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Every business relationship relies on contracts. Contracts are made with vendors, employees, customers, partnerships, etc. These agreements must be managed carefully, which is where contract management comes into the picture. In order to effectively implement contract management, however, it is necessary to understand what it entails. Contract management is not just contract administration. Rat...

Corporate behavior is an important aspect of any business. The right behavior can cause your company to sky rocket with effective productivity and reputation. Poor behavior can cause a company’s productivity and reputation to plummet. There are many alternate names for corporate behavior; company culture or organizational behavior, to name but a few, but all basically mean the same: the colle...

A motivated workforce is far more likely to be a successful workforce. The happier an employee is, the higher their responsibility, productivity and efficiency will be. Motivation is the product of the enthusiasm, energy and commitment an employee puts in the accomplishment of their duties, but motivating may prove to be a very hard task for the simple reason that different people find their motiv...

Having to fire an employee is never an easy task.  Sometimes, despite attempts of open communication and encouraging performance, an employee will need to be terminated from the company and it is essential to do this in a fair, but clear, direct and firm manner. Terminating an employee is often stressful and distressing for both parties and one of the hardest aspects of preparing to fire an emplo...

Health and wellness are important aspects in anyone’s life. Employees who are healthy and happy are more productive and stay employed longer with the company. But health and wellness are not only a private matter depending on each person’s lifestyle, they are also directly proportional to the quality of working environment and conditions. The implementation of health and wellness programs i...

High Performance Teams are organizations, teams or groups working together in synergy to achieve the same goals. In creating high performance teams, employees become more satisfied, and their quality of work improves. Taking the time to build high performance teams in an organization creates loyalty and mutual trust, creates visibility and a positive atmosphere, enhances collaboration and communic...

Beginning with the Organizational Safety Policy, the company’s Safety Plan shows that Senior Management takes the commitment to worker health and safety seriously. The safety plan provides a system of policies, procedures and practices to help prevent accidents/incidents, gives workers the knowledge to help them create a safe working environment and outlines a consistent methodology for the comp...

Creating a Postive Workplace Environment Learn how to create a positive workplace environment through building and nurturing effective workplace relationships. Our emotional and physical health can be improved by working in a positive work environment. We should wake up each morning wanting to go to work - not trying to think of excuses to not go. We want to be proud of where we work and enj...

Learn to write Safety Procedures that protect and empower your team/s, ensuring safety in the workplace. Safety procedures are the backbone of an organization’s Safety Management System. They provide consistency and when followed create a safe working environment and greater productivity due to less injury down time. However, safety procedure writing is more difficult and time consuming than ...

Whether you are preparing to be a professional trainer, or you are someone who does a bit of training as a part of their job, you’ll want to be prepared for the training that you do. Your participants will begin the process of becoming trainers themselves, and understand that training is a process where skills, knowledge, and attitudes are applied. Every trainer must be able to create and delive...