Unfortunately, it’s a stark fact of the business world that the majority of startups fail. As Tanya Prive points out, writing for Forbes.com, a new…
Many people dream of taking the plunge into entrepreneurship but always find a ready-made excuse as to why they should refrain, observes Jeff Haden, writing…
Big data has been hyped to such an extent that companies now expect it to deliver more than it actually can, according to Jeanne W.…
Writing for Management Today, John Spencer points out one of the economic puzzles of recent years: the decline in the rate of productivity growth. Spencer…
When you’ve been in the workforce for a certain amount of time, you realise the importance of skills and abilities that simply can’t be learned…
Writing for the HBR.org Blog Network, Roger Martin, Dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto in Canada, reveals that an…
Are you your employees’ worst enemy? That’s the question posed by Kannan Ramaswamy and William Youngdahl, writing for Strategy+Business. The authors insist that many leaders…
You might want your organisation to be thought of as innovative, but simply asking your employees to think outside of the box won’t produce game-changing…
Good writing skills can enrich anyone’s life, but are particularly important for entrepreneurs, according to Josh Steimle, writing for Forbes.com. The author comments: “Professionals with…
Writing for Entrepreneur.com, Martin Zwilling observes that many entrepreneurs believe their business idea will carry their startup, while most investors think that the idea is…
Companies such as Facebook, Google, Cisco and IBM not only offer shining examples of innovation – they are also models for strong corporate culture, writes…
The majority of organisations are operating according to practices designed in the industrial era to maximise standardisation and top-down authority – and all of that…
According to Randy Komisar, writing for the HBR.org Blog Network, most of the time the best thing a manager can do is to get out…
There’s no doubt that email has become an invaluable tool for communication and collaboration in the workplace. However, writing for Forbes.com, Jacob Morgan warns that…
Most of the talk regarding the potential of digital technology for business has been centred around online sales, social networking and mobile applications. However, writing…
You might think you have a customer-driven strategy, but it’s not always obvious who your most important customers are. Writing for Harvard Business Review, Robert…
Being a leader often means keeping some of your feelings and thoughts to yourself instead of sharing them with your employees, according to Geoffrey James,…
Think of a powerful company and it’s likely to have an equally powerful logo. Examples include the golden arches of McDonald’s, Starbucks’ mermaid and the…
The first three months for a new boss is a critical period, writes Matt Regan for Management Today. As the author points out, first impressions…
One of the fundamental aspects of leadership is directing people’s attention – and to do so effectively, leaders first need to focus their own attention.…
You might not be able to dictate corporate culture, says Ron Ashkenas on his HBR.org blog, but he insists you can influence it. Ashkenas shares…
Webcam job interviews are growing in popularity as companies cut back on recruiting budgets, writes Tara Weiss of Forbes.com. Even giant companies such as Nike…
According to an Economist.com 'Management Idea' article, because companies such as Wal-Mart, Dell and Toyota have managed to achieve extraordinary success while doing fairly ordinary…
Writing for Bloomberg Businessweek, Christine Crandell discusses why some companies successfully innovate and others don't. Crandell argues that high rates of failure for new products…
Entrepreneurs often devote a lot of time to their initial business idea, as well as the figures involved. But all too often, little time is…
The world mourned the passing of an iconic innovator when Apple’s Steve Jobs died in October 2011. There has been no shortage of articles on…
In Harvard Business Review, Eric Janszen considers the current economic climate and discusses the challenge of selling to debt-averse consumers. As the author points out,…
Money might not be the great motivator it is generally believed to be. That is the shock conclusion of a book by best-selling author Daniel…
Mission-driven companies come under the spotlight in an entry for Harvard Business Review's Blog Network by Michael V. Russo. As he points out, many modern…
In a typical company there is a cross-section of talent – say, 10% high performers, 10% of under-performers and around 80% in the middle. While…
With the business environment now relying heavily on digital technology for communication, the importance of face-to-face management is emphasised by Jerry S. Wilson at Businessweek.com.…
On Forbes.com, Sangeeth Varghese talks about the physiological aspect of leadership. Varghese believes that leadership is not a trait one is born with, but instead…
Leadership strengths are discussed by Robert E. Kaplan and Robert B. Kaiser in Harvard Business Review. However, contrary to the traditional advice that managers should…
The difficulty of taking on a new leadership role is discussed in Harvard Business Review by Mark E. Van Buren and Todd Safferstone. Describing what…
According to Sangeeth Varghese writing for Forbes.com, leaders should educate themselves at every moment. The author maintains that true leaders have a "permanent leader's permit",…
According to G. Michael Maddock and Raphael Louis Viton on BusinessWeek.com, the first step towards managing innovation is addressing a key question from employees: "Why…
In an interview by Terry Waghorn on Forbes.com, leadership guru Kevin Cashman offers advice on staying ahead of change in tough times for business. Cashman,…
In Harvard Business Review, Jeffrey H. Dyer, Hal B. Gregersen, and Clayton M. Christensen discuss the five "discovery skills" that make true innovators stand out…
Providing good customer service is the subject under discussion in an article by Dave Dougherty and Ajay Murthy in Harvard Business Review. Research carried out…
Writing for Forbes.com, Marc Babej argues that entrepreneurs can learn from recession-era hard-sell marketing techniques, which he says are making a comeback. As consumers have…
In an interview by Lawrence Delevigne and J. Brandon Darin on Fortune, Paul Osterman, professor of human resources and management at M.I.T.'s Sloan School of…
On Forbes.com, Jon Picoult discusses the right way to review and evaluate employees' performance. According to Picoult, one of the most common mistakes that managers…
With the global economic crisis gathering pace and downsizing becoming increasingly prevalent, Tara Weiss of Forbes.com discusses the thorny issue of managing a reduced workforce.…
On BusinessWeek.com, Rosabeth Moss Kanter of HarvardBusiness.org discusses how denial can prevent necessary change and describes four tools that can be used to defeat the…
There’s an affliction you could be at risk of contracting. It affects many people in positions of power and the symptoms include “a tendency toward…
On Fortune, former Starbucks and Pathmark chief executive Jim Donald shares some tips for CEOs during hard times. First, he emphasises the importance of communication.…
In an interview by Jennifer Reingold on CNN Money's Fortune, Malcolm Gladwell expounds on the theory explored in his book, Outliers: The Story of Success…
On BusinessWeek.com, Beth Weissenberger discusses the negative traits that managers acquire and how to conquer them. Weissenberger, who is CEO and co-founder of New York-based…