Management-Issues

The importance of not being ernest

Tue, 29 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Laughter is a powerful tool which can achieve astounding results for businesses. So let's use it to transform the workplace into a place of positivity, productivity and engagement.

What's wrong with Western governments?

Mon, 28 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Despite mounting economic problems, Western governments seem curiously disinterested in exploring ways to improve their own performance. So how can public sector institutions break out of their complacency and become High Performance Organisations?

25 behaviors that foster mistrust

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Relationships are at the heart of life – even life at work. And the secret sauce that creates a healthy relationship is trust. So does your own behavior help to build trust or does it contribute to creating mistrust?

The ripple effects of inefficient management

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Today. more than ever, managers need to plan and coordinate for efficiency, not with efficiency. Note the difference between the two: the former results in profits; the latter in costly mistakes.

Asking questions, getting answers

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

It can be a real problem in meetings getting quality input from participants. How can you ensure that people contribute their wisdom when it's most needed? One way to do this is to have a questioning strategy.

May brainstorm

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

This month, Jurgen focuses on how you can shake up your thinking. When you know too much about a topic it's hard to be open to new ideas. So how can you forget what you know? Let's look at three methods.

Women in finance still paid less than men

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Women working in financial services in the UK earned some 20 per cent less on average than men in 2011, according to research from eFinancialCareers.

A mandate for change

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

With shareholders increasingly flexing their muscles and questioning the performance of senior executives, the link between an organisation's financial performance and investing in changing work practices is more important than ever.

Lessons from the USS Cole attack

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Phrases like "It's life or death" or "failure is not an option" have become part of our daily vocabulary. But how would your team hold up if something really awful happened. More importantly, how would you stand up to the challenge?

Steer clear of extremes or everyone loses

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Few things are more frustrating than being on the short end of an unfair situation. And since those claiming to be the "99 percent" are making a lot of noise about how unfair things are, let's examine what they're taking about.

Technophobia or tech-rejection?

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Before implementing some new technology solution, it makes sense to ask its future users what objections they might have and get some buy-in. But that rarely happens - which explains why so many useful tools remain under-used.

The psychology of bad advice

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Advisors confronting a financial conflict of interest give more biased advice to multiple, anonymous recipients than they do to identifiable individuals, new research has found.

Happy Defender of the Motherland Day

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

If you ever need to be reminded of the fact we live in a multicultural world and function on a calendar other than the one your fathers and mothers used, just try arranging meetings in the merry, holiday-strewn month of May.

The three legs of leadership

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Leadership effectiveness depends on three things. Your knowledge of the job, your place in the working environment and your ability to relate to others. Remove any of these three legs and – like a stool – you're heading for a fall.

The relationship web

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Whether we are aware of it or not, our lives are giant webs of inter-connectivity. How many people do you interact with every day? And how many of these do you see as being real people to be seen, acknowledged, appreciated and valued?

A new philosophy for leadership

Thu, 10 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The current paradigm of leadership is broken. What we need in its place, says Professor Ken Starkey, is a model of leadership grounded in humility and balancing a concern for self with a concern for others.

What makes a great remote team

Thu, 10 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

What separates great remote teams from those that are merely functional? Here are five differentiators that really mark out great remote teams.

International growth and cultural intelligence

Tue, 08 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The economic downturn is spurring companies to become more international, not less. And this makes their team's cultural intelligence (CQ) all the more important.

How to stop wasting 600 hours a year

Mon, 07 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Have you got 600 hours a year to waste? Yeah, me neither. Yet numbers show that's how much time is wasted in bad meetings, both face to face and virtual. But it doesn't have to be this way.

Becoming a high performance organization

Fri, 04 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

An increasing number of organizations are expressing their determination to become a High Performance Organization. But what does 'become an High Performance Organization' really mean?

Before you wing it, count the costs

Thu, 03 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The biggest mistakes in business are usually made when leaders react instead of act. Unfortunately, some entrepreneurs simply try to "wing it" 24/7, and although they may be getting by, they usually aren't thriving.

The management gap

Thu, 03 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Many managers have an inflated opinion of their ability to manage people, new research from the UK-based Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found.

Hiring new remote team members

Thu, 03 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Not everyone is cut out to work in a remote team. So how can you find people who are prepared - and suitable - to work in a virtual environment? Here are some key things to ask prospective team members.

5D Business: Conscious wisdom for tomorrow's leaders

Wed, 02 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

On 6 June in central London, Management-issues is bringing together four inspirational speakers will come together to share their on the new 'disruptive perspectives' that are shaping the future of business.

Slackers are wired to be lazy

Wed, 02 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

We've all come across the office slacker. But it seems that it isn't a lack of motivation that's their real problem, it is that their brain is simply wired differently from their more motivated colleagues.