| 731 | Aligning Teams with Organizational Goals Preview: Teams don’t have to be aligned with the goals of the organization. Teams can work on what they believe to be the right things. They can work diligently on creating the results they think matter. They can be completely committed to success from their perspective. A non-aligned team could enjoy each other and their work. They could accomplish much,... (more) Published By: Kevin Eikenberry Submitted: 04 May,2005 |
| 732 | Credibility - A Golden Key to Becoming More Influential Preview: You have been named a new leader in your organization, or you are a long time leader with some new people in your organization. Or maybe you aren’t a formal leader but are working on an important new project. Or perhaps you are staff person with expertise that can benefit the business… but only if you can get others to see your perspective. These... (more) Published By: Kevin Eikenberry Submitted: 04 May,2005 |
| 733 | Re-Energize Your Brain Preview: We all use tools in our work, and all of these tools need to be re-energized in some way over time. They need to be polished, sharpened, refurbished. They need new spark plugs or a tune up. Some times they even need new batteries. We take these maintenance tasks seriously because we know that when the batteries are fully charged we get the full... (more) Published By: Kevin Eikenberry Submitted: 04 May,2005 |
| 734 | Succeeding on Project Teams Preview: The world of work has changed. It used to be that most of us worked as a part of a process, whether on an assembly line, managing interactions with Customers, or any one of a thousand other processes. Processes are ongoing, repeatable and never have an ending. While there will always be some jobs and tasks which are process focused, most work no... (more) Published By: Kevin Eikenberry Submitted: 04 May,2005 |
| 735 | Public Speaking the Easy Way Preview: Public Speaking the Easy Way, by Rich Brunelle Everybody I know has at one time or another experienced difficulty when having to give a speech, teach a class, or give a report to an audience. Of course, there are those that do public speaking all the time that have little difficulty. But for the rest of us, public speaking gives us a case of nerv... (more) Published By: Rich Brunelle Submitted: 04 May,2005 |
| 736 | Behavioral Economics? What's That? Preview: A new science sheds light on some of our most important decisions. Behavioral economics is the study of how and why people make money-related decisions. As a science it is relatively new, although some of its findings have been known intuitively by good salesmen and marketers for many years. Much of what has been learned from recent studies... (more) Published By: Steve Gillman Submitted: 04 May,2005 |
| 737 | HI-Rel Corporation Selects EZ-MRP Leasing Option Preview: E-Z-MRP, the leading manufacturing software system for small manufacturers, announced a new pricing and product structure. According to Rocky Smolin, founder of Beach Access Software, makers of E-Z-MRP, “We see a distinction between those small manufacturers with less than five hundred parts in material resource planning, and those with a need for... (more) Published By: Rocky Smolin Submitted: 04 May,2005 |
| 738 | European Union, Is it really open and competitive markets inside and outside Preview: The global economy is still too closed by tariff and non-tariff barriers to the goods and services that Europe has to sell. 1/Business and consumer surveys The economic sentiment indicator (ESI) for the EU weakened by 1.7 points in April, following its decline by 2.4 points in March. In the euro area, the indicator eased by 1 point in April, afte... (more) Published By: amarendra bhushan Submitted: 04 May,2005 |
| 739 | Alzheimer’s Education Conference at Kravis Center to feature Olga Brunner Preview: Olga Brunner founder of A Good Daughter, Inc., based in Margate, Florida (www.agooddaughter.com), will present at the Kravis Center on May 19th & 20th. The 2005 Alzheimer’s Educational Conference will host only 50 companies to exhibit at this event, including A Good Daughter. Brunner notes, “Palm Beach is one of the most important areas for our se... (more) Published By: Olga Brunner Submitted: 05 May,2005 |
| 740 | 6 Things to post on your blog when you're running out of ideas Preview: There is no doubt that blogs are the “it” thing today in the online world. Wherever you surf, blogs are sprouting everywhere like mushrooms, whether they’re used for personal or business purposes. But for starters, what is a blog anyway? It is a diary where you can post your thoughts or feelings or whatnots, except that it is online and the public... (more) Published By: Dulce Azogue Submitted: 05 May,2005 |
