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“Practice Golden-Rule 1 of Management in everything you do: manage others the way you would like to be managed.”
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The power of productive laziness

03 Dec 2009
Smart lazy people have a real edge over others. But productive laziness is not just about being lazy and avoiding unnecessary work. It requires something more - a powerful and magical combination of laziness and intelligence that leads them to find the easiest way to achieve what is required.

Management-Issues

Business schools say it's not all about profit

Stung by criticism that their curriculums are too narrowly focused on the gospel of shareholder value, new research suggests that business schools are rethinking what they teach.

Entrepreneurs buck the economy

Despite the economic turmoil, entrepreneurial activity in the US actually increased in 2008 compared to 2007, although new ventures tend to be smaller and the risks of failure greater.

A Tribute to Derek Torres

The team at Management-Issues would like to pay a special tribute to our blogger Derek Torres who died in Paris on Tuesday night.
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Management Advice Clinic

Blood is thicker than water

Alison is a long-time employee of a family-owned company. But she has fallen foul of the owner's daughter, whose management style leaves much to be desired. Charles Helliwell spells out what her options are now.
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Dan Bobinski

Dan's recommended reads for 2009

It's time once again for my "end-of-year list of recommended reads." These are books that have stood out to me as practical and useful. As always, it is a diverse list and I guarantee that valuable "golden nuggets" can be found in each of them.
Peter Vajda

Friendship and burgers

The New Oxford American Dictionary has announced that its 2009 Word of the Year is "unfriend", as in to remove someone as a 'friend' on a social networking site. But what about the deeper emotional experience of "unfriending" and what does it tell us about online friendships?
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Management Mentors

Keeping top talent in a down economy

How do organizations boost the performance of employees when times are so tough? Stuart Crainer hears from Sylvia Ann Hewlett that ignoring your best people leads to the evaporation of loyalty and trust as alienation and disengagement sets in.
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How to Get Your Ideas Adopted

Why is it so difficult to get a new idea adopted and how to get your ideas taken seriously and put into action? To understand why ideas are so hard to sell to others and what you can do to overcome their resistance, Anne Miller's book is a must-read.

The Simple Way to Hire, Train and Retain Great Employees

Buy This EbookIn this practical guide, Dan Bobinski explains how to formulate accurate, clear-cut job descriptions that help you hire the people you really need - saving you both time and money.
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