Performance
Forget Dilbert – What Star Trek’s Ferengi Can Teach You About The Business World
If you don’t read the comic ‘Dilbert’, and in particular, if you haven’t read the Dilbert books on management, your leadership, management and business education is seriously lacking. I’ll talk more about Dilbert in a future blog. In fact, there is an even more interesting place to learn about how the corporate world works – […]
About Michel Theriault
Michel is the founder of Success Fuel for Managers. He is an author, speaker and consultant focusing on topics relevant to Managers and aspiring Managers in businesses of all sizes who want to get results, get attention, and get ahead. He is also a contributor to Forbes and AllBusiness Experts . Michel is available for speaking engagements, training and consulting. Connect with him or send an email.
Managing Your Vendors, Suppliers and Contractors Starts with Procurement
I worked on a project for a client a little while ago. They wanted two things. One, they wanted to know whether the existing suppliers and contractors they procured services from were well aligned with their needs, culture, goals and objectives. That one was easy. Essentially the procurement process didn’t have any criteria related to […]
About Michel Theriault
Michel is the founder of Success Fuel for Managers. He is an author, speaker and consultant focusing on topics relevant to Managers and aspiring Managers in businesses of all sizes who want to get results, get attention, and get ahead. He is also a contributor to Forbes and AllBusiness Experts . Michel is available for speaking engagements, training and consulting. Connect with him or send an email.
7 Reasons You Can’t Influence With Your Business Writing
Writing isn’t just to communicate. In business, just about everything you write should be designed to influence the audience. It may be to gain acceptance, improve your image, have someone follow instructions or give you formal approval for an initiative or business case. If you want to be successful and climb the corporate ladder, you […]
About Michel Theriault
Michel is the founder of Success Fuel for Managers. He is an author, speaker and consultant focusing on topics relevant to Managers and aspiring Managers in businesses of all sizes who want to get results, get attention, and get ahead. He is also a contributor to Forbes and AllBusiness Experts . Michel is available for speaking engagements, training and consulting. Connect with him or send an email.
Hiring Staff? It’s More Than Following A Process and Ticking Off The Boxes
If you’re a manager, you’ve either already hired people or you’re going to be hiring people someday down the road. The simple question is how do you make your selection?. It’s actually not as easy as you might think, because many factors go into what makes a successful and productive employee. About Michel TheriaultMichel is […]
About Michel Theriault
Michel is the founder of Success Fuel for Managers. He is an author, speaker and consultant focusing on topics relevant to Managers and aspiring Managers in businesses of all sizes who want to get results, get attention, and get ahead. He is also a contributor to Forbes and AllBusiness Experts . Michel is available for speaking engagements, training and consulting. Connect with him or send an email.
Don’t Give Your Employees the Solution – Give Them The Tools They Need To Solve It Themselves Instead
Recently, someone came to me to help them find a solution to a business problem. I managed to help them find the best possible solution. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t actually give them the solution. What I did was help him walk through the issue and discover the solution himself simply by providing a […]
About Michel Theriault
Michel is the founder of Success Fuel for Managers. He is an author, speaker and consultant focusing on topics relevant to Managers and aspiring Managers in businesses of all sizes who want to get results, get attention, and get ahead. He is also a contributor to Forbes and AllBusiness Experts . Michel is available for speaking engagements, training and consulting. Connect with him or send an email.
Pay For Performance Gone Wrong
If you’ve read my past material on performance management and KPI’s, you know research shows that financial incentives (and penalties) can drive the wrong behavior in your staff and suppliers. I’ve seen it personally and research shows it. We don’t have to see evidence just in one industry – it’s everywhere. I found a recent […]
About Michel Theriault
Michel is the founder of Success Fuel for Managers. He is an author, speaker and consultant focusing on topics relevant to Managers and aspiring Managers in businesses of all sizes who want to get results, get attention, and get ahead. He is also a contributor to Forbes and AllBusiness Experts . Michel is available for speaking engagements, training and consulting. Connect with him or send an email.
Don’t Abdicate Your Responsibility For Quality
Managing quality is an important part of the job, but all too often managers set up a system and then expect the system to ensure Quality. This is often what happens with popular ISO Quality systems. Set it up, get your bragging rights, then put it on autopilot. About Michel TheriaultMichel is the founder of […]
About Michel Theriault
Michel is the founder of Success Fuel for Managers. He is an author, speaker and consultant focusing on topics relevant to Managers and aspiring Managers in businesses of all sizes who want to get results, get attention, and get ahead. He is also a contributor to Forbes and AllBusiness Experts . Michel is available for speaking engagements, training and consulting. Connect with him or send an email.
Measuring Staff Performance
Most managers have no problem putting service levels, KPI’s and other measurement tools in place for service providers, but when it comes to their own staff performance, they don’t hold them to the same standards or manage their performance as effectively. About Michel TheriaultMichel is the founder of Success Fuel for Managers. He is an […]
About Michel Theriault
Michel is the founder of Success Fuel for Managers. He is an author, speaker and consultant focusing on topics relevant to Managers and aspiring Managers in businesses of all sizes who want to get results, get attention, and get ahead. He is also a contributor to Forbes and AllBusiness Experts . Michel is available for speaking engagements, training and consulting. Connect with him or send an email.
Getting Team Collaboration – By Design
Teamwork is an overused phrase. We need to move beyond the ‘no I in Team’ concept and recognize that most of the structures we put in place don’t foster a true teamwork / collaborative environment. And often, that‘s not something you can change, it’s driven by your organization’s HR department and overall culture. The trick […]
About Michel Theriault
Michel is the founder of Success Fuel for Managers. He is an author, speaker and consultant focusing on topics relevant to Managers and aspiring Managers in businesses of all sizes who want to get results, get attention, and get ahead. He is also a contributor to Forbes and AllBusiness Experts . Michel is available for speaking engagements, training and consulting. Connect with him or send an email.
