Category Archives: Planning

Use Time Wisely Before It Uses You

Do these time management habits sound familiar? It is always interesting to me to observe how others especially managers manage their time. For example,......

Making Meetings Really Work

Do you look forward to your next meeting? If your answer is no, this does not surprise me. In over 25 years of managing, I saw many meetings which didn’......

Do you look forward to your next meeting?

If your answer is no, this does not surprise me. In over 25 years of managing, I saw many meetings which didn’t work. Either the wrong people were ther......

How to Align Integrity and Finance

The most common financial mistakes managers make In many organizations managers are not taught how to manage their budgets. In some cases managers are g......

Communicating: The Essence of Organizational Success

Failure to communicate Failure in communication is the biggest problem of management. When this occurs, it affects everything. Overall performance of pe......

What makes for a Good Leader?

What is leadership? Great leaders are creative, decisive, and charismatic. Strong leaders understand what is important to them. They are strong at pers......

The Best Manager Book is Published

Sadly, the world now is experiencing the worst economic crisis in many years. While much of the blame has been placed on financial greed, corruption, ......

Management As A System

What is a system? A system is comprised of processes, some important, some not so important. A process has a start and a stop, an in and an out. You know......

Why motivating others doesn’t work

Incorrect starting point Almost everywhere you turn there seems to be another rewards based incentive program to motivate people. This approach can work ......

Planning as a System

What is a system? A system is comprised of many processes. These processes have ins and outs. Processes have starts and stops. They can be mature, or dev......