Organizational Articles

Business » Management » Organizational | By Graeme Nichol @ Monday, 29th January 2007 @ 5:29 PM

Funny how so many organizations offer leadership training. Yeah its a money spinner alright! Money for you? Nah! ROI, puhlease! Leadership training? Yeah right! Leaders are people who achieve results. Leaders are those whose attitudes and actions lead to positive results. Sending your staff to leadership training may not deliver the goods you are looking for! It helps them build a foundation for achieving the objectives, if they get to implement the knowledge. Some never do. more...

Business » Management » Organizational | By Graeme Nichol @ Tuesday, 23rd January 2007 @ 11:27 AM

Its amazing that when business seek to change or worse if things start to slide in any economy, rising or declining, managers start looking for the silver bullet. The solution to end all solutions. It tells the shareholders they are in charge and doing something. Perhaps not much, but, by golly, something is going to happen. Is there any attempt at logic as to what needs to be done? Mostly not. We have company directors who hand out the latest management fad book, often written by someone... more...

Business » Management » Organizational | By Kimberly King @ Monday, 15th January 2007 @ 4:59 PM

As a new year begins, we are presented with opportunities to begin anew, to become better, both personally and professionally. People around the globe began 2007 by making resolutions to become more successful in various aspects of their lives. Often, those resolutions are short-lived and forgotten in just a few weeks. How can you make your resolutions stick, especially those goals that you set for your organization? As a mentor, how can you help your team achieve success? Embrace and share... more...

Business » Management » Organizational | By Mike Teng @ Wednesday, 10th January 2007 @ 9:55 PM

In the movie, \'Ghost Buster\', the theme song starts off, \"If there is something strange in the neighbourhood, who do you call: Ghost buster\". Similarly, a sick company needs to call on the Corporate Turnaround Expert if you find something awfully unwell in your company. Sick companies have waited, hoping that their nightmare would be over soon. But things often get worse before they get better. It is normal that when a person falls sick, the first thing you do... more...

Business » Management » Organizational | By Alexander Tretjakov @ Wednesday, 10th January 2007 @ 5:04 PM

Why do we need goals to achieve anything in our life? The answer is as simple as allowing our imagination to pave the way of our success. What do I mean by that? Simply put, our imagination needs to have an end result in order for us to be able to imagine ways to get to that result. Let\'s do a simple exercise. In your mind try to trace the route of getting somewhere, but do not think of a specific destination. Imagine different streets you might take, or different roads. Having trou... more...

Business » Management » Organizational | By Mike Teng @ Wednesday, 3rd January 2007 @ 11:44 AM

Many companies have annual medical examinations and health screening for their employees but are negligent when it comes to their own corporate check-ups. Poor management and financial information systems typically get blamed for management\'s inability to \'see it coming\'. This is because the checks were done too late. Similar to handling of diseases and illness, early diagnosis and detection can mean the difference between life and death. Medical science has proven that even t... more...

Business » Management » Organizational | By Anna Woodward @ Thursday, 28th December 2006 @ 5:57 AM

Six Sigma, (sometimes represented as 6s) defined here as a statistical metric to measure an organization\'s process performance, is a proven methodology to improve quality, thus reducing product failure rates and cost and, with larger companies, saving hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars in the process; dollars that translate to the bottom line. Without overemphasizing the math, Six Sigma is a statistical analysis of processes, products and service. In production terms... more...

Business » Management » Organizational | By Michael Hehn @ Wednesday, 27th December 2006 @ 12:40 PM

This interesting article addresses some of the key issues regarding term papers and office organization. A careful reading of this material could make a big difference in how you think about term papers. Are you frustrated with your office space? Do you hunt for a pen every time you put one down? Is the search for documents a half-day event? Is your paper filed chronologically - working your way down the pile to \'one week ago\' and unable to pull out \'four months ago\�... more...

Business » Management » Organizational | By Mike Teng @ Wednesday, 27th December 2006 @ 10:55 AM

Companies do fall sick and die; However, there are panaceas that can turn a critically ill organisation around into a healthy one. Proper treatment is necessary as the remedies can sometimes be worse than the disease. PRINCIPLE 1: TO TREAT THE SYMPTOMS, KNOW YOUR COMPETITORS AND CUSTOMERS. TO ELIMINATE THE ROOT CAUSE, KNOW THE MARKET Sun Tzu, the strategist in The Art of War said: \"If you know yourself and the enemy, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.\" Tho... more...

Business » Management » Organizational | By Mike Teng @ Wednesday, 27th December 2006 @ 9:35 AM

Most diseases including cancer and heart problems are easier to cure if detected early. Similarly, most sick companies can be turned around if the problems are discovered early. Sick companies need to be placed urgently into the intensive care units as the normal treatment regime is ineffective. Unfortunately, owing to denial, ego or pure ignorance, many sick companies do not seek help till it is very late. Troubled businesses usually try to conceal their problems from others for obvious ... more...