Articles about Management & Personnel Practice Management

• Serving Affluent Women
  November 2011
  Learn how to ask fabulous questions and act upon the responses.
  
  
• Employee Training Pays Off
  June 2008
  It’s time to get rid of your sink-or-swim mentality. Use these five steps to get your employees up to speed.
  
  
• Getting to Know Your Employees
  April 2008
  With a formal performance-feedback process, you get motivated employees who can help enhance your business success.
  
  
• Delegating Effectively
  August 2007
  Defining your staff’s roles and consistently handing off work to the right person are must-dos for business success. By Gina Pellegrini
  
  
• Advisor’s Bookshelf
  July 2007
  These books will guide you through some of the rough waters of managing and disciplining your employees.
  
  
• Three Steps to a Perfect Hire
  August 2006
  If you’ve ever hired in haste only to repent in leisure, it’s time to put this hiring process in place.
  
  
• Get The Job Done Right—Without Doing It Yourself
  April 2006
  It’s time to learn the five ingredients to delegating effectively.
  
  
• Know Your Score
  March 2006
  The Kolbe index will help you identify your team’s strengths and weaknesses.
  
  
• Five Distractions That Can Sink Your Business
  January 2006
  Make sure you are focused solely on above-the-line activities.
  
  
• Power to the People
  September 2005
  By empowering those around you—with three easy techniques—you automatically boost your success factor.
  
  
• Building a Top of the Table Staff
  June 2005
  It's time to find, keep and motivate top-notch employees; here's how.
  
  
• One Plus One Equals More Than Two
  April 2005
  Treat your partner with respect, and happiness will be yours forever.
  
  
• Mastering the Art of Delegation
  March 2005
  Need a primer—or a refresher—on this difficult skill? Here you go…
  
  
• Want Higher Profits?
  February 2005
  Your staff holds the key. Here are five steps for maximizing their performance.
  
  
• Mentoring for Success
  January 2005
  A mentoring program can benefit new agents, seasoned pros and the agency.
  
  
• Business Builders
  November 2004
  Employees can help build your business, if they're happy and stick around.
  
  
• Empowerment: Bringing Out the Best in Your People
  September 2004
  Make good employees great by giving them control.
  
  
• A Dull Ax: Firing Dont's
  July 2004
  Avoid these missteps to save you and your employee any additional stress.
  
  
• Get Up and Go
  April 2004
  Today’s agent must be prepared for career change.
  
  
• Reignite Your Staff
  December 2003
  Here are tips that will help your staff avoid burnout.
  
  
• Cruel to Be Kind
  November 2003
  Avoiding an employee’s behavior problem is not in your—or his—best interest.
  
  
• The Five Ps of Empowerment
  June 2003
  Empower your employees to make their own decisions and add value to your business.
  
  
• The Advisor As Coach
  February 2003
  Learn the basics to coaching employees and some compelling reasons to view yourself as more than just an employer. By Dick Zalack
  
  
• How to Manage the Big Ego
  January 2003
  Big-headed employees are usually problematic, but you can harness their boundless energy if you manage them correctly.
  
  
• Warning Signs
  January 2003
  Know what to look for in a failing employee and the steps to avoid failure.
  
  
• Deep Background
  December 2002
  Effective use of references will reveal valuable insights into job candidates.
  
  
• Meeting With Purpose
  November 2002
  Properly structuring your staff meetings will help make them more efficient.
  
  
• Help Wanted
  March 2002
  How do you know when it is time to call in reinforcements?
  
  
• Deep Background
  December 2001
  Use references to reveal insights into job candidates.
  
  
• When and How to Hire Staff
  May 2001
  A good staff is the essence of a successful growing practice.