Yearly Archives: 2010

In this article in our series on Project Management, we’ll look at the Project Management skills and activities needed to manage a design and development project.

Project management is an ever evolving field, and we are only seeing the begining of perhaps a vast transformation sometime in the near future. Find out how to keep abreast of the goings on in this industry.

Hiring an employee is a part of just about every company, big or small. Whether you are working out of your parent's basement or a multi-million dollar corporation, there are a few principles that EVERY boss should follow!

Constipation is very common in pregnancy. It is caused by decreased bowel motility secondary to elevated progesterone (normal in pregnancy), which can lead to greater absorption of water. The below tips are from my personal experience.

In the modern age of tour operator and wholesale management, customer service and streamlined operations become increasingly critical as a business grows. In order to reach full potential in sales, comprehensive integration and simplicity in ease of system use, along with full expertise in industry support, is a must. Reduction of manual tasks allows more time to focus on customer relations and service. An exciting step into the future of integrated software and systems desig...

Too often, participants in performance appraisal meetings seem awkward and uncomfortable. To some extent, that’s unavoidable — it’s always a bit awkward for one person to deliver a formal assessment of the quality of work performed by another. But following some simple suggestions can eliminate a lot of the awkwardness in performance appraisal meetings. Here are a couple of tips that will help put both players at ease. (In Part 2 of this article, I’ll provide some addition...

At a meeting the other day, a marketing consultant opened her talk by asking the group, "What are you worth?" She went on to discuss all the different ways we minimize our worth or discount our value in desperate attempts to close the sale. After all the pitfalls of pricing and selling were laid out, she closed the talk by asking again, "What are you worth?" The responses around the room were very entertaining as people began to realize or give themselves permission to adjust...

If you fail to meet the customer's expectations at the Moment of Truth , customers are very likely to tell 11 people about the problem they had with your company.

Here are four suggestions that will make the performance appraisal discussion more relaxed.