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Most retail stores would agree that they can improve their sales performance. What I observe though, is that store mangers and sales managers often do not know how …

Google the term ‘team building’. On the day of writing this article I got the response, “302,000,000 for team building. (0.08 seconds)”. Over 300 million web pages and …

Business purpose Too many organisations or divisions operate without a clear view of their business purpose. When there is a view, it is sad to observe that different …

Teams form around a single common purpose. Teamwork occurs within a team only when there is respect. Great teams evolve around self respect and respect for each other. …

Trust and productivity – the basics When two people trust each other, their relationship is productive. When two organisations have trusting relationships and interactions their relationship is productive. …

Teams are not a group of people brought together to manage a project. Teams are not a group of people who are members of the same function in …

Leaders, it is said, have the responsibility to “do the right things” and managers have the responsibility to “do things right”. In doing the right things leaders make …

Fiji operates in markets with ever diminishing boundaries of trade, be they legislative, geographical or cultural. Fiji manufacturers and service providers compete with the people and organisations of …

Thinking style is a primary factor in communicating, information processing, judgement, problem solving and interaction with others. An individual’s thinking preference has far reaching influence over leadership, decision …

Improving productivity To fully appreciate productivity and improve it, organisations must concentrate on more than just labour. They must also concentrate on more than internal values of productivity, …