Articles By Marcie Davis

When thinking about the highs and lows of workouts, the word "balance" keeps coming to mind. We want to share with you our thoughts on body balance in order to help you plan, implement, and maintain a healthy exercise program that will strengthen your physical and mental balance.

Whether you are an experienced professional in a non-profit organization or you are an independent consultant, or a business owner, chances are you feel overwhelmed when it comes to grant writing. While you may be a professional in your field, grant writing is not one of your strengths.

Ad hoc training sometimes works but often the return on investment is low. Training is an investment. Plan it the same way - work out what result you want first.

Why does the mention of training summon up thoughts of expensive courses, and consultants for many employers? Read about a better and less expensive way.

For me, exercise became a no brainer when I was staring at 40, overweight, and a sedentary wheelchair user for over 33 years. It was time for action. And action is exactly what I got when I met Delia Carper, a personal trainer and dietitian.

Someone once said, quite wisely, "we hire people for what they can do and fire them for how they do it." Find out how to increase your chances of not having to fire someone for this.

Do your people know what is required of them? Do you know how to measure this? Do they go home everyday knowing they have contributed to the organization's objectives? Learn how to make this all happen.

Someone once said "we often hire people for what they can do but fire them for how they do it." There is more to performance than just hitting the targets. Read how to put those other measures in place.

With the looming shortage of talent we are facing smart companies are taking action now. Read about what you can do to engage your employees.

Getting recruitmentment wrong can be very expensive. They all say they can do the job - here is a process to find out if they can.

We often assume someone knows what you want them to do - research tells us otherwise. Having clear results agreed in advance is a simple process and will produce significant benefits.

Recruiting is one of the most important tasks undertaken by managers yet very follow a consistent process. to get the best results there are some key steps to follow - everytime.

We often hear that the customer comes first! Is this really the right way around? Read why we think this is wrong.

Settling legal claims from employees can often be expensive and time consuming. It also damages morale and reputations. Having the guidelines in place is a good investment.

It is often said that we hire people for what they can do and fire them for how they do it. Successful recruitment is difficult and getting people who "fit in" is the most difficult part of it. Read how you can increase your chances.

Having a new employee leave in the first week is not uncommon and is damaging for everyone. Getting them off to a good start is important for their perception of the organization and just plain good business.

With the increasing competitiion for talent, businesses need to be working on strategies to attract and retain good people. It should not have to come down to just money. There are a number of actions you can take now.

Handling problem employees is every manager's nightmare. We say they have an attitude problem and we don't know how to change them. Read how to tackle these problems.

Recruitment is expensive and challenging. Setting some standards early on will help you do a better job and also show how successful you are.