Management skills are not built into our human DNA�we need to give ourselves time to learn them.

Staying focused is vital to accomplishing your goals and being productive. During the workday, several interruptions may keep you from getting your job done. How should you deal with these types of interruptions? 1. Non work calls to your cell phone. Unless you use your cell phone in your work, keep it turned off so that personal calls go to voicemail. Return urgent calls during a break in your work. Everything else can be returned in your free time. It's importan...

Project management is generally thought of as a business or organisational term, and it is true to say that project management techniques are normally applied to �major� projects within an organisation. For example, the installation of a new computerised accounting system would (or should) be managed as a project; the design and build of a new aircraft would be managed as a project; a major restructuring of a company or organisation should be managed as a project. Before I...

The ability to choose and complete tasks in the order of importance highly desirable and more challenging for some business types than others.

Increase your effectiveness by working WITH your boss.

Managing your time is a vital step in reducing stress in your life, obtaining your goals, and succeeding in business. Here are some resources to get your started on your time management plan.

Navigating the process of gathering business requirements and creating the business requirements can be hard enough without adding the issue of stakeholder management to the equation.

As a cleaning company we place a very high value on our staff, they can make or break your business. They are our greatest asset and also our greatest liability. Consequently maintaining an excellent working environment and keeping staff well motivated is one of our primary goals. The same applies to most businesses although it is especially important in the cleaning industry because of the potentially high turn over of staff that is somewhat traditional in this field. We...

Project management best practices can easily be applied on small projects to enable you to plan and manage your project successfully.

A very important factor in any business is how you manage risk � yet it is a factor that is often ignored by home businesses. You have to realise that any time you start a business, you are taking the risk that the business might fail. What experienced people do is shield themselves from risk at every opportunity, to make sure that they can keep a business going for months on the brink of disaster, and wind it down gracefully if it really has to go under. You need to ha...