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Casual Articles - Bringing Enjoyment Back Into Work!
Changing Careers - an Inevitable Step
When you get your first job, thinking about different careers is probably the last thing on your mind and fifty years ago, most people entering the workforce would expect to remain with the same employer until the end of their working life. However, the situation has changed radically in recent years and so we all need to know how to manage career transitions if we are to get the best out of our careers. Your ability to deal wit
are blamed for problems over which they have no control. Management see tends where there are no tends, and miss trends where they exist. Management introducesWhen you get your first job, thinking about different careers is probably the last thing on your mind and fifty years ago, most people entering the workforce would expect to remain with the same employer until the end of their working life. However, the situation has changed radically in recent years and so we all need to know how to manage career transitions if we are to get the best out of our careers. Your ability to deal wit
Interview Question: Sell Me This Pencil
OK, "sell me this pencil" is not a question per se but it is an old school interview question that sales managers used to (and still might) ask potential job candidates.This question might even be asked if you're not interviewing for a sales job simply to see how you respond to it!It's an example of a trick interview question or stress interview question that hiring managers often ask interviewees to see how they r
Change is a fact of life, but that doesn't always mean that we are happy with the change, or that change is necessarily right. For instance, it is often the case that Changes introduced in one part of an organisation with the intention of improving matters, create problems elsewhere. Unchecked, the likely results of this are divisiveness, internal competition and distrust. Again unchecked, a blame culture takes root and empire building develops, and the combination of a blame culture and empire-building takes the entire organisation further and further away from the customer and their requirements. Some people "get lucky"; others are blamed for problems over which they have no control. Management see tends where there are no tends, and miss trends where they exist. Management introduces OK, "sell me this pencil" is not a question per se but it is an old school interview question that sales managers used to (and still might) ask potential job candidates.This question might even be asked if you're not interviewing for a sales job simply to see how you respond to it!It's an example of a trick interview question or stress interview question that hiring managers often ask interviewees to see how they r
Just Started A Google AdWords Campaign?
A friend of mine was asking me just how am I succeeding with my Google advertisement while he was getting no results.He had spent some money and got some clicks, but he complained that every time he entered his keywords, his ads didn't show.Have you checked with Google? I asked. They do have a monitoring policy (Sandbox) for ads where they let your ad run very low until they check and approve it. The approval dep
se that Changes introduced in one part of an organisation with the intention of improving matters, create problems elsewhere. Unchecked, the likely results of this are divisiveness, internal competition and distrust. Again unchecked, a blame culture takes root and empire building develops, and the combination of a blame culture and empire-building takes the entire organisation further and further away from the customer and their requirements. Some people "get lucky"; others are blamed for problems over which they have no control. Management see tends where there are no tends, and miss trends where they exist. Management introducesA friend of mine was asking me just how am I succeeding with my Google advertisement while he was getting no results.He had spent some money and got some clicks, but he complained that every time he entered his keywords, his ads didn't show.Have you checked with Google? I asked. They do have a monitoring policy (Sandbox) for ads where they let your ad run very low until they check and approve it. The approval dep
Lean Manufacturing Successes
Several success stories have emanated from the lean manufacturing initiatives. Although some organizations were not able to sustain the success after a few years, many others kept building on the initial success through continual improvements in processes. Discussed below are the keys to lean manufacturing success that were common for most of the success stories:Prepare and motivate people: Widespread orientation was give
his are divisiveness, internal competition and distrust. Again unchecked, a blame culture takes root and empire building develops, and the combination of a blame culture and empire-building takes the entire organisation further and further away from the customer and their requirements. Some people "get lucky"; others are blamed for problems over which they have no control. Management see tends where there are no tends, and miss trends where they exist. Management introducesSeveral success stories have emanated from the lean manufacturing initiatives. Although some organizations were not able to sustain the success after a few years, many others kept building on the initial success through continual improvements in processes. Discussed below are the keys to lean manufacturing success that were common for most of the success stories:Prepare and motivate people: Widespread orientation was give
Tips for Easy Local Job Searches
Find the bets job for you in your local area. It can be really convenient for you to land your preferred position just 10 to 15 minutes drive away from your home. Even more job searches in the internet become more international and national because of the fact that the society today is more mobile and transportation is readily available and fast to many commuters.But even with the existence of the current mobile society,
me culture and empire-building takes the entire organisation further and further away from the customer and their requirements. Some people "get lucky"; others are blamed for problems over which they have no control. Management see tends where there are no tends, and miss trends where they exist. Management introducesFind the bets job for you in your local area. It can be really convenient for you to land your preferred position just 10 to 15 minutes drive away from your home. Even more job searches in the internet become more international and national because of the fact that the society today is more mobile and transportation is readily available and fast to many commuters.But even with the existence of the current mobile society,
How To Lose ?15000 (minimum) In 30 Seconds Or Less!
The following article was originally included in a Career Tips booklet Steve published for service leavers back in 1998, and has been adapted as a ‘Serious Wealth Warning’ message on the Top Pro website. When you start ‘doing the math’, as our US Cousins would say, it is quite staggering, indeed frightening, how much money we can lose by doing half a job on our career change preparation.In particular, having a CV pr
are blamed for problems over which they have no control. Management see tends where there are no tends, and miss trends where they exist. Management introduces numerous ‘initiatives’. Changes are made without learning from the past. Any little improvement that results is short lived. Problems remain unsolved. The business suffers.The following article was originally included in a Career Tips booklet Steve published for service leavers back in 1998, and has been adapted as a ‘Serious Wealth Warning’ message on the Top Pro website. When you start ‘doing the math’, as our US Cousins would say, it is quite staggering, indeed frightening, how much money we can lose by doing half a job on our career change preparation.In particular, having a CV pr
A truthful business analysis will reveal the following. However a traditional management consultant would not consider himself wise to be honest. He needs to please his paymasters.
1. Lack of constancy of purpose or ever-changing goals
• There is no planning for the long-term future, because the goal posts are repeatedly being moved. Toyota have a 100¬year Business Plan!
2. Emphasis on short-term profits or goals
• Everyt
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