There are an endless number of ways an individual can get organized and make the most of their time. Here is the very simple method I use to keep my day to day efforts on track. I have created a daily checklist that covers all my basic tasks. Here is my list, and a brief description of each component. 1. Administrative Duties - First thing out of bed, I check all admin email accounts and respond to every message. This includes member/downline support, answering question...

Microsoft has a new service designed with the needs of small businesses in mind�businesses with 10 or less employees. If you�ve thought about taking your business online, Office Live makes it easy for you. There are three different versions of this software to meet the particular needs of your small business: Option One�Basic This first solution is Microsoft�s core product and comes with several free services: � a domain name � web hosting � email in your company n...

Retail Performance Methodology is based on key principles adopted and tailored by retailers to gain competitive advantage and improve sales performance. The basic principles of a successful Retail Performance Management Model will: 1. Instill a customer focused, sales oriented culture throughout the organization 2. Introduce a methodology for setting standards, tracking, measuring and reporting results, identifying under performance and coaching for success 3. Bri...

While word of mouth attracted new users, it was not until it won Best Family Web site in last year's WebAward competition that things took off for the Family Cookbook Project.

How an Interim Executive manager can benefit a smaller 'owner-managed' business.

Successful hiring, in any company, is one of the most difficult tasks in which to achieve repeatable success. From unexpected outbursts to terminal tardiness to woeful incompetence, every company has a hiring horror story regarding employees who interviewed strong but performed poorly. Perhaps a subtle, but more dangerous occurrence is the all-too-common hire who performs their job in the gray twilight of mediocrity. They never rise to the occasion and they never catastro...

Although the Six Sigma methodology originally started out as a way to improve processes and products in a manufacturing environment, today it has grown to encompass a broad range of industries. As companies begin to realize the benefits a total quality improvement cycle can have upon the organization they are adopting Six Sigma and its practices into their own fold. Organizations not only receive the quality benefit of Six Sigma in their products and processes, but also si...

Statistics are at the heart of Six Sigma�s powerful methodology for quality improvement. It pays to get to know some of the most important of the Six Sigma statistical tools. Control Charts The control chart is the fundamental tool of statistical process control; a proven technique for improving productivity. It monitors the variation of key characteristics and indicates the range of variability that is built into a system. Control charts provide diagnostic information ...

Six Sigma is not just for large multinational corporations. While there are difficulties inherent in implementing Six Sigma in a small company rather than a large business they can be overcome. Six Sigma can work in any size business because the nature of Six Sigma is dependent upon characteristics inherent in any business, not on the size of a business. Smaller organizations frequently are short on resources and expertise in change initiatives. However, they also have more f...

Want to work less and delegate but often feel that all work ends up on your desk anyway? That your staff is more concerned with their paycheck than with contribution to your company? You are not alone and yet there are some very simple, incredibly underutilized methods that take only 10 seconds of your time and no tools. This article describes how creating harmony in your business is essential for business success.