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Management Course Dublin: Gaining That Competitive Advantage

sheila Mulrennan asked: As businesses continue to compete for a market that is increasingly growing sophisticated, a business management course Dublin and thereabouts, may just provide that critical proficiency and know-how to leverage an advantage against the competition. Improving on managerial skills through existing management course Dublin solutions can bridge the gap between a business […]

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A Secret No One Tells New Managers

Wally Bock asked: The Merriam-Webster dictionary lists two meanings for “confrontation.” There are “a face-to-face meeting” and “the clashing of forces or ideas.” Both are part of being a boss, but hardly anyone tells that to a new manager in advance. You could say that managing others is the art of “controlled confrontation.” Doing it […]

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When Might You Need an A/r Swat Team?

Jim Yarsinsky asked: Copyright (c) 2008 Jim Yarsinsky An accounts receivable (A/R) crisis slowly creeps up at most hospitals, even though signs are evident that the revenue cycle is lagging and breakdowns in workflow and processes are numerous. But, it usually takes some singular event or development that proves, once and for all, that receivables […]

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Successful Succession Planning – Driven By Performance Management

Martin Haworth asked: There are a number of areas to keep your eye on as part of your succession planning activities. Top of the list has to be that as you formulate your ideas to get those people organized to be top class performers, you need to know how they are doing, right now. The […]

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Managed Web Hosting Vs Unmanaged Web Hosting

Steven Cancel asked: If you are reading this article there is a good chance you are in the situation where you are choosing between unmanaged or managed web hosting servers or semi dedicated servers. In this area of web solutions there are many areas to compare to come to a solution to your needs. Keep […]

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Managing Multi-cultural Teams for Better Productivity

Jaya Sinha asked: r/> Managing across cultures is not an easy task and it has been a challenge for the offshoring companies to  manage across different geographic boundaries and with multi-cultural teams. A culture in itself is defined as a group or community which shares common beliefs and values. A cultural group is understood by […]

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Setting Performance Standards Using Competencies

Developing People asked: However, it is also important to set expectations about how job responsibilities should be discharged and targets delivered as it is unacceptable for staff to deliver these at ‘any cost’. Setting behavioural expectations or ‘competencies’ are an intrinsic part of managing the performance managers and staff. By setting these expectations the business […]

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Spirit in Sport: Peak Performance & the Zone in Sport (from a World Champion & Olympian)

Fiona Taylor asked: Spirit in Sport: peak performance & the zone in sport Book Intro (Preface) By Fiona Taylor, 1992 Olympian, mystic, coach and former World Champion Windsurfer “The board glides smoothly across the water. Under my feet the board feels light and responsive. It is purely an extension of me, there is no resistance. […]

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Management Tips: the Simple Performance Review

Ed Oakley asked:   For some reason, managers very often struggle with conducting performance reviews that yield results. Many managers actually dread conducting performance reviews. Likewise, many employees struggle to get excited for a performance review, and most tell us that they leave the review feeling like their time was wasted. When the majority of […]

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Making Performance Management Perform

Ceridian asked: It is important to remember that good Human Capital management is about maximising the value of each individual within a business. It’s about what motivates people, what drives improvement in their capability, what keeps them engaged and how they are treated by the business as a whole person. One of the best ways […]