How To Run A Survey And Find The Best Business Improvement

When people think about a survey tool, they normally think of Yes-No questions and multiple choices. The Quality Improvement Priority Matrix is a survey tool of a different nature. This article demonstrates how to use the QIPM tool to benefit your company and improve your business decisions.

Blazing a Trail in Infrastructure Management Education in India

National economic development is pivoted on the availability of good infrastructure. As path-breaking concepts, frameworks and methodologies are being evolved, at the national, state and local levels, especially in the critical facets of infrastructure management such as financing, contracting and regulation, an Infrastructure Manager today needs to have a variety of skills. The immediate requirement of the Indian economy is, therefore, a pool of holistically trained domain-ready infrastructure managers. The comprehensive Post-Graduate Diploma in Infrastructure Management (PGDIM) Programme offered by Karnataka's prestigious Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), through the School of Management for Infrastructure and Development Strategies - India (MINDS), at Bangalore, is a timely response to this crying need and the first-ever initiative of its kind. From this academic year, the PGDIM is being offered in an innovative format whereby a student will receive the PGDIM on successfully completing the first year and also an MBA Degree in Infrastructure Management, after the second year.

Managing Your Fleet Is Now Easier Than Ever

Fleet Management help, tips, and ideas.

How to Effectively Carry Out the Managerial Function of Directing

Directing is one of the functions of management. It is the heart of the managerial process. Managers of organizations should learn how to carry out this function effectively.

Great Managers Lead Differently

Great managers get repeatable real time results by doing things differently than conventional wisdom. This article defines how great managers use what we know but refuse to practice. This select group of managers walks a different path that often defies the conventional wisdom of current business practices.

How Naive College Student Graduates Insult Your Potential Vendors

We have a problem with today's college students, when they graduate from college and go to work for large or medium sized companies; they think they know it all. They run off at the mouth with lots of big buzz-words and prove that they do not know what on Earth they are talking about. Then they insult the other party or vendor with some stupid question such as:

The Training and Coaching Partnership

When companies invest in training they want to maximise the growth potential for the company. The use of coaching in partnership with training can very quickly embed learning to produce results quickly.

Implementing Total Quality Management In Small, Medium And Big Organizations - An Observation

It has been a challenge to implement Total Quality Management (TQM) in many organizations. What are some of the Critical Success Factors in implementing TQM? In this TQM article, the author shared his experience acquired from companies he has worked with as a consultant/Facilitator as well as implementer.

Implementing Total Productive Management (TPM)

Total Quality Management (TQM) and Total Productive Management (TPM) can be effective management tools when applied correctly; however, when implemented haphazardly, they can be counterproductive. This article briefly discusses some areas of concern you should address prior to implementing TPM.

Tips to Locate Resources for Application of Improvement Tools and How to Overcome Problem

This is a short article about tips to locate TQM articles in dealing with application of improvement Tools and How to overcome problem associated with them.

Collect Your Past Due Receivables - How Accountability and Responsibility Will Bring in the Cash

You know that cash is and always will be king. One of the biggest drains on small business cash flow is often out of control past due accounts receivable. I have seen business owners try to tackle the problem by cutting off any new credit and thus running themselves straight out of business. There is an easier way.

What Constitutes a Learning Organization

The thinking behind organizational learning.

HR Activities and Objectives

In the world of business innovations an organization can't do without streamlining the core HR activities and objectives.

5 Ways to Avoid Employee Burnout

Burnout in employees and managers continues to be a major and costly issue affecting businesses today. Major inroads have been made in maintaining employee health through the use of Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) and improved employee counseling but days of work lost to depression and a host of other psychological problems continues to cost American employers millions per year.

Nurturing Your Staff in the Corporate Environment

Team building and other corporate entertainment events like spy-themed events and treasure hunts can help develop your team and benefit customer loyalty.