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Casual Articles - Downsizing in Organisations - The Real Truth
Products or services that one country purchases from another are referred to as imports. Imported items vary; a product could be for consumption, reprocessing or even for re-exporting. In the U.S., there are two kinds of imports: domestic and international. Domestic imports refer to the purchase of goods and services within the country between different states. An example of this would be goods that are produced in the state of Texas and transported and sold to the state of Alabama. International imports include all goods and commodities imported from one country to another. An example of this would be when goods tha
Cut Costs Without Cutting Your Own Throat
If your organisation is or has already cut resources to the bone, whatever you do make sure that those people remaining continually keep improving their skills so that they can perform to the best of their ability.
Be
There are several uses for a business plan, and each requires the plan to be written somewhat differently:You Need To Decide Whether To Start A Business Or Buy A Business. This plan will help you improve your chances for success and avoid making serious mistakes. You may be the only one who reads this plan, although you should have input from a number of other people with business experience. You need to ask yourself the following questions and incorporate the answers in your business plan:• What does it take to succeed in this type of company?• Do you have the skills and background nece
Get Real
When you have people with the knowledge and expertise to handle specific roles and they spend their precious time on basic administration, organisations are wasting huge amounts of money paying people to do tasks which would best be handled by a fully trained administrative assistant.
These tasks can be delegated if there was someone there to delegate to. This would free them up to do what they do best. They may not require full-time support. Perhaps one assistant could assist two managers?
Make sure you don't have managers who will take it on themselves to help their assistant out as the assistant is overloaded! That doesn't make sense. I've seen this happen many times where the manager feels guilty delegating tasks to his assistant because they know that person is already stretched to the maximum.
"Everyone Knows ..."
To be effective in any role we need to be organised. Too often it is taken for granted that "everyone knows" how to organise themselves, their time, their paperwork. That's a myth! If they did then there wouldn't be so many stressed out people in the workplace working long hours and being unable to cope with their workloads…and I wouldn't be in business!
Cut Costs Without Cutting Your Own Throat
If your organisation is or has already cut resources to the bone, whatever you do make sure that those people remaining continually keep improving their skills so that they can perform to the best of their ability.
Be
You hear all sorts of rules about job interview success:* people decide about you in the first 10 seconds * you have to make a good first impression * always ask insightful job interview questions * learn as much as you can about the company * they'll probably ask interview questions designed to trip you up * have some quick answers to interview questions at the readyNot bad, as far as rules go: some of them make perfect sense. But getting the job you want isn't about following rules or giving the 'right' interview answer.It's about presenting yourself in the most aut
Get Real
When you have people with the knowledge and expertise to handle specific roles and they spend their precious time on basic administration, organisations are wasting huge amounts of money paying people to do tasks which would best be handled by a fully trained administrative assistant.
These tasks can be delegated if there was someone there to delegate to. This would free them up to do what they do best. They may not require full-time support. Perhaps one assistant could assist two managers?
Make sure you don't have managers who will take it on themselves to help their assistant out as the assistant is overloaded! That doesn't make sense. I've seen this happen many times where the manager feels guilty delegating tasks to his assistant because they know that person is already stretched to the maximum.
"Everyone Knows ..."
To be effective in any role we need to be organised. Too often it is taken for granted that "everyone knows" how to organise themselves, their time, their paperwork. That's a myth! If they did then there wouldn't be so many stressed out people in the workplace working long hours and being unable to cope with their workloads…and I wouldn't be in business!
Cut Costs Without Cutting Your Own Throat
If your organisation is or has already cut resources to the bone, whatever you do make sure that those people remaining continually keep improving their skills so that they can perform to the best of their ability.
Be
In the process of musing about our perennially awake world for my Social Psych blog, I started to think about our present work world and how its operations have changed the lives of millions of workers.I manage a 24/7 emergency crew (mental health). We handle callers from early evening until 7 AM, plus weekends and holidays. During the course of the night, we talk to hundreds of people from all walks of life. Until a few years ago (except for intermittent wartime production requirements), the people who worked through the night were limited to emergency services (police, fire, hospitals), the telephone compan
Make sure you don't have managers who will take it on themselves to help their assistant out as the assistant is overloaded! That doesn't make sense. I've seen this happen many times where the manager feels guilty delegating tasks to his assistant because they know that person is already stretched to the maximum.
"Everyone Knows ..."
To be effective in any role we need to be organised. Too often it is taken for granted that "everyone knows" how to organise themselves, their time, their paperwork. That's a myth! If they did then there wouldn't be so many stressed out people in the workplace working long hours and being unable to cope with their workloads…and I wouldn't be in business!
Cut Costs Without Cutting Your Own Throat
If your organisation is or has already cut resources to the bone, whatever you do make sure that those people remaining continually keep improving their skills so that they can perform to the best of their ability.
Be
If you've ever bought shoes for a teenager, then you know first-hand about the pains associated with fast growth. Just when one pair seems barely broken in, it's time for a bigger size! Similar to a parent who can't ignore the urgency of meeting the changing needs of a constantly growing child, the leader of a business in transition also needs to put top priority on addressing the "growing pains" - signs that the organization's talent, structure and systems have become outgrown.Every organization goes through phases of development. As your business expands, it will start to feel uncomfortable in its own skin.
"Everyone Knows ..."
To be effective in any role we need to be organised. Too often it is taken for granted that "everyone knows" how to organise themselves, their time, their paperwork. That's a myth! If they did then there wouldn't be so many stressed out people in the workplace working long hours and being unable to cope with their workloads…and I wouldn't be in business!
Cut Costs Without Cutting Your Own Throat
If your organisation is or has already cut resources to the bone, whatever you do make sure that those people remaining continually keep improving their skills so that they can perform to the best of their ability.
Be
Is anyone surprised that this is where I chose to begin my monthly newsletters? The concept of "You win with people" is the basic premise that I have built my entire management and leadership style around. The quote and original concept was presented to me in high school when I read a book of the same name written by the Ohio State Football Coach Woody Hayes. Woody was known as a strict disciplinarian on the football field, but many people did not understand the depth of the man, as he was not only a football coach but a military historian, a philosopher, and a great molder of people (Coach).The premise of Woo
Cut Costs Without Cutting Your Own Throat
If your organisation is or has already cut resources to the bone, whatever you do make sure that those people remaining continually keep improving their skills so that they can perform to the best of their ability.
Be careful the cost cutting strategies don't burn your people out so they end up leaving.t can cost an organisation thousands of dollars to replace a valuable employee.
The Final Word
Learning how to be better organised will help you and your team be more productive. If you're more productive you feel better about yourself, you're less stressed, you get more done and therefore have more time. And in this fast-paced society isn't that what many people want? More time for themselves, and their families.
Can You Really Improve Your Organisation Skills?
I'm sure most of you have heard of Zig Ziglar International Sales Guru. Well in one of Zig's weekly newsletters, there were a number of comments about the habits of well-organised people which I couldn't resist sharing with you.
What are the habits of well-organised people?
Can a person be 'taught' skills that will make them organised, or is that a quality you either possess or lack?
We asked those questions of our readers and here are some of their responses:
"I think that natural abililty has to be coupled with good training to fully develop skills such as being organised."
"Thankfully, organisation skills are learned. The first requirement is DESIRE. The second is WORK! By consistently using such tools as a well thought out set of goals, a planner and a PRIORITISED daily "to do" list, I have made a positive difference in my personal and professional life."
"A well-organised person revie
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