Archive for the ‘Management Practices’ Category

Are your Staff Equipped to do Their Job?

October 27th, 2010 Posted in Management Practices, Sales Principles, Your Business | No Comments »

tools for the jobAs a business owner take a moment and ask yourself the question in the heading, what is your initial reaction?  Yes my staff have got everything they need to do their jobs, they have their own laptops, they have a company car, I pay them well, hell I even buy them their uniform. Now ask yourself how long ago did you recruit each of your staff ...

Sales Staff Training – But not in Sales?

June 16th, 2010 Posted in Management Practices, Sales Principles, Your Business | No Comments »

Which TrainingWhen it comes to staff development, businesses are very specific about what they want (once they have made the decision to further develop their staff) if sales staff are the focus of development then businesses naturally decide to put their sales teams on a Sales Training course, if the focus is on promoting one or more staff members then that focus will naturally move towards Management ...

Managing a Business is Like Driving a Car

April 8th, 2010 Posted in Management Practices, Your Business | No Comments »

porsche911turbo26210245kqWould you go into a car show room and buy a $250k car without learning how to drive?  Highly unlikely I would hasten to guess, why, because you would be scared to crash the car. How many of you out there have bought into a business and spent the same amount or more without knowing the first thing about managing a business, yes put your hand up and no ...