BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Lagging Indicator
- a measurable economic factor, for example, corporate profits or unemployment, that changes after the economy has already moved to a new trend, which it can confirm but not predict
Additional Resources
- Building a Cross-functional Team
- Most projects require a wide variety of skills to complete the work involved, so if you're managing a project of any type, it's likely that you'll have to work with a group of people from different backgrounds.
- Articles 2007-02-01
- Building Self-Confidence
- For those who have it, there is nothing special about self-confidence. If you don't have it, however, it can be a big challenge to create and keep a sense of self-worth.
- Articles 2007-02-01
- Getting the Raise You Deserve
- You feel certain that you deserve a raise, but you're unsure about how to ask your boss.
- Articles 2007-02-01
- Coordinating a Volunteer Workforce
- Volunteers are an important part of the business culture. Organizations can leverage volunteers in many ways to help them meet institutional goals.
- Articles 2007-02-01
- Developing Assertiveness
- Do people get the better of you at work, so that you end up doing the tasks no one wants to do?
- Articles 2007-02-01
- Internal Brand Survey
- Articles 2007-02-05
- Managing Perceptions
- Many factors influence the way in which we perceive the world and the people in it. Our different cultural backgrounds, life experiences, and personal values all affect our interactions and relationships with others, as do our personalities, our social skills, and our styles and approaches to dealing with people and...
- Articles 2007-02-15
- Winning Your Next Promotion
- After Jack Welch retired as the legendary C.E.O. of General Electric, he wrote a book on Winning.Now, one would think he was sharing advice in that book for the benefit of other chief executives; but he states up front that he is more interested in how to make “winners” out...
- Articles 2007-02-15
- Coping with Job Loss
- It used to be “the end of the world.” Decades ago, when someone lost his or her job, it was seen as a major setback. Today, while it’s still painful to be thrown out of work, you do have the consolation of knowing that millions of people have been chopped...
- Articles 2007-02-28
- Keeping On Top Of Your Inbox
- E-mail has revolutionized the way we communicate and work today. For most of us, the ease with which we can communicate with others far outweighs any disadvantages—having to deal with unsolicited mail, for example—that e-mail might have. It can be an excellent tool for improving efficiency, or it can be...
- Articles 2007-02-28
- How to Manage Your Boss
- It's nice to imagine that the success of your career rests upon your basic competence at doing your job, but that's only half the picture.
- Articles 2007-03-07
- Increasing Customer Lifetime Value
- "Customer lifetime value" CLV or LTV is a way of measuring how much your customers are worth over the time they buy your products and services.
- Articles 2007-02-01
- Developing Your Employees
- There is a well-established case for developing your employees. It makes sense for the organization, it makes sense for the team, and it makes sense for the individuals concerned.From the organizational perspective, it is clearly beneficial to make the best of the talent held in your employee base; there is...
- Articles 2007-02-15
- Getting the Most from Response Mechanisms
- Response or reply mechanisms make it easier for prospects to get information about a product or service, place orders, and respond to offers. A response mechanism is a call to action that moves the prospect toward making the purchase. Consumers feel comfortable with a reply mechanism because it allows more...
- Articles 2007-02-15
- Delegating Successfully
- If you are a manager or a supervisor with a team working for you, you will surely need to delegate from time to time. It’s a key skill to develop for several reasons. Delegation shouldn’t be about giving tasks to others because you don’t want to do them yourself. And...
- Articles 2007-02-28
- Discussing Your Salary and Benefits
- It’s not easy to do. It can create much concern. It can even generate a sense of panic. Sitting down to negotiate your salary and benefits is guaranteed to be a tense time. More than that, the way you handle such a negotiation will make a major difference in your...
- Articles 2007-02-28
