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Paretos Law- Your Formula For Success


A 'dirt-world' retail business I used to manage had a large turnover, a very high profit, and less than 100 lines. Early in 2001, I was contracted to manage another business.

Delegation - The Basic Steps To Reducing Your Workload And Creating A Successful Team


If you have a task greater than you can handle on your own, then you need to delegate. Not a choice many of us choose to make, but one we can all learn.

Ten Top Ways for Managers to Motivate Their People


So to help start the ball rolling, here are ten top ways to get your people motivated. Ten small steps for you to start with.

Vampire Meetings and How To Slay Them


Meetings can be like mythical vampires - sucking the life out of intelligent and creative people. And sucking the funds out of businesses.

Quick Tip - Effective Meetings Have a Complete Agenda


Most agendas for a meeting look like this. * Budget * Payroll * Staff * Sales * Vutszxtn Some people would tell me, 'That's a perfectly good agenda.

Competencies for HR Professionals in Knowledge-based Industry with Reference to IT, ITES-BPOs


Introduction "High performing HR function affects bottom line nearly 10%"- A survey Competencies have become integral part of HR field. In the last 25+ years, the competency approach has emerged from being a specialized and narrow application to being a leading method for diagnosing, framing and improving most aspects of Human Resource Management.

Taking on Six Sigma Programs - Guidelines for In-House and Outsourcing Decisions


Based on a wild guess by a close associate of mine, there are well over 2,000 restaurants in the Manhattan area and its surrounding boroughs. Although I cannot validate the absolute accuracy of his count, I do trust it is in the ballpark, since he happens to be one of those guys who seem to know everything about everything in life (and more).

Hiring Tip -- Picking The Best Candidates


I often hear leaders from all types of organizations ask questions about hiring the right person. Their questions usually sound like these: ? What if their resume looks great but they have a bad attitude? ? What if they put on a good act and then don't work hard? ? How can I tell how they will perform after I hire them? A great way to answer these questions starts with a well-defined interview process.

The ?Better Product? fallacy


Another fallacy ingrained in the minds of most marketing managers is the belief that the better product will win the marketing battle. Behind the thinking of many marketing managers is the thought that "truth will out.

Get Out Of The Stone Age: Give Leadership Talks


160 years ago, the newly invented electric telegraph carried the first news message. The message zipped 40 miles in a flash over wires from Baltimore to Washington, D.

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German industrial orders buoyed by global demand (AP)
AP - The German government says strong demand from outside the eurozone helped the country's industrial orders rise a stronger-than-expected 1.7 percent in December.
China growth could halve if Europe crisis worsens: IMF (Reuters)
Reuters - China's annual economic growth could be cut nearly in half this year if Europe's debt crisis tips the world economy into a recession, putting pressure on Beijing to unveil "significant" fiscal stimulus, the International Monetary Fund said.
Europe's debt rose to 82 percent of output at end-Q3 (Reuters)
Reuters - The European Union's total government debt rose slightly to 82.2 percent of economic output in the third quarter of 2011, the EU's statistics agency said on Monday, lower than the United States but still a burden that could take decades to pay down.
Analysis: Iran economy could limp along under sanctions (Reuters)
Reuters - Tightening international sanctions against Iran look set to shrink its economy, push up inflation and further erode its currency, but they may fail to deliver a knock-out blow that forces Tehran to compromise on its nuclear ambitions.
Analysis: Euro zone strugglers lack innovative knack (Reuters)
Reuters - To get an idea of the economic mountain euro zone strugglers Greece and Portugal have to climb, consider this: per million inhabitants, they each filed fewer than eight applications with the European Patent Office in 2010.
IMF warns Europe downturn could cut China growth (AP)
AP - A sharp downturn in Europe could cut China's economic growth rate nearly in half, the International Monetary Fund said Monday, adding to warnings about a possible severe global slowdown this year.
Oil below $97 as traders eye Greek debt talks (AP)

Flames shoot into the air after a gas pipeline explosion in the Sinai peninsula, 240 miles (374 kilometers) southeast of Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. An Egyptian security official says attackers have set off explosives along a gas pipeline in the country's Sinai peninsula, halting exports to neighboring Israel and Jordan. The blast that took place Sunday at dawn is the twelfth successful attack on the line since the popular uprising that ousted longtime Egyptians leader Hosni Mubarak in February last year. The official says the attack by presumed Islamist militants caused huge fires, but fire engines put it out hours later. (AP Photo/Khaled Kandil)AP - Oil prices fell below $97 a barrel Monday on worries that talks on a Greek debt deal needed to avoid a disastrous default are proving difficult to conclude.



France, German leaders meet amid euro, Syria crises (Reuters)
Reuters - The French and German leaders meet on Monday in Paris for annual talks in which they will seek further economic coordination in the crisis-hit European Union and discuss the escalating violence in Syria.
Police clear DC Occupy site, protesters look to a new day (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. police officers cleared tents from an "Occupy" protest site in downtown Washington on Sunday, but demonstrators said even without the camp they would continue to fight for economic equality and other issues.
Obama says he deserves re-election, job's not done (AP)

President Barack Obama talks about the economy during an event at Fire Station #5 in Arlington, Va., Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Barack Obama says he deserves re-election, despite the nation's economic troubles.



Europe's shadow darkens outlook (Reuters)
Reuters - A renewed focus on Europe's banking and debt crisis may quickly sap the nascent optimism about global economic prospects that followed a remarkably solid U.S. January employment report.
With sparse data, focus returns to Europe (Reuters)
Reuters - Europe will again be at the center of investors' focus this week as the U.S. earnings season passes the halfway mark and there is little on the economic calendar to give the market direction.
France says Greek PSI talks going "relatively well" (Reuters)
Reuters - France's finance minister said on Sunday talks were moving "relatively well" on the private sector portion of a Greek bailout, but discussions designed to bring its debt down to 120 pct of GDP level by 2020 were difficult.
Obama presses Congress to pass aid to homeowners (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed lawmakers to pass his proposal to provide up to $10 billion in aid to struggling homeowners, saying a failure to address the housing crisis would put the rest of the economy at risk.
Dealer group sees higher US auto sales and prices (AP)
AP - Car buyers will likely pay more for new and used cars this year as the economy improves.
Hiring surges in January; jobless rate at 8.3 pct. (AP)

In this Jan. 30, 2012, UPS Store employee, Candy Mojica, weighs packages before shipping at The UPS Store in the Lake Balboa area of Los Angeles. The unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight month after a surge of January hiring, a promising shift in the nation's outlook for job growth. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - In a long-awaited surge of hiring, companies added 243,000 jobs in January — across the economy, up and down the pay scale and far more than just about anyone expected. Unemployment fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years.



Obama pushes for veterans jobs programs (AP)
AP - In an effort to cut the unemployment rate among veterans, President Barack Obama is calling for a new conservation program that would put veterans to work rebuilding trails, roads and levees on public lands.
Unemployment falls sharply in US, rises in Europe (AP)
AP - Unemployment falls sharply in US, rises in Europe
Jobless rate at 3-year low as payrolls surge (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to a near three-year low, giving a boost to President Barack Obama.
California to borrow internally to raise cash (Reuters)
Reuters - California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill on Friday allowing the state government to borrow from internal funds to build up its cash, which the controller earlier this week said was quickly dwindling.
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