These aren’t really New Year’s resolutions, but things that any small business owner would be well advised to do as soon as possible and then review regularly: Google your own name, your business name and/or product name(s). What websites come up on the front page and can you improve your
Frederick Taylor wrote The Principles of Scientific Management in 1911. His principles became known as Taylorism. He was the original proponent of the time-and-motion study, and setting up clear workflow processes. This was developed into a process of essentially getting workers to function like a machine. His principles included: Develop
I went to a seminar the other day where the speaker had a great presentation full not of bullet points in black on white but of interesting images. He’d taken a real leap into being more innovative with presentations – going well beyond “death by powerpoint” and bullet points. Less
Tailor-made solutions to workplace learning better reflect the needs of the workforce in today’s companies. Recent research has shown that upskilling and learning in the workplace is vital if Britain is to compete with an increasingly talented workforce in emerging countries. Elearning can play a key role in this. Key
Any tips on how to be successful, in business or otherwise, are always welcome. It’s been reported that research has shown that excellence at a complex task requires a critical, minimum level of practice and the “magic number” for true expertise is 10,000 hours (equivalent to roughly three hours a
Amplified individuals are the new superheroes in organisations and networks. They are the people who embrace new tools and applications, try out new practices, experiment and make them work. Others in the organisation can then follow on behind, taking advantage of their research and expertise. Such individuals present a huge
Predicting the future and tailoring your business strategy to suit can be difficult at the best of times, but did you know that effective futures scanning can help companies through a downturn such as we are experiencing today? Particularly in difficult times it’s vitally important to think creatively about the
Have you ever been misunderstood online? We’ve all experienced occasions when an email didn’t quite convey the message it was supposed to. Such problems can take a surprising amount of time to clear up – to establish what was really being said. An amusing email mistake was reported on the
It’s National Poetry Day and this year’s theme is “work” so in the spirit of this here is a haiku: Is a poem work? A poet would say yes, though poems feed the soul. Please feel free to contribute a haiku or other poem on this year’s subject of “work”
1. Use a to-do list I use a weekly list rather than a daily list and even then it is sometimes an “everything I have to do” list. There are several online tools that can help with making lists, including wrike.com, rememberthemilk.com and joesgoals.com (see previous post). 2. Prioritise Do