Performance Management
If we in business are going to “number our days to present a heart of wisdom” then we have to start taking a strategic view of the manner in which we work. In my work with clients all across America, the number one thing that deters excellence in performance—regardless of role, age, gender,... More...
Companies Too Big to React Will Fail
In 1996, my brother and sister-in-law decided to retire… leave the Chicago area. They chose to move to the Colorado desert-mountain city where I live. As a banker, I’ve heard so many excuses about why businesses fail. However, during this move, I saw at least a dozen, sound reasons that... More...
Differences between Management and Leadership
‘Management and leadership’, usually these words are generally heard together. Are they interconnected? Are there any differences between them? This is a discussion that has been going on for some time and will be around for some time to come. It is a common topic for discussion in various... More...
A great Manager is a Great Communicator
Who is a great manager? Well, this question can have many answers but anyone running a management training program or management training course will tell you that – A great manager is a great communicator. This does not mean however, that all the other skills that a manager possesses are... More...
Franchise Entrepreneurs - Buying Yourself a Job?
A Franchise Opportunity - What Is This Exactly? The best way to describe a franchise is to imagine it as a business that is delivered to you in a box at a certain cost and after approval. When you open the box, you will find marketing materials, contract templates, business plan... More...
What is Personality?
What is Personality? Personality is the sum total of the ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others. It is most often described in terms of measurable traits that a person exhibits. Personality Determinants An adult’s personality is generally considered to be... More...
What Managers Do?
Managers get things done through other people .they make decisions ,allocate resources ,and direct the activities of others to attain goals .managers do their work in organizations .this is a consciously coordinated social unit ,composed of two or more people ,that functions on a relatively... More...
I'm Begging You - Don't Take This Job
In his book “Straight from the Gut,” former CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch, says that when interviewing candidates the most important question you should ask is: “Why did you leave (or why are you considering leaving) your last/most recent position?” He states that the answer to this... More...
Conflicts
Conflicts can be serious problem in an organization. It can create chaotic conditions that make it nearly impossible for employees to work together. On the other hand, conflict also has a positive side. There has been no shortage of definition of conflict. Despite the divergent meanings the... More...
Emotions
Since the late nineteen century and the rise of scientific management, organizations have been specifically designed with the objective of trying to control emotions. A well-run organization was one that successfully eliminated frustration, fear, anger, love, hate, joy, grief, and similar... More...
Negotiation Skills
In Negotiation, The Past Has No Future "To enforce the lies of the present, one must erase the truths of the past." George Orwell What is going on here? Are we confusing negotiation with the authoritarian view of the future espoused by George Orwell in his novel 1984? This is... More...
Basic Management Skills
Groups that Work Groups form a basic unit of work activity throughout engineering and yet the underlying process is poorly managed. This article looks at the basics of group work and suggests ways to accelerate development. In the beginning, God made an individual - and then he... More...
Negotiation Skills (Part Two)
Negotiation In Emotional Circumstances Our website's advice section gets questions on a wide variety of topics from all over the world. Recently a web visitor posed a question that many of us face. Often as our own children are establishing themselves as adults, we're faced with issues... More...
Concepts of Leadership
Good leaders are made not born. If you have the desire and willpower, you can become an effective leader. Good leaders develop through a never ending process of self-study, education, training, and experience. This guide will help you through that process. To inspire your workers into higher... More...
Individual versus Group Behavior
"The passions released are of such an impetuosity that they can be restrained by nothing...Everything is just as though he really were transported into a special world, entirely different from the old one where he ordinarily lives, and into an environment filled with exceptionally intense... More...