07/08/03 - Preventing Workplace Violence
There has been another incident of a disgruntled employee shooting up the workplace. It is far too easy in the US for emotionally stressed people to get hold of weapons. Here's what you need to know to keep your workplace safe.
06/14/03 - Team Building
It is not enough to get your group together off site and have a few icebreaker games. If you want team building to work, you have to show the members of the team that it benefits them personally.
05/27/03 - Giving Positive Feedback
Don't ever underestimate the power of positive feedback. We are quick to point out to someone when they make a mistake. Sometimes we forget to acknowledge them when they do something right.
04/17/03 - Giving Negative Feedback Properly
"Jane, you ignorant slut.” No one who heard Dan Ackroyd say that on Saturday Night Live had any doubt that he was about to bly disagree with whatever Jane Curtin had just said. That’s not the way to give negative feedback. Try this instead.
03/27/03 - The Annual Performance Review
Three key things to remember if you want to get the maximum benefit out of this annual exercise in wasting a manager's time.
03/19/03 - US Congress Fails As Board of Directors
The start of a US-led war against Iraqi indicates a failure of diplomacy. It also indicates a failure of the US Congress to effectively guide President Bush in his capacity as CEO of the US. It's a case of corporate governance failure within the same government that is trying to fix corporate governance failures within American business.
03/11/03 - Getting A First Management Job
No one wants to give you that first management job unless you have experience and you can't get experience if no one will give you a first job. Here's what you need to know and, more importantly, what you need to do to get that first management job.
03/03/03 - Project Management 101
A successful Project Manager must manage resources, time, and money all at the same time, while keeping the project scope under control. Here's what you need to know about each of these elements.
02/23/03 - Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive
Patrick Lencioni has written this superior management book as a "leadership fable". Short at 180 pages, it is full of useful ideas for right now and is an easy read - a must read for any manager.
02/04/03 - Is Management For Me?
Considering taking a management path in your career? Examine the pros and cons and decide if it's right for you. See where to go next.
01/27/03 - Business Management And War
This three part feature looks at the impact on businesses of their employees leaving for military service. How to prepare before war starts, how to manage the losses, and reemployment of returning employees are covered.
01/06/03 - Planning and Organizing, an About Management Special
Planning and organizing are essential to the success of any manager. In this special we look at how to plan and organize more effectively.
