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Think about this, next time you take a decision

Best-selling author Paul C. Nutt did extensive research on decision making for his book Why Decisions Fail. He found that more than 50 percent of all decisions fail. They are either quickly abandoned, partially implemented or never adopted at all. 81 percent of all managers pushed their decisions through persuasion and edict. And only 7 […]

Tips for Managing Rude Meeting Participants

We all have experienced rude meeting participants when we are trying to lead a meeting. You’ve been in that meeting when the person next to you is making remarks under his breath, texting instead of participating, or cutting off the person speaking. You’ve probably also led the meeting when someone is doing everything but focusing […]

Negotiating for Success

A recent article in Business on Main, “You Want What? Four Tips for Civilized Negotiating,” provided four essential best practices when negotiating:

Conduct interspace negotiations Ask the right question Don’t negotiate via email Listen

Read more about each tip in the article. Negotiating is a part of life in general – whether we negotiate in […]

14 striking strategy execution figures

On average, companies lose 40-to-60 percent of their strategic potential during execution. Imagine the amount of money you could save by closing that gap.

HOW TO CLOSE THE EXECUTION GAP?

But in order to take the next step – to close that gap – organisations need a more detailed view of exactly where they […]

4 Small Business Tools from Google

Google clearly “gets” that Small Businesses Owners are constantly looking for online tools that help. Although Google has hundreds of business focused applications we would like to highlight our favourite. They’re essential for Entrepreneurs and their completely free services.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics has become the industry standard for advanced website monitoring. This free […]