Management Diary
The Ultimate Reference For Managers And Wannabe's
So, You Want to be in Management? Five Essential Factors that Will Determine Your Chances
The following information is based upon over 500 interviews with senior executives with whom I conducted over the past four years. These senior executives represent a variety of industries and organizations.
Why Free Agent Thinking Is Good For Your Company
It's no secret! Day after day the news is riddled with companies who are moving operations to other countries or completely closing their doors. Those who remain must transform themselves to lean, mean, businesses with a constant eye on reducing costs.
Five Ways to Influence Change in Others
Because of my work as a consultant, trainer and coach I deal with change and people's reactions to it all the time. When a Client decides to work with us, they are recognizing that some sort of change is needed.
Why Soft Skills?
The industrial age is over. Organizations still stuck in the industrial age business models are going out of business very fast.
Action Learning: Its More Than OJT
For centuries companies have used on-the-job training (OJT). OJT works because it follows much of what we know about adult learning theory.
Management Team Section of Business Plans
Writing an award winning business plan is a great skill, but rather than winning any awards you need to get funded. In order to be funded the bank, venture capital firm or even family members need to be sure they will either be paid back or receive their required return on investment.
Reflections in the Glass Ceiling
The recent news about one of America's most powerful woman ceo's being removed from office has raised the discussion about gender bias, again. It disappoints me that in 2005, I still hear women clients talking about 'the old boys' network'.
Seeking Help
Where does the time go? Billable time. As a consultant, your practice may be doing reasonably well; you're charging $100-150 an hour.
The New Economy
This technological revolution has organization, efficiency and productivity requirements well above what was needed in the past. And although all three of these have always been important, they are now considered crucial in the growth and maintenance of businesses worldwide.
Overcoming the Document Tracking Challenge
"Where did it go? It was here yesterday. Wait.
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Foreclosures drop for 2nd month in February: RealtyTrac
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. mortgage foreclosure filings dropped for a second straight month in February, and notched the smallest annual increase in four years as housing-rescue efforts contained activity, a report released on Thursday showed.
Oil near $82 as traders eye weak US demand
(AP)
 AP - Oil prices hovered around $82 a barrel Thursday in Europe as traders weighed stagnant U.S. crude demand against a gradual global economic recovery.
Obama taps Boeing, Xerox chiefs to lead export body
(Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama, anxious to spur growth and tackle unemployment, will name two top executives from Boeing and Xerox on Thursday to spearhead his drive to boost U.S. exports, the White House said.
India aims to be world's fastest growing economy
(AP)
 AP - Just how fast can India grow? Ask Manal Farooq, who can't make gloves quickly enough.
Geithner warns EU on hedge fund regulation plan
(AFP)
 AFP - US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has warned the European Commission its plans to regulate hedge funds and private equity groups could spark a transatlantic row, a paper reported Thursday.
Japan's 4Q growth weaker than first estimated
(AP)
 AP - Japan's economic growth was weaker than first estimated in the fourth quarter, underscoring a patchy recovery in the world's No. 2 economy.
U.S. dollar still rules, but debt level a risk: S&P
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. dollar is still the most important world currency, Standard & Poor's said on Thursday, but added that rising levels of U.S. debt and dependence on foreigners to finance much of pose risks to the currency's primacy.
Senate passes $149 billion for jobless aid
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before congressional elections in November.
US Senate adopts aid for unemployed
(AFP)
 AFP - The US Senate has adopted a 140-billion-dollar raft of measures aimed at shoring up unemployment benefits and setting out tax breaks to spur job creation.
California revenue jumps, tax refunds should be paid on time
(Reuters)
Reuters - California's revenue in February was $480 million or 8.7 percent above the estimate in Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's state budget plan, so tax refunds should be paid on time, State Controller John Chiang said on Wednesday.
Fed recovers, gets new look as financial regulator
(AP)
 AP - The Federal Reserve, still dusting itself off from a fight that threatened to trim its powers, could emerge from a congressional overhaul of banking rules as the top cop over the nation's largest financial institutions.
Roll Call: Senate vote on jobless aid measure
(AP)
AP - The 62-36 roll call Wednesday by which the Senate voted to extend jobless aid, tax breaks to businesses and individuals and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor.
Wholesale inventories fall while sales increase
(AP)
 AP - Businesses trimmed inventories at the wholesale level again in January even though sales rose for a 10th consecutive month. The dip in inventories underscored that businesses remain cautious about restocking their depleted shelves.
Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks
(AP)
 AP - The Senate voted Wednesday to extend key pieces of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor.
Credit card users: Not so responsible after all?
(AP)
AP - With unemployment high and personal wealth diminished, how was it that strapped consumers were paying down their credit card debt last year? It turns out they probably weren't.
Republican Bunning stirs anger with WTO block
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Republican senator who held up action earlier this month on a bill to renew jobless benefits faced more criticism on Wednesday for blocking approval of President Barack Obama's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the World Trade Organization.
Summary Box: Wholesale inventories trimmed
(AP)
AP - INVENTORIES: Inventories held at the wholesale level fell 0.2 percent in January, highlighting that businesses remain cautious about adding to their stockpiles.
Highlights of Senate jobless aid bill
(AP)
AP - Highlights of Senate legislation extending unemployment insurance and expired tax breaks:
Okla.'s jobless rate continues to improve in Jan.
(AP)
AP - Oklahoma's jobless rate declined to 6.7 percent in January.
Maine jobless rate rises to 8.2 percent in January
(AP)
AP - The Maine Labor Department says unemployment in Maine rose in January to 8.2 percent.
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