Latest Management Articles
Improve Telephone Communication by Linking Better Performance to Results for Employees
By: Barbara Brown, PhD | 21/08/2008
When you talk to employees about better telephone communication, you want to keep the focus on performance improvement and away from complaints about customers, processes, or procedures. You can do that if you link improvements to results for employees. This article describes this approach. It also contains examples of telephone behaviors and results.
Roles And Responsibilities Of Six Sigma Trained Champions & Master Black Belts
By: Tony Jacowski | 21/08/2008
Each organization will have its own structure and approach to Six Sigma. A successful Six Sigma deployment is the result of the teamwork of the members of the Six Sigma team. The deployment is successful if the approach is a top down one. Typically, a Six Sigma team has various members with varied roles and capabilities.
A Six Sigma Training Primer
By: Tony Jacowski | 21/08/2008
The training or education of employees is vital to the success of Six Sigma projects in any organization. Six Sigma training includes imparting knowledge about the various core concepts and techniques of Six Sigma.
The DMAIC Model And Business Success
By: Tony Jacowski | 21/08/2008
The major success factor of any organization is the competitive edge it has over others. This is dependent upon the quality of products offered by the business according to the expectations of the customer. For this, the major aspect is the reduction of defects to zero.
The Quickest Way to Generate Targeted Traffic Through Affiliate Marketing
By: Ravii Kumarr | 21/08/2008
The quickest way to generate targeted traffic and start earning commissions with an affiliate marketing business is to use Google adwords. One doesn't even need a website of their own to make money online using adwords. Traffic can be sent directly to an affiliate link.
The Audit's Results and Report - the True Story, According to the Iso 9001 Standard Requirements
By: Itay Abuhav | 21/08/2008
The internal audit chapter is included under chapter 8.2 - Monitoring and measurement (it's been said before on our web site already). When performing an audit you are monitoring processes. You sample a process and validate that it is done according to prior requirements. Once you stumble upon nonconformity, a process that was performed not according to a requirement, you must mention it in the audit report. But this is not the end of your story.
Internal Audit - the Iso 9001 Standard Requirements for Internal Audits and the Audits Program
By: Itay Abuhav | 21/08/2008
Internal Audit. "What a headache" - that's surely what every employee think to himself when they receives the massage of an internal audit approaching. There is a reason why. They know that someone is coming to poke their deeds...
How Scheduled Overtime Can be Better Managed
By: SteveHyans | 21/08/2008
HourDoc offers superior solutions for scheduled overtime. HourDoc’s scheduled overtime solution takes into account PTO, electronic timesheets and other valuable time and attendance hardware features. Many clients using the HourDoc scheduled overtime solution comment that better managing scheduled overtime helps them save time and money.
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By: John Fortner | 03/02/2008 | Business
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By: John Fortner | 29/01/2008 | Business
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The Economy And Its Relation To Home Businesses
By: John Fortner | 17/01/2008 | Business
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