Social networking sites are a fabulous part of modern life. They allows you to reconnect with former friends, stay in touch with current friends while travelling or working overseas and can even help you find that dream job or partner.But there are downsides. When a New Zealand teacher job-hunting in China discovered his name was the same as another Kiwi with an online reputation for being anti-Asian, he realised why he wasnt being short-listed...more
People do business with people. More specifically, people do business with people they trust. Trust is at the heart of every business and personal relationship, and yet few of us give much thought to how important our behaviour is in enhancing, or damaging, the level of trust people have in us.Unlike monetary dollars and cents, trust does not have a fixed value. It is entirely subjective. Context significantly influences how we are perceived. The...more
Project management certification is proliferating worldwide as organizations around the globe projectize. This article surveys the various flavors of project management certification out there today.PRINCE2PRINCE2 is the de facto standard used extensively by the UK Government and is widely recognized and used in the private sector, both in the UK and internationally. The key features of PRINCE2 are: - focus on business justification - defined organizational structure for the team - product-based planning approach - division of project into manageable and controllable stages - flexibility at a level appropriate to the projectThe PRINCE2 project management certification has the following levels:- PRINCE2 Foundation - PRINCE2 Practitioner PRINCE2 Practitioners need to complete the PRINCE2 Practitioner re-registration exam every 3-5 years to keep their qualification up to date.AIPM - Australian Institute of Project ManagementProject management certification through the AIPM is primarily geared toward Australian professionals and organizations, although it is based on international standards and best practices.There are several levels project management certification with the...more
If you have a mortgage, of any type, many people will give you the advice to make extra payments on the mortgage in order to pay off the mortgage that much sooner. Indeed, depending on the interest rate of the mortgage, making extra payments has a return in line with the best money market accounts. And you get debt free that much sooner. Whether or...more
Anyone running a business will be only too aware of the problems faced when trying to find a reliable company to meet your printing needs. Waiting for an order to be completed can take days, the quality of the printing isnt always guaranteed and if you are looking for something out of the ordinary it can be expensive. That has now all changed due...more
An important attribute of every successful business is that of cash flow management. Cash is the oxygen, or the life giving blood of every business. Without it, a business cannot survive. Unfortunately, a lot of network marketers don't make money simply because they don't understand the concept of cash flow management.Let's look at a very bad example of cash flow management. General Motors. General Motors has been very poorly managed for quite some time. Right now, as I write this, it is on the verge of bankruptcy, despite receiving about $20 billion in Federal assistance. Without going into too much detail, GM's problems stem from its complacency and the continued payment of wages and benefits to people who are no longer employed.This auto giant has been basking too long in its past successes, it has failed to embrace and adapt to change and failed to give buyers the cars they want. GM's cars are simply not good enough. As a result, in the recent years, it has been literally hemorrhaging money. In November 2007, GM reported the second largest quarterly loss in US history of $39 billion, or roughly $427 million a day. When you're losing money that fast, you are going out of...more
It had been reported that with the current economic decline, applicants or almost everyone looking for a job tend to stretch the truth just to be able to secure them that theyll get the job they are after for. This is proven by surveys which say...more
Post bubble recessionary real estate investing in a networked world pretty much nails this discussion, grab your web surf board and enjoy the ride.In this article, I show you what is working in real estate today and how to use the web and automation...more
Are you tired and afraid of losing more money in the stock market? Had enough of the financial "gurus" telling you to hang in there and "ride it out" as your retirement funds continue to dwindle and the bankers have just issued themselves another 5...more
Flipping properties, as described by the experts, can truly sound simple and easy. However, those who tried the late-night infomercial coaching systems found out that this was not the case. Unless youve mastered the entire process of locating,...more
Heres a news flash: Women are poised to surpass men on the nations payrolls for the first time in American history. According to a recent report by the New York Times, four out of five jobs lost in the current U.S. recession belong to mena...more
As I write this in April 2009, many would say we are living in tough, uncertain economic times. Watching, listening to or reading the news you will "know" that new layoffs are announced every day, a shaky stock market is followed more closely than...more