Compensation Can Be Creative

As stores seek innovative ways to increase sales, compensation ideas have become creative as well. And, some of your best ideas might even come from the salespeople themselves. As you evaluate some of the options available to you, here are some points to keep in mind. Involve employees

Selling Recognition to Top Management

For every recognition program there comes a time when you need to sell top management on the benefits of what you are doing --- to gain the support and credibility that comes from top management endorsement. For some programs this is before you start; for others, it is to be able to continue or expand funding. Here are three ways you can influence top management…

Recipe for Good Management: Allow Employees to Take Initiative

What makes a good manager? There are all sorts of definitions about management that attempt to describe what a manager does. Some of my favorites include "getting things done through others," "being paid to make the difficult decisions," and "protecting one's people from the rest of the organization." Yet I believe a better definition might be found in focusing on what a manager does NOT…

What’s 200 Words Have To Do With Your Computer?

When I worked on Wall Street, I considered a move from one type of bond department to a new type of department. Even though I had been successful in the industry for 7 years, I was still afraid I that I wouldn't know how to be successful in my new department. Then I spoke with one of the other traders, George Adelle, who was also…