Knowledge Management

If knowledge is omnipresent, then knowledge management is the discipline that helps put information in the right context and perspective.

Nine Questions About Baby Boomer Retirement That Your Company Must Answer

The Baby Boomers in your company will be eligible to retire soon. Here are nine important questions to help you assess the threat to your operating excellence.

Business Management A Skill To Learn!

Management is a skill, some have it inborn and some have to inculcate it by learning and taking courses. However, all of us have to learn business management, since business...

What is Strategic Human Resource Management?

In Human Resource (HR) and management circles nowadays there is much talk about Strategic Human Resource Management and many expensive books can be seen on the shelves of bookshops. But what exactly is SHRM, what are its key features and how does it differ from traditional human resource management?

Lean Manufacturing and Value of Retaining People

Lean manufacturing is a system based on people. When people leave an organization the wealth of knowledge that person has can not be transferred completely. Especially the synergies of the teams will be lost.

Metrics to Measure and Control the Performance of Sales Department

If you have money and time to do just one thing - then measure and improve the performance of your Sales department. You will have results immediately and will be able to improve them regularly.

Project Failures and Project Success

Some organizations and project managers tend to resort to simplistic view when it comes time to judge if the projects they are assigned to manage is a success. The tendency is more due to the most popular success criteria to measure the success from just the triple constraints of CTR or cost, time, and resource performance points of view.

Developing a High Performance Project Team

Much is written in Project Management journals about every conceivable facet of project teams. Topics about their organization, culture, communication with clients, problem solving skills, etc. are virtually endless. There are lots of rules, tips, and suggestions about what they should do but not as much on how to do it. For example, “high performance work teams” has been a catch phrase for a long time. Everyone wants to create one or think they are a part of one but how would a PM actually develop one? If you aren’t sure, this will get you started in the right direction.

Value Stream Mapping And Six Sigma

If you have implemented Six Sigma in your organization, and you want to further reduce waste, you should consider using Value Stream Mapping. Here we introduce you to this relatively new methodology.

Apple Inc - A Case Study In Innovation - Part 1

In the last decade or so, no other company has gone from the doldrums to top of the pack as Apple Inc. What is the key to their success - is it effective management, innovation, or the oomph factor maybe its all of it - read more here.

The Worst Forms of Burnout - Dead Wood and Helpless or Hopeless

Dead Wood and Helpless or Hopeless employees have gone so far into the burnout process that they present a special challenge for management. These situations dramatize the need for proper stress management in the workplace as well. Executives and policy makers need to think about this seriously. Small business owners and professionals in their own practice would also do well to take heed.

Arcades for Restaurants and Hotels

Just about any hospitality business has a few coin-op machines lying around. These are not gambling devices I'm talking about (which is a whole other story), but electronic gaming devices, commonly known as video games. While their inclusion isn't the main feature of your venue, you'll notice a few of them lurking in some corner of nearly every kind of hospitality business.

Global Acquisitions - The Unsuccessful Factor

When a global company tries to grow in size, only organic growth is not sufficient to help it reach scale. It has to take the path of inorganic growth also to keep ahead of competition. This article will elaborate on the critical factors of growth and why corporations fail to pull out successful acquisitions.