Is the "male" manager dead?
Friday February 27, 2004
One of the most pronounced changes to the management profession has been the increasing emphasis on "soft skills". Team building and communication skills have become more highly prized. The need ... Read More
How To Be A Better Manager
Wednesday February 25, 2004
I believe anyone can be a good manager. It is as much trainable skill as it is inherent ability; as much science as art. Here are some key skills and ... Read More
Management Tip for Today
Tuesday February 24, 2004
Don't Be A Demotivator. Your job as a leader is to get and keep your people motivated and working toward the common goal. Demeaning them, to their face or to ... Read More
Offshoring: The Pros And Cons
Monday February 23, 2004
Offshoring is in the news again with the President's economic advisors first saying it was a good thing that so many jobs were being sent overseas and then hurriedly backtracking. ... Read More
Business Terms Explained
Friday February 20, 2004
Do you know your NDA from your KPI? Can you explain the difference between Fixed Assets and Fixed Costs? Do you understand what Insider Trading really means in all these ... Read More
Project Management 101
Thursday February 19, 2004
Need to get more done? Never quite able to finish the things you need to? Many people think "Project Management" is only for large projects. It's not. You can use ... Read More
What's the Competition Doing?
Wednesday February 18, 2004
There are many reasons why you might want to gather competitive intelligence about one of your competitors. Competitive intelligence gives you hard facts on which to base decisions about marketing ... Read More
Micro-Managers
Tuesday February 17, 2004
Are you a micro-manager? No? Well, you might be surprised. Others may think you are, because most micro-managers don't know that what they are doing is micro-managing. They think it's ... Read More
Communicate or Over-communicate
Monday February 16, 2004
The most fundamental skill any manager must develop is the abilty to communicate effectively with others - with employees, peers and superiors. Here are some resources to help you further ... Read More
Leadership Success Day
Thursday February 12, 2004
Today, February 12th, is Leadership Success Day in the US. It is also the birthday of two remarkable leaders, Abraham Lincoln, the US President during the Civil War and Charles ... Read More
Management Career Paths
Wednesday February 11, 2004
Whether you're considering you first supervisory position, a new manager just starting out, or a seasoned pro, this site has something for you. Here are five career paths to lead ... Read More
Offshoring Poll
Monday February 9, 2004
Here's your chance to express your opinion of the subject of offshoring and read what your peers think. Is offshoring, the practice of sending jobs to locations where labor is ... Read More
Offshoring - Outsourcing To Extreme
Monday February 9, 2004
Companies have been outsourcing work for many years. This trend has been carried to an extreme in the case of offshoring - sending work and jobs to other countries where ... Read More
Business Term Definitions
Wednesday February 4, 2004
With the Martha Stewart trial, the continuing Enron investigation, the Richard Scrushy/HealthSouth saga, etc., it helps to understand the terms being used in many of the news stories.
You may have ... Read More
"Help, I'm Losing Employees"
Tuesday February 3, 2004
Camlan1 wites, in our Management Forum, "In the past year, I have lost 4 employees from my department to other departments. I don't get a say in any of the ... Read More
Strategic Planning
Monday February 2, 2004
We are starting the second month of this year. It's time to look beyond fighting fires and to start doing some serious planning. The About Industry Special, Strategic Planning and ... Read More