http://www.pacificarticles.com en-us http://www.pacificarticles.com N/A rchamria@gmail.com Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:12:36 -0500 20 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2623/1/Beware-Of-Those-Who-Insist-You-Be-A-Great-Team-Player/Beware-Of-Those-Who-Insist-You-Be-A-Great-Team-Player.html During the past decade American work teams have delivered for senior managers and for business owners but not for their members, the ones who are doing the heavy lifting in corporate life, says sales, service & success coach, and best-selling author of 12 books and the audio program, "The Law of Large Numbers: How To Make Success Inevitable," published by Nightingale-Conant. According to this popular keynote speaker and radio and TV commentator, Under the rhetoric of team building, management enlarged jobs without proportionately enlarging pay, has downsized significantly, while introducing sort of behavioral control, through per-to-peer pressures, that is dramatic, unprecedented, and beyond accountability. garys_goodman@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Gary S. Goodman) Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2410/1/Rewards-and-Recognition-Recognising-a-Turkey-of-a-Reward/Rewards-and-Recognition-Recognising-a-Turkey-of-a-Reward.html Being given the responsibility, the competence and tools to do a job well and the recognition of your peers, subordinates and superiors when the job is done well are the rewards by which most people are motivated.Rewards which grow the individual or the team and recognition in the form of a public “thank you” that specifically details what the employee is being thanked for is a more powerful motivator than a truck load of turkeys. kevin_dwyer@pacificarticles.com (Kevin Dwyer) Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2205/1/Employee-Team-Project-Incentives-for-Internet-Companies/Employee-Team-Project-Incentives-for-Internet-Companies.html There are many ways to give much needed incentives to employees such as stock options, Christmas Bonuses and profit sharing. However, consider a start up entrepreneurial company, which is web based. What can you do to give a little back to your employees and generate some real productivity and tap into some of the creative genius of your work force? lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2204/1/Team-Building-Tips-for-Small-Business/Team-Building-Tips-for-Small-Business.html If you own a small business you have obviously thought about how to better build your team to work together. If you've been in business a long time you've probably found that sometimes personalities clash and yet the people are such the same you wonder how this is happening. Sometimes it is the competitive attitude and similarities and personalities that cause the conflict in the workplace. lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2203/1/Team-Building-on-a-Budget/Team-Building-on-a-Budget.html There is always lots of talk about teambuilding to increase productivity in a business. And this goes for all size businesses whether they are small, medium or large corporations. It is possible to build a strong team in a very small business with only three or four employees and it is possible to build a strong team in a very large corporation on a very small budget. lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2202/1/Team-Building-for-a-Mobile-Car-Wash-Business/Team-Building-for-a-Mobile-Car-Wash-Business.html Team equals Together Everyone Accomplishes More or so the acronym says. We often hear about teams in sports, military, corporations and politics. But team dynamics can also be found in very low-tech businesses. lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2201/1/Removing-Mediocrity-from-Business-Teams/Removing-Mediocrity-from-Business-Teams.html If you run a company and you run it like a sports team or Navy Seals Special Team, well then you should be congratulated indeed. It is that level of commitment, which can win markets in business thru streamlined efficiency in Management at all levels and camaraderie at the front desk and line workers. lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2200/1/Business-Team-Work-and-Super-Stars/Business-Team-Work-and-Super-Stars.html Have you ever been on a business team and noticed that the other team members do not pull their weight? Have you noticed them sloughing off responsibility or even ethics to get their workload share done faster, but turning in a half-baked effort? lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2199/1/Weak-Link-Team-Members-and-Their-Excuses/Weak-Link-Team-Members-and-Their-Excuses.html Have you ever played on a serious sports team or worked in a management position? Have you ever been on a committee where everyone had to pull their weight to pull off a rather large project to insure success? lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2198/1/What-if-Your-Company-Spent-More-Time-in-Team-Building/What-if-Your-Company-Spent-More-Time-in-Team-Building.html They call it Organization Capital in the world of academia and many Universities even offer courses on it. You can learn about organization capital in personnel management classes, human resource degree programs and even if you are going for an MBA. lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2197/1/Landscaping-Business-Employee-Relations/Landscaping-Business-Employee-Relations.html There are few industries or service type businesses, which are more labor intensive then that of the Landscaping Profession. Whether it is the installation of new landscape designs or the maintenance or mowing of the existing properties; it is done by people power working with the proper tools. lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2196/1/General-Patton-and-Leadership/General-Patton-and-Leadership.html No figure in history is like General Patton. He was colorful, hard core and got the job done. His leadership skills have been touted by some and criticized