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Four Techniques I Use to be a Better Manager

Published 22 May 8 4:0 AM | Paul

When I founded SmartDraw.com I was a software developer not a manager. Not that this mattered much because the only person I needed to manage at the time was me! As the company grew, management was "thrust upon me", and I learned four techniques I still...

Filed under: Flowcharts, Be a Better Manager, Mind Maps, Team Charts, Org Charts, Gantt Charts

Why the Organization Chart is Not Obsolete

Published 12 May 8 4:0 AM | Paul

It's fashionable to view the traditional top-down org chart as about as relevant to today's growing businesses as the three-piece suit. Today we self-organize into ad-hoc teams that form and melt away again, or so the theory goes. As someone who has built...

Filed under: Human Resources, Org Charts

Screencast: How to Draw Organizational Charts and Team Charts with SmartDraw

Published 7 May 8 10:49 AM | Paul

Organizational Charts (Org Charts for short) and Team Charts are excellent tools not only for clarifying the structure of your organization, but also for directing the growth and evolution of your business. In this screencast, I explain what the differences...

Filed under: How To, Screencast, Team Charts, Org Charts