Business Skills – The One Minute Manager

May 4th, 2010

Recently, I came across this interesting article on how to be a One Minute Manager.

It was an easy read article and it covers the key essence of being an effective manager by applying simply;
1. Setting One Minute Goals
2. Compliment with One Minute Appraisals for the right things done
3. Correct with One Minute Reprimands for the wrong things done

Both authors, Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson, did such a great job to summarise what is needed in any organisation into three simple points. Simple it may seem, I was thinking through every aspect of the the One Minute Management and see how it could be applied in my current situation. I was even thinking how I could have use it in my past experience.

The manual mentioned “spoke the simple truth” (page 57 of 64), well, from my experience, it may not work all the time, especially in the Eastern culture. Not everyone is objective enough to listen to the truth, and I must say, truth hurts (or at least it creates discomfort) and that sparked off a series of events that were challenging.

Well, looking back, hind sight is always 20-20. When we speak the truth, it is whom that we speak to? To my subordinate or to my superior? Can I use OneMinute Management on my superior? The questions just list out one after another.

I am still a believer of “speaking the truth”, but in the context of political warefare in any corporations, you still have to exercise that with discretion. At least after reading The One Minute Management, I will still speak the truth, but will handle it different, because no everyone can handle the truth.

No doubt the  knowledge can be put to good use (I sure will apply immediately for a start), I would like to share this gem with you. Go ahead and download a copy for yourself @ http://www.viewandclick.com/bonus_1_download.html

Happy Reading. :-)

Business Skills – The Manager’s Guide to Performance Plan

August 20th, 2009

Handling employees with performance or behavioural issues is a skills that can be trained.

I came across this book called “The Manager’s Guide to Performance Plan”, written by Pat Brill, and I am glad I discovered this book, because advices provided inside really will help those who just become a manager, or even for those who are already a manager.

Let me introduce Pat Brill, she has over 20 years of management experience as a business manager and director of human resources with small to medium sized companies in the technology and creative industries.

A remarkable lady whom had written several other books on how to be an effective manager. She not only co-owns several outstanding websites, her experience can be tapped from numerous available websites for your reference.

Performance Plans is a manager’s plan of action for dealing with negative behaviour and performance issues, and it is definitely more that just ways to solve a performance or behaviourial issue. She will shows you ways to handle employees issues from poor work performance, conduct or attendance, she covers the basic elements for a plan to assist your role as a manager.

Right click HERE and select Save Target As to download the Table of Content
The Manager’s Guide to Performance Plan.

From the TOC, you will see how structured Pat is to bring you through, step by step, explaining what is a Performance Plan and how to use this tool to help you manage your team of employees facing challenges.

She carefully and cleverly layout the HR background needed to establish the platform to introduce you all the different perspective of the manager’s, the company’s, and the employee’s.

She highlighted that the manager’s role is to manage just about every aspect of a company, and it is your role to be supportive and understanding with employees.

Pat also expounded on the manager’s responsibility, is to inform employees that each position requires and to give them the opportunity to meet those requirements and expectations.

Thus seeing yourself as a manager, it is your role to identify what is preventing your staff from achieving it, and guide them, support them to reach their goals. Pat Brill will teach you how to correct their behaviour, she conitnues to show you how to translate company value to individual KPI so that you can make your staff more effective.

From there, she focus on all the possible issues that could be encountered by the staff, and guide slowly how to resolve them systematically.

She will also show you what and how to identify potential problems that you will encounter with your employees, from serious employee work issue to performance based issue.

Ask any employer what is their greatest challenge in finding the right employee, is actually to find one with the right fit and with the right attitude.

On handling performance issue, Pat will teach you how to ask the right question to each different performance problem. Sometimes, more formal steps maybe needed to manage the resolution. From coaching to improving performance through time, counseling to address the issue from the emotional aspect, verbal warning, written warning and eventually termination, every step will be elaborated in Pat’s eBook so that you can apply the skills immediately.

Pat Brill’s eBook will give you a clear idea of what you shall expect of your employees as far as behaviour and performance are concerned, you need to make sure you share your expectations with employees.

Pat Brill also extend the planning to dealings with employee’s complaint. A strong Manager will find time to listen to employee’s concerns, because he knows that issues not resolves will affect the staff performance.

