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  • Incentive Progam Pitfalls

    "When you try to measure people's performance, you have to take into account how they are going to react," believes Joel Spolsky, columnist with Inc. magazine (October 2008). "Inevitably, people will figure out how to get the numbers you want at the expense of what you are not measuring...
    Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 10-19-2008

  • Using Blogs and Social Networks for Business

    How different today's business management environment is from the one we learned about in business school 25 to 30 years ago. No one could have predicted the growing importance of such business marketing activities as blogging and online social networks, yet today the savvy manager realizes there...
    Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 09-20-2008

  • Mistakes Happen-Yet You Can Still Succeed

    Though I've had a few blog items recently from Inc. magazine (Sept. 2008), this topic is one worth visiting: CEOs of the 500 fastest growing companies offer up their biggest mistakes. Which goes to show you, you can succeed from your mistakes, as long as you learn from them Some of those whoppers...
    Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 09-10-2008

  • Wisdom from Leaders of Fast Growing Companies

    One interesting approach to learning is through the philosophies and visions of successful leaders. In the most recent edition of Inc. magazine (Sept. 2008), top leaders from its list of 500 fast growing private companies provide insights into their success. Some of those perspectives: "I always...
    Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 09-06-2008

  • Leadership Styles Compared

    Ever wonder about the leadership styles of successful managers? Inc . magazine offered some insights from successful CEOs in its Sept. 2008 issue: "Laid back with a single focus: the client. I wear sandals and shorts to work and lock people out of meetigs when they are late." Ron Huber, Achieve...
    Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 09-05-2008

  • A Process to Make Inspiration Routine

    Inc. magazine (June 2008)challenged Procter & Gamble CEO A.G. Lafley and business consultant Ram Charan to envision a $4 mil company with 30 employees, and then develop a process to make innovative thought routine. From that perspective, any manager (whether for a team, department, division, or company...
    Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 06-17-2008

  • Can You Afford the Wrong New Hire?

    Hiring the wrong person can cost your organization up to 3.2 times the individual's salary, according to The Gallop Organization ( Inc . magazine Guidebook, Vol 1, No. 2). With that in mind, here are four major areas to master when hiring your next employee: The Job Description. A written job description...
    Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 05-15-2008

  • Saving Money by Outsourcing IT Work

    Did you know it can cost your organization as much as $50 per person per month just for their email service? that's what Inc. magazine estimates (May 2008) when you consider such costs as Spam control, system crashes, increasing server capacity to handle demand, and your inhouse support payroll....
    Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 05-01-2008

  • Author's Comments in Inc. Magazine

    Author Bill Lisowski shared some of his insights to readers of Inc. magazine (April 2008, letters section) after reading Bo Burlingham's article about Reell Precision Manufacturing. Click Here to read his comments, and his experience with Jack Stack's book, The Great Game of Business .
    Posted to Success Series Comments & News (Forum) by admin on 04-11-2008

  • Providing Satisfaction to Lazy Customers

    Responding to customer inquiries through either telephone, email or text-chat channels can cost a company between $5 and $7, according to Inc . magazine (February 2008). Yet when those same inquiries can be diverted to a self-sevice, internet menu approach, the cost plummets to less than 60 cents each...
    Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 02-21-2008
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