Management
Management
Being a manager is never easy. Not only are managers responsible for every decision they make, they are also responsible for everything their people do. They are expected to support, encourage, motivate, and to model...
Much has been written about the processes and systems that drive organizations and the ways and means of making them more effective. What is rarely discussed, and certainly not in any great detail, are the covert...
Clockspeed grew out of Charles Fine’s study of the strategic impact of supply-chain strategy on competitive advantage. Fine decided that instead of monitoring the supply chains of slowly evolving businesses, he would...
In Work Without Managers, Fisher attempts to awaken professional/technical workers to the power and influence they possess to enact change. He also addresses the managers who want to know what their professional...
In Lure the Tiger Out of the Mountains, Yuan weaves history, inspirational experiences, and how-to guidelines into a concise, articulate package. Chinese traditions and philosophies found in this work...
Beating the Odds offers a lesson in leadership in which we are shown how one man was the living embodiment of innovation, change, continuing improvement, empowerment, integrity, and vision. It is a case history whose...
According to Lean and Mean, contrary to popular myth, small firms are not driving economic growth and creating the most new jobs. Rather, it is the concentrated, powerful business enterprises that...
For two decades, middle managers have been under attack. They have been condemned for being bureaucratic and unproductive; criticized for lack of entrepreneurship; and subject for the first time to mass layoffs. In the...
As the world evolves, we need to understand what the world will be like as women come to have more and more impact in the public realm. Thus, The Female Advantage attempts to answer the small questions...
The Web of Inclusion stresses how companies are being challenged to reconfigure so they can take advantage of innovative technologies more effectively and be more responsive to vastly expanded markets. Organizations...
