Sunday, September 25, 2005

Managing Conflict in Life & Work

Article by Dr. Jason Armstrong and Dana Buchman

"Conflict" is a word that can have varying degrees of severity, meaning, and implication for each individual or circumstance. For example, the conflict that is experienced in our current, daily lives seems insignificant in comparison to the Samurai, or those in war, who faced death on a regular basis. However, it is still important to extrapolate the significant lessons that have been derived from such severe scenarios, as these notions are still applicable in the conflict that we experience in the workplace and life today.

Thursday, September 22, 2005

Relationships - Basic Management Skills

Recent studies have shown that industrial supervisors are working at less than

60 % of their potential. Basic management skills training is guaranteed

to change all this and at such little cost.

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Basic Management Skills - Relationships

 Written by - Chris Thomas

Recent studies have shown that industrial supervisors are working at less than 60 % of their potential. Basic management skills training is guaranteed to change all this and at such little cost.

Building and maintaining relationships The building, protecting and repairing of relationships is at the centre of all our lives. Family life is the best possible example of relationships at work. You spend almost as much time in work as you do with your family so it is not surprising that relationships are considered of fundamental importance.

Tuesday, September 6, 2005

How does Personal Development Help in Business?

 Written by - Lockett

Business is all about work and making money, so why develop the
individual who does the work and creates the money?

Teams run most businesses and teams work best if each member is
aligned with the whole group and works in a happy friendly way.
Team building has been very popular over the last ten years or so,
but wouldn't it be so much easier if we naturally lived a life in
synchrony with your team mates and your customers.

What's the Secret Ingredient that turns Groups into Teams?

 Written by - McDuffee

What's the Secret Ingredient That Turns Groups into Teams? Working together building and maintaining long-term team relationships is the key behaviour and skill of the most effective people in any organization.

Progress Reviews:Your Key to Effective Coach

 Written by - Susan Cullen

One of the most effective ways to help your staff succeed is to provide regular, consistent coaching throughout the year. A Progress Review is a specific kind of coaching discussion, tied to the employee's Annual Objectives and Standards. It is an informal discussion in which the manager coaches the direct report to meet any unmet goals that are below target, and praises him or her for goals that are being met.