Posts Tagged 'Prioritize'

What businesses can learn from Special Forces

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What businesses can learn from Special Forces

When I left the military after my conscription and entered the business realm back in 1987, I was acutely aware that I was entering a totally different environment. I expected to learn countless lessons about business theory and responding to consumer needs. I never imagined how much I would rely on my military experience though. In fact, in my years of advising medium businesses on business optimization, I have been struck time and again by how many of the military’s ...

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What NOT to do when Managing Poor Performance

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What NOT to do when Managing Poor Performance

Managing workers is a complicated task, requiring appropriate application of interpersonal and strategic skills. Business success depends on involving employees in company objectives, so they’re motivated to focus on good performance. Poor worker performance is an outcome of:

  • selecting the wrong employees for particular jobs,
  • using inappropriate management methods to direct employees efforts, and
  • relying on these methods to generate improved performance.

What NOT to Do When Managing Poor Performance

Management is perhaps more accountable than employees for poor workplace performance because it decides ...

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How do I retain top talent?

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How do I retain top talent?

Few things in business are as costly and disruptive as unexpected talent departures. With all the emphasis on leadership development, I always find it interesting so many companies seem to struggle with being able to retain their top talent. In today’s post, I’ll share some research, observations, and insights on how to stop the talent door from revolving.

Ask any CEO (as I oftentimes do in my Taylor Protocols Consultancy practice) if they have a process for retaining and developing talent ...

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Ondernemer, ontsla uzelf!

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Ondernemer, ontsla uzelf!

Wanneer ondernemers net beginnen, zijn ze overal bij betrokken; de lopende zaken, de boekhouding, acquisitie en het plegen van verkooptelefoontjes. Zodra een bedrijf echter begint te groeien doet een bedrijfseigenaar er goed aan zichzelf te ontslaan van alle verschillende taken. De KvK had een aantal jaren geleden een cursus “hoe wordt ik een duizendpoot?” in haar cursusaanbod. Wanneer je echter alles zelf wil doen doe je alles half en loop je helemaal leeg. Het uit handen geven van kritische taken ...

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