Five Myths of Managing Upyou stolethe words out of my fingers. :D5 myths are excellent and practiblevery correct hope to put them into practice, keep on doing better,always we talk about human resource management focusing downward but i consider managing up its an extreme case,CONGRATS FOR GOOD IDEASkudos ...Impressive, Consolidated,...
Coping with Information OverloadInfo OverloadA real problem in todays worldSuccinctly looked at & good tips that I can useThanksExcellent ArticleNot only is the article informative but more importantly its PRACTICAL.
I read with great interest Brian Finnegan's excellent article on maintenance outsourcing in the March issue. I cannot agree more! This is a situation that cries out for additional rulemaking, and more importantly, increased surveillance by the FAA. U I read with great interest Brian Finnegan's...
See an excellent article by Roger Renstrom, Plastics News Correspondent in the Dec. 11 issue of Plastics News. For example, Boeing Company wants to incorporate more polymer matrix composites into future commercial aircraft, but the additions won` See an excellent article by...
Working around Personality ClashesPre-determined rolesThere's a chinese phrase that people mistakenly call "fate," but it really means pre-determination (usually not by the deities.)That's hard to overcome when trying to adapt to others at work.RE: Working around Personality ClashesI think it is important to take a step back and look at...
Judging the Best Time to Move to Another Jobsuperbsuperb.....................RE: Judging the Best Time to Move to Another JobExcellent article and tips. When I switched jobs two years ago after seven years with the same company, I did most of what was suggested in the article. The decision turned...
How to Plan a MergerM&A and Value PropositionsThis is a great article with solid and proven steps to implementing an integration of two companies. Executives and shareholders often overlook the most critical piece of any integration, the people! I have seen executives spend countless hours on the due diligence of...
Updating Michael Porter's Classic 'Five Forces'Porter is #1 Business Strategic ThinkerThank you for the excellent article. Michael Porter's article is fabulous, as are his books. For practitioners, the most important part of this article is porter's sidebar for defining an industry.In my 22 years experience using Porter's ideas, including...
Leading Clever PeopleRE: Leading Clever PeopleLeading clever peopli is very usefulExcellent! Excellent!Very good! In education, the "creative" person is probably identified as an abstract learner. An Abstract learner, one who "collects" concepts, rules, processes and other seemingly non-connected paradigms. When the time comes for a certain task to be achieved,...
CRM Done RightExcellent articleCRM can be for every company---as long as it is targeted and implemented correctly. I couldn't agree more, the CRM "backlash" is caused by looking for solutions that aren't solving the problems; or dance all around the problem, but don't hit at its core. As a corporate...
How to Sell an IdeaHow to sell an ideasI really liked this article. It is full of common sense practical and workable ideas and has got me re-thinking the approach I need to take and how to explain and describe my idea in the right way for those I would...
How NOT to Make a Cold CallRE: How NOT to Make a Cold Call1) Do your research before you pick up the phone.2) Look to personalize the call.3) Start at high level goals and drill down -- Retirement planning -- how comfortable do you feel? How do you select...
How to Manage Employees in Remote LocationsSpending time with remote workers is vitalYour comments really ring true with me. As the manager of a virtual PR firm, the "face" time with each of my people is very important and, as it turns out, very valuable. Thanks for reinforcing...
Finding the Pressure PointDon't annoy your readers!Hey, is it suddenly 1990 or something? Where is the .pdf option on your web page?If you are trying to market to business people - busy people who might not (or don't) have time to read web page after web page - give...
In case you missed it, Claudia Deutsch of the New York Times had an excellent article about how General Electric is trying to become even more international than it already is. Many of America's top companies are making 50 percent of their sales offshore. United Technologies makes 60 percent of...
How to Sell Manager-To-ManagerExcellent articleI've enjoyed this article as a good checkup for what works. In the industries I've been active in, I dropped the "consultant" title quite a while ago. As a former technology trainer, I learned early on that everyone usually wants the solutions handed to them....
How to Call on a CEOEasiest Way to The CEO's OfficeThis is an excellent article! I would add one additional point, that probably goes without saying, but I will say it anyway. Look through your contacts, and look for one CEO with whom you have an existing relationship,...
Countering Misconceptions about SalesCountering MisconceptionsI basically agree with all the points but is it really worth the effort? With regard to #2 and #3, I borrow a line from my brother the school teacher. When people poke him, he comes back with "Quit your job and become...
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