How Do I Get Them to Execute - Motivate

In this, and the other articles in this series, we have outlined ways to increase employee effectiveness through improved management practices. As a consultant friend of mine once said, "management is cause, all else is effect." While we may not like to admit it, she's more than a little right. Many issues that seem to be cause by employees actually stem from a reaction to management and/or organizational practices and policies. In this series we have discussed the first three ways to increase productivity: how to define and deliver clear objectives, remove roadblocks and train employees. The fourth way to increase performance is through motivation.

Daycare/Child Care Facility Promotion

Running or starting a daycare center or daycare home involves various planning and considerations. As a daycare provider you are concerned about meeting your state's requirements and regulations. These may include specifications about child area, fire safety measures, medical and health, zoning, child to adult care ratio and the list goes on and on. While these requirements are in place to ensure the safety of the children in your care, they are generally expensive and time consuming to implement. Add to that is promoting your daycare, which adds another layer of costs to your daycare business.

Daycare/Child Care Facility Promotion

Running or starting a daycare center or daycare home involves various planning and considerations. As a daycare provider you are concerned about meeting your state's requirements and regulations. These may include specifications about child area, fire safety measures, medical and health, zoning, child to adult care ratio and the list goes on and on. While these requirements are in place to ensure the safety of the children in your care, they are generally expensive and time consuming to implement. Add to that is promoting your daycare, which adds another layer of costs to your daycare business.

Picking a Roaster for Your Coffee Shop

You are opening a coffee shop. Customers will want coffee. You plan to have customers buy your gourmet coffee beans online. You have everything ready to go except beans to brew! That means you need to find a roaster. You should give yourself at least a few weeks to sample several roasters.

You should consider finding a roaster that is relatively close to you. My advice is to find one within a 50-75 mile radius of your shop (or thereabouts) or one that will deliver freshly roasted coffee beans within a few days after it is roasted. A lot of roasters will deliver (for a fee usually) if you are within a certain distance from them. This is not always practical however so you may have to get the closest roaster where you can buy the best quality gourmet coffee beans. They should be able to ship it and enable you to get it within a few days, fresh and smelling great.

Daycare/Child Care Facility Promotion

Running or starting a daycare center or daycare home involves various planning and considerations. As a daycare provider you are concerned about meeting your state's requirements and regulations. These may include specifications about child area, fire safety measures, medical and health, zoning, child to adult care ratio and the list goes on and on. While these requirements are in place to ensure the safety of the children in your care, they are generally expensive and time consuming to implement. Add to that is promoting your daycare, which adds another layer of costs to your daycare business.