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2007 - The Year in Reviews in Human Resources and a Look at 2008
A look through 2007 and what should we focus on in 2008 to make it the best year yet.

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“Crisis Management Planning – What’s Happening Where We Work?”
Crises continue to be in our newspaper headlines and the lead stories on radio and television broadcasts. And crises continue to affect businesses in many forms and continue to occur without notice. But what’s happening where we work in response to this continuing trend of crises? Are businesses preparing for crises by developing crisis management plans? Do you know if your company has a crisis management plan or a business disaster recovery plan? Do they have a crisis communication plan? The American Management Association did a survey in August & September 2005 and what that survey revealed is summarized below.

The Critical Importance of Business Ethics For Effective Leadership, According To Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach
How important are business ethics to being an effective leader? According to the American Management Association, it is an important characteristic of effective leaders today. In a survey of 462 executives who were asked, “What characteristics are needed to be an effective leader today?” 56% ranked ethical behavior as an important characteristic, followed by sound judgment (51%) and being adaptable/flexible (47%). However, with all due respect to the AMA survey, I strongly believe it is much more than “important,” it is a “critical, essential and non-negotiable” characteristic of an effective leader. Strong business ethics is a pillar of my strategic planning and strategic thinking business coaching efforts and clients are encouraged to develop core values and guiding principles and publish them.
Own a Pet Care Franchise
According to the 2007-2008 National Pet Owners Survey conducted by the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, Inc., 63% of U.S. households own a pet, which equates to 71.1 millions homes. In 2006, 63% of U.S. households owned a pet as compared to 56% in 1988.
Bringing Association Teams Together - One Game At a Time!
In this article published in the Canadian Society of Association Executives Association Magazine details tips and techniques for getting teams to work together more efficiently.
Custom Survey Do’s and Don’ts
If your company opts to utilize a custom survey instead of a published market survey, here is a short guide to creating the perfect survey. With this overview your organization is sure to avoid these classic mistakes.

Is franchising right for me?
Franchise business offers a more secure route into self employment than going it alone. Over 90% of UK franchise owners run profitable businesses according to the British Franchise Association/Nat West National Franchise survey. By following the proven franchise model the local franchise owner can build his own successful business in the UK. Nick Strong of Select Your Franchise and Richard Holden of Lloyds TSB give insights to prospective franchise owners.
Six Ways to Boost Response on Your Surveys and Gain More Useful Information
If you take the time and trouble to do a survey...these easy steps will increase your responses and provide more valid data. So... you spend time and effort putting together a survey, so you can have real information about what your customers and prospects are actually looking for.
Tips on writing a Franchise Business Plan
Over 90% of franchisees in the UK run profitable businesses according to the annual national survey carried out by the British Franchise Association, so its easy to see why many of the well know high street banks have confidence in new franchise businesses. Furthermore, the banks are making much use of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme.
Yes, You Too Can Take a Vacation
Surveys are interesting. I took note of this one done by American Express because it backed up some data I learned at a (National Association of Female Executives) NAFE National Conference. According to the survey, 40% of the smallest business owners - those with less than $200,000 in annual revenues - are planning no vacation whatsoever this summer. But even business owners with higher revenues aren't doing much better - only 75% of them expect to get away from the business this summer.

After Your Engagement Survey: 24 Considerations to Turn Insight Into Action
Conducting an engagement survey is a good start. The value in the exercise though, comes in the action and dialog that follows the survey. The conduct of the survey should be considered a promissory note to your staff: they've delivered candid feedback - it's your turn now to deliver the data, and a plan for improvement.

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