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The 4 Fundamental Principles of Knowledge Management

In the past we’ve had several conversations about knowledge and how to manage the knowledge you have within your ogranization. We’ve talked about auditing information, storing information, and even making sure it gets back out to those who need it. Today I want to talk...

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The Corporate Life Cycle Model

A very respected business theoriest known as Dr. Ichak Adizes outlined a very interesting theory regarding the life cycle corporations go through. Formally known as the Corporate Life Cycle Model, the theory contains 10 distinct stages each business must pass through as it moves from...

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Body Language 101: The Mouth

To wrap up the week I’m going to talk a little bit about your mouth and how it pertains to body language. Your mouth gives away a myriad of incredibly signals but very few people realize, or have control over, the movements they make with...

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Body Language 101: The Eyes

We’re going to continue our study of body language by taking a close look at the eyes. The eyes play a huge role in an individual’s ability to express himself. They send several different non-verbal cues and if you know how to read the eyes...

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The 3 Main Authority Types

As you grow as a manager you’ll quickly discover that there are not only different levels of management but different levels of authority as well. Several individuals on the same level of management (middle management, for example) may have similar job duties but one may...

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Understanding The 3 Main Types of Customers

Today I’d like to focus a little bit on customer service: as a manager, it’s your responsibility to ensure your team is providing the best customer service possible, but at the same time it is very difficult to watch every single person you employ 100%...

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The Benefits of Empowerment

Hopefully by now you’re a little more comfortable delegating your authority and giving more work to your team members. As a manager, you should be free to not only focus on your own projects but on your human resource and training responsibilities as well. Delegating...

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The Three Types Of Change

They say that change is the only constant, and this phrase is especially relevant to the management world! We face change as managers every single day and we have the responsibility of guiding our teams successfully through these changes unscathed. (more…)

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Labour Turnover: 6 Ways It Benefits Your Organisation

As a manager or human resources employee you will find yourself passively concerned with employee turnover rates. Your company may not experience a huge turnover rate (which is a good thing), but if you do experience turnover it should not be viewed as a terrible...

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The Different Levels of Customer Service

Believe it or not, as a manager you have a responsibility to ensure that your team delivers top knotch customer service at all times. No one is excluded, whether he deals with the public or not. What most people don’t realize is that everyone is...

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Change Management: Types of Change

Before you can effectively manage change within your organisation you must realise that there several different categories of change. The three main types include: Developmental change Transitional change Transformational change (more…)

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Performance Models

Let’s cut right to the chase today. A performance model is a vision of what a company expects to achieve. In order to attain those goals the company must perform in a specific manner. This takes a great deal of research, planning, and implementation. The...

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