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Let's Form A Committee
"Let's form a committee!" When you hear these words during a public meeting, a warning light should start flashing, for more often than not Parkinson's law may be coming into play. One of the many precepts from this law states that work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. It was first articulated by C. Northcote Parkinson, a British scholar, in the book "Parkinson's Law: The Pursuit of Pr

p down twice as much? You would lose one week worth of work, but the benefits you would reap in the long run far outweigh this initial investment. Many small business owners have a hard time with this even though they may inherently believe in the benefits of training. It is hard to invest in the unknown and take that leap of faith, and that is essentially what o

Where Do You Begin? Begin With the End in Mind!
I know that many of you want to make things better at your site—make things safer, have your chronically ill patients become much healthier, get home on time from the office consistently, and much more. So, where do you begin?!! I like the answer given by Stephen Covey in “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (if you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend it). He says to Begin with the End in Mind.

One of the biggest challenges in running a business is continuously finding the balance between short-term profits and monthly cash flow needs, and the business’ long term future. This can be a delicate tightrope walk indeed. However, you can use this balancing act to your advantage.

Managing for the short-term gain means making dollars-only-decisions, driving people hard and prioritizing cost over ultimate value. Cutting out or failing to add anything that does not yield an immediate benefit is the mark of a business being managed only to a short horizon. Much damage can occur under the cloak of seemingly sensible frugality. If you don’t buy any seeds to plant, how can you expect anything to grow?

An example of this is not investing in your people. You give your team incentives to deliver results based on the clear goals set forth. Results are measured daily, weekly and monthly, and you hold them to consistently delivering those results. While your passion for winning and your rewards to your employees for doing so are important, short-term results orientated thinking should be balanced with longer term investments in the training and development of your staff. Think of this as sharpening their axe. Would you rather pay your people to swing a dull axe all week long? Or would you rather pay for them to attend a week long training seminar to learn how to sharpen their axe, so they can come out swinging sharper next week and chop down twice as much? You would lose one week worth of work, but the benefits you would reap in the long run far outweigh this initial investment. Many small business owners have a hard time with this even though they may inherently believe in the benefits of training. It is hard to invest in the unknown and take that leap of faith, and that is essentially what op

Companies Go Green with Bluetooth Marketing
Bluetooth-based marketing represents a dramatic shift in modern advertising. As paper publications dwindle in readership, and magazines become increasingly online exclusives, advertisers must adapt to paperless approaches in an effort to keep up with their clientele. Additionally, the long-term consequences of print advertising in a consumerist culture could be devastating in both environmental and financial cost

ng people hard and prioritizing cost over ultimate value. Cutting out or failing to add anything that does not yield an immediate benefit is the mark of a business being managed only to a short horizon. Much damage can occur under the cloak of seemingly sensible frugality. If you don’t buy any seeds to plant, how can you expect anything to grow?

Cash Back Portals and Their Variety of Products
The chief reason why we overlook the variety offered by a cash back portal is the cash back itself. We are too concerned with the cash back offers and forget about the variety of products that we get at such portals.Besides the cash back offers, a cash back portal also has thousands of products in store for us to choose. Mobiles, credit cards, shares, designer clothes, books, computers, DVD players, camera

of this is not investing in your people. You give your team incentives to deliver results based on the clear goals set forth. Results are measured daily, weekly and monthly, and you hold them to consistently delivering those results. While your passion for winning and your rewards to your employees for doing so are important, short-term results orientated thinking should be balanced with longer term investments in the training and development of your staff. Think of this as sharpening their axe. Would you rather pay your people to swing a dull axe all week long? Or would you rather pay for them to attend a week long training seminar to learn how to sharpen their axe, so they can come out swinging sharper next week and chop down twice as much? You would lose one week worth of work, but the benefits you would reap in the long run far outweigh this initial investment. Many small business owners have a hard time with this even though they may inherently believe in the benefits of training. It is hard to invest in the unknown and take that leap of faith, and that is essentially what o

Commodity Futures Trading System - Why the System Used Is Important When Choosing a Broker
Are you interested in trading the futures commodity market? If you are, you may want to do so with the assistance of an educated, knowledgeable futures trading broker, as a large number of traders do. If you don’t already have a futures trading broker in mind, you will need to find one. To do this, you are advised to use the internet, preferably a standard internet search.Although it is important to know

should be balanced with longer term investments in the training and development of your staff. Think of this as sharpening their axe. Would you rather pay your people to swing a dull axe all week long? Or would you rather pay for them to attend a week long training seminar to learn how to sharpen their axe, so they can come out swinging sharper next week and chop down twice as much? You would lose one week worth of work, but the benefits you would reap in the long run far outweigh this initial investment. Many small business owners have a hard time with this even though they may inherently believe in the benefits of training. It is hard to invest in the unknown and take that leap of faith, and that is essentially what o

Using a Translation Service
In a market full of translators, translation agencies and translation directories one is forgiven for feeling confused as to where to go and who to use. Finding a good translation service or translator is a key business decision that should not be taken lightly.The need for reputable translation agencies and translators to take out professional indemnity insurance is in itself an indication that things can

In an increasingly short-term focused culture, it can be hard to fight the instant gratification instinct. Let’s look at some other dollars we spend today gambling that the future value of the net cash flow that investment generates will be greater than the present value of the cash today or the opportunity cost of doing something else with that money. Investing in research and development and marketing are other expenses that see cash out the door without a predictable or guaranteed repayment date. If you think that your organization can subsist forever off of the same product/service line you have today, you are deluding yourself. Smart organizations earmark cash for projects with long horizon’s; these are both high potential yield and high risk investments. Similarly, a CEO needs to realize that today’s successful marketing campaign is tomorrow’s sales revenue.

Learning to balance the daylight of today with the horizon of tomorrow is a skill that you will cultivate over time as a business leader. This is an ongoing process of learning so don’t expect yourself to be perfect today, but as you become more adept at running your business, you will become more attune to how the waves of time wash over your marketplace and you will learn how to ride the ebb and flow that your business surfs by. To learn more about how you can make your business and your employees flourish, visit www.flour

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Unless you have become extremely popular in your personal or business name, you likely need all of the marketing and promotion you can get. Now, you may say, of course, I'm aware of this, but who has the money? This a good and fair question. It may surprise you, though, when I say, you don't need money for some of the most valuable marketing available -- radio advertising.

Business marketing is more complex than ever. Giant retail chain stores, online shopping and rampant franchising make it tough for individual businesses to stand out in the crowd. So, how can you woo and win today's over-stimulated consumer? It's easier than you think.

In small business, everyone makes customer service mistakes. The key is how you handle them. Here are 11 tips on what to do the next time you have an issue with a customer.

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