Leadership : Page 46
June 1, 2015
When you join manager rank the whole new world opens for you. But, as it the case of all new and unknown places, there are traps all around you. Here are the most common and how to avoid them.
May 28, 2015
Can uncertainty motivate people to work harder? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, people will often put in more effort to obtain uncertain rewards.
May 25, 2015
Most employees want to do more, achieve more and went up, whether it's a new position with a higher salary or just a new and more rewarding project. Day to day work, if it is the same all day long, is not rewarding and leads to apathy in employees.
May 21, 2015
Over the past year, many career politicians have announced their retirements. Of those retiring, some may be offered positions on boards of directors or leadership positions, such as CEO or CFO, at public companies.
May 18, 2015
In a highly competitive markets, and, indeed, most of them are these days, one of the questions a leader in any company may hear is "Why are you pushing me so hard?"
May 14, 2015
Free trials are wildly popular, but customers attracted with these promotions behave very differently from standard customers, according to a new study in the Journal of Marketing Research.
May 11, 2015
We all heard stories about demanding bosses, leaders that are very hard to live with, let alone work with them. Yet, many will tell that experience they offer is outstanding. So, why should we follow demanding bosses?
May 7, 2015
When trying to identify "good" customers, managers often ignore those who return products, or might even consider those customers non-ideal, decreasing the resources devoted to them.
May 4, 2015
In every well-established company a number of ideas is flowing around, from obvious to totally crazy ones. So how to choose the right one? It's easy: devote your time to the one for which everyone says "that's impossible".
April 27, 2015
As a part of CEO's life there is one thing that will come to the desk sooner or later and it is very unpleasant: sometimes you will have to fire somebody.
April 23, 2015
A new research from University of Michigan professor Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks shows this skill, which he calls emotional aperture, isn't just important for performers. It can define your success as a business leader.
April 21, 2015
One of the key on the road to success is motivation. If a leader has motivated people, everything can be done. If not, the situation can become very bad.