CEO's are Linked to Their Supply Chains

The supply chain is the best place for the CEO to optimize their effectiveness in product needs, real savings opportunities, ultimate customer satisfaction and therefore shareholder value.

Hiring and Keeping Good Employees

Successful employers don't just hire, but are Proactive Employers, by actively recruiting and assessing employees.

Commercial Debt Collection

Commercial debt collection is required when a company fails to pay for goods or services supplied on credit.

Opening A Dollar Store - Business Management can be Demanding

Are you opening a dollar store? Your business will be different and unique from all others. Running that business will be both challenging and rewarding. Successfully managing that unique business will require a unique set of leadership and management skills. Are you prepared for the challenge? If not, prepare before you start!

When Good Companies Go Bad, Part 2 - Fear

The effects of fear when a company's performance declines and the cascade effect it can have.

The Cost of Stress in the Workplace

Because it doesn't show up as a line item number in the budget, companies are not addressing this very expensive issue. Time after time I watch companies concerned about improving the bottom line do exactly the opposite of what they should be doing.

Viral Video - The Accidental Fountain of Brand Placement

Viral video has created an entirely new marketing strategy for a different generation. Just like in conventional advertising you are not always sure what campaign is going to catch fire, but unlike multi-million dollar advertising campaigns viral video can be low cost, and it only gets distributed if it is good (or egregiously bad) because the avenue of distribution doesn't rely on time slots, channels and packaging for national consumption, rather it spreads virally - passed along from one viewer to another through emails, blogs, website links and copy cats (viral video of viral video!)

How to Gain Business Management Success through the Law of Karma

A brief review of Karma and how to apply the law of Karma to successfully managing your business and dealing with customers... The idea of Karma is nothing new. It has even played a special role in the social life of people. Karma has often been described as a negative energy that will ultimately attach to anyone who has done wrong to his fellow beings. It is, however, a misunderstood concept.

Seven Dandy Uses for Video Surveillance Cameras

Who says video surveillance cameras are only for crime prevention? Used the right way and stationed properly, they can be a very fearsome tool for marketing and advertising. Experts the whole world over are now utilizing video surveillance cameras to make better informed decisions about safety, check compliance to standards, rake in more sales, and improve customer service.

Asset Management - Key Part of Business Management

Fixed asset management is one of the important areas of management of a manufacturing enterprise. The profits and long term strategy of the business can be significantly influenced by asset management.

Are You Stunting Your Business Growth? (First Article Of 2)

Are you letting your customers down with this type of conversation? When you do realize it costs you sales.

Motivating People - Understanding Behaviour

Actual behaviour is very important, but so are the reasons behind it. In most cases, the only way to know how motivated your staff members are is through the ways in which they behave. This includes what they say, their gestures, expressions and stance.

The Invasion

This subject pertains to the traveling team that invades offices or businesses that are not living up to expectations. The dreaded moment when corporate sends in their team of so called experts to FIX the problems. I have repeatedly seen these so called teams of experts come into locations only to leave it worse then it was when they arrived.

Components of Construction Project Management Software

Most of the time project management is the concept that is majorly used to efficiently use and manage the resources the way they are supposed to be handled. Projects are generally the starting point of a future product or service which builds up with time as the project projections and outcomes comes out positive as expected.

Management Or Labor - Which Will It Be

I once coined a phrase or saying that goes something like this: Every engineer should get his or her start in Arkansas as I did, cutting chicken necks. In that manner your peers will always marvel at how far you've come – or understand why you achieved so little.