Over the course of his career, former CEO Sander Flaum has learned that if you don't take control of your time, others will do it for you. Here are his strategies for leading more efficiently and effectively....
Long considered the world's greatest thinker and writer on management, Peter Drucker's teachings continue to inspire leaders. In this excerpt from his new book A Class with Drucker: The Lost Lessons of the World's Greatest Management Teacher (AMACOM, 2007), William Cohen describes a lesson he learne
Everyone's heard of Baby Boomers, Gen Xers and Gen Yers. But according to Human Resource Institute (HRI), companies should pay attention to another, lesser-known group, the "late bloomers." These folks are mid-30s on up, experienced, smart and...
New insights from i4cp about talent competencies.
Preventive management is a way to minimize problems in process or operations; a method for continuous improvement.
Interview with Amy Binder, CEO of RF|Binder Partners, to discuss the current and future state of the PR business.
Cue the scary music. Just in time for Halloween, <i>Performance & Profits</i> offers a sample of tales about presentation nightmares that are guaranteed to give you goose bumps. Don't read this alone....
Learn why today pricing must be focused on value exchange
When times get tough, productivity becomes an overriding priority. Your organization has to get the most out of every resource, even while cutting nonessential costs. But which productivity-enhancement practices are most effective? In May 2008 the...
Bottom-line margin or top-line growth? Ask managers which they want and they will tell you "both." But research into over a thousand companies shows that only 32% are able to achieve both more often than not. With the odds stacked against them, how...