Joomla! site syndication http://ccsboardroom.com 2010-09-10T15:40:47+01:00 http://ccsboardroom.com http://ccsboardroom.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2008-04-16T09:59:02+01:00 http://ccsboardroom.com http://ccsboardroom.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=96&Itemid=28 A successful company must be innovative and proactive in an environment where the economy is tightening its belt. Sales training should be pursued in an aggressive manner. Not as a one off commitment, but an on-going process. Sales training that is a one time affair will rarely produce results or have any long term impact on sales performance; however training which occurs over the longer term is likely to see positive results and performance improvement. text/html 2008-06-16T08:16:40+01:00 http://ccsboardroom.com http://ccsboardroom.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=98&Itemid=28 Setting strategy is the easier part. Implementing it is harder. The question to ask yourself and challenge your management is; 'How do you make strategy come alive'? text/html 2008-06-16T08:14:40+01:00 http://ccsboardroom.com http://ccsboardroom.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=97&Itemid=28 The Japanese have been well known to set long term, 250 year strategies. When managers set long term strategies (perhaps not the same extent as the Japanese), they are often criticized for thinking too far ahead. Is a 25 year strategy or more too long? text/html 2007-12-10T19:53:32+01:00 http://ccsboardroom.com http://ccsboardroom.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=84&Itemid=28 Celebrating success is a simple way to motivate staff and ensure morale is kept high. Companies that choose not to celebrate their success often have fewer successes and less productivity. text/html 2007-09-06T00:42:00+01:00 http://ccsboardroom.com http://ccsboardroom.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69&Itemid=28 Would you invest 0.5% of your payroll cost to gain an extra 5% in productivity?