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One thing we do not lack these days is information -- mountains of business resources. To help reduce the time it takes to research and sift through all of the resources available, we have compiled business books, business tools (software, exercises, trainings, assessments) and featured business articles -- from various sources to enhance your performance.

Is there an issue you are facing today?

In order to master the process, people and technology issues, certain core skills are required. Skills like, decision making, communication, problem solving, team building, time management... Below you will find resources that address these skills. Additional business performance resources are also included for your convenience

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Core Business Skills

     
           
Problem Solving Managing Time Leadership      
           

Other Business Resources

     
Creative Thinking Performance Improvement Marketing      
Training Meetings Sales Management      
Employee Retention Business Risk Website Tools      
Personal Growth Speaking        
           

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Problem Solving

Business Book


Check out this book where Kay Graham-Gilbert co-authored with Brian Tracy and Mark Victor Hansen et all. Now, you can find practical information on 5 key business areas in one resource --  Learning that can be applied to your business today! Check out Create the Business Breakthrough You Want: Secrets and Strategies from the World's Greatest Mentors.










Business Article
The difficulty in getting to the key elements of a problem is that... Read the article, Make the Right Corrections for Your Organization: The prerequisites for Uncovering the Root Cause to discover more.

 

Creative Thinking

Business Tool

You have brainstormed and still not coming up with the ultimate solution or breakthrough product idea?
Use the same approach, innovative companies like Motorola and Intel use to develop creative solutions and new product ideas. This multi-media course provides a framework that allows you and/or your team to develop critical and creative thinking techniques to obtain those WOW results.
For more information, click here.   
Managing Time

Business Article
Could you benefit from an extra 10 or more hours a week? Who couldn't.  The following article Get More Hours Out of Your Week provides a glimpse at how to identify time wasters and keep them from recurring.

Business Tool
Looking for additional suggestions about how to gain more hours?

Consider "The Overworked Manager's Rescue Package".  This resource concentrates on how to maximize your employee's efforts, thereby allowing you to have more time.

Editorial comment from Kay Graham-Gilbert: "I found the first 2 chapters interesting, but it was chapter 3 that made me start thinking about how the information could be applied to increase "people performance". Other chapters take routine activities and show you how to think of them differently and get better results."    To find out more, click here.  
 

Training

Centre for Business Excellence announces the NEW CD-ROM multimedia tendering and procurement training program for small enterprise. The program is structured for easy learning and contain several innovative business support features, extensive business support information and contact links. Check it out.


eBook

Want to take the information you have learned and present it in a workshop to improve your company? There is an electronic book that can take you through the steps. Click here for more information.
 

Personal Growth

Business  Article
The Key to High Productivity is Energy Management  People have tried prioritizing tasks, blocking out parts of their day for certain tasks, implementing new systems and getting better at delegation. While all of those things can make a difference, there is something else that will have an even greater impact on your productivity. Click here to read more on this subject.
 

Leadership



Authentic Leadership

 Bill George
Best Price $12.94
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In the wake of continuing corporate scandals there have been few, if any, CEOs that have stepped forward as models of "doing things right"— except the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, Bill George. George has become the unofficial spokesperson for responsible leadership— in business, the media, and academia.

Bill George helps readers answer vital questions such as: What should I do when my personal values conflict with company business values? How do I make trade-offs between the needs of my customers, my employees, and my company's shareholders?

 

 

Performance Improvement

Business Tool

Begin managing the system instead of the system managing you. ManagePro has a suite of management tools that help align teams and the entire organization with the strategic goals. You are able to keep track of everyone's objectives, action plans, status etc. in one place.  Save time determining the status of projects and individual team members by foregoing separate status reports and/or status meetings. To demo this product now, click here.


Business Tip
Another business tip on
how to optimize performance.

 

Meetings

Business Tool 
A lot of attention is placed on making sure you get the most from your meetings. Complaints about time-wasted meetings are heard everywhere.  In addition to making sure the content of the meeting addresses everyone's needs, it is also important to not waste too much time setting and conducting the meeting. Conducting meetings with participants throughout the country or down the hall can be time consuming and frustrating.

If you are looking for an online solution that allows you to hold meetings where you can easily provide online presentations for customers, share documents among team members or conduct demonstrations, this product may be of interest to you.  The advantages of this online meeting solution, is that  you can hold unlimited number of meetings for one flat fee, easy to use, no software or hardware to buy, and you can try it free. To find out more, click here.  

Business Risk

Business Tool

Reviewing your organization's business risk may not be the most exciting task, but it can be very enlightening. This quick self assessment tool (answer 11 yes/no questions) may be the key to help target those areas requiring further investigation. A business resource to take now - risk self assessment.

 
 

Sales Management

Business Article
Can your sales manager evaluate the profitability of your sales force? This is just one question addressed in the article Upgrade your information - not your computer. Directing the sales force for optimum results is more than a challenge. Fully understanding their contribution can be enlightening. Better sales management information can be found in several places. Read this article to find out where.

 

Marketing



Becoming a Category of One

Joe Calloway
Best Price $14.00
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This book includes issues like:
  • Why most companies fail to take the first step
  • Discussion about customer expectations and the impact on businesses today
  • Branding: Defining what is and what is not
    AND much, much more

    Learn how to become a category of one!

    "Becoming a Category of One shows what it takes to build a brand on something more than just product. This book inspires us to go for greatness, and to win by using our hearts as well as our minds."
    -Ken Blanchard, author, The One Minute Manager

 

Speaking

eBook

Speaking to a large or small audience can be intimidating, whether an experienced speaker or not -- regardless of whether you are speaking to people within or outside your organization.  Once you have mastered confidence, the next steps are to develop the right content and captivate your audience.  For an intriguing book that will take you through the steps to a standing ovation, click here. You can also sign up for the Instant Speaking Success Tip of the Week.
 

Employee Retention

Business Article
Retaining employees is a challenge for most companies. The following two articles may be of interest. The first provides insight into techniques that have helped their organization drastically reduce turnover of blue collar workers. The underlining theme for these techniques is "know your employees", but what to learn and how to apply it to retaining employees may be enlightening. Handle with Care

Business Article 
Hire Today, Gone Tomorrow? looks at employee turnover as an opportunity. This article demonstrates how being realistic about keeping quality employees and developing a good relationship before, during and after employment can provide great rewards.
 

Website Tools

Business Tool
Site Build It!
If you are looking for a fully integrated website tool that goes far beyond building and hosting your site, you need to check out this great resource.  Not only do they show you how to optimize your site with tools like keyword brainstorming -- but most importantly, they guide you through the essentials of marketing online. A lot of free resources are included at this site, which give you an idea of what's to come. We must warn you that there is a lot of education along the way -- be ready to read.  Find out more.


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