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Why Six Sigma Will Outlast Total Quality Management
Six Sigma is not just a new term for Total Quality Management (TQM) . They have many similarities and are compatible in many business environments. TQM has brought great improvements and value to many companies. Six Sigma can do more.
TQM is the de...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Peter Peterka
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Hey Mr. Manufacturer-- Distributors Are not Catfish
Catfish are native to North America. As you may know, catfish are bottom feeders with slick, shiny skin and no scales, often known as "Mr. Whiskers." They feed on algae and prefer "dead stinky bait" rather than better, live alternatives. They feed ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Rick Johnson
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How To Make Meetings More Productive
Meetings are a fact of business life, but most of them are frustrating and time-consuming. The results are rarely worth the time and effort of the many people involved. Yet meetings are a sensible way to handle many kinds of discussions, problem-so...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Joe Love
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Interviewing Overqualified Applicants
A manager of a small business recently posted a job opening for a mostly clerical type job. A degree is not required and generally neither is judgment. She also put the level of compensation clearly on the job posting and worked very hard to not ov...
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A Smarter Way to Get Paid
The majority of companies employ their staff on a time basis. The employee is contracted to work so many hours each week and is paid for each one of those hours.
The questions is....why?
Pay-for-Time versus Pay-for Performance
If an employee is emp...
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How Culture Affects Sharing Information in an Organization
"That is the way we do things around here." Have you ever heard that phrase when trying to affect positive change in your organization? It really doesn't matter how far-reaching the scope of your change. It doesn't matter if it is a technology impl...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Maribeth Achterberg
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Three Motivation Mistakes Managers Make
I. Too much emphasis on pay, benefits, and perks:
The Saratoga Institute reports that 88% of employees voluntarily leave their jobs for other reasons, such as misalignment of mutual expectations, person-job mismatch, insufficient coaching and feedb...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Ira Wolfe
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Management Coaching: Inside the Eight Steps
We are sometimes asked why our coaching model at the Center for Management and Organization Effectiveness has eight steps. “Why so many?” some wonder.
Given the pace at which most people live and work these days, we can certainly understand the que...
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The Challenge Of Retention
I being employer believe that our real assetscustomers are our employees. It means, if our employees are satisfied they will automatically be loyal to the company, which ultimately leads to growth and development of the company.
Meeting the demand...
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Why Six Sigma Will Work in Service Environments
Although Six Sigma has its roots in manufacturing, it works just as effectively in service industries. It's no secret that service environments, such as financial organizations, healthcare providers, retail companies, and hospitality organizations ...
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Catastrophic Events = Business Purchase Opportunities
As a buyer, everyone likes to get “a deal”. Finding a
bargain often means being at the right place at the right time,
whether intended or by fate. Finding a lucrative opportunity to
buy a business that is for sale because of an unexpected
catastrop...
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Introduction to Pipeline Integrity Management
Pipelines are an essential component of our nation's energy supply. They remain largely unnoticed until disaster strikes.
Some recent pipeline liquid and gas accidents include the following incidents:
Reedy River, SC - Liquid - Operator Training;
...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Andrew Becker
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Preparing for Your Own Hurricane Katrina
Disaster struck the southern United States in August, 2005 as Hurricane Katrina did major damage to New Orleans and southern parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. We don’t yet understand the full impact of the storm in terms of lives lost, ...
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Tips for the Successful Manager/Supervisor
Learn how to delegate
Use sincere praise
Seek employee input for change
Screen applicants with appropriate testing
Create an employee rewardbounty program for new hire referrals
Do not hire husbandwife, parentchild teams – if one is terminated,...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Mike Burstein
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5 Reasons Why SEO Is The Best Investment For Any CEO
As an experienced management consultant to senior management of private and public companies, I have found that search engine optimization is the single most powerful marketing tool that every CEO should be aware of and eventually implement. Below...
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2 Pieces To The Puzzle Of Organizational Change
Kurt Lewin, the consummate applied social scientist, is responsible for giving us three of the ten concepts that support effective OC practice: Forcefield Analysis, The Three-Stage Model of Change, and the Action Research Model. I will cover the fi...
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Comparing Costs: E-Learning Vs Traditional
It is important for managers and organizations to consider a number of different factors when determing the best training delivery approach for their staff or organization. Factors include: efficiency, timeliness, consistency and appropriateness ...
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The Wheel of Success
Good sports coaches work on The Wheel of Success. There are four arcs to The Wheel of Success:
1. Hard Work makes teams more Confident.
2. Confidence enables them to Win.
3. Winning is Enjoyable.
4. Enjoyment makes Hard Work easier.
And so ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : David Ferrers
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How to Sing the Song of the Unsung Heroes on Your Team
This article is for you if you’re a behind-the-scenes kind of person – the admin assistant who gets the presentation ready for the guys in marketing but doesn’t get to go to the meeting; the PR pro who writes all their speeches and answers all the ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Susan Dunn
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Micro-Management Has a Negative Growth Effect on Business
MICRO = too close for comfort
When you stifle the creativity of your associates through
micro-management practices then your company pays
in lost profits.
Nothing kills the spirit of your associates quicker than a
boss or supervisor standing over...
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How To Miss The Target
Target setting in the workplace has for the longest time been seen as a key function of the manager.
The manager considers all the factors of the past, of personnel, and of production then sets the target that his boss feels he should be achieving....
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Decision Making
Recent studies have shown that industrial supervisors are working at less than 60 % of their potential. Basic management skills training is guaranteed to change all this and at such little cost
Introduction
One of the world’s most memorable quotes ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Christopher J Thomas
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