Guard Your Hive

Posted by admin on Jun 4, 2008

The experienced workers are important resources of a company and are worth protecting. A company where people solicit the advice of those with more experience becomes more accessible for older workers who will not break the bank. 


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Management by Yelling: Intimidation doesn’t work - Try Empowerment

Posted by admin on May 1, 2008

Yelling and intimidation are the most dysfunctional behaviors that a leader can exhibit.  Of all of the ineffective things a manager can do, these are the most damaging to morale and performance.  The Crass Captain, the anti-leader, uses yelling as the final and most effective way to demoralize his employees.

 An informal survey of whether empowerment works better than intimidation showed 79% of the respondents favored empowerment. This is no surprise; professionals respond best to cordial and controlled interpersonal relationships in the workplace. It makes for an agreeable work environment. Remarkably, empowerment even in the face of failure can be a powerful positive motivator. Attrition can be cut in half as a minimum, and you keep your talent in place instead of losing it to the competition.


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The Essence behind Logistics KPI

Posted by admin on Apr 18, 2008

Supply chain metrics and logistics KPI go hand in hand. Both work together to monitor the performance of a company’s logistics operations.

Supply chain metrics are very essential when you want to manage everything that goes through the supply chain from top to bottom. More importantly, supply chain metrics are very, very important when it comes to logistics management. By understanding the intertwined roles of both supply chain metrics and logistics KPI, any business’s logistics operations would then be successful.


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The Necessity of Determining IT Security ROI

Posted by admin on Apr 17, 2008

For many business organizations, briefing up their IT resources is a necessity. Because of the high costs that are often associated with such undertakings, determining IT security ROI is just as important for company executives.

It is undeniable that IT information security now ranks among the highest priorities of business organizations. Determining IT security ROI is an important aspect of this company investment.


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