In my years working in the corporate world, I wish I had my hands on such good material, because it sure will help me in managing an effective team. Nothing is lost if you are reading this now, I have faith Pat will help you as much as the thousands she had helped with her material.

At USD$27, you will see how you can make a difference and contribute to your organization. Click HERE to get your hands on this eBook.

Games 4 Everyone – Sudoku for Kids

August 13th, 2009

Have you ever wanted to spend time playing your favourite Sudoku with your kids?

Would you want to have fun with your children and at the same time enhance their lateral thinking skills and powers of concentration?

Click HERE to discover this superb games that can engage your children in a creative and productive way.

At only USD$7.95, you get to download this amazing printable Sudoku to keep your children occupied for hours on end.

What you will be getting once you get your hands on Sudoku for Kids are the 120 graded, printable puzzles:

1. 20 “easiest” puzzles using a 4 x 4 grid for beginners
2. 20 “easy” puzzles using a 6 x 6 grid for improvers
3. 40 “standard” puzzles using a 9 x 9 grid
4. 15 “tricky” puzzles using a 9 x 9 grid
5. 15 “very tricky” puzzles using a 9 x 9 grid
6. 10 “Sudoku Extra” puzzles, which include a secret hidden code word for children to discover

Special Bonus
Buy Sudoko for Kids now and receive bonus Activity Village’s Words Searches for Kids which cost $4.95 – absolutely FREE.

If you wonder how the printout would look like, then download the sample and find out!

Click on this sample printout to take a look at Extra Puzzle Number 1.
Sudoku for Kids 4×4 sample printout
Sudoku for Kids 6×6 sample printout
Sudoku for Kids 9×9 standard sample printout
Sudoku for Kids 9×9 moderate sample printout
Sudoku for Kids 9×9 tricky sample printout

To have access to all the 120 Sudoku for Kids printout,
click HERE to have instant access right now.

Games 4 Everyone – Sudoku Solving Technique

August 12th, 2009

I want to let you know that The View and Click Team is quite addicted to solving Sudoku Puzzles. As we were sourcing for a new product to be added to our portfolio, we ended up challenging each other, again.

What was interesting is that, the techniques described by Neel Mehta, refreshed some of the techniques I already know. But the Advance Solving Techniques really blow my mind off because the techniques were systematic and direct, which allow me to solve the puzzle faster!

Enough said, here is how Neel structured his techniques into 21 Episodes over 2 hours of videos showing you how to break the code of Sudoku.

Part 1 – Sudoku Basics Techniques
Time: 3:34 mins – Sudoku Basics
Time: 4:42 mins – Rules of Sudoku
Time: 5:53 mins – Concepts and Terminology
Time: 5:53 mins – Single Choice (Naked Singles)
Time: 6:28 mins – Candidates
Time: 6:53 mins – Scanning
Time: 6:21 mins – Elimination

Part 2 – Intermediate Sudoku Techniques
Time: 5:21 mins – Naked Pairs
Time: 8:43 mins – Naked Triplets
Time: 3:58 mins – Naked Quadruplet
Time: 4:43 mins – Hidden Pairs
Time: 4:23 mins – Hidden Triplets
Time: 2:55 mins – Interaction Part 1 (Locked Candidates)
Time: 2:50 mins – Interaction Part 2 (Locked Candidates)

Part 3 – Advanced Sudoku Techniques
Time: 7:16 mins – X Wing – Column Variation
Time: 2:49 mins – X Wing – Row Variation
Time: 6:40 mins – SwordFish – Column Variation
Time: 3:51 mins – SwordFish – Row Variation
Time: 3:43 mins – JellyFish
Time: 4:39 mins – XY Wing
Time: 5:15 mins – XYZ Wing

Click HERE to learn these techniques now!

Once you learnt the secret of cracking Sudoku, you need to solve more puzzles.
So Neel is giving you Free Bonuses.

Which consists of a Value Pack with over 500 Puzzles (Includes level Easy, Medium, Hard, Challenger),
and Sudoku Flash Game Player & Solver(allowing you solve and generate thousands of puzzles)

Language – English : Confident Grammar

August 12th, 2009

Knowing the importance of grammar, I now want to show you how this program can help you.

