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Count Results, not Hours

Approximately 55% of white collar workers take cell phone calls or emails after office hours all or some of the time, according to a BusinessWeek poll (Sug. 25, 2008). As technology continues to expand the ease for 24-hour availability, managers and leaders must rethink the old adage: Time + Physical...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 08-27-2008
Book 3, Retaining Success is Now Available!

The third book in our Success Series, Retaining Success, is now available from our Publisher's website. The 204-page soft-bound printed version is $13.99, while the eBook format is $8.99. To order, Click Here!

Posted to Success Series Comments & News (Forum) by admin on 08-26-2008
Do Employees Know They are Being Watched?

Robert Half Technologoes reports that 37% of polled companies had a corporate policy and software in place to prevent employees from accessing certain websites ( Entrepreneur magazine, Sept. 2008), blocking inappropriate content, viruses and malware. Some cmpanies have even moved to real time monitoring...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 08-26-2008
Training Outline for New Supervisors or Team Leaders

Recently coauthor Bill Lisowski reorganized his department and added in a level of supervisors (or team leaders). Because all four were first-time supervisors, and some were only a few years out of college, he developed a series of training workshops for them on management and leadership using the three...

Posted to Managing Ideas (Forum) by admin on 08-26-2008
Introductory Management Training

An outline of suggested reading for newly promoted, first-time supervisors or team leaders, based on the 3-book Success Series. This outline was used by co-author Bill Lisowski for a series of one-hour training workshops when he created four new supervisory positions within his organization.

Posted to White Papers (FileGallery) by admin on 08-26-2008
Gaining Momentum: 4-day, 10-hour Work Week?

Even though it's been a part of the American workplace for a while, the concept of a 4-day, 10-hour work week is gaining momentum as many local, state and even federal agencies are looking closely at this change to foster energy savings, eliminate unnecessary commuting, reduce road congestion, and...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 08-24-2008
Some Thoughts on Empowerment

One of the reasons I enjoy reading BusinessWeek magazine is the last page column by Jack and Suzy Welch, where I usually find an interesting perspective to consider in how I approach my leadership and management duties. Their thoughts recently on worker empowerment (August 25, 2008) are offered here...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 08-21-2008
Only Managers Can Come Up with New Ideas. Wrong!

If you haven't come to this conclusion yet, do so now: Managers are NOT the only source of new ideas in an organization. in fact, the manager's most important job is to assemble a team that can and does do that, according to Ram Charan, co-author of Execution . He adds that if only the boss came...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 08-20-2008
Sounds Simple: Get Things Done

Productivity in the workplace is always a hot topic. But wanting productivity, and then getting things done efficiently, can be two entirely different things. David Allen, author of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity , offers two major focuses with his GTD Philosophy. First, he...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 08-19-2008
Managing Differently for Gen X and Gen Y

Here are some interesting traits to consider as you manage your GenX and Gen Y employees (BusinessWeek, Sept. 1, 2008): Technology: Gen X: Keep it up-to-date and motivating; music at work, Blackberrys, IM and fast computers Gen Y: Encourage suggestions and don;t fear change; more comfortable with technology...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 08-18-2008

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