Management
Management
The active leader identifies the need to change and quickly develops a new strategic approach that contains three elements: (1) the repositioning of products/services to build competitive advantage, (2) talented people...
Leaders are important because (1) they are responsible for the success or failure of all organizations, (2) the world needs a guiding purpose, and leaders fulfill that need; and (3) the integrity of our institutions is...
Grassroots leadership dispels feelings of powerlessness in the face of the overwhelming problems plaguing today's world. When you define your "mission that matters," you'll know what it is you want to make a difference...
Leadership can make the difference between success and failure. It entails acting through others to accomplish tasks, for there are many important goals that cannot be achieved without the help of others. However, you...
Delta Air Lines, which originated in Louisiana, has been based in Atlanta, Georgia for almost 50 of its 60 years. As the South has prospered, so has the company, gaining a reputation for hospitality and pride-the...
The lack of common policy for external trade, a chaotic period of adjustment, the inward looking approach to creating a competitive environment, and the lack of a common currency are inherent weaknesses that may...
Not knowing why a task should be undertaken is the one reason for employee nonperformance that most managers find the easiest to accept-it's logical and needs no explanation. Today's managers know that it is perfectly...
In 1889, George Everett Haskell and William W. Bosworth set up business in Beatrice, Nebraska, dealing in poultry, eggs, butter, and produce. C. H. Haskell, George Haskell's nephew, began working for the company in...
From history we find that leadership and world dominance tend to cause complacency. Leaders overlook the relative growth rates of challengers, the changes are so gradual that leaders have difficulty sensing the crisis...
H.J. Kaiser was one of America’s great industrialists. He was one of the team of builders, called the Six Companies, who took on the challenge of building Boulder Dam. His other accomplishments included production of...
