Tag Archives: corporations

Filling The Big Shoes

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

Every manager needs to plan for the development and promotion of their staff. Over the past few years the economy has been slow, so for most of us planning on how to hang on to our existing staff has usually … Continue reading →

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overload, Overload, OVERLOAD…

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

The term that best defines this week is: Information Overload! Earthquakes, Tsunami’s, Nuclear leaks in Japan, Fault lines under US Nuclear reactors, New war in Libya, Ongoing war in  Afghanistan, Stock market roller coaster, Economy getting better/worse, Growth of the … Continue reading →

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Too Smart Phones…

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

News alert: Smartphones are getting smarter and more powerful!  Hmmm… not new news? How about this one, “Cloud computing is becoming more popular!” Did I hear someone snoring out there? OK, we’ve all heard these stories for so long now … Continue reading →

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The Game Of Numbers

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

A lot of managers I speak with tell me that they haven’t yet set up the metrics and tracking systems that they need. Have you developed all the metrics you need? Does every product and service you produce have numbers … Continue reading →

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God Bless You…Google?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

Over the last decade or more, there was a big movement towards capturing and standardizing internal data in all service groups. As professional managers, we’re all learning to make better use of data to manage our workers and their work product. … Continue reading →

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Tales From The Vault…

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

Tales from the Vault… Over at the Vault.com, there was an interesting write-up this week… “The Five Fastest Declining Industries for 2011”.  What interested me the most was the decline in ”Office and Administrative Support”.  OK, technically this is probably a … Continue reading →

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Starting up “niccollsanddimes”

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

This is my first post on “niccollsanddimes”… or is it?  Truthfully, it’s more of an extended introduction. I thought that before I jumped into things, I owed everyone an explanation as to why I’m setting off on this path. After all, some of you … Continue reading →

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