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Entries from July 2009

Use Tangible Examples for Improved Communication

July 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments

"After July 8th, pay this amount…" Within that simple, familiar phrase lies a tactic that will help us improve our communication skills.
Every week or so, I pull out the bills that are coming due, visit my bank account online, and make payments. As I was doing some bill payments a couple of weeks ago, I […]

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How to Create a 30/60/90 Day Sales Plan to Use in a Non-Sales Interview

July 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Can you use a 30/60/90 day plan for non-sales jobs?
Certainly — it works for engineering, project management, technical support, and many others. For instance, I got a call from a candidate going for a job in Marketing Communications. He had a 30-60-90 day sales plan template, but needed help translating it into a document for […]

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4 different styles

July 13th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Management styles
Almost everyone makes numerous decisions every day. It is these decisions that allow us to manage our lives, enabling us to do the things we want to do, while working with and around: other people, time and the everyday problems which always seem to occur.

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Set Your Time Management Goals And Focus On The Big Picture

July 9th, 2009 · No Comments

To make the most of your time you need to be focused on what it is you want to achieve. Being focused on the smaller picture rather than the big one will throw you off course. You should sit down and review your time management  and where your time gets used up. When we talk […]

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Monitoring Employee Satisfaction - The Advantages, Considerations and Risks

July 9th, 2009 · No Comments

Although there are distinct advantages to conducting regular employee satisfaction surveys online to measuring employee satisfaction - there can also be risks.
Documented here are the main advantages, considerations and the possible risks to conducting employee satisfaction surveys online.

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How Much is Not Knowing About Your IT Assets Costing You?

July 9th, 2009 · No Comments

The usage of IT and computers in the workplace has rocketed in the last decade.I challenge you to find one section of your organization that doesn’t rely on IT to function these days. Indeed, IT has been the core of the competitiveness of successful organizations.

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