Managing Change - Get it Right

(Tue May 23rd, 2006, by Martin Haworth)

Managing change in organisations is a challenging, process driven exercise, unless you have been courageous enough as an organisation, to be enlightened and multi-inclusive in decision making. In any event, getting the process right is a vital compon...

CEOs play chess with people

(Mon May 22nd, 2006, by Clive Simpkins)

The last thing I want to do is rain on someone’s parade. But the media coverage surrounding Standard Bank South Africa’s CEO Jacko Maree, riding on the back of the organization’s excellent half-year financial results, bears a little tempering. There’...

Following Successful Leadership Strategies

(Sun May 21st, 2006, by Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW, Management Consultant and Trainer)

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Not Another Ice Breaker! Team Building with a Purpose.

(Sun May 21st, 2006, by Lonnie Pacelli)

"We just don't work as a team!" Janet, a group manager for a large insurance company, was complaining to Larry, her human resources consultant. "Everyone just seems to do their own thing, they don't share information, don't try to help each other, an...

Blow Your Job Search Competition Out Of The Water!

(Sat May 20th, 2006, by PAUL MEGAN)

There are lots of folks out there -- just like you -- looking to get ahead. And if you don't have your ducks in a row . . . if you can't stand out from the pack . . . you'll get eaten alive by your competitors. That's why you MUST use innovative str...

Dialogue vs. Discussion

(Sat May 20th, 2006, by Graeme Nichol)

Have you ever sat in a meeting where everyone is busy giving their point of view and trying to prove why they are right? Where no one is actually listening or trying to understand other individuals’ points of view. The alternative meeting format is ...

Balancing Technology, Management, and Leadership

(Sat May 20th, 2006, by Jim Clemmer)

"The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order." -- Alfred North Whitehead, 19th century British mathematician and philosopher As Achieve (my first consulting company) was working with our Clients to implement...

Collective of Concepts to Better Understand your Project

(Thu May 18th, 2006, by S. Maurer)

Collective of Concepts to Better Understand your Project Management [0727] Publishing Guidelines: You may publish my article in your newsletter, on your website or in your print publication provided you include the resource box at the end. Notificati...

The Importance of Background Verification

(Wed May 17th, 2006, by Stephen Spain)

The Importance of Background Verification By Stephen Spain Today's society has created an environment that requires business owners to be armed with numerous tools. Many employers currently spend little time verifying the accuracy of employment appli...

Leadership & Teamwork

(Wed May 17th, 2006, by Kim Olver)

Strong, positive teamwork is defined by a leader who has a vision and the ability to inspire his or her team to work toward the realization of that vision. The leader is not threatened in the least by the expertise and diversity of his or her team. ...