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How to Budget Based on Outputs
January 16, 2023
There are only 4 outputs every company needsBudgets are a tool to help you spend money better. But they are often short sighted because they focus on inputs not outputs.What...
ReadLevels of Management
November 2, 2022
Management is a system - with 3 levelsManagement is getting work done through other people. We'll discuss the people part in another article - it's just as important. This one’s...
ReadHow Mature Are Your Systems?
October 28, 2022
There's actually a maturity scaleIn the 1980's Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute along with the US Department of Defense, developed a way to rank the maturity of software systems....
ReadDo you need a therapist, a consultant or a coach?
October 21, 2022
YES. At different times for different reasons. Let's unpack.TherapistA therapist helps you deal with emotions. This is important because emotions run our lives. Don't believe me? Here's an example, you...
ReadBuild Trust with a User Manual
October 19, 2022
A simple tool for making communication easierTrust is a very important part of any company's culture. It comes from knowing what to expect and "where someone comes from" in other...
ReadHow to Measure Output
October 16, 2022
It's not as easy as you thinkWhen you hire people, you expect them to produce some output. The output is the most important part of any function you have people...
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Emergencies
May 25, 2022
Two Types - Internal & External My client rescheduled our time twice in a row due to emergencies. It got me thinking that there are two types of emergencies. To...
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Ladder of Leadership
December 15, 2021
One of the biggest frustrations for any business owner is when an employee doesn't perform to your expectations. The higher level the employee, the worse it gets. The root cause...
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A Functional View of Your Company
October 18, 2021
In a previous post I discussed the 4 Parts of a Function and why it's useful to see your company as a compilation of functions rather than jobs. If you...
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Functions Not Jobs
October 16, 2021
Your Organization is Made of Functions Not JobsWhen you think of your company structure, you probably think of people with jobs and job titles. Thinking of people performing functions is...
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Remote Worker Subs Out Job
September 27, 2021
The above tweet brought several questions to my mind. If a remote employee hired someone else to do their job, would you even know? How would you know?Why would you care?Let's deal...
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Job Descriptions
April 16, 2021
Hiring can be the most problematic part of running your business - but when done well the rewards of a good team are critical to success. Most job descriptions describe...
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2 Rules for Email
February 11, 2021
I'm on a bit of a rant. But this is important. And I put it in the category of "Management" because as a manager, it's your job to devise and...
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3 Reasons Management is Hard
January 3, 2021
First let's define management. MANAGEMENT is getting work done through other people.There are two parts to that - the work and the people. A great manager melds those two together to...
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How to Use a Careers Page
November 6, 2020
Put a Careers link on your website. This is one way you can get the word out when you're hiring. Putting ads out is nice but most jobs get filled by...
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Hiring Professionals
October 23, 2020
I have a client who needs a new CPA. Part of the reason is technical. They are in a narrow niche of the construction industry but have a general purpose CPA....
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