Management Diary
The Ultimate Reference For Managers And Wannabe's
Magnificent Meetings - 5 Tips for Success
Your impact at meetings will determine in a big way how well you do in your career. In other words you will rise as high as your communication skills will let you.
Leadership: Stoking The Success Train
Everyone wants to succeed yet everyone has a different perception of what success means and what it will bring into their lives. It is a means of gaining financial freedom for some and for others it means a healthy, happy family life.
Maximizing Sales through the Ultimate Tracking Software
Every small to mid-sized business owner would love to know how to effectively keep a pulse on their marketing and customer service efforts. The common barrier that all companies run into is how to cost effectively measure and control this process.
Manage or Lead ? Why the Difference Matters and What to Do About That Difference
Many books have been written about managing people, and an equally large number have been written about leadership. Some use the words manage and lead interchangeably, and some talk about the differences between the words, building a distinction based on style or behaviors.
A Rare Leadership Skill: Dealing With People Who Want Out By Offering Crowns For Convoy
As a leader, you'll inevitably be faced with people wanting to leave your team or organization. Dealing with the challenge is critical for your leadership success.
Why Businesses Fail - And What You Can Do About It!
Have you unintentionally set your business up for failure? No one sets out to fail! Most business owners read all the statistics (maybe more than once) before they open their doors. Many know the reasons why businesses fail.
ISO 9001 the Process Approach to Quality Assurance
What is the Process Approach to Quality? The ISO 9001 2000 standard is designed to manage and improve organizations processes. There is a great deal of misunderstanding and misinterpretation of the meaning of the process approach to Quality.
Online Business Peace of Mind
Is your online business disaster-proof? Online businesses face a unique set of challenges. Unlike our offline counterparts, we must worry about hackers, credit-card fraud, loss of data, virus attacks, websites going down and more.
Managing Dickheads
"We are so different and individualistic that we can't work together." Subroto Bag chi, a senior executive in wipro technologies and Indian Technology MNC, said to his chairman in a straight talk.
Lean Principles in Action
Abstract The electrical products industry is one characterized by fierce competition, declining margins, and legislative regulations, all that have forced the majority of electrical product manufacturers to rethink their business models. This article describes a successful story from a leading electrical products manufacturer and its journey towards lean, which to date, has saved the company over $65 Million in hard -dollar savings.
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US retail sales rise unexpectedly despite blizzards
(AFP)
 AFP - The storied American consumer braved blizzards and economic headwinds to shop in February, unexpectedly pushing up retail sales for the second straight month, official data showed Friday.
Feb. retail-sales report offers positive surprise
(AP)
 AP - Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from racking up purchases. The advance, the biggest since November, provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining momentum.
Cheap cigars, politics and the Volcker Rule
(Reuters)
Reuters - In mid-January, a who's who of Wall Street gathered to hear Paul Volcker, the former Federal Reserve chairman whose role in the White House seemed at best unclear.
Consumer sentiment dipped in early March
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. consumer sentiment declined slightly in early March, with Americans less positive about the job outlook, a survey released on Friday showed.
Obama eyes dovish policymaker as Fed number two: reports
(AFP)
 AFP - US President Barack Obama plans to nominate San Francisco regional central bank chief Janet Yellen, a policy dove, as Federal Reserve Board number two, news reports said Friday.
Unemployment higher among young war veterans
(AP)
AP - The Labor Department says the unemployment rate for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans was 21.1 percent last year.
Retail sales rise as shoppers fight winter blues
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. retail sales rose unexpectedly last month despite heavy snow storms and a drop in vehicle purchases by consumers spooked by Toyota recalls, bolstering hopes of a sustainable economic recovery.
Obama to tap Yellen for Fed vice chair: source
(Reuters)
 Reuters - President Barack Obama plans to nominate San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen, a respected policy dove, to be vice chairman of the central bank, a source familiar with the process said on Thursday.
New slide in US videogame sales
(AFP)
 AFP - NPD Group on Thursday said US videogame sales slid 15 percent in February to 1.26 billion dollars, defying optimism that the industry would rebound on a reviving economy.
Business inventories flat in January
(AP)
AP - Business inventories were basically flat in January even though sales rose for an eighth consecutive month.
UBS urges parliament to back U.S. tax deal: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Switzerland's UBS has warned parliamentarians failure to back a deal to end its bitter U.S. tax row with the bank could result in a damaging backlash for Swiss banks as well as the Alpine nation's economy.
Canada's unemployment rate drops
(AP)
AP - Canada's unemployment rate has slipped to 8.2 percent as the economy gained 21,000 jobs.
(AP)
AP - Business inventories unchanged in January as total sales increase for eighth conscutive month.
AP Source: Obama wants Yellen as Fed vice chair
(AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama intends to nominate Janet Yellen, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to take over as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, a person familiar with the selection said Friday.
Dollar mixed before US data
(AFP)
 AFP - The dollar traded mixed on Friday before the publication of official US economic data, while the yen was also in focus after Japan's leader called for "firm steps" against the currency's recent rise.
European stock markets gain ground
(AFP)
 AFP - Europe's main stock markets rose Friday as investors awaited crucial economic data and tracked US attempts to rein in the banking sector, dealers said.
Eurozone industrial productions soars in January
(AP)
AP - Industrial production in the 16 countries that use the euro spiked by an impressive 1.7 percent in January from the month before, official figures showed Friday, raising hopes that the recovery from recession may be more buoyant than expected.
Greek jobless rate eases but recession entrenched
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Greece's gross domestic product shrank slightly less than feared at the end of 2009 and unemployment eased, but the economy looked set to deteriorate as the government imposes major cutbacks.
U.S. "very close" to job growth: Summers
(Reuters)
Reuters - White House economic adviser Larry Summers said on Thursday that the United States is "very close" to the point where job growth can begin. (Reporting by Chris Baltimore; editing by Carol Bishopric)
Regulators shut LibertyPointe Bank in NYC
(AP)
AP - Regulators on Thursday shut down LibertyPointe Bank in New York City, boosting to 27 the number of bank failures in the U.S. so far this year following the 140 brought down in 2009 by mounting loan defaults and the recession.
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