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Effective Business Communication and Writing Skills Can Lead To Greater Productivity
Imagine workplace communication where expectations are clear and business writing skills are valued. That equates with productivity because the back and forth of editing and rewriting and revising is kept to a minimum. Effective communication should be an essential part of any business training aimed at improving efficiency.

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Just In Time, or Just In Case
The modern system of inventory control is Just in Time, from the Toyota Production System. The vendor ships just in time for the operation to process and assemble components. It is generally agreed that JIT demands the utmost in close scheduling, reliable vendors and supply chain cooperation; and results in best floor space utilization, lowest capital tied up in inventory, least spoilage and product damage, and best quality because any errors are caught more quickly. The alternative is Just In Case; inventory is ordered in advance to allow for eventualities. Your organization probably depends on some of each.
How is blogging good for a business?
There’s a shop, which has opened recently, very near to where I live. I pass it every day during my walks and not once have I seen a customer in there. Not once! The shop in question is a clothes hire shop. You can hire ball-gowns, dinner suits, kilts, wedding dresses…that sort of thing. I think they are in the wrong location but they need to start marketing and I think blogging would be a great way to start. They have a website. The domain name is underneath the shop front logo.
Communicating on the Shop Floor
This paper is about some tips to enhance communication with people on the shop floor. These interfaces are critical for leaders as they define how the workers react to the leader.

Please Please Listen to Us
Leaders need to tap into the ideas of the people closest to the work. Unfortunately, due to hubris and a number of other factors, the ideas of shop floor people are given less attention than the ideas of higher level managers. This is a crime, as is discussed in this article.

Developing Your Elevator Speech
Every successful sales person has an Elevator Speech prepared, polished, and ready to use whenever they have a minute or two of your undivided attention – like they would during an elevator ride from the top floor of a building to the bottom floor.
What to Look for in a Floor Lamp
Floor lamps are more than what they seem to the human eye. This article will explain to you the heart and soul of a floor lamp, and the big difference it makes to your home living.
Get People Involved in Creating the Vision
When creating a vision, leaders are much better off if they include all levels in the organization in the brainstorming and shaping process. Many leaders do not fully understand the power of commitment to a vision. This article gives the rationale for why including shop floor people in the vision process improves the chances of its success
Managing the Manager
While the shareholders are watching the CEO who is trying to keep an eye on everything and is focused on the forrest rather than the individual trees, and management is focused on the employees at shop floor level... who is keeping an eye on the managers?
Barriers in Scheduling Employees Efficiently
This article discusses the complexities associated with scheduling & planning employees and other resources. The probable solution to it may be the frequent use of a scheduling software.
Get Your Mind Out Of The Gutters
I'm an inspirational leader, and that's because I'm an inspired person. Being inspired is a prerequisite to inspiring others - a fact of which I often remind my clients. So whether it's in the board room, on the shop floor, in your business, or out in your father-in-law's back yard, you should look for inspiration anywhere you can find it. If you didn't have the opportunity today to get dirty helping an old man clean out his roof gutters, I feel sorry for you. Because it did me a world of good....
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