Delegation: Article 1 of 3
The most powerful resource you have available to you is the people who work for you, and one of the best ways of getting results out of them is through delegation.EFFECTIVE DELEGATION TAKES TIME – but the advantages far outweigh the time it takes.1. It releases valuable time for you, as a manager, to concentrate […]
2nd Negotiating Practitioner’s workshop
Submitted by a TrainingZone member:-5 and 6 May, 2000 The Aarhus School of Business, DenmarkIn association with NEGOTIATE Ltd., Edinburgh, the 2nd Practitioners’ Workshop will be held at the Aarhus School of Business in Denmark on Friday, 5 May and Saturday, 6 May, 2000. The theme of the workshop will be: CULTURE AND NEGOTIATION. Anyone […]
Discount places on Trans4mation’s CRISTAL Leadership programme
Trans4mation are running a CRISTAL Leadership seminar on Wednesday 26th January at Ashridge, Berkhampstead, we would like to offer the few remaining places at just £200 (ex VAT) to Training zone readers (disounted from over £400 each).To register your interest, email Trans4mation@btinternet.com quoting this TrainingZone special offer.C.R.I.S.T.A.L. Leadership™ will provide the tools to create.…….– Clarity of […]
‘Goodperformance’ website for small businesses
A new Web site, www.goodperformance, has been launched to help managers, supervisors, and human resource professionals with performance appraisal and small business management. The Web site includes articles and commentary on current trends in performance appraisal and small business management as well as suggested books, articles, and news pertaining to these subjects. The site also […]
Who’s hiding a good idea?
Employees who feel unappreciated or badly treated are keeping good ideas and skills to themselves to help them to win better jobs, according to researchers at Birkbeck College at the University of London.They have discovered that up to one in five employees believe that it is not in their best interests to share their good […]
New ‘performance’ site for small businesses
A new Web site, www.goodperformance.com, has been launched to help managers, supervisors, and human resource professionals with performance appraisal and small business management. A new Web site, www.goodperformance.com, has been launched to help managers, supervisors, and human resource professionals with performance appraisal and small business management.
Partners’ job demands affect men more than women
Sophie Crossfield, from the University of Hertfordshire, told the annual occupational psychology conference of the British Psychological Society in Brighton that she had been extremely surprised to find that men were more than twice as likely as women to feel depressed about the demands of their partner’s job. “Off-loading the worries of the day on […]
‘High performance working’ – conference
A one-day international conference in Dublin (Sept 2000) will give the participants an insight into the concept and practices of high performance working. In addition to five main speakers on the subject, four specific workshops will take you through some innovative case studies with examples from different parts of the world. We shall annouce the […]
‘The Corporate Fool’ by David Firth and Alan Leigh
The Corporate FoolAuthor: David Firth with Alan LeighPublisher: CapstoneDate: 1998ISBN: 1 900961 51 2Price: GBP 14.99Website: http://www.capstone.co.ukI starting reading this book shortly after reviewing another Capstone book, Smart Things to Know about Strategy by Richard Koch – and expected that this would be just as enjoyable. The title of The Corporate Fool also had me […]
HR site reviews – and more
SkillGate “Links” is a digest of review and other information on HR and management matters. To subscribe, email connect@skillgate.com with the message subscribe linksWorth sampling, at least. SkillGate “Links” is a digest of review and other information on HR and management matters. To subscribe, email connect@skillgate.com with the message subscribe linksWorth sampling, at least.
Telework: Setting the Stage for Success
The third article in a series on teleworking that walk HR professionals through how to create, implement and evaluate a successful telework program has appeared on the hr-esource site. (First in the series is “Business Case Builds for Telework Strategy”; the second is “So You Think Your Firm Is Ready for Telework?) The next article […]
Management Centre Europe
Management Centre Europe – reviewed on SkillGate “Links”This free on-line management library is part of the ‘Management Centre Europe’ website which offers courses in management training and executive development. This library contains some 44 articles covering a wide range of issues in Marketing, General Management, Human Resources, and Finance. Although, as articles, the information is […]
Management sponsoring / mentoring program: ideas sought
Sender: (HRD-L Human Resources Planning and Development – List)To: (HRD-L Human Resources Planning and Development – List)Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 01:55:02 -0500From: “Bruce A. Rusiecki” Subject: HRD-l:Management Sponsorship ProgramI am looking for ideas on a Management Sponsor Program. This would be for newly hired managers. The concept is to assign a sponsor to the […]
Effective leadership
The twelve principles of effective leadership Being a leader of others is just about the most demanding role that you might face in your career. The bad news is that there are no short-cuts to effective leadership. It’s pretty much hard work all the time; often with no thanks or recognition from those you ‘serve’. As […]
Compensation done the ‘right’ way
The current ‘Workforce Week’ looks at pay and other rewards:Both employers and employees are nowadays acutely aware of the important role played by reward and recognition practices in attracting and retaining talent. Companies spend significant time and resources searching for best practices. Unfortunately, many companies are disappointed when they don’t obtain the results they were […]
Teaching team leaders Customer Focus Management skills
An interesting post from the TRDEV-L list:From: George Reavis Subject: long-term customer focus Regarding teams, relationships and service learning, I would like to offer members of this list an old idea brought back new again. A ‘best practice’ for building and maintaining long-term customer focus for teams. I have recently made available, through Blackboard, a […]
‘Change in control’ protection for top managers
According to BusinessWire, increased takeover activity has companies reviewing ‘golden parachute’ provisions for their top management group.A recent Towers Perrin CompScan survey of change-in-control (CIC) arrangements among major U.S. companies reveals that plan design continues to evolve to meet changing needs. Of over 100 companies with CIC arrangements participating in the survey, virtually all provide […]
Succession planning – an HR issue
“For Human Resources leaders, succession management presents a paradox. Succession planning, appraisal, and decision-making are issues for, of, and by senior line management, yet executives frequently avoid the subject out of squeamishness or misplaced optimism. If succession management is perceived as an HR scheme, however, then line managers balk, bother, and bewilder until the process […]
Useful sites for managers – as recommended by Harvard Business School
A regular TrainingZone contributor has pointed out this site run by the Harvard University Business School. Called ‘Ideas at Work’, the site includes a huge archive of web sites and resources found to be of most use and relevance to creative managers. This extract is taken from the Introduction to the area, followed by the […]
Two announcements of FREE seminars – London, December & January
From the TRDEV-L Digest, Tuesday 30 November:Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 10:38:33 -0500From: Sporting Bodymind Subject: Teamwork Seminars****************************************************LONDON – ENGLANDStaring Monday 6th December – Sporting Bodymind Ltd will be running a series of FREE half-day seminars for business executives – looking at ‘TEAMWORK for a changing world’ – with particular reference to MERGERS, ALLIANCES AND […]