Management Diary
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How Invisible Communication Barriers Kill Productivity
Many kinds of interferences or disturbances can confuse a message. Communication specialists call them ''noise.
Five Tips for Analyzing an Income Statement
In today's article, we'll be looking at the income statement, which is the most deceptively simple of the major financial statements. I say simple because it's just a list of all the revenue, minus all the expenses, to calculate what's left over in profit.
The Ins and Outs of Internal and External Relations
INTERNAL PUBLIC RELATIONS: Never overlook an opportunity to do internal public relations about your department and its offerings. A training department must, first and foremost, be visible in the organization it serves.
Success: A Wholistic Perspective
When I was growing up...
What Every Manager Should Know About How to Maximize the Two People Inside
Every one of us, in reality, has two people inside: The person we are today and the person we can become tomorrow and in the future. We go to work every day, are never late or absent, earn a promotion; and receive occasional raises.
Developing Your Mission
'The best Leader is one who knows how to pick good people to do what he or she wants done and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.' - Heidi Richards - Mission statements describe the purpose of an organization or a sub-group of it.
Change or Die! To Change Your Organization, Hire a Business Coach
It is a common business axiom - change or die. As a small or mid-sized business owner or a manager, there will be times you will need to make changes in your organization but may not be sure how to go about it.
Quality Improvement is Free
The point of a quality improvement program should not only be to improve a product or the delivery of healthcare but it should also be to save time and money by reducing or eliminating waste or errors. For example, a doctor or nurse practitioner writes a prescription.
Juggling Demands in an Organization
JUGGLING DEMANDS: All leaders constantly juggle a multifarious array of demands from those of their organization, employees, and themselves. Good leaders, never drop one demand at the expense of another equally important requirement.
The Art of Motivation and Need Fulfillment
Industrial/clinical psychology and applied psychiatry have made tremendous strides in understanding human behavior. New discoveries and applications toward understanding human behavior are being announced with increasing frequency in these inexact sciences.
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Obama promises more stimulus as unemployment edges up
(AFP)
 AFP - President Barack Obama promised a fresh slew of measures to boost the ailing US economy Friday after fresh data showed unemployment was again on the rise.
Obama planning new package of economic aid
(AP)
 AP - Eager to jumpstart the economy ahead of crucial midterm elections, President Barack Obama said Friday he intends to unveil a new package of proposals, including tax cuts and targeted spending, to spark job growth.
Companies add 67K workers, but jobless rate rises
(AP)
 AP - Private employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, a glimmer of hope for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend. But the unemployment rate rose because not enough jobs were created to absorb the growing number of people looking for work.
Payrolls data offer ray of hope for recovery
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private hiring surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to prop up economic growth.
A look at economic developments around the globe
(AP)
AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday:
Obama says to address new economic ideas next week
(Reuters)
 Reuters - President Barack Obama will outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy after August data on Friday showed again that jobs -- the central issue in November elections -- were being created too slowly.
US services sector growth eases
(AFP)
 AFP - Growth of the key US services sector fell to its lowest level in eight months in August amid a weakening economic recovery, a survey report said Friday.
Summary Box: Service sector growth slows in August
(AP)
AP - GROWTH SLOWING: The Institute for Supply Management said its service-sector index fell to 51.5 last month from 54.3 in July. The number indicates growth for the eighth consecutive month but it was the weakest pace since January.
Service sector grows at slower pace in August
(AP)
 AP - The U.S. service sector, the nation's predominant job generator, expanded for the eighth straight month in August although the pace of growth slowed, according to a trade group survey.
Broke youth anti-crime groups want federal cash
(AP)
 AP - A $1.6 billion congressional bailout of sorts could help financially flailing groups that fight to keep young people out of trouble, yet lawmakers are reluctant to take up the expensive proposal amid a sour economy and other, more pressing issues.
Obama: jobs data 'positive' but not enough
(AFP)
 AFP - US President Barack Obama said better-than-expected jobs data released Friday was positive, but said it was not good enough as the economy struggles out of the deepest slump in decades.
Top Obama critic blasts 'job-killing' policies
(AFP)
 AFP - President Barack Obama should fire his top economic advisers and quit his "job-killing" policies, the top House Republican said after US unemployment jumped to 9.6 percent in August.
Campbell Soup profit beats Street but sales light
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Campbell Soup Co posted lower-than-expected quarterly sales and forecast sales growth for the new fiscal year below its long-term target as the world's largest soup company grapples with a weak economy.
(AP)
AP - Obama calls anew for Congress to pass legislation providing tax relief for small businesses.
White House: August jobs report reassuring
(Reuters)
Reuters - The White House on Friday greeted a better than expected August employment report as reassuring news after a recent spate of "unsettling" economic data, and reiterated it was working with Congress to take additional steps to boost U.S. growth and hiring.
Non-manufacturing sector slows in August: ISM
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. non-manufacturing sector grew in August for an eighth straight month but at a slower pace than July and at a rate that was below expectations, according to an industry report released on Friday.
Oil prices stage gentle rebound after US payrolls
(AFP)
 AFP - Oil prices firmed on Friday as traders examined a better-than-expected payrolls report in the United States, the world's leading energy consumer.
Instant View: Payrolls fall by 54K, less than expected
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the decline was far less than expected and private payrolls growth surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to prop up growth.
Service sector spotlight shines on Germany, China
(Reuters)
Reuters - Global service sector surveys highlighted a growing divergence in economic recovery on Friday with a pick up in growth in China and Germany but slowdowns in Britain and Spain and an expected deceleration in the United States.
Obama to comment Friday on jobless report
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama will speak to reporters Friday after the Labor Department releases its monthly jobless report.
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