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Creativity Management - The Value of Being Prolific


When asked his secret to success, the author Graham Green said that it was down to his always writing 500 words a day. There are real reasons why this philosophy rings true: a)The single best creative product tends to appear at that point in the career when the creator is being most prolific - quality of output is closely related to quantity.

Developing Your Management Style


One thing a lot of us don't do in sales is take time out to analyse things. How are we doing it? Why are we doing it? Can we do it better? Taking time out to assess your management style is one of the most fundemental tasks a person can do.

How to Build Your Business and Still Take Time Off


We all know people who are like human dynamos. They seem to make an art form of building their business and still enjoy quality time with friends and family.

Diversity in the Workplace: Benefits, Challenges and Solutions


Workplace diversity refers to the variety of differences between people in an organization. That sounds simple, but diversity encompasses race, gender, ethnic group, age, personality, cognitive style, tenure, organizational function, education, background and more.

How To Learn Great Management from Our Kids


Learning comes from many places. And one of the most wondrous opportunities is right in front of us.

Great Groups! - Getting a Group to Think Like a Genius


Great Groups! - Getting a Group to Think Like a Genius. Wouldn't it be great to have an Edison or Einstein, or Mozart at your next meeting?  If you had a genius at your meeting, do you think you might come up with better results?  Let me be the first to tell you that those people won't be at your next meeting.  But there are some things you can do as a facilitator - some techniques and tactics that you can use with the group that will help them work better.

5 Steps to Identify Core Processes


Part Two of Creating Well-Defined Processes Series Next Week: Implementation Last week, we raised the question: how do you know where to begin? How can you identify a gap in one of your company's core processes? The answer: follow the money trail? But how do you follow the money trail, and what will that mean for your business? To answer this, let's look at five steps to identify your core processes and any needs for change. Step 1: Define Your Business Model The following question might sound very basic, but you should first ask yourself: what business am I in? You'll ask this because you want to follow the money trail: to identify how exactly you earn revenue and from where that revenue comes.

The Four Key Steps In Hiring And Keeping Top People


"When you hire the best, the rest is easy!" We have heard this phrase many times, but how do we put this concept into action? We know that hiring the best people is vital to the success of your business, especially for fast growing businesses. And certainly, your customers have high service expectations.

Can Your Business Run Without You?


If you are a business owner or a business owner to be, let's examine this scenario. Like other people, you are so excited when you first started your own business.

Identifying Candidates for Leadership


A critical task in the succession planning process of any organization is identifying candidates. Traditionally, candidates have been identified based on past performance.

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Alberta Fund Got Chinese Approach on Potash Corp. Bid - BusinessWeek

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Ener1 agrees to sell $65M in senior notes - BusinessWeek

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Service sector grows at slower pace in August - The Associated Press

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Canada Stocks Pare Gain as Financials Rise, Gold Shares Drop - BusinessWeek

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Stocks Rise in Europe, Asia; US Futures Little Changed, Won Strengthens - Bloomberg

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Heads up | UMB unit buys asset management company - Kansas City Star

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Bank of America Asia-Pacific Wealth Head Hung Quits - BusinessWeek

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Japanese Stocks Advance for a Third Day Following US Data; Canon Climbs - Bloomberg

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