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PlanWell Business Consulting: January 2013
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Management Should Clearly Communicate Expectations. Written by Ted Cline. Recently, I was asked to take a walk thru of a medium size manufacturing (assembly) facility and provide feedback to the General Manager. . I was touring the facility because management was having a difficult time meeting productivity needs. . How long do you have to finish that part you are working on? What customer is this for? When is the customer expecting delivery? Are you on schedule? How many...
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PlanWell Business Consulting: Company Questionnaires; Asking the Right Questions
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Sunday, January 20, 2013. Company Questionnaires; Asking the Right Questions. How many of us were at one time asked to complete a company questionnaire? Most, if not all, have taken these and experienced great expectations that our concerns were going to be answered and then what happened? The answers seemed to be ignored, and changes are never seen. A question asked and then ignored should never have been asked! More thought needs to be used to avoid asking questions you are not prepared to address.
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PlanWell Business Consulting: Top 3 Ways to Mitigate Gossip in your Organization
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Top 3 Ways to Mitigate Gossip in your Organization. 8220;Guess who is getting promoted.”. 8220;They fired him because.”. 8220;I heard she got a raise.”. 8220;He is sleeping with her.”. Anytime a group exists of more than two, you will be faced with gossip at some level. Controlling that gossip is absolutely essential to the health of your team. We define gossip as the intended communication that occurs at the expense of others or does not add value to the organization. Is the...
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PlanWell Business Consulting: Top 5 Ways to Achieve Employee Empowerment
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Thursday, January 17, 2013. Top 5 Ways to Achieve Employee Empowerment. The days when it was enough for a supervisor to make daily walks on the factory floor are long gone. Now we need to talk to and engage our employees if we hope to keep them around. This new culture began with the way that our current workforce has been educated. No longer are students dictated to by teachers, but have now entered an educational partnership with their teachers. Eliminating the obstacles to success. This is a great tim...
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PlanWell Business Consulting: Great Expectations Untold
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Management Should Clearly Communicate Expectations. Written by Ted Cline. Recently, I was asked to take a walk thru of a medium size manufacturing (assembly) facility and provide feedback to the General Manager. I was touring the facility because management was having a difficult time meeting productivity needs. How long do you have to finish that part you are working on? What customer is this for? When is the customer expecting delivery? Are you on schedule? When the system ...
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