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How effective are your meetings. Take this quiz to find out.

Why Train? Simple really: training improves skills, techniques, knowledge and attitude whatever an individual's role within an organisation. Ongoing staff training and development is crucial if you want to improve business performance and meet your targets. Without a well-trained, skilled team your business won't grow and prosper. But there are a number of initiatives to ensure your staff have the right knowledge and experience required. When a company develops a lea...

Gone are days when only psychiatrists and councilors earned handsome money for telling their opinion. Today even a common man can express his or her opinion and get paid for it through the channel of online surveys.

We all have to deal with critical people at times. You know the type - the person who can spot a flaw from across the room, gives unsolicited advice, frequently complains and passes judgment, is negative and seems impossible to please. It can be quite challenging to get along with a critic, especially when we live, work or attend church with them. Learn practical strategies to help you get along better with critical people.

A bad presentation can ruin a career. Here's how to avoid the three worst mistakes that people make.

Are you just getting started and trying to figure out what to sell online? If yes, there are 3 rules you absolutely MUST follow in order to avoid going down the wrong product path. These rules have nothing to do with researching supply and demand or locating a niche market to sell to. They actually precede that kind of research. And if you violate one of them, then I can guarantee the product you choose will NOT be a good money maker. So here they are...

Do you have a lot of shares in different companies? Do you have a large sum that you are looking to invest in the stock market? Are you finding that doing the essential research too time consuming? You might want to consider a portfolio management company. Share Portfolio management is an option for those with a high value portfolio of shares, or a large amount of capital to invest in shares and commodity futures. Portfolio managers have various minimum values that th...

Planning a team building day revitalizes your group’s energy and enthusiasm and leads to improved communication and problem solving skills.

A committed employee is extraordinarily valuable. You can gain staff commitment by meeting people’s key needs: paying attention to people at all levels; trusting and being trusted; tolerating individuality; and creating a blame-free, can-do culture. But why go through all these? What is the importance of gaining trust and commitment? It all goes down to the fact that when a company gains the trust and commitment of their employees they establish employee retention. And employ...

However sophisticated your training may be, its merits will soon be lost without effective and consistent reinforcement. One of the most effective ways managers can reinforce training is through short and well planned pre-shift meetings. These are 10-15 minute sessions where managers can build confidence and gain valuable feedback. Typically held just prior to a shift, the meetings are essential for improving customer care and boosting average spend as they present an o...