International cargo transportation is one of the component parts of the world economic processes. Traffic is influenced by the changes in placement of industrial production centers. In these circumstances international container traffic is of great importance. Container traffic seems to be one of the most developing parts of the transportation business. A great part of [...]

Look… Let’s be honest. There’s no “one size fits all” solution to survival during challenging times. But there are some strategies that will help no matter what situation you and your business are in.
The first strategy, for starters, is not to take things too seriously. I know that there can be significant consequences as a [...]

At the top of organisations, which are more important - management skills or business skills?
Take the case of hedge fund managers who have been in the news lately. Hedge funds managers are investment experts. They generally represent a small group of very wealthy people and organisations. They follow the financial markets in an endeavor to [...]

Most new business owners fail because he or she doesn’t trust his or her intuition. You have to learn to tune in to what is best for you and your business. Too many new entrepreneurs (and myself included) are pulled in this direction and that by every new fangled gadget, widget, next best thing, promises, [...]

There are many time that you need to assess a situation and grab an opportunity when it presents itself. You have to know when to take a calculated risk and when to hold back. If you are tuned in to your own inner guidance taking that calculated risk will pay off. But you have to [...]

If you think about it, each of your employees could benefit from some type of learning and development. The employee who wants to be selected for more high profile projects might need to learn more about your organization’s strategic plan. The employee who is bored with answering the telephone might want to acquire greater knowledge [...]

The stress and rapid pace of today’s world can force many of us to abandon plans, procedures, and proven practices that over time have served us well. It has been my experience working with my most successful clients that most of them regardless of what is going on around them; the economy, their competitors, the [...]

Dysfunction - a disturbance in the usual pattern of activity or behavior. An irregularity in the functioning of an organ or other part or system of the body (the following is my contribution to Mr Webster - to include a; position, department, branch, division, approach, strategy, philosophy, product, policy, tactic, goal, objective, plan - did [...]

Project Life Cycle has four phases:

Initiation
Planning
Execution; and
Closure

Project Initiation
The Project Initiation is the 1st phase in the Project Management Life Cycle.
The most common tools or methodologies used in the initiation stage are Project Review, Plan, Overview and Schedule Reviews.
You can start a new by defining its objectives, scope, purpose and list of deliverable to be produced. [...]

Follow the herd (heard) into poor results and misery!
The ‘doom & gloom’ merchants continue to talk us into Dire Straits (unfortunately not of the “Sultans of Swing” variety, although it’s evident some people do expect “Money for Nothing”).
I can understand opposition supporters and commentators talking the situation down, after all, what better opportunity to ensure [...]