Micromanagement might not be such a bad thing, according to Thomas O. Davenport, writing for Bloomberg Businessweek. While the "neurotic, power-tripping variety drives employees crazy",…
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Communication breeds success, says IBM executive Sharon Nunes on Bloomberg Businessweek, and managers should not fear transparency when dealing with supervisors, superiors or clients. Nunes…
On the HBR.org blog, Paul Atchley insists we can't multitask, so we should stop trying. Atchley points out that although we feel productive when trying…
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Competition among global product makers is currently being reshaped by the rising tide of prosperity in developing economies. Writing for McKinsey Quarterly, Ananth Narayanan, Asutosh…
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All success hinges on how well you manage one person – yourself. But you won’t get as far as you could progress simply by trying…
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This is how NOT to buy a business… Have a strategic grand design and make it a ‘must’ – by definition that excludes all other…
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