Archive for the: 'Management' tag
Leaders and managers. What’s the difference and does it matter?
Thursday, July 8th, 2010The post is written for students of leadership although professional managers and others with leadership responsibilities may also find it useful.
“Leaders and managers. ...Read Full
Learning About Ourselves Using Technology
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010At an academic level, behaviour refers to, “…the actions of an organism or system, usually in relation to its environment, which includes the other organisms...Read Full
The World Cup, Workflow and Working Creatively…
Thursday, June 24th, 2010The World Cup daytime TV scheduling has thrown a lot of the world’s workforce out of kilter.
Short of inventing mystery illness, arranging for a ‘convenient’...Read Full
The Moral Hazard of Short Term Attitudes
Thursday, April 29th, 2010In the fields of political science and economics, you will commonly see discussion of the “Principal-Agent Problem” (also known as agency dilemma) which deals...Read Full
Learning Lessons from Crisis
Monday, February 22nd, 2010“Just two days after Haiti’s earthquake, Leonel Fernández, the president of the neighbouring Dominican Republic, ordered a helicopter to fly him over the border...Read Full
Kerry Jenkins
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Outside directors serve various functions on the board of directors. They can provide advice to the board and management, relationships or connections to third parties,...Read Full
Ian Roberts
Friday, January 1st, 2010The research will analyse the process of strategy formulation, planning and execution as the firm nears or reaches the apogee of its retrenchment and moves...Read Full
Rupert Murdoch & the “Art” of Management
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009Forbes magazine recently ranked Rupert Murdoch as the 7th most powerful person on the world.
Ranking ahead of Murdoch were Barack Obama, Hu Jintao, Vladimir Putin,...Read Full
God of the Guinea Pig Pets
Monday, November 23rd, 2009Being a father brings duties of many kinds, but perhaps the least welcome so far has been the role of gravedigger. Five times now I...Read Full
A non-’quant’ view on financial crisis lessons
Friday, November 6th, 2009This article argues that in learninghow to handle risk so as to avoid a recurrence of the financial crisis, it is more important to attend...Read Full
