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Shift into Reverse
Mentoring is an effective way to pass on experience and knowledge within an organization. Companies in all industries have formal and informal programs designed to hone their talent and sharpen their competitive edge. However, the technology revolution has created an ironic twist to traditional mentoring. Today, it's not uncommon for a young, entry-level worker to have a better understanding of technology or some aspect of the operation than his manager. Hmmm?

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Plant Design, Production Floor Design, Factory Layout Design, Factory Floor Plan, Plant Layout,
Techniques of Plant Design, Layout Plant, Floor Plan, Plant Layout, or the physical organization of people, materials and machines within a workplace, is at the very heart of productivity. Yes, layout requires fitting workstations into a building floor plan but that is the last step. First define the operating characteristics of your process, and a new layout will be much easier to plan, and more effective when implemented. Jack Greene is the author of the Amazon book in print and Kindle editions, Plant Design, Facility Layout, Floor Planning. Please search Amazon for this title. It goes into greater detail than this article, and includes examples of layouts designed to fit into particular building shapes.

GFC – Time to cut costs and jobs or time to invest in your business?
The studies show that the companies that recover quickest from a recession are those that didn’t lay everybody off when the going got tough but that invested in their customer relationships and in growing their market share. (Source: Study by Bain & Company – Article by Robert B. Miller, Founder Miller Heiman. Read the whole article at the Miller Heiman website). Robert says “A slow market is the time to consider doubling down on sales resources
Sell More Stuff - It's Important!
In my last article, I referred to an excellent booklet called “Selling in a Down Economy” by Robert Miller of Miller Heiman, as US Sales performance consultancy with a strong pedigree. If you missed it, the article can be found on my website. This time, I’d like to dig deeper into the sales activity I touched on and that Robert discussed in his article and I’ll give some specific guidance on things you should be doing.

How To Keep Your Business Afloat
I was talking with my good friend Doug Maurer the other day. Doug is the founder and owner of Brian-Kyles Construction, which is a landscaping company based in Northeast Ohio. Doug was talking with me about a plant in my front yard that wasn't doing so well. He was explaining how I should cut the shrub down to its base to re-balance the plant so the roots were larger than the plant itself. And then he said a magical quote, "plants don't want to die." It got me to thinking about how businesses are a lot like plants. Businesses don't want to die either. This is particularly true of small businesses.
10 Lessons from the Sales Candidate Who Smelled Like He Peed on Himself
It was quite the claim. I remember telling my client that the next candidate we were to interview was the best sounding candidate I had ever spoken with on the phone. Robert, the sales manager, went to the lobby to get the candidate and returned, an ashen look on his face. Ray, the candidate, followed Robert into the conference room and suddenly, I had the same ashen look on my face. It seemed that the best candidate I had ever spoken with by phone was, well, a bum!
How Do I Keep My Business Afloat?
"Plants don't want to die." Doug Maurer, Brian-Kyles Construction I was talking with my good friend Doug Maurer the other day. Doug is the founder and owner of Brian-Kyles Construction, which is a landscaping company based in Northeast Ohio. Doug was talking with me about a plant in my front yard that wasn't doing so well. He was explaining how I should cut the shrub down to its base to re-balance the plant so the roots were larger than the plant itself. And then he said the quote above regarding plants not wanting to die. It got me to thinking about how businesses are a lot like plants. Businesses don't want to die either. This is particularly true of small businesses.
Leadership Tips for the Manager Who is Too Easy
The Plant Manager was becoming increasingly frustrated. His production manager was struggling to meet plant performance targets and was not getting his team to take ownership of achieving results. The initial diagnosis was that the production manager was being too easy on his team. As with most management problems, only two or three behaviours cause the majority of aggravation and frustration. Here we examine how to help an easy-going manager achieve what needs to get done.
The Top 5 Things I Learned From Robert Kiyosaki
The book ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter was a revolutionary read and inspired me to move past fears that have stopped me from doing more with my life financially. Reading the book a second time, I really focused on the opposite of all I knew – and those were the ideas of his rich dad. This article covers the top 5 things that I have either gained a greater understanding of or learned more about from Robert Kiyosaki.
If you work for Money, You will settle for less
If you have happened to read the book Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki, you will know that the philosophy of his Rich Das was completely opposite to that of his Poor Dad. During one of his recently concluded seminars, Robert Kiyosaki narrated an eye-opening story on how his Rich Dad taught him a valuable lesson in life.

Total Productive Maintanance Techniques
TPM is an innovative Japanese concept. The origin of TPM can be traced back to 1951 when preventive maintenance was introduced in Japan. However the concept of preventive maintenance was taken from USA. Thus all employees took part in implementing Productive maintenance. Based on these developments Nippondenso was awarded the distinguished plant prize for developing and implementing TPM, by the Japanese Institute of Plant Engineers (JIPE).
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