2001 Features

12/24/01 - Dear Santa...
My Annual Letter to Santa Claus is a wish list for things to improve businesses.

12/03/01 - The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing.
If you design an airplane that violates the Laws of Physics, it won't fly. If you design a marketing campaign that violates the Laws of Marketing, it won't fly either. This book tells you what to avoid.

11/13/01 - Before You Buy Business Gifts.
It's holiday gift time again. Here is what you need to know to give gifts that are well received and memorable.

11/04/01 - Top Leadership Books.
Leadership is different than management. These books best capture that unique difference.

10/22/01 - Building Your Annual Budget.
Putting together a budget for your department or company for next year that you can live with is easy. Just match the resources to the goals.

10/08/01 - There Is No "I" In Team.
One of the hardest things about building teams in the workplace is the lack of good examples. Here is a way to overcome that.

09/30/01 - Avoid The Email Avalanche.
Most email programs give you tools and this article will show you how to use them to get your email under control.

09/10/01 - Tame the Desktop Monster.
You can keep the paper flow on your desk from getting out of hand. Here's how to take back control.

08/20/01 - What's Wrong With A Messy Desk?
Every day more information is thrown at you. You are too busy to deal with it right away so it just begins to pile up. Your desktop begins to look like a war zone. The problem is that important stuff gets lost. Now you can fight back.

08/06/01 - Flatten The Pyramid.
Effective use of self-directed teams can limit the effect on a business of rising incompetence.

07/23/01 - Performance Management.
It costs too much to leave an incompetent manager in place. If the employee won't request a return to a level at which they were competent, the company must take action.

07/16/01 - Inverse Promotions.
Employees in hierarchical organizations tend to rise to their level of incompetence. One novel way to deal with the resultant loss of productivity is by allowing employees to step back.

07/09/01 - Alternatives to Layoffs.
Reducing the workforce has become an automatic response for companies who need to cut costs to look good for Wall Street. It's wrong. It's counter-productive. It should be a last resort, not a first choice.

07/02/01 - Stepping Backward is Okay.
Sometimes your new plan doesn't work out as well as it looked on paper. Here is your next step.

06/25/01 - Your Boss Is Watching You.
More companies are monitoring their employees electronically. Why? What can you do about it? What should you do about it?

06/11/01 - But Am I Making Any Money?
Don't confuse income with profit. To make a profit, you must make each unit for less than you can sell it. Here's how to calculate if you will make a profit and how much you will make.

06/04/01 - CEOs are overpaid.
CEOs of US corporations are paid too much for what they do. They are paid too much more than their average worker. This growing inequity bodes ill for both sides.

04/01/01 - What Professional Baseball Can Teach Professional Managers.
The same factors apply in running a successful business as in running a successful baseball team. The teams with the best managers make it to the playoffs and to the World Series. In business, too, the best-managed companies succeed. Will yours?

03/14/01 - Passion Pays
When you are passionate about what you do, you do it better and you enjoy it more.

02/23/01 - An interview with Author Leslie Kossoff
The author of "Executive Thinking: The Dream, The Vision, The Mission Achieved" discusses her book and its implications for management.

02/06/01 - Organization Charts as a Management Tool
Organization Charts can be effectively used as a Management Tool, not just a passive reflection of the way an organization has evolved.

01/15/01 - You Have Been (Insert Euphemism Here)!
Whether it's called downsizing or laid off or fired it still hurts. Here is how to tell if the axe is about to fall.

01/01/01 - New Year's Resolutions vs. Goals
Goals and resolutions aren’t all that different, are they? We all vow each year to try harder to do the things we know we should do. Here are some ideas on how to make this year's new year’s resolutions for your business actually come true.

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