Archive for February, 2012

Time Management: Is The Clock the Only Measure?

As an educator of professional development, essential business practices and professionalism, I always profess the importance of effectively managing three aspects – time, tasks and teams. This last fall, I had an experience that provided some big education.  I learned that how we measure time can be as effective as how we manage it.  Here Read the full article…

Supervisors Should Be Great . . . Should They Be A Friend?

In the work place, people are primarily there to “get the job done”.  Whatever the task, the department or the role . . . employees are there to complete their duties as assigned in a timely and efficient manner.  In order to incorporate a reporting structure and differentiate responsibilities, the majority of workplaces implement a Read the full article…

How much should companies spend on employee training?

Let me give you some figures for comparison: If company ABC earns 7 million/year and spends $50K for training, this company is sending the message that the value of their employees is not even 1% of revenues. If company XYZ profited $500K last year and spent $3K for employee training, this company is investing less Read the full article…