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The management scholar put 1,435 good companies through a rigorous performance analysis and discovered only 11 became great. Here’s why.

Content: Article | Author: Art Kleiner | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Management, People

With so many businesses flopping in the current economy, Carter Pate, a veteran financial adviser and PricewaterhouseCoopers turnaround expert, and writer Harlan Platt offer counsel to those now teetering on the edge of disaster. The Phoenix Effect: 9 Revitalizing Strategies No Business Can Do Without walks executives, strategists and entrepreneurs through a thorough evaluation of their company. Whether the business needs an overhaul or tuneup, … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Authors: Carter Pate, Harlan Platt | Subject: Management

In today’s economy, the odds that employees’ skills will need to be updated have increased, says management professor Peter Cappelli. The question then becomes, is your employer going to reinvest in you through retraining or lay you off and hire someone new? As director of the school’s Center for Human Resources, Cappelli wanted to know why a few companies have remained committed to retraining, even … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Human Resources, Management

When a great question is first started, there are very few, even of the greatest minds, which suddenly and intuitively comprehend it in all of its consequences.

Content: Quotation | Source: FinanceProfessor.com | Subjects: Miscellaneous, Trends / Analysis

Sperling is chairman of the Apollo Group Inc., a Nasdaq-traded holding company with a market cap of $7.5 billion, and founder of the University of Phoenix

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Management | Industry: Education / Training

Founder and CEO of Amazon.com

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Management | Industry: Retail

The man of re-engineering fame

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Context Magazine | Subject: Management

Founder and CEO of Amazon.com

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Business 2.0 | Subject: Management | Industry: Retail

founder of Buy.com

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Business 2.0 | Subject: Management

Thornton uses his years of consulting and workshop experience to get to the “nitty-gritty” of leadership basics. After a brief introduction he begins a “step by step” guide to better leadership awareness. Chapter 1 deals with a sound leadership foundation, which includes mission, vision and values. In chapter 2 he introduces what he calls the “Three C’s of Leadership” which are the three things leaders … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Paul B. Thornton | Subjects: Leadership, Management

Can we expect employees to be loyal and motivated if we lay them off at every dip in the economy, while we go on padding our own pockets?

Content: Quotation | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

Your employees may come from nations all around the world. The challenge: Ensure that their contributions aren’t buried under language and cultural differences. Here are seven tips for improving communication.

Content: Article | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

Whether you are a numbers nut or not, you need to know basic business formulas and ratios to keep track of performance. Author Stephen Bragg collects 200 of them in one easy-to-understand volume. Each formula is accompanied by an example of its practical application. Included are measurements for operating performance, cash flow, and liquidity: For example, you’ll find operating leverage ratio, cash flow-to-debt ratio, and … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Steven M. Bragg | Subjects: Finance, Management

People tend to support best that which they help to create.

Content: Quotation | Source: Babson Insight | Subjects: Change Management, Management

Mythic leaders like Jack Welch swear by distribution curves to remove low performers. But there are pitfalls in playing the percentage game.

Content: Article | Author: Edward E. Lawler III | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Human Resources, Management

The challenge for executives is to manage the tension between an expansive purpose and the day-to-day shocks of the business environment. “The way to make sense of that dilemma is to initiate a conversation about what’s purpose and what’s just practice.”

Content: Quotation | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Leadership, Management

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Organizations tend to look at content management as content that’s good enough for outside folks, while they refer to knowledge management as the sharing of knowledge primarily by inside folks. We think the time is ripe for a collision. A blend of content management systems and knowledge management tactics may provide just the combination a company needs. By examining the following points of overlap between … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Amy Corrigan, Bryon Niekamp | Source: Line56 | Subject: Knowledge Management

In early 2000, four of the largest companies in Denmark began to explore an alliance aimed at the New Economy. Within months they designed a business, set strategy, and launched the first Nordic B2B e-marketplace. But they couldn’t predict how events would affect their strategies, individually or as a group.

Content: Case Study | Authors: Mark Hunter, Yves Doz | Source: INSEAD | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Management | Company: gatetrade.net

Without a crystal clear understanding of how the value determiners, your customers, perceive and value what you offer, the ability to effectively, profitably, and consistently meet their needs becomes an uphill battle.

Editor’s Note: the meat of the article are the lists of questions.

Content: Article | Author: Michael L. Perla | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Customer Related, Management