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Management Diary
The Ultimate Reference For Managers And Wannabe's
Middle-Aged Managers, the Forgotten Digital Divide
The digital divide is defined by the role computers play within widening social gaps in our society, as the condition of one group having an advantage over another group in regard to computers, technology skills and Internet access. This is usually thought of as being a divide between the white middle class and minority communities; but there is another often overlooked class of nonusers, the middle-aged corporate manager.
Are You Cascading Your Strategy, or Fragmenting It?
INTRODUCTION The typical approach executive teams use to cascade, or roll out, their strategic direction is to produce a clear set of goals, objectives, critical success factors or a scorecard and then get each departmental or functional manager to take this on board and customize it for their part of the organisation. The trouble then begins? A TYPICAL APPROACH: EACH DEPARTMENT ADOPTS OR ADAPTS A VERSION OF THE CORPORATE STRATEGY The first phase of most organisational planning processes is that the organisation's executives design and express a strategic direction using a framework of some kind.
How to Beat the Turf Mentality
Want to hear a fascinating story? Let's sit in at a meeting of the human resources department of a large corporation. A number of human resources specialists are gathered in the board room.
You Get the Behavior You Reward
On consulting assignments, here are some of the questions I frequently ask the employees I interview: 1. How does your boss measure you? 2.
Biometrics and ?Return On Investment?
At this time of tight budgets, the mantra of business is "Return On Investment!" With few exceptions, expenditures are measured against the bottom line. Outlays for capital expenses are strictly evaluated in terms of profitability and the total cost of ownership.
Employee Retention: Its a Changing Game
As a management consultant, I have seen some poorly conceived retention policies at otherwise well-run companies. The philosophies underlying these policies lack some basic knowledge of two things: 1.
Use Every Weapon You Have
One of the strongest weapons available allows business, non-profit and association managers to begin changing the behaviors of their key external audiences in ways that lead directly to achieving their primary operating objectives. The name of that weapon? The fundamental premise of public relations: People act on their own perception of the facts before them, which leads to predictable behaviors about which something can be done.
Rapid Culture Change is Possible
Purpose: Show how immersion leadership training makes strategic initiative success possible. Adults learn through experience.
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Finding The Perfect Balance
This article relates to the Work/Life Balance competency, which investigates how your staff feels with regard to the balance between work and personal life. It explores issues such as priority of family and hours on the job, also covered in this competency.
How to Create a Positive Work Atmosphere
Positive versus Negative Workplaces We have all worked in places where we grew to dread getting up in the morning, and a few of us have had the pleasure of working for a boss who makes us feel like we can do anything. Let's take a look at the differences between a positive and a negative work environment.
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Mariner Real Estate acquires loan portfolio - BusinessWeek
Tri-Continental Corporation Declares Third Quarter Distribution - MarketWatch (press release)
Alberta Fund Got Chinese Approach on Potash Corp. Bid - BusinessWeek
Canada Stocks Pare Gain as Financials Rise, Gold Shares Drop - BusinessWeek
Ener1 agrees to sell $65M in senior notes - BusinessWeek
Service sector grows at slower pace in August - The Associated Press
Stocks Rise in Europe, Asia; US Futures Little Changed, Won Strengthens - Bloomberg
Heads up | UMB unit buys asset management company - Kansas City Star
Bank of America Asia-Pacific Wealth Head Hung Quits - BusinessWeek
Monarc Corporation (MONA) Corporate Update - MMD Newswire (press release)
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