Value Stream Mapping And Six Sigma

If you have implemented Six Sigma in your organization, and you want to further reduce waste, you should consider using Value Stream Mapping. Here we introduce you to this relatively new methodology.

Who Stole My Customer?

Having a break-in is a personal violation that creates a sense of fear, panic and confusion. The questions that race through your mind are, what happened and why me? What could we have done to prevent this? When a business experiences this, the reality is that simple measures could have prevented the customer loss.

Is Your Business Prepared for An Natural Disaster or Emergency?

When a natural disaster such as a tornado, hurricane, earthquake or other situations strike an area, your business location is also vulnerable. Preparing a safety plan ahead of time could make the difference between getting started again or not in your business after the disaster. This article provides some quick tips to think about to help you prepare a safety plan for your business.

This Thing Called Quality- Getting It Right the First Time

In this article, we show how quality is ultimately a management responsibility. Based on Phil Crosby's ideas, quality is seen as conformance to requirements, with the ultimate goal being Zero Defects.

What Type Of Importing Operation Suits You?

Importing is a potentially lucrative business, but what type of operation is going to suit you best?

Get Your Restaurant Business To Give Great Hospitality Service

Your restaurant can be in only so good a location, and your food can only be so good. But is there any limit to how great your service can be? This is the people factor, and it will set you apart from the rest of the pack like no other.

Cream Does Not Rise: Above It All

Getting promoted to escape a boring job function which has become unbearable is not good for the person or the company. The promotion is risky and the situation needs to be remedied in order to prevent the same thing from happening to whoever fills the lower position.

Global Acquisitions-The Critical Measures

There are five critical factors that can measure whether your acquisition is working perfectly or not. This article will outline the critical factors and how you can guage whether you are on the right track or not.

Defining Organizational Culture

All about building a positive organizational culture and the methods to accomplish your goal.

Performance Appraisal - Merit Pay - Pay For Performance and Employee Reviews Advice

Rewarding employees for superior performance makes sense, and using performance management and performance appraisals to determine merit pay seems to make sense. Do it right and it's a great idea. Do it wrong and you get all kinds of problems. Here's a way of doing it.

Reward Your Employees for Outstanding Performance: Top Five Ways To Reinforce Excellent Work

Great leaders know that to get the most from their people, they’ve got to recognize their accomplishments in ways that have an impact, that serve to reinforce hard work and encourage continued creativity and innovation. Here are a few highly effective ways to reward employee excellence.

Dealing with Difficult Employees

Conflict can also be a catalyst that sets the stage for needed changes. Although there is no such this as dealing with conflicts perfectly, but there are ways that you can utilize in solving conflicts.

Good Business Strategies - The Key to Success

The Basics Of Business Management