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How to be a Motivational Manager
Recent research has revealed a rise in absenteeism from work with staff taking an average of 7.2 sick days a year, up from 6.8 in 2005. Even more worrying is that at least 15% of all illnesses reported... Read more
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Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build a Competitive Advantage
Daniel C. Esty, Andrew S. WinstonIn Green to Gold, authors Esty and Winston lay out the unprecedented challenges that face companies worldwide, demonstrating that for the determined, these challenges create only opportunity. Green to... read more
The First-Time Manager
Loren B. Belker, Gary S. TopchikBeing promoted to a managerial role comes with new responsibilities requiring skills that are often, through no fault of their own, poorly developed or lacking in the individual. Certain management skills... read more
The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave: How to Recognise the Subtle Signs and Act Before It's Too Late
Leigh BranhamThe vast majority of managers believe that employees leave due to fresh, enticing pastures anew and that, try as they may, they are fighting against strong ‘pull factors’, drawing their talented employees... read more
Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant
W. Chan Kim, Renee MauborgneManagers often define strategies to drive up quality, improve margins or for the business to become a market leader. However, while these are indeed proven initiatives, their effectiveness will always... read more
Bubbles and How to Survive Them
John P. CalverleyFinancial bubbles occur where prices rise faster than usual and attract increased investment, further fuelling those increases. These phenomena provide difficult periods for financial strategists as the... read more
