Category: Systems
Small Business Workflow – Lessons You Can learn From Google
Every business should run like a well oiled machine; it has various parts that work together for one common goal. To be as effective as
Mastering Your Year-end Processes
Another year behind us and…and the details are important… Here we are again at the end of another year. The prospects of new opportunities in
Outsourcing 101
Outsourcing 101 – What, When, How and WHO? There is a lot of talk about outsourcing in this day and age. From complaints about businesses
Your Strategic Planning and Objectives – Goal-Setting on Steroids!
Usually, around this time of year, you hear a lot of talk about goal-setting…and there is a lot of information out there, both pro and
Creating a Communications Contract
The communications contract is a system that offers a set of concrete steps that inspire people to accept responsibility, so they can be held accountable in order to succeed at their jobs, and that makes them feel part of something bigger.
Think of Your Accounting Systems as Intellectual Property
By establishing accounting policies and procedures, the accounting systems become part of the corporate IP and operate independently of individual staff members.
An Employee Handbook Is Your Corporate Instruction Manual
When creating an employee handbook, you need to cover all aspects of employee policies and procedures, including those that protect your operation, and that you reflect the values of your organization.
Training Staff to Adhere to Policies and Procedures
Effective procedure training is largely a matter of explain, refine and repeat – develop the step-by-step process, document it, test it, and refine it.
Finding the Right Performance Review Tools
Performance reviews can be invaluable for setting criteria for advancement, aiding in salary reviews, assessing capabilities for promotion or transfer, identifying gaps in training or a job description, and identifying where additional resources might be needed.
Using a Balanced Scorecard to Measure Your Key Performance Indicators
To track KPIs, most companies use a Balanced Scorecard. This is a tool that has long been used in strategic business management and is designed to provide a framework to manage resources to achieve strategic objectives