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The Performance Premium of Kindness: American Management Association Survey Shows How the Boss's Character Affects Employee Productivity, Retention NEW YORK -- If you feel that your boss is kind, chances are you look forward to going to work every day, you're more likely to put in a little extra effort, and you might even...; Tags: American Management Association, MARKETING, performance, survey; Research articles 2008-10-01
The AMA guide to management development: The AMA guide to management development. Tobin, Daniel R. and Margaret S. Pettingell. AMACOM 2008 330 pages $34.95 Hardcover HD30 This guide offers a framework for keeping managers deeply involved in competency development. The American Management Association's Management Development Competency Model is...; Tags: American Management Association; Research articles 2008-08-01
New Global Study Tackles What Really Works When It Comes to Coaching Employees: American Management Association and the Institute for Corporate Productivity Provide In-depth Look at Successful Coaching Practices NEW YORK -- At one point, having a coach carried a stigma because it was more frequently directed at problem employees. Today, it's more likely to be a sign that the employee is...; Tags: American Management Association, coach; Research articles 2008-06-17
2007 Electronic Monitoring & Surveillance Survey: Over Half of All Employers Combined Fire Workers for E-Mail & Internet Abuse: NEW YORK -- From e-mail monitoring and Website blocking to phone tapping and GPS tracking, employers increasingly combine technology with policy to manage productivity and minimize litigation, security, and other risks. To motivate compliance with rules and policies, more than one fourth of employers have fired workers for misusing e-mail...; Tags: American Management Association, E-mail, monitor, monitoring, survey, worker, workplace; Research articles 2008-02-28
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins, by Annette Simmons, Book, 2007, American Management Association, $22. The premise of Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate with Power and Impact is that stories have a potency to help people connect and work better...; Tags: American Management Association, Leadership, Strategy; Research articles 2007-09-01

The Consulting Survey Reveals Client Satisfaction and Predicts Growth for the Industry: Consultants Rank Higher in Trustworthiness Than Sales Representatives, Corporate Executives, Attorneys and Journalists NEW YORK -- The majority of executives, 82 percent, who retain consultants as part of their job rated the client-consultant experience as positive. This is according to a new survey co-sponsored by American Management Association AMA...; Tags: American Management Association, conference, consultant, consulting, Outsourcing; Research articles 2007-06-04
Publications received: Agriculture and natural resources Southgate, Douglas, Douglas H. Graham, and Luther Tweeten, The World Food Economy. Malden, MA, Blackwell Publishing, 2007, 416 pp., $94.85/ hardback, $44.95/paperback. Economic and social statistics Bandyopadhyay, P.K. and G.S. Gupta, Measuring Productivity in Services --New Dimensions. Hyderabad, India, The Icfai University Press,...; Tags: American Management Association, Benefits, Globalization, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE, Strategy; Research articles 2007-06-01
Managing risk from within: monitoring employees the right way: No one thinks twice about having employees punch time clocks to document their work time. Eyebrows are not raised over procedures for checking out and returning expensive equipment when an employee heads out for an assignment offsite. And few question the use of secured entrances to control who comes and...; Tags: American Management Association, E-mail, FINANCE, INTERNET, monitoring, SECURITY, Strategy, workplace; Research articles 2007-04-01
Road kill: SAY WHAT? M U ST-KN OW BIZ AND TECH LINGO What it means: Firms that fail to anticipate the future of their industries and, like small animals crossing the road, are mowed down by the competition. SOURCE: AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION; Tags: American Management Association, Strategy; Research articles 2007-01-26
AMA's Agility and Resilience Survey Reveals Effects of Change on Business: NEW YORK -- More than 80% of executives say that the pace of change is speeding up in organizations all over the world. And seven out of 10 say that their organizations experienced disruptive change during the last year. That's according to a new global survey released today commissioned by...; Tags: American Management Association, MARKETING, survey; Research articles 2006-11-20
