http://www.upublish.info/Category/Management/55 Management articles from U Publish Articles Rss Follow Up Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:21:32 -0400 Shona Garner explains why, before you get on your soap box in your next meeting, or your next conversation with an employee, you should take some tips from the world's most successful managers, and you'll not only get better performance from your team, you'll make your own life easier in the process! http://www.upublish.info/Article/Why-the-World-s-Highest-Performing-Managers-Talk-Less-and-Listen-More/158277 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Why-the-World-s-Highest-Performing-Managers-Talk-Less-and-Listen-More/158277 Tips To Network With Senior Managers At Work http://www.upublish.info/Article/Tips-To-Network-With-Senior-Managers-At-Work/158025 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Tips-To-Network-With-Senior-Managers-At-Work/158025 In the wider commercial and government world eLearning is often represented by an abundance of glorified Power Point presentations. While this type of eLearning can provide some visually interesting content it doesn't necessarily engage learners for long. However, if you're prepared to spend more on eLearning a whole new teaching and learning opportunity is uncovered. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Maximising-Training-Budgets-through-Immersive-eLearning/157970 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Maximising-Training-Budgets-through-Immersive-eLearning/157970 Long Circle recommends that you heed these tell-tale signs that let you know: Its time to put outsourcing to work for your company. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Is-It-Time-To-Outsource--Tell-tale-Signs/157526 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Is-It-Time-To-Outsource--Tell-tale-Signs/157526 Is outsourcing the new Holy Grail for R&D organizations? The IT departments in the enterprise went first and discovered lower costs and improved efficiencies by outsourcing call centers and back office projects offshore. Now the R&D development department in the same enterprise wants to follow the same outsourcing route and realize comparable results. Its true that outsourcing can yield significant benefits. However, as many early adopters of outsourcing learned, there are some important signs a smart company takes note of before venturing into outsourcing. Long Circle recommends keeping the following points in mind to take you to your goals. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Ten-Things-You-Should-Know-Before-Outsourcing/157525 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Ten-Things-You-Should-Know-Before-Outsourcing/157525 Many companies use charity to both do something good while simultaneously enhancing their brand. The prototypical large effort in this arena was by American Express over 20 years ago in its effort to save the Statue of Liberty. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Let-Charity-Contribute-To-Your-Brand/157302 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Let-Charity-Contribute-To-Your-Brand/157302 Keeping your talent is one of your main responsibilities as a manager...you are measured by your ability to handle this important function within the company. Losing people doesn't have to be inevitable even for positions that traditionally have large turnover. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Retaining-the-New-Employee/157262 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Retaining-the-New-Employee/157262 Understand these four insights into conflict and you may not need to feel that conflict is actually spelled disaster! http://www.upublish.info/Article/Four-Easy-Steps-to-Reduce-Conflict-In-The-Workplace/157022 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Four-Easy-Steps-to-Reduce-Conflict-In-The-Workplace/157022 Attending a project management course has helped me to understand the role of my project manager and helped me to be a better team player. http://www.upublish.info/Article/What-a-PRINCE2-Project-Management-Course-did-for-me/156793 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/What-a-PRINCE2-Project-Management-Course-did-for-me/156793 Business mentoring and coaching can help a business increase their productivity and ultimately their profits, however it is important to choose an experienced and professional business mentor/coach to ensure the best results. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Why-I-had-Business-Mentoring-and-Coaching-and-the-Benefits/156766 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Why-I-had-Business-Mentoring-and-Coaching-and-the-Benefits/156766 Leaders place a high value on being able to see things through different lenses. Successful problem solving teams and project teams value individual differences as the means of arriving at innovative ways to meeting their goals. The keys in valuing differences as key to team success involve two dimensions. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Valuing-Individual-Differences---Key-To-Team-Success/156748 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Valuing-Individual-Differences---Key-To-Team-Success/156748 Business health checks is an extensive insight into how a business operates. They should be carried out on a regular basis to help a business operate at its highest level. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Business-Health-Checks---Beyond-an-Optional-Subject/156506 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Business-Health-Checks---Beyond-an-Optional-Subject/156506 Today, there is so much managers need to know in business. You have to manage a constant flow of industry information each day. Besides being an expert in your business function, you have to manage your employees so they perform at high levels. You are responsible for the profit and loss of your department. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Have-You-Considered-Management-Coaching---For-You-/156300 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Have-You-Considered-Management-Coaching---For-You-/156300 Responsibility for both the department's deliverables and managing employees can be challenging for any manager. Since you need to guide your team's well-being, make sure you are taking care of yourself. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Are-You-a--Burned-Out--Manager-/155816 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Are-You-a--Burned-Out--Manager-/155816 Jeff Lugerner and Karen Cooley bring a combined 30 years of executive coaching, team development, and business management experience to Leadership Development Institute. Their experience with both high level executives and high-powered teams uniquely positions LDI to be a leading executive leadership development firm in the San Francisco Bay Area. Both have worked with companies in the internet, hardware, software, medical technology, pharmaceuticals, transportation, legal, technology, construction and communications industries. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Best-Practices-Enhancing-the-Manager-Direct-Report-Relationship/155505 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Best-Practices-Enhancing-the-Manager-Direct-Report-Relationship/155505 Some factors used by the courts to determine if a worker is an employee subject to overtime rights or an independent contractor. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Labor-Overtime-And-Independent-Contractors/155107 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Labor-Overtime-And-Independent-Contractors/155107 Substance abuse results in increased absenteeism, crime, violence, theft, and decreased productivity. Accidents and workers' compensation claims also increase as a result of substance abuse. An estimate by the US Department of Labor projected that drug abuse at workplace costs employers $75 to $100 billion annually in lost productivity. http://www.upublish.info/Article/The-Importance-of-Employee-Drug-Screening/154900 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/The-Importance-of-Employee-Drug-Screening/154900 One of my favorite times in my consulting and coaching is when a light bulb goes off and the person I'm working with has an 'ah ha!' moment and spots a new opportunity. It often takes some real in depth probing to uncover the high payoff idea that no one else has spotted. 90% of the time those ideas come your own personal passions and interests. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Make-Antoni-Gaudi-s-Secret-to-Success-Your-Own-/154748 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Make-Antoni-Gaudi-s-Secret-to-Success-Your-Own-/154748 Many corporations are exploring holistic programs. A naturopathic group designs a holistic program addressing stress and other lifestyle factors. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Holistic-Employee-Assistance-Is-Good-for-the-Bottom-Line/154701 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Holistic-Employee-Assistance-Is-Good-for-the-Bottom-Line/154701 How much of an inconvenience would the loss of the organization's email, Internet access or primary business applications be? If critical electrical equipment has to be supplied with power beyond the run time of the UPS, a generator will be required. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Matching-Your-Generator-To-Your-Business/154690 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Matching-Your-Generator-To-Your-Business/154690 The viability of Independent Recruiting as a homebased business is no longer a secret. With Entrepreneur magazine, Recruiter magazine, The Fordyce Letter and other authorities reporting on the success of this billion dollar industry, it is not surprising that individuals try to become independent recruiters everyday. The following are challenges new recruiters face and how to handle them. http://www.upublish.info/Article/The-Challenges-associated-with-Employment-Recruiting/154591 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/The-Challenges-associated-with-Employment-Recruiting/154591 Helping employees improve their emotional health can begin to resolve poor performance and co-worker relationship issues. http://www.upublish.info/Article/5-Ways-to-Assess-and-Improve-Your-Employees--Emotional-Health/154590 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/5-Ways-to-Assess-and-Improve-Your-Employees--Emotional-Health/154590 Although some people still do not buy into alternative or "ethnic" medicine and therapies, many people do, and it's not just individuals. The Government of Canada and major businesses like the Royal Bank of Canada are acknowledging the effectiveness of various massage therapies, acupuncture and acupressure, among others. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Create-a-Healthy-Workplace-with-the-Help-of-Alternative-Therapies/154561 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Create-a-Healthy-Workplace-with-the-Help-of-Alternative-Therapies/154561 To be successful in managing employees you have to build a repertoire of skills to motivate employees. Creating a strong working relationship with each of your team members occurs when you increase trust with each member of your team. A team is a group of people, each one influencing the effectiveness of the whole. http://www.upublish.info/Article/How-To-Build-Trust-With-Your-Employees/154484 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/How-To-Build-Trust-With-Your-Employees/154484 Professional Project Management is becoming more pervasive. Like "electrification", when electricity was becoming pervasive, "projectization" is becoming pervasive throughout the workforce and organizations. Most people will not be professional project managers, but rather will be team members, support personnel, subject matter experts, department managers, and C-level executives. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Projectization-and-Project-Management-Training-for-Non-Project-Managers/154445 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.upublish.info/Article/Projectization-and-Project-Management-Training-for-Non-Project-Managers/154445