Chris Louis had creatively put together a great program that will guide you through the 9-days system to sharpen your grammar skills.

You will be shown the common grammar pitfalls and you will learn to communicate like an expert of the language.

How much would you expect to pay for a course that could change your life for a 30 day investment of just 10 minutes per day?

We know that self-improvement comes at a cost. Personal tutors charge upwards of USD75 – USD200 per hour. Programs at private education centres can cost anything up to thousands of dollars.

A similar comprehensive grammar training program like this on the market would cost you anything over USD500 and many would be more than willing to part with this sum of money for the massive returns on investment.

Yet, Chris is offering this program to you at a very low cost of USD$14.95!!

If you not convinced how beneficial this program is, ell, we have actually purchased this and put it through rigorous tests before presenting it to you

IWe have attached a Confident Grammar Introductory, mp3 audio file, to give you a sneak preview of the program.
Right click HERE and select Save Target As to download the file.

Additionally, we have also attached a pdf file (containing the Table of Content, Introduction, and part of Lesson #1) so you can see how structured and comprehensive this program is.
Right click HERE and select Save Target As to download the file.

Langauage – English : Rocket Vocabulary

August 12th, 2009

Check out Rocket Vocabulary! This program will elevate your current level to a higher level command of the language.

Materials such as videos which are funny and unforgettable are used. The course teaches you no less than 5,000 most commonly used words and expressions and you will master a wide spectrum of conversational phrasal verbs as well.

So use Rocket Vocabulary and start speaking English confidently to your colleagues and friends.
Go on, wait NO more and start seeing results. Click HERE to order this product at USD49.99 for a LIMITED TIME ONLY!

Language – English : 77 Tips to Better English

August 12th, 2009

If you’ve landed on this site, chances are, you’ve been looking for the easiest, fastest and most reliable way of learning English.

We are all aware that English is the dominant global lingua franca in international communications, science, business, aviation, media entertainment and diplomacy.

At The Language Lab, we want to point you to resources that will enable you to converse confidently in the language in the shortest amount of time. A series of products will be showcased so that there is something for everyone.

If you leave us your email address, we can even keep you informed whenever there is a new release hot off the press.

For a start, there is now a revolutionary way of mastering the language. We want to show you how you can learn English the New Way for less than USD$10. The program provides the fastest, most affordable and most reliable method of learning English.

The program offers a most avant-garde training process by teaching you 77 fun and easy methods to pick up the language.

It allows you to learn at your own pace, within the comforts of your own home or wherever you are, simply by getting online.

Be amazed by your own progress and observe how you start communicating in English in no time, all for the low price of USD $9.99.

Click HERE to order NOW and start your conversations rolling!

Language – German : Surefire German Learning Package

August 12th, 2009

Just recently, we found an exclusive program called the Surefire German Learning Package.

Surefire employs a unique methodology of using a combination of creative games and memory techniques. This method is replicated throughout the package so that learning is always fun and easy. In no time, you will find yourself acquiring a new level of proficiency in German.

Now, naturally we brought the package and put it through rigorous tests being recommending it to you. Click on
The German Matching Game
for a sneak preview of what you can expect when you purchase this amazing package.

Language – German: Rocket German

August 11th, 2009

This program that we identified will guide you to master this German fluently and confidently in less than 8 weeks!

The course takes you through 6 components so that you are equipped with the skills needed to develop linguistically in German:

Component #1:
Learn to Speak Fluently with my 31 Interactive Audio Lessons
Component #2:
Find out how easy German is with my 31 Grammar Lessons
Component #3:
Remember tons of words with my fun MegaVocab Software Game
Component #4:
Understand spoken German easily with my MegaAudio Software Game
Component #5:
Learning Verbs is easy with my MegaVerbs Software Game
Component #6:
Have your own German teacher, virtually “on call” 24 hours a day!

This course is intensive, if you are looking for an easy way out, I’m sorry to say, there is none, at least not with this program.

Honestly speaking, if you want to see some results, you really have to put in some time each day to practise. With that, you will defintely see some results within days.

Click on the link to find out more.