Only 23% of execs say HR plays a key role in shaping company strategy and affecting operating results, says a new Deloitte survey. The key for you: “Pick a project that impresses executives, impacts the bottom line and makes good use of your time,” says Dave Ulrich, co-founder of the RBL Group and a University of Michigan business professor ...
Leadership Skills
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Nothing livens up the dog days of summer like a good book.
Brusque Chicagoan Sam Zell made his billions by timing the real estate
market. So until recently, only the business press paid much attention
to him, his motorcycle and his elaborate holiday gift-giving.
Over the past few years, large companies such as Microsoft, Abercrombie and Fitch, Intel, Federal Express, UPS, IKEA and Burger King have been involved in multimillion dollar class-action lawsuits for violating state and federal wage-and-hour laws. Now add Wal-Mart to that list ...
At Los Gatos, CA-based Netflix, employees can take as much vacation time as they want. No kidding ...
Efforts to increase diversity and retention form the basis of two programs at New York-based Deloitte & Touche. The Breakthrough Leadership Program identifies about 25 of the company’s top minority professionals who exhibit leadership qualities ...
In 1862, Robert E. Lee sent Jefferson Davis a dispatch to demonstrate his leadership style.
“I will keep you informed of everything of importance that transpires,” he wrote. “When you do not hear from me, you may feel sure that I do not think it necessary to trouble you. I shall feel obliged to you for any directions you may think proper to give.”
“I will keep you informed of everything of importance that transpires,” he wrote. “When you do not hear from me, you may feel sure that I do not think it necessary to trouble you. I shall feel obliged to you for any directions you may think proper to give.”
Can’t get your organization’s execs to sit through training sessions because they don’t want to appear vulnerable in public? Want to make sure an up-and-coming manager is ready for the next big promotion? Call an executive coach ...
New ideas sometimes incubate slowly, but it’s still great leaders who push them.
Hiring younger workers for entry-level and managerial-trainee jobs poses unique challenges. Because those applicants have little or no experience under their belts, interviewing requires special insights. To predict job success, focus on applicants' maturity level by asking the right questions and looking for certain nonverbal cues ...
