Making the Call When a Manager Needs to Leave
Katherine Hammer, CEO of ETI, reflects on her experiences terminating three once-valued and loyal managers, in the process identifying three major symptoms that alert her to problems.
Content: Article | Author: Katherine Hammer | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Human Resources, Management
How Big 5 consulting firms use Intranets and what they can teach us
Article tracks some of the features and lessons learned from Intranet strategies to manage employee and expert knowledge at Booz-Allen, Arthur Andersen, E&Y and KPMG.
Content: Article | Sources: Competia, IDM | Subjects: Consulting / Analytical Tools, Knowledge Management | Industry: Consulting
Bill Gates
includes sections on Hardware platforms, Linux, Research, and Flaming the DOJ
Content: Thought Leader | Source: Red Herring | Subject: Management | Industry: Software
Various Interviews
excellent collection of interviews, most of which are at CEO level
Content: Thought Leader | Source: StrategyWeek.com | Subject: Management
GW Forecast
The GW Forecast brings experts together online to forecast forthcoming breakthroughs and strategically plan for their impact. It can be thought of as a “virtual think-tank” that conducts its work electronically. The most useful section is the knowlege base, which consists of results by year or field (inc. energy, environment, materials, IT hardware, IT software, medicine), articles & briefings (in-depth analysis and summaries of each … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Source: George Washington University | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Trends / Analysis
The New Pioneers : The Men and Women Who Are Transforming the Workplace and Marketplace
Content: Book | Author: Thomas Petzinger Jr. | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior
The Fifth Discipline : The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization
Peter Senge, founder of the Center for Organizational Learning at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, experienced an epiphany while meditating one morning back in the fall of 1987. That was the day he first saw the possibilities of a “learning organization” that used “systems thinking” as the primary tenet of a revolutionary management philosophy. He advanced the concept into this primer, originally released in 1990, … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Author: Peter Senge | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior
Online Music Market Stats & Forecasts
Companies Spin Personalized Portals To Their Advantage
Technology improvements provide portals for every taste and job requirement
Content: Article | Author: Karen D. Schwartz | Source: InformationWeek | Subject: Knowledge Management
The Myth Of Disintermediation
Distribution chains are becoming obsolete, replaced by distribution communities that collectively create value for the customer
Content: Article | Author: Michael Hammer | Source: InformationWeek | Subjects: Operations, Trends / Analysis
Business Portal Market
Internet Indicators – UT Study Results 2000
Redefining Business: That Thing You Do
InformationWeek multi-article report includes: What Business Are You In?; The Value Of Incubators; Proving Grounds: A Complicated Relationship; Beware The Hype And The Anti-Hype; and Old Ideas Work For New Economy.
Content: Article | Source: InformationWeek | Subject: Management
Trust Fund
In politics as in affairs of the heart, building trust remains that most elusive ideal. But creating it in your workplace could be your greatest competitive advantage.
Content: Article | Author: Arthur Ciancutti | Source: Business 2.0 | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior
International Economic Trends
This 47-page document from FRB St. Louis, full of charts and graphs, reports on economic trends from countries throughout the world, including Japan, Canada, Italy, France, Germany, the US, the United Kingdom and the Euro Area. Also includes an interesting cover page discussing the disconnect between opinions about free trade held by the general public and economists.
Content: Article | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Trends / Analysis
Shaping the Adaptive Organization: Landscapes, Learning and Leadership in Volatile Times
Content: Book | Author: William E. Fulmer | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior
Various Luminaries
incl. Mike Bloomberg, Jeff Bezos, Christine Comaford, Nicholas Negroponte, Steve Jurvetson, Geoffrey Moore, Rob Glaser, Patricia Seybold, Guy Kawasaki and more
Content: Thought Leader | Source: Business 2.0 | Subject: Management
Background Report: Employee Stock Options (.pdf)
This .pdf file from the Financial Markets Center offers a closer look at the rise of stock options. The report “summarizes the key trends in the use of stock options and highlights the broader implications of this practice for measuring earnings and conducting national economic policy.” Five points are discussed in this nine-page document, allowing readers to understand the basic principles and problems surrounding stock … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: Financial Markets Center | Subjects: Finance, Trends / Analysis
Manuel Pangilinan
Pangilinan is president and CEO of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. and also executive chairman of Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co
Content: Thought Leader | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: Management
Top trends in end-user training
If you’d like a look at the short-term direction of the training industry, consider these 12 trends described by Gartner. The trends fall into two categories–technology and management–and cover everything from knowledge management to bigger budgets.
Content: Article | Sources: Gartner, TechRepublic | Subjects: Education, Trends / Analysis | Industry: Education / Training