Renowned business guru Gary Hamel, author of <em>The Future of Management</em>, offers advice on how to shake things up in your company....
The first key to managerial success, as Jim Collins wrote, is “To get the right people on the bus.” In this exclusive excerpt from his new book, Motivation, Brian Tracy outlines a simple strategy to ensure your organization’s bus is filled with the right passengers.
As the Chinese economy continues to grow, demand for highly talented employees, especially people with local and international managerial skills, now exceeds the supply. The Chinese government knows it must increase the number of educated people if...
A project may sound like a great idea, but does it fit in with the overall corporate strategy? Here is a detailed checklist of questions for senior executives and sponsors to ensure that proposed projects are aligned to organizational strategy from...
Could the next "new" thing actually be 2,500 years old? According to a new book, Buddha: 9 to 5: The Eightfold Path to Enlightening Your Workplace and Improving Your Bottom Line, the secrets to career satisfaction and prosperity can be found...
A quick intro to the world of budgeting from AMA’s best-selling seminar “Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers."
Developing financial talent is a must. Learn how to go about this.
When you have built a team, you have put together a group of people who are highly committed and consider themselves mutually accountable to achieve results. They each have clearly defined roles. They have measurable goals and a visible purpose around which to unite. And they have a leader--you.
The generation gap looms particularly large in situations in which managers are younger than their team members. A survey of Performance and Profits readers found that the greatest challenge of managing older workers is gaining their respect. Robert...
What is the number one personality trait of individuals who deal most effectively with change? It’s confidence. Here are seven strategies from change management expert Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D., that will help your people become more confident and...