http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives en-us N/A emily@hrdpress.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:22:08 EST 20 http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/206/1/Boost-Your-Influence/Page1.html Influence is often the most powerful tool you have for building a successful project, career or company. Are you a thought leader in your world? What can you do to increase your influence, therefore increasing your overall effectiveness? Here are some areas you can concentrate on in order to keep expanding your influence (and therefore, your actual authority). ]]> no@spam.com (Super Admin) http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/206/1/Boost-Your-Influence/Page1.html http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/198/1/Sell-Your-Ideas/Page1.html So you would like to present a new idea or solution to your key stakeholders, or you have been presented with a new set of new parameters and need to persuade others of a different approach.  What do you do?  How do you begin?]]> no@spam.com (Super Admin) http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/198/1/Sell-Your-Ideas/Page1.html http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/186/1/Give-the-Gift-of-Keeping-People-on-Track/Page1.html At times, it can be difficult to keep yourself on track and moving forward in your job and career, let alone supporting the people you lead in their endeavors.  Days are crammed with challenges and deliverables, and keeping abreast of how your team members are doing can seem like a task to fit in between lunch at your desk and the next meeting.  ]]> no@spam.com (Super Admin) http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/186/1/Give-the-Gift-of-Keeping-People-on-Track/Page1.html http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/181/1/Is-Recovery-on-the-Horizon/Page1.html The markets are showing a hint of optimism.  Larry Summers, chairman of the National Economic Council, and the president’s top economic adviser, predicts that the economy's freefall will soon end.  So your company has survived this far, through various coping mechanisms, cut-backs and resource reallocations. ]]> no@spam.com (Super Admin) http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/181/1/Is-Recovery-on-the-Horizon/Page1.html http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/170/1/Slash-and-Burn-Marketing/Page1.html Is your company slashing its marketing budget?  In tight economic times, organizations tend to take extreme measures.  Is this the most successful way for your brands to make it through economic belt tightening? Cost containment is wise, but nimble adjustments and clearer trend tracking will likely pay off in the long run.  So how do you get the most out of the money that your company IS spending?  Here are some tips.   ]]> no@spam.com (Super Admin) http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/170/1/Slash-and-Burn-Marketing/Page1.html http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/156/1/Boosting-Morale-on-a-Shoestring/Page1.html Morale suffers at the hand of layoffs, job cuts and dips in profits.  Since low morale is linked to low productivity, it can lead to continued disappointing profits—a self-fulfilling prophecy.  All of this is to say that while keeping your troops motivated and positive is good for their well-being, the ulterior motive is to keep productivity as high as possible in an unstable period.  Read on to learn ways of boosting the spirits in your work environment.]]> no@spam.com (Super Admin) http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/156/1/Boosting-Morale-on-a-Shoestring/Page1.html http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/153/1/Conflict-as-a-Catalyst/Page1.html Conflict is inevitable, and could be the harbinger of your team’s demise.  It could also be an essential part of collaboration and solutions thinking.  So how do you walk the tightrope of harnessing the energy that conflict creates while making it work for you (and your team, department or organization)?  ]]> no@spam.com (Super Admin) http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/153/1/Conflict-as-a-Catalyst/Page1.html http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/149/1/Keys-to-Sales-Success-in-the-New-Economy/Page1.html There are many ways to reposition your product line or service, in this new economy, and today we will look at a few of them.  ]]> no@spam.com (Super Admin) http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/149/1/Keys-to-Sales-Success-in-the-New-Economy/Page1.html http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/122/1/The-Ultimate-Motivator-Ongoing-Regard-for-Your-Employees/Page1.html You are a successful manager.  You have invested in your team, and it has paid off in a positive working relationship.  So where does it go from here?  Can you maintain the praise and rewards that have gotten you to this point?  Praise and rewards work well for a limited time, but at some point the team dynamic has to develop, in order to keep inertia going.  So how do you make that transition?  Read on. ]]> no@spam.com (Super Admin) http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/122/1/The-Ultimate-Motivator-Ongoing-Regard-for-Your-Employees/Page1.html http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/119/1/The-Producers-Empowering-Followers-Through-Delegation/Page1.html Are you a Producer?  If you are reading the Performance Report, then you probably are.  Managers or executives have already proven that they are producers.  But if you are a producer who can delegate effectively, then your accomplishments far exceed your efforts, because those you foster will also be producers for you, exponentially increasing your output.  ]]> no@spam.com (Super Admin) http://www.theperformancereport.com/archives/articles/119/1/The-Producers-Empowering-Followers-Through-Delegation/Page1.html