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- the capacity to establish direction and to influence and align others toward a common goal, motivating and committing them to action and making them responsible for their performance. Leadership theory...
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- How is Your Recession Planning Coming?
- The experts disagree on the matter, but increasingly the ugly "R" word is starting to be heard about the current United States economy. But whether we enter a recession or not, it seems quite clear that the business climate ahead is as uncertain as the next minute's oil price....
- Blog posts 2007-10-27
- Using Multi-Rater Assessments To Measure Emotional Intelligence And Leadership Behaviors In Middle Managers
- A number of research studies have examined the relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership styles. However, few studies have examined these relationships within the middle level manager population. This paper presents the findings of a study examining the relationship between emotional intelligence and the leadership styles of middle level managers...
- White papers 2008-04-16
- B-School Buzz: Haas Bails Out Alumni, LBS Podcast Targets Middle Managers, Smith Prof's "Road Rules"
- Stacy Blackman's Weekly Roundup of B-School Intelligence Berkeley's Haas School of Business has expanded its career services offerings for alumni in response to the economic downturn, adding evening career advising, job search teams for alumni out of work, and new programs for alumni in New York, which...
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
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- 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...
- Research articles 2006-07-12
- The Importance of Leadership In Managing Change
- When change is imposed as in downsizing scenarios, clearly the most important determinant of "getting through the swamp", is the ability of leadership to...well, lead. The literature on the subject indicates that the nature of the change is secondary to the perceptions that employees have regarding the ability, competence, and...
- White papers 2000-01-01
- Don't Forget the Middle Manager
- Some more views on the 'forgotten' middle manager -- whose role is increasingly under pressure in companies facing financial belt-tightening. "It’s not the ‘sexy’ part of leadership," says Penny de Valk, CEO of the Institute of Leadership and Management -- middle managers are often accused of...
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Yahoo's Bottomless Bureaucratic Maw; or, a Story of Management Meltdown
- Yahoo's Bottomless Bureaucratic Maw; or, a Story of Management MeltdownLeadership is to blame...how to fix that???Although I am in a different industry, I suffer from the same lame leadership issues; once an agile company now bogged down in leadership drugery; I think its a case of the company outgrowing its...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-14
- One Quarter of All Middle Managers Are Job Hunting
- The Find: Nearly a quarter of middle managers are actively searching for a new job, but understanding what’s driving them away can help organization nurture middle management and boost retention. The Source: An article in Knowledge@Wharton and a 2007 survey of middle managers from Accenture. ...
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- Managing Directors of Phoenix Management Services Assuming Leadership of Company; E. Talbot Briddell, Former President and Founder, to Continue Active Client Management
- PHILADELPHIA -- Turnaround management firm Phoenix Management Services (www.phoenixmanagement.com) announced today that its five-person management team will succeed E. Talbot ("Tal") Briddell as the leadership of Phoenix Management Services. After 20 years as President and Founder of Phoenix Management, Briddell will remain as Managing Director and will continue to provide...
- Research articles 2006-02-16
- Exiting Cubicles And Igniting Creativity: The Effects Of The Organizational Climate On Innovation In The Workplace
- The current marketplace is one of changing demands and expectations. To succeed, products must not only be cost effective but also innovative, requiring creativity for their conception. This new "knowledge based economy" is placing challenges on management to foster innovation in the workplace, nurture intellectual capital, and avoid stifling creativity...
- White papers 2002-01-01
- Women Leaders: The Role Of Stereotype Activation And Leadership Self-Efficacy
- Women leaders face undue hardships and stressors in the leadership role due to negative stereotypes and biases. Although the last 30 years in America have seen many important social changes, the perception that women do not fit the image of the ideal leader is still pervasive and resistant to change....
- White papers 2002-10-01
- Finding and Grooming Breakthrough Innovators
- Just 5%-10% of your high-potential managers have the skills to become breakthrough innovators. If you don't find and groom these rarities, some other company will mastermind the next big thing. To identify potential innovators, look...
- Articles 2008-12-10
- Texas Tech University and Optimance Form Venture to Develop Middle Managers
- Business Editors DALLAS--BUSINESS WIRE--May 22, 2002 Texas Tech University's Rawls College of Business has joined with Workforce Strategies, Inc., an Optimance company, in a venture to develop the program, "Developing Fast Track and Middle Managers: An Organizational Competency." Utilizing the leadership competency modeling and assessment tools of...
- Research articles 2002-05-22
- GFGR and American Management Association to Hold Small Business Workshop to Connect the Leaders of Tomorrow With Today's Titans
- WASHINGTON -- Grow Fast, Grow Right, a leading executive training and education firm, announced today that it will co-sponsor a one-day workshop with the American Management Association in December to connect the entrepreneurs and emerging businesspeople who make up the leadership teams for thousands of middle-market companies with the top...
- Research articles 2006-11-20
- Scivantage Acquires Kenamea, Adding Real-Time Notification and Decision Support Tools across its Product Line
- NEW YORK & SAN FRANCISCO -- Scivantage, the premier provider of web-based, front- and middle-office brokerage products, today announced that it has acquired Kenamea, the leading provider of notification management products to the brokerage industry. Scivantage will leverage Kenamea's complementary products, services, and technical resources to maintain and grow its...
- Research articles 2006-11-30
- Building Your Leadership Skills
- There are many myths about leaders, one being that "leaders are born and not made."The truth is, several factors contribute to the development of a leader. Obviously, the leader's personal qualities are important, but also critical are the needs of the people being led and the objective they are pursuing....
- Articles 2007-10-04
- Using Great Literature to Teach Business Ethics
- Using Great Literature to Teach Business EthicsUsing Great Literature to Teach Business EthicsEvery school should incorporate Business Ethics as its core curriculum. Every course should have intertwined within its network of books, scenarios, simulations, some facet of ethical training. It is not enough to provide a class specifically designed to...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-22
- Caterpillar Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, the floor is now open for questions. [Operator Instructions]. Our first question today is coming from Ann Duignan. Please announce your affiliation and then pose your question. Ann Duignan - Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Hi, good morning, it's...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-19
- Promotion? No Thanks
- Promotion? No ThanksThe downsideThis approach would work well if everyone knew what they were truely capable of or interested in. It would be hard to apply this to new workers just out of college / university. There will also be workers who are less self promoting and will under-estimate what...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Masco says executive leadership program has saved it millions.(Focus)(executive leadership program)
- Byline: Constance Crump Taylor-based Masco Corp. says an executive leadership program developed by Michigan State University has saved the company more than $20 million. The four-year-old Masco Leadership Program in Operations Management is a one-year certificate program designed to give Masco's...
- Research articles 2005-06-06
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