What Is Operations Management? Operations management is a business field that manages the processes of producing and distributing products and services. It involves planning, organizing and transforming inputs into goods and services adding value to the customer as well as overseeing the processes to get a balance between the revenues and costs, achieving the highest…
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Two Types of Managers in Priority Matrix
Introduction When taking on the role of manager, people are faced with many important decisions. Perhaps one of the biggest pressures they feel is navigating many types of manager that they see today. Granted, theyhope to be a good manager but there are many different ways to accomplish this. Management style dictates how they will…
Read moreWorking As A Virtual Team: How To Manage Your Remote Team From Afar
Virtual teams have many advantages because you can hire talented people from across the globe that you might not find locally. In fact, an increasing number of companies are hiring remote employees and freelancers to take on short-term and long-term positions, and a rising amount of companies are letting employees work from home additional days…
Read moreHow To Have More Effective Conference Calls
It’s 12:00 PM — lunch time, but also time for the weekly conference call. Your stomach is rumbling, but you know you will not get to lunch for an hour and a half because the business call usually goes over thirty minutes. You dial in. After the call, your head is full. You’re not sure…
Read moreEvent Planning in a 2×2 Framework
Event Planning is Pure Multi-tasking Anyone who has ever tried to plan a small party can imagine, professional event planning is no joke! There are so many different things to think about days, weeks and even months ahead of schedule. Event though the event is over, the event planners’s work is not. They must wrap…
Read moreWorkload Management for Better Employees
Workload Management is Critical Workload management is difficult. The idea of equally balancing direct reports’ workloads is a simple idea. However, without careful monitoring and constant team scrutiny, it is by no means inevitable. In the Harvard Business Review article “Make Sure Your Team’s Workload Is Divided Fairly,” author, Rebecca Knight addresses one obstacle to optimal…
Read moreTeam Workload Management to Fill Orders
Filling Orders When it comes to filling orders, the goal is to complete them as efficiently as possible while correctly managing each customer’s expectations. However, this can be complicated. Every order goes through multiple phases and each phase requires a different team. There is a lot of opportunity for confusion that causes delay or inaccurate…
Read moreHow To Manage A Sales Team: Tips and Tricks For Success
Searching for new techniques to manage a sales team? In this article, we will not only address a multitude of approaches to improve salesman organization, but we will present the solution which has been proven to improve salesman success in teams all over the world. How to Manage a Sales Team Not only do you…
Read morePriority Matrix Guest Webinar on Effective Delegation
This month, Eric P. Bloom will be returning to host another Priority Matrix guest webinar! The Tedx Speaker, soft skills trainer and author of Productivity Driven Success will be sharing strategies to help you: Distinguish what should and should not be delegated Maximize department throughput and shorten delivery dates Play to each team member’s strengths More! Follow…
Read moreHow To Be A Good Manager
Being a good manager can be stressful, especially when it comes to being a new manager. The pressure of the situation can become overwhelming as responsibilities build up; in this article, we’ll cover the basics so you can be sure you have your management bases covered. How to Become a Manager What Does a Manager Do?…
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