The Three Signs of a Miserable Job
September 30, 2007
The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees) by Patrick M. Lencioni About the Reference The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees) by Patrick M. Lencioni examines three causes of job... Read more...
Knowledge process outsourcing (KPO), the future of research
September 30, 2007
Knowledge process outsourcing (KPO)Probably the newest kid on the block.Competitive intelligence – companies are increasingly wanting more detailed intelligence about their competitors which makes it easier compare and contrast and enables clearer positioning... Read more...
Business process outsourcing
September 30, 2007
An interesting and relatively misunderstood area of Outsourcing is Business Process Outsourcing(BPO)According to Wikipedia.Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider.... Read more...
True Story
September 30, 2007
Last Friday, I was sitting in O’Hare airport in Chicago, answering forum posts and blogging, and a fellow traveler (I love that characterization), saw the Manager Tools logo on my (gorgeous new Mac) laptop screen. As he passed by, he pointed at... Read more...
In Pursuit of Happyness
September 28, 2007
No, that’s not a spelling error above. Some of you recognize it as the title of a great American movie, starring Will Smith. There’s a message in there for managers, but I daresay many of us missed it. I was having dinner recently with a... Read more...
New Model Release - Decision-Making Base Model
September 28, 2007
StrategyDriven contributors are pleased to announce the release of our fourth model, the Decision-Making Base Model. This model illustrates the concepts of uncertainty and risk associated with hurdle and window decisions. (Hurdle decisions seek outcomes... Read more...
How to Answer the Leadership Style Question
September 27, 2007
This cast describes how to answer the interviewing question, “Describe Your Leadership Style.” This is perhaps the third most important interviewing question, after, “Tell me about yourself,” and behavioral questions. It can be... Read more...
Resource Management Warning Flag 1 – Frequent, Inaccurate Resource Needs Estimation
September 26, 2007
All organizations face the dilemma of limited resources. Some organizations, through the use of deliberate work prioritization and sound resource needs estimation, ensure their resources are appropriately allocated to maximize the organization’s overall... Read more...
Carnival of small business issues - edition 21
September 25, 2007
The 21st edition of CoSBI is hosted at Edith Yeung.com. Edith’s done a great job hosting the carnival. Please link back to her site and of course this one too. Also please stumble it if you see value or use your favorite bookmark tool. ... Read more...
Corporate Social Responsibility
September 25, 2007
In recent times " Corporate Social Responsibility " has become a really important part of any business. Corporate Social Responsibility or CSR can make or break a business.Shareholders, consumers, employees all expect the highest standard of CSR.please... Read more...
