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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Making a Lateral Career Move
The more educated ask the same question in a little more sophisticated way: is my career my calling? Is my occupation my true vocation? Honestly, unless the answer comes out in the affirmative, you should keep making career moves-either vertical or lateral.
While it is natural to quit one job to take another one […]
Lean: Six Steps With Review Points
Value provision is the starting point which leads towards providing the product according to the customer’s requirements. The value definition is based on the customer needs and not the non-value added activities.
The customer pays for a product that matches their requirements - they won’t and pay for waste.
Value
Value includes the qualities as seen by […]
How to Research Your Career before Deciding on a Suitable One
Whatever your reasons, thorough career research will yield positive results. Even so, effective career research needs to be conducted in an organized manner.
Here are some tips that can help you as you begin your research.
Make a Career Plan
If you don’t know where you’re going, it’s very difficult to figure out how to get […]
Career Moves For Older People
While most young people are adventurous by nature and look forward to change in their careers, their older counterparts don’t have the same feelings when they have to change jobs.
Tendency to Stay In Their Comfort Zones
Working in the same familiar place and under the same conditions tend to get them stuck in their […]
How To Handle The First Month Of Your New Job
The first month on a new job is a delicate period, and we cannot afford to spend it just as we please.
It is a trial period for a new employee and the long-term success on this new job depends on how the first few weeks or even the first month goes. So it is […]
Dos And Don’ts For A Successful Career In Sales
Dos
Do Close Every Sale
You launch a sales career when you apply for a sales position. Right at the inception, you need to “close the sale” when you send in your resume by asking to be interviewed in your cover letter, and telling the recruiter that you will call to make an appointment.
Be sure to […]
Sponsorship And Chartering Are Keys To Project Success
For such implementation, it becomes necessary for the project to start on the strong footing of well-thought out charter that covers all the problem areas of the organization - and an equally solid project sponsorship.
These two components are necessary to ensure the health of the project and achieve quality results.
Sponsorship Scenarios
Consider the example […]
Hoshin Planning: Making the Strategic Plan Work
Hoshin strategic planning was used at Hewlett Packard Co. for the first time in 1976 for achieving these objectives.
What Is Hoshin Planning?
Hoshin planning comes from the original term Hoshin Kanri. It is a systematic planning methodology to define long range and key entity objectives. Without losing sight of the daily measures needed to make the […]