Management Diary The Quintessential Survival Guide in the Corporate Quagmire!

Management Diary


The Ultimate Reference For Managers And Wannabe's

Firing Someone Without Resentment


Firing, sacking, letting go or terminating people is unpleasant. There are ways to minimise resentment, but why bother? Because most legal action and unpleasantness stems from dissatisfaction/resentment about the way things were handled - about how rather than what happened.

Making Meetings Work


We have all attended meetings that were boring, mindless and profoundly ineffective. Meetings don't have to be a waste of time.

The Challenges of Human Resource Management


Introduction The role of the Human Resource Manager is evolving with the change in competitive market environment and the realization that Human Resource Management must play a more strategic role in the success of an organization. Organizations that do not put their emphasis on attracting and retaining talents may find themselves in dire consequences, as their competitors may be outplaying them in the strategic employment of their human resources.

Measuring Creativity, DIY style


Creativity measurement is often required in order to benchmark existing competencies, monitor improvement, increase output and generally provide tangible and useable processes and structures for clients. Individuals can measure their own creativity, the creativity levels of their group, department or organisation.

The Power of ?Ask?


For Call Center managers, it is not a pipe dream to improve employee moral while increasing productivity. It may even come easy to some to find fresh, new ways to reduce performance problems.

Human Resource Communication Pays Off


Human Resource Communications and Corporate Communications - are they one in the same? Both plan and develop written communication strategies to further the understanding and perceptions of their audience. Both provide counsel and editorial support for management communications.

Truth or Consequences: How to Give Employee Feedback


In the bestseller, Good to Great, Jim Collins discovered that, 'the good-to-great companies continually refined the path to greatness with the brutal facts of reality.' And, in his recent autobiography, Jack Welch reports that he spent about half of his time on people: recruiting new talent, picking the right people for particular positions, grooming young stars, developing managers, dealing with under performers, and reviewing the entire talent pool.

Effective Ways to Give Performance Feedback


Consequences of Not Giving Effective Feedback Let's take a look at some typical examples of what goes on in work environments when managers don't give good feedback. Example #1: John has been working at his new job for one month.

Uncommon Common Sense ? Know What is the Most Important Thing in Your Business


Over 3 of my meetings with 3 business owners last week, what really shocked me was how uncommon common sense was. 2 out of 3 I spoke to do not know what is the most important thing in their business.

Hold Your Applause!


It's amazing what you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit.     Harry S Truman. President Truman had decided that Secretary of State, General George Marshall's name should be attached to his plan for massive European relief following World War II.

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Ener1 agrees to sell $65M in senior notes - BusinessWeek

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Service sector grows at slower pace in August - The Associated Press

Service sector grows at slower pace in August
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Stocks Rise in Europe, Asia; US Futures Little Changed, Won Strengthens - Bloomberg

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Heads up | UMB unit buys asset management company - Kansas City Star

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Heads up | UMB unit buys asset management company
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Bank of America Asia-Pacific Wealth Head Hung Quits - BusinessWeek

Bank of America Asia-Pacific Wealth Head Hung Quits
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Monarc Corporation (MONA) Corporate Update - MMD Newswire (press release)

Monarc Corporation (MONA) Corporate Update
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There are several China-based businesses operating within the MONA Corporation. MONA corporate management is currently working on solving issues with ...

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