John's Management Blog December 2003 Archive

Part 2 of A Manager's Annual Plan covers how to reach the goals you set in Part 1. It outlines how to take the company's mission statement and translate ... Read More

Part 1 of A Manager's Annual Plan is about goals and planning. It covers why you need to plan, setting goals, and expressing those goals in a mission statement. Tomorrow, in ... Read More

Over the holiday I give a lot of thought to what topics to start the year with. I review your feedback and questions. (Your comments and questions are always welcome ... Read More

#L12: Set S.M.A.R.T. Goals. Goals you set for yourself, or others, should be Specific, Measurable, Achieveable, Realistic, and Time-based. More Management Tips

Resolutions are fine, but you'll accomplish more this year, whether for your company or for yourself, if you set measurable goals instead. Here's how to do so - and why.

Today is Christmas Eve, the last business day for me for the week. In a few hours, I'll leave the office and join my extended family for a celebration at ... Read More

Author Stephan Schiffman lists his three Essential Small Business Resolutions for 2004: set non-business-related goals too, whittle your to-do list down to size, and find a fellow business owner and ... Read More

American workers are working more and enjoying it less. The sense of always being at work, a combination of longer hours and the technology that facilitates work away from the ... Read More

Scott Smigler is a 22 year old entrepreneur with a $300,000 business that he started while in high school. In this Entrepreneur.com article he lists ten important business lessons he ... Read More

There is a new feature on this page, but it's at the very bottom, so scroll all the way down. Called "Explore More", it lists the seven most popular feature ... Read More

Every year, I write a note to Santa Claus for my business. Here is this year's Letter to Santa Claus with all the things I'm wishing for. And just for fun, ... Read More

If you're like me, you don't have time to look up the web page for the carrier who picked up your package and then drill down to find their tracking ... Read More

In your opinion, what was the most significant event in 2003 relative to the management profession? It could be a book that was published, an event that took place, the ... Read More

Back in August, About's Mutual Funds Guide, Dustin Woodard made this prediction about How the Market Would React to the Capture of Saddam. It will be interesting to see how ... Read More

This Gift Guide for Bosses suggests gifts depending on how good a boss you have. From Good to Great and including So-So, no matter what kind of boss you have ... Read More

Back in September, we polled the visitors to this site and ask how much training you had received before your first management job. The poll results showed almost three-quarters had ... Read More

One item last week addressed Managing the Holdiday Season from a personal standpoint - taking care of yourself during this stressful time. This article, Holiday Season Safety and Liability, addresses ... Read More

Last week, in an item about the Philadelphia DA allowing pantsuits for her staff, I half-jokingly questioned whether that dress code was fair since the men still had to wear ... Read More

Here's a little diversion. Someone said that what we have on our desks says a lot about us. I don't know about that, but here's what I have on ... Read More

The annual office holiday party is more "office" than "party". Your behavior there can help or kill your career. Here's what you need to know to make this year's holiday ... Read More

Does it seem like everyone around you is getting into the Holidays, but you are too busy to join in? Do you feel like you are the only one doing ... Read More

According to an Agence France-Presse story, The US Department of State has issued "Guidelines on Appropriate Dress" to its envoys and their charges. The guidelines require "neat and businesslike" attire ... Read More

Compensation planning for your employees can be a difficult and time-consuming job, even if you have an HR department to help. Compensation Planning for your Employees offers some thoughts on ... Read More