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Cultivating Effective Corporate Cultures A new AMA/Institute for Corporate Productivity survey on corporate culture shows that a positive corporate culture correlates with successful talent management, better leadership development, higher productivity, more ethical behavior, and much more.
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Go Teams! Firms Can't Do Without Them A new study shows that while reliance on teams—especially the virtual variety— is not without challenges, today’s emphasis on collaboration ensures that teamwork remains a high priority for businesses.
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Stop Fighting Fires DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control) was first used in manufacturing environments as a project-execution roadmap. Now use of the system has spread to service businesses, governments, and non-profits.
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Coaching: What Really Works Coaching remains an untapped opportunity for many organizations. Unfortunately, they’re missing out on a strategy that leads to significant global competitive advantage.
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How to Be a Super Supervisor These 11 “differences that make a difference” are guaranteed to bring out the best in your people.
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Why Aren't There More Good Managers? Management excellence isn’t easy, Leonard Sandler reminds us in this excerpt from his book Becoming an Extraordinary Manager. And, unlike most job descriptions, a manager doesn’t need any special license or certification.
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The Risks and Rewards of Micromanagement It's time to take a fresh look at micromanagement—an age-old practice that gets a really bad rap.
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Employees Cry Out for Feedback Over the years, Discovery Surveys has found that less than half of employees say they receive frequent and ongoing feedback. Most workers crave feedback so that they can feel more confident that they’re doing a good job.
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Juggling School for Project Managers Make sure that the worthiest projects get the most attention by instituting an effective project prioritization system.
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The Case for “Greener” Data Centers Thanks to greater government interest, emerging technologies, energy company discounts, and a renewed environmental consciousness, corporations now have unprecedented incentives to make their data centers more environmentally friendly and less expensive.
