11 March 2004
In this month’s excerpt from Animals, Inc: A Business Parable for the 21st Century, Mo the pig -- desperate for management inspiration -- rereads The Leadership Secrets of Satan. Among the “takeaways”: Put the wrong people in the wrong jobs. Treat all employees exactly the same. Oh, and regularly schedule “very important” meetings, only to cancel them at the last minute.
11 March 2004
Do you love your job? Hate it? Maybe you're just indifferent. Whatever your feelings, they hold important messages about your job performance.
11 March 2004
Meta-analysis -- the science of studying many studies at once -- offers surprising insights to executives who want to improve their company’s productivity. In this interview, leading meta-analyst Dr. Frank Schmidt shows how his research boils down to keys every manager can use: from how much to value a highly experienced job candidate to how much, literally, good employees are worth.
11 March 2004
Great organizations know they are competing in an economy grounded in human interactions and connections. But how do they build sustainable growth in an emotional economy? What do they know that other organizations don’t?
11 March 2004
How do you motivate a terrific workgroup to perform at even higher levels? Here’s how one manager used a strengths-based strategy to tap the power of her employees’ talents -- and inspire outstanding performance.
