Sunday, 29 November 2015

Employee Harassment Cases and the Role of a Recruiter

It is a common practice today to outsource jobs and hire third party recruiters to provide manpower. This practice is no longer limited to large corporations any more. Even smaller companies with 25 or lesser headcount use similar services. Irrespective of the size of the company cases of harassment and conflicts do occur among employees. It could be between your full-time employees and the temporary outsourced employees or any other combination depending upon our employment structure.

Friday, 27 November 2015

A Strategically Structured Outline For Business Succession Planning

One of the major questions I ask business owners is: "Do you have a succession plan or exit strategy for your business?" I also ask employees: "Do you know if a succession plan or exit strategy exists in your company or organization?" You may be surprised to know that in my experience more than 90% tell me they have no succession plan or exit strategy. A 2004 CIBC Small Business Outlook Poll (conducted by Decima Research), indicated that 39% of small business owners plan to sell their business and 15% plan to have a family member take over. Yet, two-thirds (67%( of the entrepreneurs polled stated that they had not yet broached the subject of who will take over the company. To me that result is very telling and frankly is a motivator for writing this article.

Tuesday, 24 November 2015

The Purpose and Value of Integrated Marketing

Consistency is paramount to a successful marketing campaign. Integrated Marketing is one strategy to ensure that success, according to Advertising Educators CEO Christopher Mee. Integrated Marketing refers to the concept of coordinating internal and external advertising and marketing efforts.

Saturday, 21 November 2015

How to Be a Role Model As a Teacher

One of the most important responsibilities inherent in the title "teacher" is that of being a good role model for all students. Every person a student sees is some kind of a role model. Some are good. Some are not. It is the DUTY of every teacher to be the very best role model that one can be.

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

The ROI of Executive Coaching

These are tough economic times. You have had to lay off people. Your organization is lean and mean. Every dollar you spend needs to have a positive impact on your business. How do you focus your limited resources to get the biggest bang for your buck? How do you justify investments in executive coaching? How do you know that the coaching is working? What is the ROI?