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Move away from out-dated motivation techniques
Management professionals must leave behind motivation techniques better suited to previous centuries if they want to inspire modern employees. Firas Raouf, partner at OpenView Venture Partners, cited the work of author Dan Pink in a blog for ...
Posted: 30 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Balance is key to effective teams
If executives in project manager jobs are to be effective, they must be surrounded by the right people. In an article for Bloomberg Businessweek, authors G Michael Maddock and Raphael Louis Viton claimed that a team should be a mixture of ...
Posted: 30 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Ambition and perseverance the watchwords of 2012
Business executives must hit the ground running in 2012 and be as ambitious as possible, according to one management thinker. Umair Haque, director of Havas Media Labs, wrote on Harvard Business Review that the important thing is to create ...
Posted: 30 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Think deeply before embarking on 2012 resolution
Management professionals have been encouraged to take plenty of time to reflect on a good resolution for the coming year. Writing for Management-Issues, founding partner of coaching firm SpiritHeart Peter Vajda said that some personal development ...
Posted: 29 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Working longer could have health benefits, claims expert
Despite grumblings about the end of the Default Retirement Age, one expert has suggested this could benefit older workers in the long run. Dr Clive Wood, a psychology expert at Cardiff University, explained the trials and tribulations that come with ...
Posted: 28 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Linguistic bombs should be dropped sparingly at work
The role of swear words in the workplace has been discussed by a business expert, who urged people to use such terms "sparingly". Writing for the Harvard Business Review, author and former Nickelodeon executive vice-president Anne Kreamer noted that ...
Posted: 28 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Networking and relationships key to leadership
A major part of leadership comes down to the relationships a manager builds around them, it has been claimed. Writing for The Guardian Public Leaders Network, head of service for learning disability and mental health at Central Bedfordshire ...
Posted: 23 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Managers should learn from major news stories
Management professionals can learn a great deal by looking at major news stories over the past year, it has been noted. Smart Company blogger Caleb Sampson picked out a number of pieces that business leaders can look at, including the death of Steve ...
Posted: 23 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Downtime important for commercial progress
The importance of having a distinction between work time and non-work time has been discussed by an employment expert. Will Hutton, chair of the Big Innovation Centre at The Work Foundation, told BBC News that it can actually help a person's ...
Posted: 23 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Clear strategic thinking vital for any manager
Any executive in a managerial position must make sure they concentrate on having a clear strategy in place, it has been claimed. Joan Magretta, a senior associate at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School, claimed ...
Posted: 23 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Reviewing why meetings are used could improve effectiveness
Reviewing the way meetings are handled could improve their reputation and increase productivity, according to an expert speaking to Fresh Business Thinking. According to Donna Merrick from the performance improvement company Consult ...
Posted: 21 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Managers urged to take on employee advice
Having 'leadership skills' and 'strong communication experience' on a CV is one thing, but using these virtues to take on employee advice is essential for any form of manager - interim or permanent. That's according to Hilary Jeanes, a leadership ...
Posted: 21 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Analytical skills can make consultants good leaders
A consultant's ability to analyse figures may make them a good candidate to lead a firm later in their career, it has been claimed. Ron Ashkenas, an author and management expert, wrote on Harvard Business Review that consultants tend to be able to ...
Posted: 21 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Stick to plain English to communicate effectively
Managers should focus on speaking plain English to communicate with employees, according to a business psychologist. Dr Rob Yeung explained that much of the business jargon that has become commonplace in offices is actually unnecessary and suggested ...
Posted: 19 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Entrepreneurial spirit key to commerical progress
Firms that want to push forward may want to hire a manager with an entrepreneurial mindset, reports Bloomberg Businessweek. Writing for the news provider, Maddock Douglas bosses G Michael Maddock and Raphael Louis Viton pointed out that the ...
Posted: 16 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Eliminate pointless activities to buy time
If business leaders want to give themselves more time, they need to make sure they are not engaging in unnecessary activities. Dorie Clark, a strategy consultant and author, wrote on the Harvard Business Review that often people will find themselves ...
Posted: 16 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Managers should focus on staff in 2012
Managers leading a team of staff should focus on developing their capabilities in 2012, according to the chief executive of the Chartered Management Institute, (CMI), Christopher Kinsella. Cited by ThisisLondon.co.uk, he made the comments in ...
Posted: 15 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Key advantage of interim managers is expertise
The main benefit for companies bringing in interim managers is the wealth of expertise they bring with them, it has been claimed. Writing for hrmagazine.co.uk, industry commentator Mary Carmichael explained that in many cases the temporary ...
Posted: 15 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Management humility can lead to high performance
A manager's ability to show humility at work has the potential to boost the performance of their team, an academic has argued. Bradley Owens, assistant professor of organisation and human resources at the University at Buffalo School of Management, ...
Posted: 14 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Leaders should be ready to change course
A good manager should be ready to change the course of a project if the circumstances call for it, it has been claimed. Kishore Sengupta and Ludo van der Heyden, both professors at international business school INSEAD, wrote on Harvard Business ...
Posted: 14 December 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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