http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Jan+Stringer Business Management Jan Stringer Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=120109&ca=Business+Management Recently, we hear of companies laying-off employees at the mere anticipation of a market slow-down. Conversely, many employees have become so aggressive in promoting their careers that they "hop" from one company to another at nearly the speed of a video game. The concept of commitment almost seems... Business Management Jan Stringer Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=94214&ca=Business+Management Conventional wisdom points toward customer satisfaction surveys as the best way to pinpoint what specifically draws the customer back or pushes them away. Long relied upon to explain a customer's flitting from one company to another in search of the best experience, these surveys fall short of expla... Business Management Jan Stringer Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=76995&ca=Business+Management Like most organizations in this tough economy, yours is one with challenging issues that aren't going to go away on their own. You're going to have to take real action - something purposeful and programmed to let everyone know you mean change - large scale (like a new corporate strategic focus) or m... Business Management Jan Stringer Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=75271&ca=Business+Management In any labor market, companies compete to find and keep the best employees, using pay, benefits, promotions, and training. But these well-intentioned efforts often miss the mark. The front-line manager is the key to attracting and retaining talented employees. No matter how generous the pay or how r... Business Management Jan Stringer Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=77032&ca=Business+Management The sole purpose of the root cause analyses is to identify the smallest number of issues that can be shown to drive, control, or predict the largest number of issues within an organization. Few survey research firms have the capability of determining an organization's root causes because the capabil...