lsquo;CHANGE OR DIE! THE CULTURE OF YOUR ORGANIZATION by Mike Manes Should you attempt to change the culture of your organization? Mike Manes recommends that you restruct...

Whether you’re running a mega-agency or a boutique, following these proven management guidelines makes sense.
Learn what motivates each of your employees
Use this information to help manage their performance. Although status, power, or additional authority might motivate some people, others might be more excited by the opportunity for tapping into their flair for creative, job-related activities or more face-to-face contact with customers. Rewarding good employees with assignment that speak to their unique motivations, interest and long-range career goals can help you retain them.

Just when we think we've grasped what's happening in business, something changes to disrupt the precarious balance. It may occur in the economy, an industry, a region, a particular market, or technology that alters even the most flexible business plan.

Establishing a strategy, then staying with it, was possible for most businesses until the last decade. Planning a year or more in advance was relatively easy. Ups and downs would occur but with a high degree of predictability. Hitting sales and revenue targets was almost a natural outcome.

ASK EMPLOYEES FOR SUGGESTIONS ON IMPROVING PERFORMANCE Paul Serwinek, Ph.D. A...

Those who own a business hold their peers in high regard. You might dislike someone personally, but give them a thumbs-up when it comes to running a company. Those who survived the recession deserve a special commendation. Only the native outsider thinks otherwise.

BOOST YOUR SALES BY 95% Patricia A. Berry Most salespeople can increase their sales by 95%, by using professional knowledge and skills - and anyone who presents ideas, influences dec...

CATASTROPHE PREPAREDNESS TIPS In Case of Catastrophe, What Will You Drink? Such questions as: 'How much water will be needed?' 'How long will stored water last?...

CHANGE SERVICEPROCEDURES THROUGH PARADIGM THINKING by Mary Beth Bolen Paradigms are the rules, standards, and boundaries within which we live and work. With todays volatile e...

COACHING WINNERS by Brenda French 'Remember, the purpose of effective coaching is to catch your employees doing something right!' Two of the most-common reasons for small-busines...

CREATE WEALTH BY SHARING IT by John Jaques Over the last several years, I've noticed that higher-value, faster-growing, and superior-profit agencies have a strong willingness to sh...