Paul J. Meyer tells us that earning the respect of your associates will increase the results you are able to get by working with and through people. This article — provided by LMI Journal — reminds us that more than any other quality, our attitude exerts a profound effect on your self-image, accomplishments, and success.

This article, by Susan M. Heathfield and published on About.com, reminds us that employee motivation is always challenging. And where the work environment does not emphasize employee satisfaction, the task is that much more difficult.

Jim Clemmer warns that in many organizations management has created a sterile and passionless culture. He suggests that the focus on strategies, budgets, and business plans lead to a cold and lifeless environment.

The economic slump offers business leaders a chance to more effectively reward talented employees by emphasizing nonfinancial motivators rather than bonuses.

At one time, employees were considered just another input into the production of goods and services. The Hawthorne Studies research, conducted by Elton Mayo from 1924 to 193, was instrumental in changing that way of thinking. This study found employees are not motivated solely by money and employee behavior is linked to their attitudes. Thus...

Do your slides enhance your presentation or are they a distraction? This session introduces the elements of good presentation design. You will learn how to add images that evoke emotion, how and when to include graphs and charts, and five simple design techniques that will take your presentations from boring to wow.

E-mail is the engine that drives business. Yet, amazingly, no-one ever teaches us how to use it. Until now. In Part Two of a two-part webcast series, you'll get an easy-to-use template for creating first drafts of your e-mails as well as ad agency secrets for stimulating reader response.

E-mail is the engine that drives business. Yet, amazingly, no one ever teaches us how to use it. Until now. In Part One of a two-part webcast series, you'll learn how to strategically plan your e-mail communications and get an outline for each of three different types of e-mail, complete with real-life examples.

When you work with your bosses and peers, do you ever struggle with getting others to buy in to your ideas and strategies? It is possible to deliver your message with clarity and composure. This webcast will show you how!

The second of this two-part webcast outlines how important inter-personal skills will be to an effective senior financial manager, and how these need to be developed. Relationship skills often become the make or break capabilities for success in the CFO job. How much technical work is involved versus using the "soft skill" necessary in effectively working with other people?