Down & Out- Federal Workforce Impacts - Nu Leadership Series

Examine the federal workforce and downsizing impacts. Nu Leadership is a column that explores the changing workforce and social environment as it relates to leadership development.

Asset Management - Key Part of Business Management

Fixed asset management is one of the important areas of management of a manufacturing enterprise. The profits and long term strategy of the business can be significantly influenced by asset management.

Are You Stunting Your Business Growth? (First Article Of 2)

Are you letting your customers down with this type of conversation? When you do realize it costs you sales.

Motivating People - Understanding Behaviour

Actual behaviour is very important, but so are the reasons behind it. In most cases, the only way to know how motivated your staff members are is through the ways in which they behave. This includes what they say, their gestures, expressions and stance.

How to Love Your Employees

Today's labor force is a new generation. How can we make them productive? This article provides solutions to motivating employees for management professionals.

Opening a Dollar Store - Minimize Merchandise Stocking Labor and Time

One of the challenges faced by every entrepreneur who is opening a dollar store is quickly and properly restocking the sales floor. It is soon obvious that as sales grow so too does the need to continually replace sold items. Restocking high quantities of merchandise requires proper timing of buying and lots of labor.

Business Alchemy - Converting Complexity into Profit

A few, cutting edge companies are employing the arcane field of Holistic Business Systems Theory to deliver quantum leaps in sales and profit.

The Invasion

This subject pertains to the traveling team that invades offices or businesses that are not living up to expectations. The dreaded moment when corporate sends in their team of so called experts to FIX the problems. I have repeatedly seen these so called teams of experts come into locations only to leave it worse then it was when they arrived.

What Are Electronic Checks?

This is an overview of electronic checks and how it all works.

Supply Chain Risk Management: An Introduction

Risk management concepts have been around for several years since now, but they have generally been bounded to the financial or safety area. Today, the supply chain is where risk management is assuming a critical role, since it is where risk becomes most damaging for a company. Despite this, supply chain managers have so far kept on striving their efforts on efficiency gains, responding to the cost squeeze at the expense of increasing the risk of disruptions. This article provides a brief overview of some basic concepts related to Supply Chain Risk Managment (SCRM).

Checking Out Their Past

Hiring good employees is more challenging every day. Even when you find the right skills, you need to be sure their integrity and ethics match those of your company. Checking employment history is easy, inexpensive, and provides valuable information.

Cutting Costs With Six Sigma

Six Sigma is rarely thought of as a method to cut costs. This article shows you how Six Sigma has evolved into an effective cost-cutting tool.

Cash Register Stand Allows Retailers to Make the Most out of Cramped Quarters

Retailers feeling crunched for square footage turn to space savers like cash register stands to make the most out of their available space.