by weaker individuals. Some attribute General Patton on the reason for US victory over the Axis Powers and although we eventually would have won anyway due to our industrial output, few deny that it would have taken longer and thus cost more lives. lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2195/1/Franchisee-Relations-and-Team-Work/Franchisee-Relations-and-Team-Work.html Franchisees of a particular franchise must get along in order for the team to hyperspace the competition. Recently our company; Franchising.org did a study and surveyed the franchisors on our website. As it turns out none of them had any information in their Confidential Operations Manual of any substance on how franchisees could increase their synergies by working very closely together within a region. lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2194/1/Franchisor-Award-Programs-Ideas-and-Innovation/Franchisor-Award-Programs-Ideas-and-Innovation.html Franchisors should also be heavy on the award side of motivational material. Award certificates and plaques should be given out to franchisees who perform above expectations. Each franchisor needs to take a look at their business model and find ways to best motivate the team. lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2193/1/Team-Work-and-Team-Building/Team-Work-and-Team-Building.html So much has been written on this subject; Team Work, it’s almost hard to add any thing at this point. T E A M; TOGETHER EVERYONE ACCOMPLISHES MORE. That is really easy to say and it makes for a great acronym. It seems it has even hit corporate America. They have integrated it into TQM “Total Quality Management”. They call it “team building”. lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2192/1/Recruiting-Government-Workers-As-Franchisees/Recruiting-Government-Workers-As-Franchisees.html Many believe a leaner government promotes better freedoms with respect to free enterprise and the right to free contract. Leaner governments make fewer laws because of their enforcement capabilities. Under our current direction with high government debt loads and low unemployment we will begin to see a downsizing of government at every level. lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2191/1/Building-Teams/Building-Teams.html Young minds are quite easy to shape. International Terrorist recruiters know this and have an abundant source of young men and women to pick from. They use simple brain washing tactics to do this. The United States also has a huge source of young people at its colleges and universities with young open minds, open to both good or evil. lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2190/1/Communication-between-franchisees-in-a-franchise-system/Communication-between-franchisees-in-a-franchise-system.html If you own a franchise you would be wise to stay in constant communication with your fellow and local franchisee counterparts. You should call up once a week and simply say; Hi. It is important to call up and just say hi to your fellow franchisees because it will remind them that you are always near by. lance_winslow@pacificarticles.com (Lance Winslow) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/1806/1/A-Simple-quotThank-youquot-Would-Suffice/A-Simple-quotThank-youquot-Would-Suffice.html Research has shown that corporate gifts are a perfect way to boost company morale. Let's face it, the price of gas is steadily going up, taxes are increasing, real estate is not a seller's market, and jobs are falling by the wayside. maria_romain@pacificarticles.com (Maria Romain) Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/1495/1/Team-Work/Team-Work.html There’s nothing that matches the power of teamwork to accomplish amazing results beyond your wildest goals and aspirations. Teamwork evokes unflagging spirit, selflessness and dedication. deborah_caruana@pacificarticles.com (Deborah Caruana) Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/1069/1/Business-The-Conflict-Free-Organization/Business-The-Conflict-Free-Organization.html How is conflict affecting the livelihood of your organization? Did you know that conflcit is not only unhealthy it is unneccessary? In fact it is possbile to create unimaginable effciencies in your organization by eliminating it altogether, and not in the way that you think, To learn about this new concept read on. nickarrizza@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Nick Arrizza, M. D.) Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/367/1/Teambuilding-by-Visiting-the-Internet/Teambuilding-by-Visiting-the-Internet.html How do you build a team that is already present? The least you want is that there is a commun understanding. How would you achieve that? HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/366/1/How-to-Improve-Team-Results-by-Using-the-Belbin-Team-Role-Concept/How-to-Improve-Team-Results-by-Using-the-Belbin-Team-Role-Concept.html The team with the "best" players will not always provide the best team results. This holds true for teams in organizations as in sports. The question is what drives a winning team? That question has triggered many investigations with interesting results you can benefit from implementing them. HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/365/1/Switching-Bodies-With-The-Organization/Switching-Bodies-With-The-Organization.html The script of the movie "Freaky Friday" is a very simple one. And also profound in the way that in all our daily relations we should try to figure out who we are talking to. Put yourself in someone else's shoes...And Imagine this time: the shoe is your organization... HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/362/1/7-Factors-That-Make-Up-A-Winning-Team/7-Factors-That-Make-Up-A-Winning-Team.html Sport is often used as a metaphor in business ... what will make a team win the games? There are several factors – all present in either area (business and sport): HansBool@pacificarticles.com (Hans Bool) Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0500