| 741 | 9 Free Secret E-book Tips Preview: You’ll receive 9 tips on how you can profit from selling e-books online and start your own online information business. You'll discover the little-known secrets that few people know to making quick and easy money on line with e-books. Go to: www.theebookcoach.com for more info About the Author I’ve spent hundreds of hours studying internet mark... (more) Published By: Ellen Violette Submitted: 05 May,2005 |
| 742 | How to Developed a Business for Educational CDs or Multimedia CBTs - A Case Study Preview: BRAINWARE - An ISO 9001:2000 Company based in India. INTRODUCTION ============= 1991 was the year which revolutionised the concept of IT training in India. Brainware was launched in this year and commenced operations as a quality IT training service provider. As a result, it did not take much time for us to climb up the growth chart with thousa... (more) Published By: Ariful Anam Submitted: 05 May,2005 |
| 743 | ERP for ETO Manufacturers Preview: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems offer great benefits to engineer-to-order (ETO) companies looking to increase productivity and decrease cost. According to TR Cutler, spokesperson for the ETO Institute, “These benefits come as a result of a successful implementation, but not every implementation is successful.” Cutler asserts that, “One ... (more) Published By: Thomas Cutler Submitted: 05 May,2005 |
| 744 | Kiss ( Keep it simple stupid) Preview: Writing your privacy policy Not every web surface is going to understand lawyer talk. Most online privacy policies are written by lawyers and as a web user we don't know half of what it means. Therefore I suggest that you write a privacy policy that people can understand. Phrase your policy as a FAQ with questions like 1. Do you sell my pe... (more) Published By: Rose DesRochers Submitted: 05 May,2005 |
| 745 | Documenting Partnerships in Your Business Plan Preview: Forging partnerships to improve market penetration has become commonplace, particularly for “new economy” businesses. And, most companies proudly mention their many partnerships in their business plans. The fact is that, regardless of whom the partnership is with, partnerships by themselves are meaningless. What are meaningful are the terms of th... (more) Published By: Dave Lavinsky Submitted: 05 May,2005 |
| 746 | Introduction to Hazardous Materials Safety Preview: You don’t have to work at Three Mile Island to be exposed to potentially hazardous substances. Indeed, almost all workplaces of any size contain at least a few substances that could pose potential safety hazards to your workers. For example, your janitorial closets may contain ammonias, bleaches, phosphates or other caustic cleaning solvents. Shop... (more) Published By: G. Neil Corp. Submitted: 05 May,2005 |
| 747 | TiVo® for the Internet Preview: On more and more web sites you're starting to see "Syndicate this site" or buttons allowing you to subscribe to "RSS Feeds" all over the web. What Does It All Mean? So what exactly is this "RSS" thing? What is "syndication", and why should you "syndicate content"? Because we are about to hit what Malcom Gladwell calls a Tipping Point. RSS Is... (more) Published By: Chris Ellington Submitted: 05 May,2005 |
| 748 | Hiring Students for Summer Jobs? Update Yourself on the New Child Labor Laws Preview: Soon, school will be out for the summer, and students will be seeking summer jobs. If your company employs anyone under 18, be aware that federal child labor laws, as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), have changed. Here is a summary of the current federal regulations: (Note: You also should check the child labor standards of your stat... (more) Published By: G. Neil Submitted: 05 May,2005 |
| 749 | HI-Rel Corporation Selects Beach Access Leasing Option Preview: E-Z-MRP, the leading manufacturing software system for small manufacturers, announced a new pricing and product structure. According to Rocky Smolin, founder of Beach Access Software, makers of E-Z-MRP, “We see a distinction between those small manufacturers with less than five hundred parts in material resource planning, and those with a need for... (more) Published By: Rocky Smolin Submitted: 05 May,2005 |
| 750 | Manufacturing Marketing Turnkey Process with TR Cutler, Inc., Manufacturing PR Firm Preview: Ranked as the nation’s leading manufacturing journalist and an editor, TR Cutler (www.trcutlerinc.com) has added another strategic partnership with Focus Marketing (www.focus-market.com). According to Cutler, “This strategic alliance makes sense because we know the value Focus Marketing brings to the table. From Collateral Development, Event Mana... (more) Published By: Thomas Cutler Submitted: 05 May,2005 |