Cost Reduction Management
Cost Reduction Management Virtually every executive on virtually all levels and across all industries and business sizes, have to deal with budgeting and cost efficiencies. One would be hard pressed to...
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Expertise The issues of expertise and qualification are complex multi dimensional issues that can have negative or positive impact on profitability, effectiveness and efficiency. The complexity in...
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Vendor and customer relations It is safe to assume that virtually all businesses require goods or services from third party vendors. Nevertheless, it is rather a neglected issue. In terms of internal...
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Management by definition implies a set of skills that may or may not be all naturally acquired or learned. The fundamentals of an effective and efficient management personnel and individual managers...
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It is safe to assume that virtually all businesses require goods or services from third party vendors. Nevertheless, it is rather a neglected issue. In terms of internal and external management of...
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A while back we start talking about fundamental steps to hire management personal. This particular entry will be mainly about evaluating credentials of potential management employees. The fist most...
View ArticleInternal Management issues
It is no secret that virtually all organizations encounter some level of internal power struggle among the executives for power and influence. In most cases, such struggle is most obvious in budgeting...
View ArticleMarketing decision making
The fundamentals of marketing and marketing practices are not subject of this opinion. The purpose is to ask the most appropriate questions when selecting or weighing the decision to move forward with...
View ArticleEconomics of Advertising and Marketing
Economics of Advertising and Marketing A while back we start talking about general guidelines for budgeting for advertising and marketing. In this particular post we would like to address some very...
View ArticleThe ever changing face of Public relations
The ever changing face of Public relations It is no secret that public relations sector has played a significant role in public perception of commercial and private entities. Equally it is not secret...
View ArticleThe intrigues of Management Consulting
The intrigues of Management Consulting Management consulting is no different than any other advisory role. Though simplistic at first glance, it is not much different than a legal or medical advisor....
View ArticleBudgeting for a recession
Though it is obvious that financial restrains caused by the current credit crunch is impacting virtually all aspects of the economy, it is less obvious what small businesses can and should do to...
View ArticleLong Way to long
Long. Way to long. Something very interesting happened to one of our experiments today. Let’s take a step backwards: three years ago we wanted to experiment with effectiveness and efficiency of...
View ArticleExecutive habits and the impact
Many times, it is rather obvious why bad business decisions are made. Other times, it seems like a mystery to outsiders. However, one of the most viable venues to explore the reasons for bad,...
View ArticlePeril of adviser gone bad
In the ever changing global environment with steep local, regional and international competition, it is hardly a mystery that most successful companies value their executive teams. However, it is...
View ArticleThe value of a domain
The value of a domain Depending whom you ask, you will receive a variety of answers that may range from complex calculations of ad revenue to unique visitors from particular geo locations. Essentially...
View ArticleOur observations
The past few weeks and months have created an economic environment that has been less than helpful to small business owners psyche. Granted that economic situation is real and dire, the greatest impact...
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