Project leadership is the ability to motivate others to want to do what the manager thinks is the best thing to do. When both sides of the project leadership coin work together, that being the project manager and the executive leadership, it usually leads to project success without cost!

Why you don’t get the best results from your assistant. Knowing how to delegate is key.

Competitors are always dreaded. People just run away from competitors. Sometimes, they find competitors so hard, they change businesses. But, there are some positive concepts about competitors that can make your business powerful and successful. Here is a list of how you can make use of your competitors to plan a business strategy that can’t lose.

2009 is shaping up to be a challenging year for small businesses with a world full of unknowns. The businesses that succeed will be those who can quickly adapt to change; embrace unknowns; and innovate. Successful small business owners don’t look at this recession as a challenge - they look at it as an opportunity. Your competition is going to struggle, but that doesn’t mean you have to. Here are our predicted employment trends for 2009, and ways you can use these trends to sustain and improve your business for the long term.

This is a companion piece to the “Dealing with Performance Issues” article. Conflicts are common occurrences in any team endeavor, in fact they may indicate a healthy degree of engagement. When they don’t, you had better be ready to recognize the signs and resolve the issue. This article explains how.