http://www.businessrope.com/ Business Rope en Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:53:00 GMT Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:53:00 GMT info@businessrope.com info@businessrope.com http://www.businessrope.com/management/ What do managers do? What are managers expected to do? Managers play at least three separate roles in any business: interpersonal, informational and decisional. Managers are also expected to plan... http://www.businessrope.com/management/#comments http://www.businessrope.com/management/ Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:53:00 GMT http://www.businessrope.com/get-the-shopping-list/ Get the shopping list A recent example of 'getting the shopping list' when negotiating is one of my associates negotiating and agreeing on an hourly rate for a work assignment... http://www.businessrope.com/get-the-shopping-list/#comments http://www.businessrope.com/get-the-shopping-list/ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:30:00 GMT http://www.businessrope.com/work-is-something-you-do-not-something-you-travel-to/ Work is something you do, not something you travel to. Do you really need to go to work every day to achieve your work targets? Do workers achieve their best... http://www.businessrope.com/work-is-something-you-do-not-something-you-travel-to/#comments http://www.businessrope.com/work-is-something-you-do-not-something-you-travel-to/ Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:04:00 GMT http://www.businessrope.com/leadership/ What are the major attributes of Leadership? Are the following points the major attributes of leadership? 1. Unwavering courage based upon knowledge of self, and of one's occupation. No follower... http://www.businessrope.com/leadership/#comments http://www.businessrope.com/leadership/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:17:00 GMT http://www.businessrope.com/is-customer-service-an-oxymoron/ The specialist mind set My wife recently had to undergo 'urgent' surgery in a private hospital. After numerous expensive visits and consultations the specialist set a date some seven weeks... http://www.businessrope.com/is-customer-service-an-oxymoron/#comments http://www.businessrope.com/is-customer-service-an-oxymoron/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:45:00 GMT http://www.businessrope.com/8020-pareto-rule-for-profit-and-success/ Are you using the 80/20 Pareto Rule for profit and success in your personal and business life? There are many economic conditions, for example the distribution of wealth and resources... http://www.businessrope.com/8020-pareto-rule-for-profit-and-success/#comments http://www.businessrope.com/8020-pareto-rule-for-profit-and-success/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:51:00 GMT http://www.businessrope.com/kaizen/ Is your business using Kaizen? Kaizen - means 'continuous improvement' and leads to improvements in quality, productivity and customer satisfaction. Kaizen is a Japanese concept of continuing improvement in all... http://www.businessrope.com/kaizen/#comments http://www.businessrope.com/kaizen/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:01:00 GMT http://www.businessrope.com/bank-service/ Why should I give my money to an organisation that fails to provide the expected levels of service? I don't even give them my money - they just take it... http://www.businessrope.com/bank-service/#comments http://www.businessrope.com/bank-service/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:23:00 GMT http://www.businessrope.com/should-employee-induction-in-the-21st-century-should-be-a-year-long-process/ Induction How long will you spend on the induction process for a new employee? Should employee induction in the 21st century should be a year long process? After spending hundreds... http://www.businessrope.com/should-employee-induction-in-the-21st-century-should-be-a-year-long-process/#comments http://www.businessrope.com/should-employee-induction-in-the-21st-century-should-be-a-year-long-process/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:20:00 GMT http://www.businessrope.com/customer-service-or-an-interuption-to-our-day/ What did you do to delight your customer yesterday? What will you do to delight your customer today? What does your customer really want? Most people, particularly older people, are... http://www.businessrope.com/customer-service-or-an-interuption-to-our-day/#comments http://www.businessrope.com/customer-service-or-an-interuption-to-our-day/ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:49:00 GMT