Source: http://www.onlinebusinessdegree.org/2012/05/07/the-9-best-business-lessons-from-the-godfather/ Just what kind of business are you in that you want to model your professional actions after the greatest cinematic mob story of all time? Well, no matter. The Godfather is chock full of great advice, and there’s lots to learn from the themes of this classic film. Check out the nine best [...]
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The 9 Best Business Lessons From The Godfather
Posted: May 8, 2012 by Alison in Food For Thought, Human Relations, Marketing, Office PoliticsTags: Business, Business plan, Entrepreneur, Godfather, Learning, Sicilian Mafia, Small Business, Vito Corleone
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Pushing The Right Button
Posted: April 16, 2012 by Alison in Human Relations, Office Politics, Project ManagementTags: Business, Company, Employment, Incentive, Incentive program, Motivation, Organization, Sales
By Chuck Csizmar Source: http://www.hrmtoday.com/human-capital/compensation/pushing-the-right-button/ Not every employee is capable of selling products or services to potential customers. The selling process requires an employee to possess a particular set of interactive and persuasion skills, as well as a compatible personality profile (garrulous, self-confident, unafraid of rejection, etc.). While some employees enjoy the challenge, most want [...]
Creating A Culture That Promotes Problem-Solving Delegation
Posted: April 4, 2012 by Alison in Human Relations, Office Politics, Project ManagementTags: Business, Decision making, Employment, Leadership, Organization, Peter Drucker, Problem Solving, Tanveer Naseer, Trust
By Tanveer Naseer (Business coach, Writer, and over all Nice Guy) Source: http://www.tanveernaseer.com/how-to-delegate-problem-solving-to-your-team/ In my coaching work, one common issue I see – especially in newly minted managers – is learning how to be successful in delegation. That’s not to say that these managers aren’t comfortable or are unwilling to delegate; most are more than [...]
Managing People Across Different Cultures
Posted: March 21, 2012 by Alison in Human Relations, Office PoliticsTags: Business, Hong Kong, Human resource management, Leadership, Management, REA Group, Senior management, Shanghai
by Simon Source: http://myceolife.com/2008/08/managing-people-across-different-cultures/ During my time with the REA Group we grew the business from operating in just one culture – Australia – to one operating across many different cultures – from Australia and New Zealand through to the English and European cultures. When we started a small office in Shanghai and acquired Squarefoot [...]
Forget Networking. How to Be a Connector
Posted: February 8, 2012 by Alison in Food For Thought, Human Relations, NetworkingTags: Alina Tugend, Banikarim, Darfur, John Locke, Keith Ferrazzi, Malcolm Gladwell, Tipping Point
BY Alina Tugend We all know people like them, people who seem to know everyone. They’re always able to help — or if they can’t, they know someone who can. You meet them for the first time and in 15 minutes, you’re talking with them like you’re childhood friends. They’re successful, smart and funny, with [...]
