Why Big Business Should Embrace Virtual Assistance

As Virtual Assistants (VAs), we focus on providing small business owners and solo entrepreneurs with expert administrative support as an alternative to them hiring temporary or part-time employees. The benefits of working with VAs for these businesses are many and are much more than simply a matter of cost. But, doesn't this also hold true for larger companies?

It is Important to Measure a Performance

People talk about metrics, indicators, scorecards and other. Do you know how to measure your business? Do you know what is good indicator and what is bad?

Employee Retention: When Is Your Next Key Employee Going To Leave And What Are you Doing About It?

When a key performer decides to leave, it shouldn't be a surprise to you. Here's How To Stop The Surprises: Use this simple Employee Retention Risk Analysis process to prompt your managers to regularly assess the 'retention risk' of key performers, and report back to you regularly.

PayPal Solutions - 5 Steps to Manage Your PayPal Account

Are you looking for online funding support and capabilities? I've got a solution that brings online funding to your business, and more...

Managing From The Side - 7 Great Ways To Lead People Who Don't Report To You

How can you get results when managing a group of people over whom you have no authority? Manage from the side. While heading up a project group - by definition - involves directing individuals who do not report to you, in an increasingly competitive, rapidly changing business world, even in day-to-day management, the conventional approach of issuing orders and delegating down is giving way to a lateral style. where one leads by facilitating - rather than directing - the contributions of others. This how-to article gives 7 great tips for effectively leading non-reports.

Top Ten Business Systems Necessary to Run a Business Profitably

Business systems key to profitability.

Accounts Receivable Collection Tips

The accounting gurus will tell you that you recognize your sales at the time your product or service changes hands. We all know it doesn't really happen until the cash changes hands and sometimes that can be a problem for many businesses. Here's how to change that.

4 Ways To Make This Year Your Most Profitable Ever

Every business wants to be more profitable so here are 4 ways to make this year your most profitable yet.

Effective Staff Appraisal

How can you make appraisals effective and powerful sources of staff motivation?

Management Diets Don't Deliver

Just as most of us know what it really takes to lose weight, most are also aware of what is necessary to manage well. Both things are simple, but they are by no means easy. Much as being healthy requires a lifestyle change and a return to the basics, so does being a good manager.

A SMART Way to Turn Your Business Wishes into Reality

Have you ever wondered why New Years resolutions typically don't work? It's worth exploring, because it's the same reason why most business leaders miss their performance objectives more often than they'd like.

The Winning - Customer-Focused Team

Set high expectations to ensure high performance. Taking care of your internal customers, the staff puts them in a frame of mind to take care of the external customers, and the results are more sales and higher profits.

Documentation and Audit problem Case Study - How to Overcome in TQM Impelmentation Project Part 8b

This TQM article is a case study on problems associated with Documentation and Audit in the CONTROL Phase of the D.I.A.C. Improvement Methodology. The article provides some real life examples on how they were overcome by the team leader.