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Implementing Business Values
(Part 3 of 3) Reaping the benefits described in last month’s newsletter depends on your …
Value of Failure
Sam Walton once stated that his ability to make good decisions was developed by making …
When an elephant is in the room
Have you ever had to confront an elephant in the room? You know exactly what …
When Delegation Fails
Delegation is an important activity in every organization, yet I rarely speak with anyone who’s …
Clarify Your Purpose With A Business Plan
Including staff in your businss planning process offers a deeper involvement and ownership to them. It also opens up creativity from those who know your customers first hand.
Staff Turnover Could Be An Opportunity
Business Advisor Larry Mandelberg leads the way on how to capture the knowledge and expertise you need for business success and growth.
Want Vacation Time? Learn To Delegate
Graduating from building a business to trusting your staff to run things whilst you oversea is a big step in ensuring you can enjoy your business and your life. Business Advisor Larry Mangelberg offers a How To on achieving just that.
How Can You Expand You Firm In A Down Economy?
Many small businesses and entrepreneurs do not consider a merger and acquisition as early as they should. Particularly in a down economy, an M&A can be the best avenue to more clients, increased business, great company publicity, and more.
Know When To Fire Poor Performers
Business Advisor Larry Mandelberg offers a strategic way to help avoid the tension and negativity surrounding the termination of an employee.
Good Help Is Hard To Find, Retain, Replace
A how-to on retaining staff, one of the most important and costly aspects of your business!
Decisions Based On Emotion Are Bad For Business
A successful family business is possible with clear boundaries and well defined systems and structure. Formalize and document your processes and hold family and non-family staff to the same expectations.
Plan Well Before Adding Second Branch
Branching out and opening a second franchise or storefront presents exciting opportunities and requires specific considerations to be successful. Before that grand opening, take on board business consultant Larry Mandelberg’s experience and advice.
Talk On Touchy Topics Can Lead To Office Tension
How to avoid conflict, specifically petty drama, in the workplace is explored by business consultant and Author Larry Mandelberg.
Recession Has Taken A Toll On Service
Customer service has been hit by the recession and still struggles to make a full come back. How can small businesses cope and encourage staff?
Send Workers Home To Boost Productivity
How can business successfully create virtual positions? Telecommuting has proven itself as a good business practice by helping to reduce turnover, improve morale, increase productivity, and often reduce costs. Larry Mandelberg outlines three key aspects managers should heed in creating virtual positions.
Empower Employees To Be Responsible
As technology limits the need for an office, the self-management model will be the norm, not the exception. Self-management is about pushing authority and responsibility down to the lowest levels of the organization where the people doing the work can impact the work environment in real time.
Focus on the Positive to Help Your Staff
Create a mindset in the work place that is encouraging and embraces change. Everyone in this tough economy is either having a hard time or is scared at losing it all. It is time for criticism to be more unusual and praise to be more common.
Help Staff Stay Engaged, Energized
If you don’t have an enthused and happy staff, you have people who are just trying to survive. And you can’t build a successful business wit them.
Generation Y Changing The Work Force
Generation Y’s familiarity with technology and their unique work ethic has created a number of cultural clash points with the rest of the working population. Managers need to understand a few key points to take advantage of the best this generation has to offer.
