Friday, October 21, 2011

The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy - Harvard Business Review

The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy - Harvard Business Review

Monday, October 10, 2011

Motivation: What motivates employees


Daniel Pink, the author of the book titled DRIVE offers a new perspective, based on research.
Watch the video:
Try the following link to read a short and focused approach to a number of topics that are critical for your career success.

http://changethis.com/manifesto/index

Arul John

Monday, September 19, 2011

Monday, September 5, 2011

Desmond Tutu on leadership


Servant Leadership

Marshall Goldsmith Library

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is a world authority in helping successful leaders get even better – by achieving positive, lasting change in behavior: for themselves, their people and their teams. 


You will find wealth of practical tools in his website.
Marshall Goldsmith Library

Understanding Leadership & Management

The Working Knowledge lists articles that provide practical tools for managing and leading today's workplace.

HBS Working Knowledge

Leadership

Knowledge @ Wharton offers a range of articles on leadership and change. Everyone who is interested in making a difference in the workplace using leadership role, will find them useful.

    Knowledge @ Wharton: Leadership

Sunday, April 17, 2011

The magic Formula for Success: I Think I can

Can we learn something from the good old children story - The Little Engine That Could.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Influencing People in Your Workplace

You quickly realise that to get done in your workplace you have to influence others. The real challenge is how do we go about influencing others? Learning to see the situation from the other person's perspective when presenting the arguments to convince people is one option. Highlighting the benefits to the person and key stakeholders do help in building up your support base. Read the article Using Influence to Get Things Done for some strategies to manage your next influencing session.

Boosting Employee Engagement

Is it possible to boost engagement while trying to keep the cost low. Boosting Engagement While Cutting Cost argues that it is possible and cites the experience of Parrish Medical Centre in Florida, USA.

Managing Service Standards in Our Workplace

What can you do to compete in the marketplace, so that you survive and grow. Ritz Carlton uses 'uses data on employee and customer engagement' to sustain an outstanding customer service standards. How the Ritz-Carlton manages the Mystique offers an insight on its practices.

Lessons from campbell Soup

The Gallup Management Journal through a series of article offers useful management lessons and concepts we can use in our work when taking care of the organisation's acaivities. The interview with the CEO of the firm discusses the Campbell Soup. Read the 'When Campbell Was in the Soup'

Saving Campbell Soup Company explains the strategies adopted by the company to win in the marketplace.

Managing for Peak Performance

Employee recognition and feedback practices are the key to building and sustaining peak performance. The Gallup Management Journal's article titled 'What Your Employees need to know' offers practical suggestions to follow in the workplace.


Another aspect one should remember is create the positive emotions in the workplace. Most managers who are comfortable operating on the basis that 'no news is good news' framework do not recognise 'The Power of Praise and Recognition'. Read the article by clicking on the link.

Building a great workplace is that difficult according to the article in Gallup Management Journal. Taking full advantage of 'thousands of moments every day' managers can build positive emotions in the workplace that makes all the difference. 'The Big Impact of Small Interactions' offers how to bring about the life changing outcome when managing the workplace.