Management

Broken windows theory can help us understand how to fix major workplace problems by focusing on small but obvious issues. A company's attention to these tiny details can dictate the perception of both customers and employees.

Employee empowerment is a strategic process of transferring ownership of tasks and results to employees.

Learn about several common myths about leadership that still plague the workplace today.

Leadership requires knowledge, skills, and abilities that must be honed and developed over time. Learn about the six common characteristics that all effective leaders share.

A lot of people search ‘how to get rich quick’ on Google and Youtube, but let’s look at what we can actually learn from billionaire, businessman, and entrepreneur, Bill Gates.

Risk management is becoming an integral part of businesses. This article looks at five tactics that businesses without a strong risk management strategy can consider and begin to implement during these uncertain times.

Briefly covers concepts related to the current ratio with a calculation example and explanation.

Cap tables are a critical part of building a new business on investment funding, but how do they work? And do you successfully manage them?

Using the Rasmussen safety model formulates a process to open a business without drifting into failure. The boundaries include safety, workload, and economy. Balancing among each will help the company function by using a hierarchy of controls to prevent movement into a critical area.

Preparation may be dull and seem time-consuming when all you really want to do is dive into a project and start feeling like you've accomplished something. Read on to find out how to skyrocket your success with a few easy tips.

Project management does not have to be on a grand scale and is not limited to big projects. You can use some of the information presented in my three Project Management Principles articles to develop a personal action plan.

Whenever we are at a crossroad, it means there is a choice. We must choose between two or more options. Making our own choices about what we do is important because it gives meaning to our life.

Planning is important to find the best course of action, clarify what needs to be done, check what is outside our area of expertise, and know how to delegate and set works for others.

The practice of project management is well established. It has a stretched out range in varied industries. Several businesses and organizations in areas such as marketing, finance, product development, consumer services, and government are now applying its central principles.

In business and in everyday life people wield varying levels of power. Where does power come from and can you get more of it?

Employee theft is more common than you might realize. Here are some steps for handling situations in which a betrayal of trust impacts your small business, with tips to prevent and minimize future losses.

The concept of minimum viable product (MVP) is the heart of the book "The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries. It's basic knowledge for startups to know what a minimum viable product for their business looks like, how to release it, and how to improve upon it to arrive at a marketable solution.

If there's one entrepreneur who revolutionized technology in the millennial age, it's Steve Jobs. From starting Apple with Steve Wozniak in 1976, to being ousted by John Sculley in 1985, to making a glorious return in 1997, there's so much we can learn from his biography written by Walter Isaacson.

When you get help for yourself and delegate work, you also give your team a great developmental opportunity. Even if you can do it all, do you really want to?

Although leaders have to be results-oriented, they can do this by exercising high level interpersonal skills that their team members adopt to further improve the organization. But to achieve success, a leader has to solve problems and make the tough decisions.

This article aims to provide a brief overview of design thinking, in particular, its definitions, principles, benefits, criticisms and application.

Leaders need to be able to think strategically and be creative in order to solve the complex problems of today. This will not only make them indispensable to their organization, but it will also allow them to anticipate oncoming challenges and make effective decisions.

Leaders need to provide purpose, direction, and motivation for the persons they lead. To do this, they must develop six foundational abilities: vision, social intelligence, level 5 leadership, decisiveness, consistency, and reflection.

An in-depth look at the Strategic Leader as Champion Model, by which a leader can make an effective personal and organizational transformation.

As a manager, hоw саn you improve you and your team’s productivity while still saving time? Here аrе the tор 10 actions уоu саn take tо inсrеаѕе productivity.

Intrapreneurship is a buzzword often thrown around in several companies. While taking the initiative and risks while having the security of being in an organization sounds exciting, one needs to watch out for this word for a few reasons. Here is why I am not an advocate of intrapreneurship.

​A high-profile lawsuit, an accounting scandal, an instance of workplace violence, or one of many other developments can have a devastating impact on a business or non-profit. It is critical that you plan for a variety of crisis scenarios and are as ready as you can be when one hits.

There are many misconceptions about how to determine the true value of long-term asset holdings. One method is life cycle costing, but many factors complicate that analysis. Here are some tips.

We all have seen the reports of firefighter deaths, and there is that little word, communication. Communication is vital to the fire ground and the success of a department, but what happens when it is used the wrong way or, even worse, overused?

In the building industry, a project manager must have the ability to collaborate and work harmoniously with clients, team members, and contractors. But it goes beyond that. What are the golden rules project managers must follow to ensure they complete projects in a timely and professional manner?

Learn about some women entrepreneurs who have gained success in the restaurant industry.

Discussion of the disadvantages and limitations of MRP and ERP systems.

This article discusses the adoption of lean manufacturing by the United States and how these lean principles help to reduce costs and reduce waste to enhance business performance. Three of the biggest lean applications adopted from the TPS are discussed.

This article uses the launch of SpaceX and its payload of a Tesla Roadster as an example of brilliant marketing and branding.

Motivating employees is important for maintaining a productive workforce and minimizing staff turnover. Here are 12 tips for maintaining high enthusiasm levels.

Here are some guiding principles for change agents that will help make your process improvement initiatives reliably successful. Change smarter, not harder!

Effective leadership is vital in any organization, but achieving the correct style for the challenges faced can be difficult. This article looks at ten common styles of leadership.

A capable team is essential for achieving successful business outcomes. However, teams are dynamic, and there are a number of situations that can result in a team's demise. This article focuses on ten reasons why teams fail and how to deal with those situations.

Some people want to be the boss, while others strive to be leaders. So, what is the difference?

The South-African-born entrepreneur Elon Musk is known for founding the electric car company Tesla, and SpaceX, which launched a rocket that sent the first commercial vehicle to the International Space Station. Musk is now the richest person in the world.

Shows multiple methods to find the future value of investments.

Being a good leader on the fire ground takes more than being "the man" or "the boss". It takes knowledge and wisdom and a bit of common sense to boot.

To motivate employees and enhance business competence, reward and incentive systems are often utilized by business managers. This article analyzes the use of a reward and incentive system by McDonald's for the Australian market.

This article is about counterproductive behavior, including how to recognize it and deal with it for the benefit of both the employee and employer.

A thought leader is someone who influences a community, network, industry, or the public because of his or her expertise, knowledge, and experience in a particular field. But what does that mean?

This article shows you how to compute process capability using Minitab 18. You can read along or follow tasks with the provided Minitab file data. A short analysis of the data is conducted.

This article contains business strategies for improving net income and bottom-line financial results. Options include contingency planning and negotiating.

Ministry leaders are often blindsided by workers being offended by something the leader said or did. Here are some keys that will help you avoid unintentionally offending team members.

Ethics in small business operations are an important component of continued growth and success. If you are thinking of starting an entrepreneurial adventure, this article is for you.

Here are eight entrepreneurial lessons I learned from one of Papua New Guinea's most successful businessmen, the founding father of the Lae Biscuit Group of companies.