Management Diary
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Resistance - How to Handle It
Do you ever meet with resistance from other people - I bet you do! It might be a customer, a colleague, a member of your team or even someone in your personal life. Dealing with resistance or objections is one of the biggest challenges faced by business people; so let's consider why we get resistance and how we can handle it.
The Dark Side of Help Desk SLAs
You just signed a Help Desk Service Level Agreement (SLA) and now think things will get easier. However, you may soon be falling into one of these traps: 1) COVERING THE TRUTH WITH METRICS In some companies, those under the radar of SLA compliance may resort to doing the minimum instead of really solving the problem.
Project Management - The Traveling Product Manager
Various studies - and common sense - indicate that involving customers increases the likelihood that your product will meet customer requirements (I hope these studies weren't funded with my tax dollars!) Although the above statement sounds exceedingly obvious, the fact of the matter is many software projects lack customer input. Consider the following example: Week 0: Red, our friendly target='_new' href=' www.
Competion or Cooperation?
It has been said, there is no better way to hone your skills and improve your performance, than competition. Competing with others, or even with your self, fosters continued improvement, striving for even higher goals, and an ongoing sense of achievement.
The Measurement of Manager Training
THE MEASUREMENT OF TRAINING: Evaluation is one of the most valuable - and challenging - aspects of a training manager's job. A well-planned and on-target evaluation process can be the tool which separates a superlative training department from a merely satisfactory one.
Inspirational Power ( Part 1 )
The Fundamentals of Strategic Marketing, Some Key Traits for Greater Effectiveness Probably, the greatest challenge to marketing management in the next five Years will be to change quick and fast enough, in order to keep pace with new technologies, new markets and new corporate values According to the definition of the AMA, "Marketing is an organizational function and a set of processes for creating, communicating and delivering value to customers and for managing customer relationships in ways that benefit the organization and its stakeholders. " Customer focus has nowadays become a cliché among marketers keen to win competitive advantage.
Eight Key Steps to Building B2B Major Account Client Alliances
Audiences who saw the fabled Broadway musical, Chorus Line, marveled at the intricate timing and seamless interaction of the dancers as they mastered the choreographer's precision steps after many false starts in rehearsal. At the final curtain, the stage is crowded with dancers whose images are multiplied by mirrors strategically placed about the stage.
6 Steps to Effective Communication
Effective leaders are known for being excellent communicators. Here's what to do.
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Workplace Ethics: Reaching the Highest Standard
This article relates to the Ethics in the Workplace competency, commonly evaluated in employee surveys. It gives examples of how employees and customers consider ethical behavior and sound values an integral part of your organization.
Why Outsourcing Could Be The Best Thing You Do For Your Business
While it's probably not true to say that the traditional 9-5 job is on its way out, it IS true that more and more businesses these days are starting to see the value of outsourcing the jobs they can't cover themselves. Things like copywriting, PR, programming - even secretarial and admin support - are being outsourced to freelancers working from home or running their own business.
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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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