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Do You Want Fries With That Management Style?
I've written many times about my vast experience in the fast food industry, not as a worker, but as an often mistreated customer. Each story typically involved bad food, apathetic employees, horrible customer service, and a vow never to return. That vow usually ended up in

the work, customer satisfaction, and morale will be higher. These translate into a happier staff, higher quality of work performance, higher rates of staff and customer retention, and vendors who will bend over backwards to please you.

Now, I’m not suggesting that parents and educators or managers and supervisors should rule their domains

Time Management & The Home-Based Business - Daily Habits Every Effective Leader Should Know
I had worked for someone else as an employee for my entire former career. I would wake up early in the morning, drive to work, put in 8, 9 or more hours, with an hour for lunch in the middle, and then come home. My day was scheduled out for me. I did this each day by habit. I

Watching young children at play is, of course, entertaining. For the businessperson, watching young children at play can also be educational. Sometimes kids run amok; they can be aggressive, destructive, and unmanageable yet n other situations they are orderly, polite, and delightful. I don’t think the difference has anything to do with the way the planets are aligned. I think the difference is that, in the latter instance, parents and educators have established expectations and boundaries, they have communicated them clearly, and follow up to insure those expectations and boundaries are met. When youngsters know what is expected of them, what they may or may not do, most rise to the challenge. In a broad generalization, when expectations and boundaries have been established the children have an increased ability to learn and communicate, they become more productive and accomplished.

The reason this is educational for the businessperson is that the same holds through in every aspect of managing a business. It’s all about expectations and boundaries, communication and follow-through.

If we clearly communicate our expectations and boundaries to vendors, staff, and customers and then follow up with them to insure our expectations and boundaries are met, the business will not descend into chaos. It too will become more productive and accomplished. Quality of the work, customer satisfaction, and morale will be higher. These translate into a happier staff, higher quality of work performance, higher rates of staff and customer retention, and vendors who will bend over backwards to please you.

Now, I’m not suggesting that parents and educators or managers and supervisors should rule their domains l

10 Keys for Unlocking Success in Business
There are many avenues for success. Sometimes, success is just a door away; once you have to right key, success will fall into your hands. But in business, success is not gained through luck alone. It will not come to you unless you do something to achieve it.Success i

the planets are aligned. I think the difference is that, in the latter instance, parents and educators have established expectations and boundaries, they have communicated them clearly, and follow up to insure those expectations and boundaries are met. When youngsters know what is expected of them, what they may or may not do, most rise to the challenge. In a broad generalization, when expectations and boundaries have been established the children have an increased ability to learn and communicate, they become more productive and accomplished.

Now, I’m not suggesting that parents and educators or managers and supervisors should rule their domains

7 Branding Secrets: Ready or Not?
Every company has a brand (how people think of them) whether they created it through design or accident. By creating your brand through design, you shape the way you wish your company to be viewed by customers and potential customers. This will remove some of the uncertainty

challenge. In a broad generalization, when expectations and boundaries have been established the children have an increased ability to learn and communicate, they become more productive and accomplished.

Now, I’m not suggesting that parents and educators or managers and supervisors should rule their domains

Listening Builds Trust
Trust is at an all-time low in America organizations. It's no wonder when you consider how little respect employees get from above. When I visit organizations, staff members tell me about problems. More interestingly, they tell me their innovative ideas to fix the problems. "

t expectations and boundaries, communication and follow-through.

Now, I’m not suggesting that parents and educators or managers and supervisors should rule their domains

Know Your Niche
A niche can be either an industry or profession that you target or a specialized service that you offer. There is no magic answer to finding a niche however when thinking about what niche you want to target or create think about:Your previous experience - is there a fi

Now, I’m not suggesting that parents and educators or managers and supervisors should rule their domains like wardens running a prison exercise yard. I’m advocating treating people with respect, understanding, acknowledging their intelligence and humanity. Most will rise to the occasion. If you are experiencing difficulty in managing any aspect of your business where people are involved, before going off on a rampage, first look at the expectations you have communicated and the boundaries you have established and see whether they need to be more clearly defined.

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Larger corporations usually bring successful first level interviewees into their home offices for a 2nd round of interviews. This article provides useful insight into the not-so-obvious strategies used by companies to judge your candidacy, and tips to avoid some of the transparent pitfalls inherent in the process.

This article investigates an employee's firsthand experience regarding their employer being purchased by a larger corporation and the effect the merger had on the company's culture and climate.

A new MetLife study reveals that 55% of employers rank 'employee retention' as their No. 1 benefits objective. Unfortunately, the same study showed that only 33% of workers feel strongly that their company effectively educates them on their benefits options. If you're going to use benefits to build a solid workforce, here are the five most common mistakes to avoid.

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