Latest Management Articles
Using Targets to Set Your Success Trajectory
By: Stacey Barr | 07/10/2008
Clearly, the size of your target depends on the size of your organisation's belief in their ability to improve things, to make change happen, to decide on what to fix and execute that decision. But you don't have to have just one target. For any performance measure, you can lay out a path into the future using a series of targets paving the way to the level of success you want.
The Softer Side of Stretch Targets
By: Stacey Barr | 07/10/2008
People typically want to run for the hills when their managers announce new stretch targets. They think of all the stretch targets in the past that fell flat, and of the frustration and angst of aiming for heights so far beyond what they can believe is possible to achieve. Out comes the cynicism about doing more with less, and busting their gut to make the boss look good. But aren't stretch targets supposed to inspire people to outperform themselves, to strive for excellence?
Measuring: It’s the Power to Know
By: Stacey Barr | 07/10/2008
Think about something you really wish could change in your business. Something that matters because it impacts its success. Is it getting more customers? Or finding more time for your dream lifestyle? Or increasing your profit margin? Or reducing the proportion of your time that's non-billable? Or finding new leads? Whatever it is, this is where measuring has a role. Measuring gives you the power to know.
Executive Recruiting - Employers: Use Recruiting Methods to Improve Emloyee Retention!
By: Kimberly Schenk | 07/10/2008
Smart employers use the methods Executive Recruiters use to understand their workforce better. With this knowledge management can reduce turnover by helping employees feel heard while they acheive their own professional goals. Using the same tools Recruiters use makes them less vulnerable to Recruiters who want to take key employees away.
Tips for Going Green With Office Paper Recycling
By: Daniel Mummskey | 07/10/2008
Are you or your office staff looking to turn your office a little greener by recycling your discarded papers and documents. If you are then you are not alone, as it is a growing trend that is definitely here to stay. So how do you go about it? Is there some type of recycler that will come and pick your papers up?
Hipaa Document Destruction – the Highest Standards
By: Daniel Mummskey | 07/10/2008
Most people who visit a doctors office, hospital or medical clinic are completely unaware of what hipaa document destruction standards are. Briefly what hipaa standards are is a set of guidelines that were drawn up to provide a set of standards for how medical records are destroyed after they leave an office. Not adhering to these standards for medical record and document destruction can result in civil, as well as criminal penalties for any medical professional who is found to be in violation.
Secure Document Destruction – How Safe is Safe
By: Daniel Mummskey | 07/10/2008
You watch the trash truck pull away from your parking lot and breath a sigh of relief. Your dumpster is securely locked and your sensitive documents are now on the way to the dump to be buried. Now thats complete security from front to back or is it?
Medical Records Shredding – the Quest for Total Security
By: Daniel Mummskey | 07/10/2008
Of all the types of documents that have to be disposed of securely, medical records rank among the top with regards to required security. In this age of recycling, it is imperative that a person who is responsible for disposing of sensitive documents understand that a locked trash can is just not enough. This is due to the fact that once paper trash is hauled away in a trash truck, it is then sorted for recycling and can pass through several hands before it is finally destroyed.
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