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Reported by Teri Lammers


Managing People;

There's only one way to show appreciation for the extraordinary efforts of employees: do something extraordinary in return. Joseph and Laurie Cherry do j...  Read story

Operations;

At most companies, emergency orders and rush jobs are treated more or less as the stepchildren of the business -- work you squeeze in to accommodate a cus...  Read story

Hiring;

Judging a job candidate's character is the hardest part of the hiring process. Bernard M. Gordon has a technique that he's found helpful in evaluating ap...  Read story

Customer Relations;

It's fine for your salespeople to develop close relationships with customers, but make sure you don't lose touch. Jim Soltesz learned that lesson the har...  Read story

Training;

In order to operate with minimum bureaucracy, you need managers who have the ability to function on their own. For that reason, Wilfred Olschewski holds ...  Read story

Collections;

Sometimes you're better off asking customers when they want to pay their bills, instead of assuming that they will all pay net 30 days. Burjon Steel Serv...  Read story

Banking;

If your company is growing, you should be preparing right now for the the possibility that you'll have to change banks. Most companies don't prepare -- a...  Read story

Selling;

One way to beat out your competitors is to look for new business in places they haven't thought of. That's an approach Sheldon Goldner has honed to a fin...  Read story

Quote Of The Month;

"I guess my religious beliefs did have one important impact on my approach to business -- in terms of the ethics and principles I live by. I've always had...  Read story