from Source Making.com 8/14 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Background: Analysis Paralysis is one of the classic Anti-Patterns in hardware & software development. Object-oriented analysis is focused on decomposing a problem into its constituent parts, but there is no obvious method for identifying the exact level of detail necessary for system …
from Linked IN 19 Sept 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 7/14 What does a Vision do? A powerful vision provides inspiration, challenge, & purpose. It gives meaning to your work and purpose to your business. Your business gives you a place where you can satisfy your need to achieve. Everyone’s …
Consultant Consortium, Linked In 6/18/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 6/14 2. Employee Retention increases due to job pride & satisfaction – which in turn creates a loop that reinforces “Customer Retention” through friendliness and better service to the customers. Customers like doing business with people they know and your employees …
from Managing American.com 05 Aug 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 What’s most important? When we talk about being strategic we focus more on thinking & planning, than on leading & achieving. The reality is that “being strategic” requires both; it’s the full transformation from your Dream to Realization. It’s …
Streamlining Tasks to Improve Efficiency from Mind Tools.com 9/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 Since Operations (processes) are 80% of your Business [BusinessInsider.com], they should be high on your Priorities for Improvement. Step 2: Analyze the Process continued. First use Root Cause Analysis, Cause & Effect Analysis, or The 5 …
How we can Succeed – to Reach our Goals !!! by Author Heidi Grant Halvorson 04 July 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 No matter who they are and what they are trying to do, we find that successful people not only have confidence that they will eventually succeed, but …
From Forbes Magazine 09 Sept 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 The wide Variety of Management Style. Excellent managers come in all shapes & sizes. They can be loud or quiet, extroverted or introverted, Type A or calm. Their management style can be as unique as their personalities. But while …
. . . to have a winning Team !!! Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 9/13 Published 5/14 8. Check Independent References – depending on the importance of the position – by going past their List of References. Do at least 1 of the people who worked “for them” & 1 “they …
from Harvard Biz Review 9/08 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 Social Skills Research. The idea that leaders need social skills is not new, of course. In 1920, Columbia University psychologist Edward Thorndike pointed out that “the best mechanic in a factory may fail as a foreman for lack of social …
from Managing for Dummies, 2nd Ed 2003 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 C. Communicate, to keep all informed about the progress of projects & the organization – including both trails & triumphs. Ask their opinion of significant issues – to get them involved – and once you gain their trust …
from What Best Mgrs know & do.com 08 Sept 13 enhanced, Peter.CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 Influential Managers are not afraid to reach out to others – if their involvement in something represents a learning opportunity or can make an important contribution. And influential managers gain that participation, because they have a …
from Decision Making Solutions.com 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 ● Prejudices – Emotions help form our intuition and can allow flawed experiences to overrule sound facts and evidence. We should always be on guard for this. ● Lack of Openness – Every person has a different experience-base that provides …
from Entrepreneur.com 27 Aug 12 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/15 Looking for that Edge. Over the years we’ve started many Virgin businesses out of frustration at the way things were done in established sectors. Whether it was airlines, mobile telephones or financial services, we’ve stood out by focusing on ways …
. . . to Survive, when you Start your Business, until you get the big Customer or Funded. from Entrepreneur 04/14 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/15 Cash is King when it comes to the financial management of a Startup or Small Business. The lag between the time you have to …
from Entrepreneur.com 20 April 12 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 4/14 The 2008 Great Recession darkest days are over, so we are told, but I’m finding that sales have increased only slightly for some Startups & small-business owners, while revenue remains depressed for many. While some customers are loosening up their …
How to Attract & Motivate a Capable Staff from Entrepreneur.com 21 Apr 14 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz The Challenge of working with today’s young Wizards. For Startups & Small Business owners today, it seems harder than ever to find “young” employees with a solid “work ethic” who know how to …
from Mashable.com 21 Apr 14 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz CEO = 0 EZ. Everyone knows that leading a company is one of the toughest gigs around. Whether running a Startup, small business or a multi-national Corporation, CEOs have to manage time, resources, & multiple demands while finding the time & …
Between Mentors’ & Mentees’ – Five (5) Lessons Worth Sharing from Managing Americans.com 27 Mar 14 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz The Importance of Mentors. “Do you ever wish you had the Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Jeff Bazos, Larry Page, Sergey, or Zuckerberg as a Mentor or trusted Advisor? Me, too” …
Our crazy Recipe for Business & Personal success !!! a Book Review by Big Fat Books 28 Nov 10 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 02/14 Nuts! is a very nice book about the success of SouthWest Airlines. SWA is the pioneer of the low-cost airlines.Their business model has been replicated many …
From Bushmans Consultants 28 Jan 14 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 2/14 Research into HPOs [High-Performance Organizations; Not to be confused with HMO or HBO], found that by focusing strictly on what is really important, these Organizations achieve better results – both financially & non-financially – than their competitors or comparable …
from “Management for Dummies” 2/14 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz To make your Employees feel as good as your Customers, here are 10+1 Tips to follow: #0. Mentor for each Key Employee, so that they get close to each other, and Key “E” will open up and the Mentor can advise …