 75% to 80% of your people are achieving much less and feeling far less enthusiastic about their work th…



1374. Stop Going to Meetings - 10 Questions to Ask Before Attending a Meeting - Get More Productive By Neen James
      We get invited to attend so many "meetings" but do we need to attend them all? Use these 10 questions to assess if you should attend that next meeting invitation.What is the agenda of the meeting? Don’t attend a meeting without a clear agenda otherwise you are wasting time. Don’t ever schedule a meeting unless you make it clear to your attendees what the purpose, timeframe and outcomes of the meeting will be.Who is attending the meeting? Ask the question to ensure the meeting set at the right…



1375. Why Leadership Matters in Professional Practices By Graham Yemm
      “A leader has two important characteristics; first he is going somewhere; second he is able to persuade others to go with him.”RobespierreHow many of the people who run professional firms have achieved their positions as a result of planned career development? Or through assessment centres, or their ability as leaders and managers? I wonder whether a large number are still there because of some family connection, who they know and bring to the firm as clients, length of service or revenues g…



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