Archive for the ‘management’ Category

The Age Blogs: Management Line

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

There’s nevery enough time to do everything you want. What are the best time management techniques? And what are the biggest pitfalls?

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Friday, February 8th, 2008

Why is it that certain methods like pay for performance fail to catch on in all countries? Why is that cross-border mergers, like the DaimlerChrysler “marriage of equals” , fall in a screaming heap? The global economy is challenging claims of business schools that there is only one way to manage.

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The Age Blogs: Management Line

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

What are some of the managemetn lessons we can learn from the movies?

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The Age Blogs: Management Line

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Are you flat out feeling you have too much to do and not enough time to do it, let alone think? You’re not Robinson Crusoe.

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Beware of soaring profits

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

How much can we believe companies that report increased earnings over 20 quarters? A new study suggests we should probably take it with a bag or three of salt. The researchers found that most companies smooth their earnings.

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Managerial delusions and the halo effect

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

There is no simple formula for success and businesses keep getting sucked in by plug-in solutions. It’s called the “halo effect”.

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Managing people: lessons from the accountants

Friday, July 20th, 2007

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Being interesting is not everything. The Big Four accounting firms are teaching other companies how to manage and hold on to their talent.

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Corporate risk gaps

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

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Companies might be skilled at handling credit, market and financial risk, but they are hopeless when dealing with emerging risk issues of climate change, holding on to talent, and terrorism, according to a new report.

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The Age Blogs: Management Line

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

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Here are some movies that can teach us to be better managers. From The Godfather to Aliens.

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