Management
Management
Over the past 20 years, Michael C. Thomsett’s The Little Black Book of Project Management has served as the classic introductory handbook for businesspeople in every type of organization, as it...
Like it or not, Generation Y (Gen Y) is entering the workplace, and their numbers are too big to ignore. Sporting nose rings and spurning panty hose, listening to iPods and continuously text messaging, the generation...
Lisa Disselkamp’s No Boundaries outlines how leaders can use workforce management technology (WMT) to more effectively run their organizations; achieve financial goals and maximize profits; and enhance...
Identifying what managers do is easy; making sense of the huge assortment of duties and requirements is the difficulty. According to management guru Henry Mintzberg, author of Managing, management must...
In today’s competitive marketplace, a well-planned, well-executed business plan can make the difference between success and failure. When a business has implemented a successful planning process, every employee can see...
In Standing in the Fire, Larry Dressler compares leading a combustible meeting with fighting a brush fire. When not tended to properly, a fire can cause suffering, proliferation, and destruction....
Maximizing productivity at work is a top priority for all business organizations, but all too often focus is limited to extrinsic rewards: tangible benefits such as pay, commissions, and bonuses. In Intrinsic...
Institutional frameworks today are fueled by highly skilled and specially trained workers who are often spread out across great distances and communicate horizontally instead of vertically. Many organizations have not...
As the first wave of the new global technology phenomenon, the Net Generation carries a revolutionary set of values, behaviors, and motivations that is already transforming the social and business landscape. In...
Effective leadership depends upon the ability to inspire a team to peak performance. Lead by Example offers managers at every level advice on developing the character traits, attitudes, strategies, and...
