http://www.businesscurrents.net en-us http://www.businesscurrents.net N/A support@businesscurrents.net Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:37:40 -0600 20 http://www.businesscurrents.net/articles/209/1/Fire-Your-In-house-and-Contract-Recruiters--and-then-Hire-the-Best In-house and contract recruiters cannot find and recruit top talent for your company. In order to consistently recruit the best, you must develop a mnagement based recruiting program. no@businesscurrents.net (Paul McCord) Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.businesscurrents.net/articles/128/1/The-Value-of-Values The values of your business are the things that matter most to it. When all else fails, these are the things that will see you through tough times. Read why in this article. ericgarner@hotmail.co.uk (Eric Garner) Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.businesscurrents.net/articles/119/1/Transform-Your-Organization-With-Facilitative-Leadership Effective leadership is a critical factor in the success of every organization. Learn the skills necessary for facilitative leadership to transform your organization and the bottom line. bonnie@glennbrome.com (Glenn Brome) Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.businesscurrents.net/articles/114/1/If-I-Only-Had-a-Brain-%28Part-1%29-%3A-Business-Thinking-in-the-Land-of-Oz Modern business is like Oz. Too many Scarecrows in your company deny what they already have going for them: the capacity to think beyond boundaries and the inclination to think through any challenge. In other words, theyve been unable to engage their best thinking on behalf of the company. This is part one of a three-part series on developing business thinking in organizations. washington@think6results.com (Valarie Washington) Tue, 09 May 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.businesscurrents.net/articles/102/1/7-Strategies-for-Managing-People-and-Performance Keeping your eye on the business and improving employee performance at the same time can be a challenge; that is why performance management is so important in organizations.True performance management is more than tracking and monitoring what is. It must become an everyday conversation and relationship building process that managers initiate to create what can be. Here are seven strategies to get you started. washington@think6results.com (Valarie Washington) Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.businesscurrents.net/articles/99/1/Stop-Training-Your-Managers%2C-Start-Developing-Your-Leaders The world of business is changing, and the traditional role of the manager is disappearing. How is your organisation facing up to the challenge? claudinem@predaptive.com (Claudine McClean) Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.businesscurrents.net/articles/97/1/Coaching-and-Mentoring-are-Critical-in-Today%26%2339%3Bs-Flat-Meritocratic-Organisations Is coaching on your list of priorities? If it isn't, it should be. All organisations know that their success depends on having great people doing a great job. This sounds a simple objective, but as we all know, it is not necessarily easy to put into place. claudinem@predaptive.com (Claudine McClean) Wed, 12 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.businesscurrents.net/articles/95/1/The-Drivers-of-Employee-Satisfaction The FT has published its Best Workplaces study. The findings show that the most admired companies consistently do well in four areas: claudinem@predaptive.com (Claudine McClean) Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.businesscurrents.net/articles/89/1/Who%26%2339%3Bs-Coaching-Who%3F Coaching remains high on many training departments agendas, but its not always seen as such a priority by individuals in the workplace. Too often employees complain of finding themselves too busy to spend time reviewing and developing their progress, while others struggle to find people within the organisation who have the skill and the will to work with them in a coaching relationship. claudinem@predaptive.com (Claudine McClean) Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.businesscurrents.net/articles/81/1/Why-You-Should-Hold-One-More-Meeting One more meeting can help your business grow and change. One more meeting can give you new opportunities to explore and improve your results. Not just any meeting, more specifically, an idea meeting. authorinfo@businesscurrents.net (Kevin Eikenberry) Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.businesscurrents.net/articles/79/1/Praise-Matters As a coach, someone helping people improve their performance for the benefit of both the individual and the organization, there are typically two types of feedback that you could provide on their performance at anytime. The most important and most overlooked is positive feedback which I call praise. authorinfo@businesscurrents.net (Kevin Eikenberry) Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.businesscurrents.net/articles/84/1/Step-by-Step-Guide-to-Employee-Satisfaction-Surveys This step by step guide will help you conduct your own Employee Satisfaction Surveys that can bring many direct and indirect benefits to any organization. authorinfo@businesscurrents.net (Martin Day) Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.businesscurrents.net/articles/85/1/An-Effective-Management-Tool Few management tools are as effective adaptable and easy to use as the online survey. This low cost resource can be used by almost anyone to help manage businesses large and small. Once the ease of conducting online surveys has been appreciated understanding the multitude of possibilities will soon follow. authorinfo@businesscurrents.net (Martin Day) Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.businesscurrents.net/articles/25/1/Managing-Praise-and-Criticism When managing a group of people there are times when you should give praise and times when you must hand out criticism. How and where is the balance to be struck? authorinfo@businesscurrents.net (Arthur Cooper) Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.businesscurrents.net/articles/23/1/Learn-To-Manage-People If you are a manager you are by definition dealing with people. You are managing them. As such, to be successful you must be able to build up a rapport with those you are managing.... authorinfo@businesscurrents.net (Arthur Cooper) Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.businesscurrents.net/articles/9/1/Managing-with-Authority-and-Democracy Managers of people have a style consciously or not which has elements of authoritarianism and democracy. The author observes how these come into play and suggests adding market realities and results into the mix as managers hone their styles. authorinfo@businesscurrents.net (Mark Meshulam) Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0600