Can being a freak make you a good manager? That's the theme of Freak Factor, which encourages people to "flaunt their weaknesses." That's part of being freaky. Author David Rendall has three main points to make in a PDF that's a free...
Like characters in a role-playing game, each member of a team has different strengths and performs a different role in getting tasks accomplished. The Agitator...
Companies that treat the human component of their business as a commodity are creating an inherent weakness within their operations, and this weakness manifests itself amongst other things as a demotivated and despondent workforce who is expected to make difficult decisions that drive and often position businesses. A real challenge...
This paper focuses on a sample of 261 companies that disclosed at least one material weakness in internal control in their SEC filings after the effective date of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Based on the descriptive material weakness disclosures provided by management, it is found that poor internal control...
From the executive summary: ‘Financial problems can mean poor procedures or IT weaknesses, but in many cases, they are more basic: unqualified or inadequate finance staffs. A company needs to have a certain amount of in-house knowledge to determine the appropriate accounting issues, since it cannot rely so heavily on...
This tool will help you identify your strengths and weaknesses by asking you to rate yourself in several areas that are important to small business ownership. Knowing your strengths and weaknesses is important because: It can tell you whether you're ready to start a small business; In choosing a new...
Is aggressiveness in a leader good or bad? The answer is – both. Considered a strength, when associated with a drive for results, a willingness to take risks, and the pursuit of new business, aggressiveness becomes a weakness when it erodes interpersonal relationships. Indeed, in today's competitive business climate where...
The internal environment of a business is that part over which a manager has controls and can influence the things that go on in the business. This presentation will give a number of tools that will help to think about the business. It discusses the resources, capabilities, and core competencies...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RECENTLY I attended a presentation by a famous scientist and Olympic gold medallist. It promised to be an interesting motivational address, but was marred by several errors which could have been easily avoided if there had been more preparation and rehearsal. First, the chairperson's...
Electrode Inc was wrong to dismiss Christopher immediately. They may have moral grounds for termination. The HR department should have been more proactive by counseling Christopher before the situation exploded. The counseling process should include verbal and written warnings and making the borrower repay the loans. Termination is...
MARKET REPORT Anglo American was weak yesterday after commodities prices eased on concerns about global consumption. US crude oil was $5.45 cheaper at $133.29 per barrel, while London Brent crude was $4.85 weaker at 133.90 per barrel yesterday afternoon. Metal prices, taking their cue...
WASHINGTON -- A slowing economy and rapid inflation are presenting significant challenges to Federal Reserve policymakers, Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday. Bernanke, presenting the Fed's twice-annual report to Congress, predicted the economy would grow through the rest of year, albeit at a weak...
The "flip-flop" isn't necessarily a character flaw. Changing one's mind gets a bad rap sometimes because we've become conditioned into believing that it reflects internal weakness. Staying the course -- even if it's the wrong course -- somehow echoes a sturdiness of character, even though the path potentially...
12 to follow at Royal Birkdale FOUR BIG NAMES *SERGIO GARCIA (Best price: 12-1) The favourite, despite what some cruelly insist on calling his Carnoustie capitulation. Sergio is a better putter than last year, has The Players - the "fifth major"...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- In the nearly steady stream of bad news about banks, many consumers are likely wondering if any bank is really safe. Those companies that did not go heavily into the subprime mortgage market are generally in better shape. But financial institutions of all sizes...
12 to follow at Royal Birkdale FOUR BIG NAMES *SERGIO GARCIA (Best price: 12-1) The favourite, despite what some cruelly insist on calling his Carnoustie capitulation. Sergio is a better putter than last year, has The Players - the "fifth major"...
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BRUSSELS AFP — New car sales in Europe slumped 7.9 percent in June over one year as mounting inflation and soaring fuel prices spooked buyers, the ACEA European automakers association said on Wednesday. The drop, driven by freefalls in Ireland, Spain and Italy, came on the heels of...
MOSCOW AFP — To the Communists, he was a weak leader who oppressed his poor subjects. Now Russians -- with a helping hand from the government -- are revising their view of Russia's last tsar, Nicholas II. An exhibition that opened in Moscow's main cathedral this month for...
