Top Ten Ways to Communicate @ Work Effectively!

Written by Carwin Dover


Whenever I ask people in a work setting, "What would improve work, profits and customer servicerepparttar most where you work?"repparttar 106526 answer is almost always "Better communication!"

Oncerepparttar 106527 problem is noted,repparttar 106528 next question is, "What are some effective ways to improve communication without breakingrepparttar 106529 bank?" Workshops on communication might berepparttar 106530 place to start, butrepparttar 106531 long term answer isrepparttar 106532 day to day simple stuff. Many ofrepparttar 106533 most effective ways to improve communication cost very little and require very little time onrepparttar 106534 part of anyone.

The suggestions below can be done by just about anyone fromrepparttar 106535 janitor on down torepparttar 106536 CEO. Check outrepparttar 106537 February 4, 2002 edition of Fortune for some real life examples in their list of "100 Best Companies to Work For." (Their dangling participle, not mine!)

Top Ten Ways to Communicate @ Work Effectively!

ONE: Learn How to "Read" People. Anyone who has readrepparttar 106538 newsletter, "Communication @ Work!" overrepparttar 106539 last several months has become a little familiar withrepparttar 106540 DiSC Personal Profile SystemŽ. I likerepparttar 106541 DiSC because it is easy to learn and an effective tool for learning how to "read" people. When you know what motivates individuals, you can respond to them effectively and efficiently.

TWO: Display Pictures of Yourself with Co-Workers. Inrepparttar 106542 Fortune edition mentioned above, Agilent, a spin off of Hewlett Packard describe ways they used to successfully communicate. The CEO gladly had his picture taken with individual employees as he made it a point to visit with them regularly.

THREE: Hide Notrepparttar 106543 Truth. If you are into reducing conflict, be up front with everyone inrepparttar 106544 workplace. Hiding important information that can affect working conditions, profits and customer service will probably cause way more trouble than it's worth. Just watchrepparttar 106545 news for classic examples!

FOUR: Under Promise, Over Deliver. Two times inrepparttar 106546 last couple of weeks, I was told I would have to wait for service. The first time was at a restaurant who said I would have a 45 minute wait for a table. The other was my brake mechanic who said it would take him 90 minutes to complete his work. I was seated in 25 minutes atrepparttar 106547 restaurant, and was driving my car away in 65 minutes! What a great gift.

Popular Business Misconceptions Cost You Money! -Part 1

Written by J. Stephen Pope


Faulty information costs you money! Which of these popular business misconceptions do you believe?

Popular Misconception #1: ------------------------- "We Only Need Our Books Done Once A Year For Tax Purposes." ----------------------------------------------------------- Are Your Accounting Records Adequate To Run Your Business? -----------------------------------------------------------

Although it is important to keep records for tax purposes, it is notrepparttar only reason (or evenrepparttar 106525 primary reason) good accounting records should be kept. Another frequent reason clients request financial statement preparation is to obtain bank financing. Although important, this also is notrepparttar 106526 primary purpose of keeping good records for your business.

Good recordkeeping will enable you to extract meaningful financial information for your business that will help you to manage it properly. If you can't access this information, you will not be able to manage your business properly. Bad management leads to business failure.

Yes,repparttar 106527 primary reason good accounting records should be kept is to produce periodic (at least on a monthly basis) financial statements for management information purposes. Only with this current financial information can you properly manage your business. This information can alert you to declining sales, excessive expenses, tax opportunities, cashflow problems, and many other vital concerns for your business.

To be of value, this accounting system should be set up with meaningful account categories and departments. It may be cost-effective to have an outside accounting service do repparttar 106528 monthly bookkeeping. However, with accounting software that is readily available, you don't have to be an expert bookkeeper to do your own books and extract meaningful financial information.

If you do your monthly statements yourself, it would still be prudent to have your accountant or business advisor help you set up your system and, as well review such information with you to discuss problems and opportunities.

Popular Misconception #2: ------------------------- "Writing My Hobby Off As A Business Loss ---------------------------------------- Saves Me A Lot Of Income Tax!" ------------------------------ Is Your Hobby A Tax Write-Off? ------------------------------

If your business has no reasonable expectation of profit, if it is a hobby and not really a business, you will ultimately fail in your tax objective. Since your losses are being incurred for a hobby and not a true profit generating business,repparttar 106529 tax authorities will takerepparttar 106530 position that you aren't entitled to any deductions. This is a double blow. First, you're losing money. Second, you're denied tax deductions.

It is true, however, that if you enjoy what you're doing, you'll do better at it. You'll be willing to work longer hours and you'll be willing to put up with more hardships in order to make your business a success.

Rather than attempting to haverepparttar 106531 tax system subsidize your hobby, why not turn that favorite pasttime into a real, profit generating business? This is a doubly rewarding. First, you make money at something you love doing. Secondly,repparttar 106532 tax authorities legally have to allow your reasonable expenses to earn your now substantial business income.

Prove that you're running a business by running a business. Prepare and follow a proper business plan. Keep good accounting records with at least monthly financial statements to give yourepparttar 106533 information you need to manage your business. Above all, make money from what you do.

Popular Misconception #3: ------------------------- "I Don't Make Enough Money to Incorporate!" ------------------------------------------- Will Incorporating Really Benefit You? --------------------------------------

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