Archive for the 'Management + More' Category

Performance Assessment: What Everyone Will Want to Know about it All

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

There’s more involved in making a profit than income alone - you need to be bringing in money as effectively as possible given your outgoings. A simple and often neglected aid to doing so is performance appraisal software.

My Best Advice on Safety Management

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

It’s belief in many businesses that, by providing employees with some instruction in safety in the working environment, they are sufficiently prepared to manage an incident. The truth is though, employees need much more than basic education in health and safety and risk assessment. You need to supply your employees with a capable supervisor, the right equipment, and regular practice.

A Rant Pertaining to Health & Safety Regulations

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Nowadays many human resource managers believe that, by providing their employees with training in health and safety, they have all the skills they might need to prevent a catastrophe. Realistically though, an education in health and safety regulatory affairs just is not enough. You need to supply your staff with competent supervision, not to mention equip them adequately and give them the chance to practice.

Taking on a Franchise Vs Starting Your Own Business

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

A look at the benefits and downfalls of owning a franchise and starting your own business.

A Tutorial on Capitalization of a Startup Corporation

Friday, May 30th, 2008

When you create your corporation and make it a legal entity in the principal State of Business, Nevada, or Delaware, one of the requirements is to Capitalize your company to give it value.
What this means is to create a number of shares (stock) in the company and give it a “par value” (which may be […]

Are Managerial Controls Pulling Down Your Growth

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Managing a new and growing business requires a vision far beyond what the average manager can even begin to comprehend or understand. This vision may be the ingredient which separates a leader from a manager.
As the business grows, the top manager or the founder/owners turn control freaks as they believe they need to nurture the […]

Time Management for College Students

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Many college students struggle in classes, since often they do not have a time management scheme that allows them flexibility. Currently I am enrolled in college, running a small business, and mothering a child, while tolerating an annoying roommate. Let me tell you, time is of essentiality. Like my self, so many college students are […]

Spend Time To Save Time

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

You have to give some to get some. The old adage is usually applied to money but it is also true of time.
When we are very young or very old, time seems endless. But for the majority of our lives, time is something we always need.
We are always pressed for time or seem to owe […]

Setting Goals: Making Them Attainable!

Monday, March 24th, 2008

As a writer/author/editor/web designer, et al, I find that in order to make a “go” of my business, I must periodically refocus or reshape the direction in which my business is moving in order to remain relevant and profitable. If you, too, run your own business you probably have learned to do the same. If […]

Managing Monsters in Meetings - Part 1, General Strategies for Unproductive Behavior

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

It happens easily. You’re conducting a meeting and suddenly a small side meeting
starts. Then someone introduces an unrelated issue. Someone else ridicules the new
issue. Everyone laughs, except the person who mentioned the idea. Then someone
insults the person who told the joke. Two people stand up and walk out. Others
complain that the meeting is a waste […]