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Editorial
Lead your team to great things...
- Published 4/11/2008
1. Create expectations: Tell people up front what is expected of them.
2. Set a stretch challenge: Make people grow and coach them along the way.
3. Never move too slowly on critical personnel decisions: Dragging your feet here will really hurt your business.
4. Involve people in both DEVELOPING and IMPLEMENTING strategy: Too much tops down brings the top down.
5. Call a spade a spade: Address poor performance or it'll cost you - BIG.
6. Reward your stars!: Pay good performers what they're worth, and it will be returned to you tenfold.
7. Get the right person for the job: Define the job and find the person who can do it rather than redefining the job to fit the capabilities of the incumbent.
8. Require that people do their homework: When people are not prepared for meetings, the company is not prepared to make decisions.
9. Constantly upgrade skills: Provide continuous training to keep people at their best.
10. Recognise that pride drives performance more than money: Compliment people for a job well done.
Running a business is about...
- Published 17/09/2008
Running a business is about identifying gaps between where we need to be and where we are, and the disciplined closing of those gaps. That's how you produce results.
- Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP
Featured Articles
A lifestyle job versus building a business
- By Fiona Powell
- Published 17/09/2008
- About you
So what is so wrong with creating yourself a job versus creating yourself a business? These two scenarios are compared and contrasted with the former being given all bad press and publicity and no saving virtues. But a lifestyle job has lots of merit!Building Your Business… is Just Like Building a House
- By Fiona Powell
- Published 17/09/2008
- Your business
How many of you would attempt to build a house without laying the foundations first? Yet how many actually follow this principle when building a business?
No woman is an island
- By Fiona Powell
- Published 17/09/2008
- Your business
Many businesswomen attribute their success to mentors or a group of people who’ve advised them in some way. These women realise and acknowledge to themselves that they didn’t necessarily have all the answers, or all the skills and knowledge and contacts to take their business to the next level. They weren’t afraid, or too proud, to approach people who were experts in their field and ask for their help and input. We are not alone!
Meetings Matter
- By Fiona Powell
- Published 17/09/2008
- Your business
We all moan about attending meetings – but they’re crucial to the communication within a company and the attainment of our business goals.I’ve attended meetings that have dragged on endlessly, yet nothing has moved forward – no conclusions have been reached, no actions or projects have been assigned. At the other end of the scale I’ve also attended meetings that were upbeat, ‘crisp’, collaborative and hugely motivating – and things happened.
How to write a winning sales proposal
- By Her Business
- Published 10/09/2008
- Your business
Whether you're a sole trader, a medium-sized business or a large corporate, chances are you have to write proposals to win new business. What you write influences the outcome, but where do you start? Ten ways to retain your team
- By Fiona Powell
- Published 10/09/2008
- Your business
Finding the right person for a position in your company is not only a challenge but a costly exercise. Once you have them on board, you don’t want to see them exit in a hurry, so what can you do to retain them? One of the top emotional needs of human beings is a need to feel valued. Make them feel valued and you will increase their motivation to do a good job... So how do you make your people feel valued? Here are some tips....