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Management Diary


The Ultimate Reference For Managers And Wannabe's

Steps in Using the Critical Incident Technique


STEPS IN USING THE CRITICAL INCIDENT TECHNIQUE: 1) The incident. Read, review, or assume roles.

Process and Procedures Investments - How to Get Money Back


In September 2004, President Bush signed the $146 billion tax cut bill restoring the recently expired business Research & Experimentation Tax Credit. The 18-month renewal of the research and experimentation tax credit, which expired June 30 2004, was the most expensive item with an expected $7.

Change Management: Avoid Havoc In Very Uncertain Times


Escalating gas prices...

Improved Communication to Improve Results


Facilitating good communication can make the difference between a well oiled, effective team and disorganization and ambiguity. By following the tips below, you, the supervisor, can take steps toward improving communication with your employees: 1.

Employee Motivation: It?s More Than A Paycheck


Managers often ask, usually with exasperation, "How can I keep my employees motivated? I pay them decently. What else is there?" Offering competitive salaries is certainly important.

Five Problem-Solving Success Tips


The ability to solve complicated problems quickly is more important than ever in today's tough economy. From the time we're little kids, we're taught to solve problems by trial and error.

Never Hire Anyone Dumber Than You Are!


In a previous life I was a Navy Pilot. Great life, great people to be around.

Work Life a Balancing Act


Australians are loosing their laidback, carefree reputation, as we continue to work longer hours, exercise less and neglect our leisure and family time. Recent research indicates that 67 per cent of Australian professionals spend at least 20 hours a week thinking about their job when they should be relaxing, and less than half take their entitled annual leave.

The Supervisors 14 Essential Truths For Communicating With Direct Reports


One amazing, but sadly true, fact of today's advances in communication tools is that we really don't communicate much better than in the past. Indeed one recent study determined the number one advancement in communication tools was the availability of cheap on-line airfares.

Hire Winners: Ask the Right Questions


How do you as a manager, supervisor or team leader hire winners? One very successful interviewing technique is behavioral interviewing---selecting the right person for the right job using a job-related rather than a gut feel approach. A job-related approach is asking for a behavioral example of skills and traits that are required for a position.

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Mariner Real Estate acquires loan portfolio - BusinessWeek

IBTimes Hong Kong

Mariner Real Estate acquires loan portfolio
BusinessWeek
Mariner Real Estate Management LLC said Friday that it worked with bank regulators to buy a portfolio of real estate loans worth about $760 million. ...
Leawood-based Mariner buys $760 million in real estate loans from FDICKansas City Star
FDIC sells another $760 million in REOHousing Wire
Mariner Holdings Buys Stake in $760 Million of Real Estate Loans From FDICBloomberg
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Tri-Continental Corporation Declares Third Quarter Distribution - MarketWatch (press release)

Tri-Continental Corporation Declares Third Quarter Distribution
MarketWatch (press release)
The Corporation has paid dividends on its common stock for 66 consecutive years. The Corporation's investment manager is Columbia Management Investment ...

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Alberta Fund Got Chinese Approach on Potash Corp. Bid - BusinessWeek

Moneycontrol.com

Alberta Fund Got Chinese Approach on Potash Corp. Bid
BusinessWeek
3 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese investors approached Alberta Investment Management Corp. to consider a joint counterbid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., ...
China tells state firms to explore Potash bid-sourceFOXBusiness
Fertilizer War: China Sets Its Sights on PotashTheStreet.com
China tells state firms to explore Potash bid - sourceIBNLive.com
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Ener1 agrees to sell $65M in senior notes - BusinessWeek

Smart Energy News (blog)

Ener1 agrees to sell $65M in senior notes
BusinessWeek
... led by funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP. Ener1 also announced the sale of $10 million in senior convertible notes to Itochu Corp., ...
EnerDel parent lines up more financingIndianapolis Business Journal

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

Service sector grows at slower pace in August
The Associated Press
Cheap-chic chain Target Corp. said Thursday that a key sales measure rose modestly in August, a month typically busy with back-to-school shoppers, ...

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Canada Stocks Pare Gain as Financials Rise, Gold Shares Drop - BusinessWeek

Proactive Investors USA & Canada

Canada Stocks Pare Gain as Financials Rise, Gold Shares Drop
BusinessWeek
Manulife Financial Corp., North America's third-largest insurer, advanced 2.8 percent as US businesses added to their payrolls for an eighth straight month. ...
US jobs data helps lift marketsToronto Star

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Stocks Rise in Europe, Asia; US Futures Little Changed, Won Strengthens - Bloomberg

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Stocks Rise in Europe, Asia; US Futures Little Changed, Won Strengthens
Bloomberg
?Global demand will be good for corporate earnings and economic growth.? Sony Corp., the electronics maker that gets 22 percent of sales from the US, ...
Asian Stocks Climb for a Third Day on Better US Home, Retail Sales DataBloomberg
Stocks Rally, Treasuries, Gold Retreat on Employment ReportSan Francisco Chronicle
U.S. Stocks Rise to Extend Biggest S&P 500 Advance Since JulySan Francisco Chronicle

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

Kansas City Star

Heads up | UMB unit buys asset management company
Kansas City Star
Scout, a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corp., said Reams is based in Columbus, Ind., and has more than $9.8 billion in fixed-income assets under management. ...
Scout Investment Advisors to Acquire Reams Asset Management CompanyMarketWatch (press release)
Scout Buys a Fixed-Income SpecialistMutualFundWire.com (subscription)
Scout Investment to acquire asset manager ReamsBusinessWeek

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Bank of America Asia-Pacific Wealth Head Hung Quits - BusinessWeek

Bank of America Asia-Pacific Wealth Head Hung Quits
BusinessWeek
3 (Bloomberg) -- Antony Hung, head of Asia-Pacific wealth management at Bank of America Corp.'s Merrill Lynch unit, is retiring after almost 18 years with ...

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Japanese Stocks Advance for a Third Day Following US Data; Canon Climbs - Bloomberg

Reuters India

Japanese Stocks Advance for a Third Day Following US Data; Canon Climbs
Bloomberg
Toyota Motor Corp., an automaker that earns about 70 percent of its sales abroad, increased 2.1 percent. Inpex Corp., Japan's largest oil and gas explorer, ...
Japanese Stocks Rise for Second Day on U.S. Factory OutputSan Francisco Chronicle
Nikkei climbs 0.6 pct; caution before jobs dataFOXBusiness
Stocks Rise for Second Day on US Factory Output; Canon, Sony AdvanceBloomberg

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