Most companies have driven out costs and improved accuracy through their investments in enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, shared service centres and outsourcing. Their finance departments now focus on creating value by providing proactive, bus …

1. Each member should look for opportunities to bring new companies into the group. For example, look for references on credit applications or faxed requests for a reference. These are potential members as are companies advertising in your trade journal. …

Cantore (organizational behavior and human resource management, U. of Southampton Management School, UK) and Passmore, a leadership and coaching professor and business psychologist who works in coaching, change, and leadership, review 50 fundamental models …

Cost cutting is like dieting. If you do it sporadically, not only is it ineffective, but in the long run, you're likely to put on more weight.Likewise, sporadic corporate belt-tightening is more likely to result in production backlogs, low-quality output, …