When good people do bad things.: Byline: Attracta Lagan Aug 03, 2006 (INTHEBLACK - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Most people are enthusiastic when they start working for a new company, only to become disillusioned after several months. When faced with autocratic management styles, excess workloads and aggressive behaviour, new...; Tags: American Management Association; Research articles 2006-08-03
Workplace Options Introduces Managerial Tool Kit; Manager Kit Offers MBA-Level Advice to New and Middle-Management: RALEIGH, N.C. -- Workplace Options, the largest provider of work-life employee benefits in America, has announced a new resource to support managers in the workplace -- AdvantageTM Manager Kits. These kits have been designed to help new and middle-managers become comfortable in the areas of Building Teams that Succeed, Change...; Tags: American Management Association, tool, workplace; Research articles 2006-07-12
2006 Workplace E-Mail, Instant Messaging & Blog Survey: Bosses Battle Risk by Firing E-Mail, IM & Blog Violators: NEW YORK -- E-mail mismanagement continues to take a hefty toll on U.S. employers, with costly lawsuits--and employee terminations--topping the list of electronic risks. As recent court cases demonstrate, e-mail can sink businesses--legally and financially. Last year, the inability to produce subpoenaed e-mail resulted in million dollar--even billion dollar--lawsuits against...; Tags: American Management Association, blog, Blogging, E-mail, firing, IM, INTERNET, workplace; Research articles 2006-07-12
AMA Senior Executive Forum Offers Strategies to Achieve Breakthrough Performance: CHICAGO -- In an ongoing effort to bring timely senior executive development programs to the Chicago area, American Management Association AMA announces a half-day forum, Senior Executive Teams: Achieving Breakthrough Performance, with a keynote presentation by renowned organizational development expert Howard Guttman, contributing editor to Leadership Excellence and author of...; Tags: American Management Association, performance, team; Research articles 2006-03-20
I've Seen a Lot of Famous People Naked, and They've got Nothing on You!: I've Seen a Lot of Famous People Naked, and They've got Nothing on You!, by Jake Steinfeld, Book, 2005, American Management Association, $21. My problem with books is that I get seduced by their titles. Admit it: the title I've Seen a Lot of Famous People Naked, and They've...; Tags: American Management Association, brand, Branding, MARKETING; Research articles 2006-03-01
Outsourcing America: what's behind our national crisis and how we can reclaim American jobs: Outsourcing America: What's Behind Our National Crisis and How We Can Reclaim American Jobs, a 256-page book by Ron Hira and Anil Hira, is available in bookstores or on Amazon and is published by the American Management Association for $22.; Tags: American Management Association, bookstore, job, Outsourcing; Research articles 2006-01-19
Outsourcing America: What's Behind Our National Crisis and How We Can Reclaim American Jobs: Outsourcing America: What's Behind Our National Crisis and How We Can Reclaim American Jobs, by Ron and Anil Hira (New York: American Management Association, 2005), 236 pages, hardcover, $21.95. Available from American Opinion Book Services, P.O. Box 8040, Appleton, WI 54912 plus shipping and handling; by phone at 920-749-3783; or...; Tags: American Management Association, Government, Outsourcing; Research articles 2005-11-14
Shades of gray: what is "acceptable and tolerable" in electronic communication?: Shred ... delete ... gone. Or not. The records we thought we destroyed are still there, ready to be coaxed from our PCs by sophisticated search and compliance technology. Corporate scandals and ethical improprieties are being identified and caught on a regular basis through the monitoring and surveillance of...; Tags: American Management Association, compliance, E-mail, IM, INTERNET, monitor, READERS, workplace; Research articles 2005-10-01
"Cyberslacking" is trimming productivity.(stopping employees using internet for personal use )(Brief Article): Half of employees' Internet use isn't work-related, says the American Management Association. That siphons billions from profitability and clogs computer networks, slowing down workers who aren't doing their shopping on the side. To stem the tide, employers should have a written policy, making...; Tags: American Management Association, INTERNET, NETWORKING; Research articles 2005-09-09
The HOW of WOW: A Guide to Giving a Speech that Will Positively Blow 'Em Away.(hardcopy)(Book Review): The HOW of WOW: A Guide to Giving a Speech That Will Positively Blow 'EM Away By Tony Carlson ISBN: 0-8144-7251-6 Published: 2005 Pages: 277 pp.; softcover Price: $14.95 Available from: AMACOM, American Management Association, 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019; 212/903-8316; www.amacombooks.org ...; Tags: American Management Association, Benefits; Research articles 2005-09-01