Polarity Management

This article explains Dr Barry Johnson's theory of Polarity Management. It explains how to identify the difference between a problem and a polarity and when to solve a problem or manage a polarity.

The Truth Will Set The Corporate Turnaround Manager Free

Nowadays, downsizing, delayering and outsourcing are the normal regime of corporate life. It is important to communicate honestly to the staff throughout these trying events. When dealing with difficult matters, 'honesty is the best policy.' It is unethical to sugar coat, mislead or lie to the staff concerned. They will eventually come to learn the real situation. Any mishandling of the outcome can create distrust, sense of betrayal and loss of confidence in the management.

Drinking Deeply of Resilience

When you drink deeply from your canteens of resilience you learn not only how well you prepared, but how well you planned for refilling your reserve.

Dare to Be Unique

There is nothing wrong with being unique, especially when you are striving to achieve excellence. Be unique and make a world of difference.

Collective Intelligence and Collective Wisdom

Many of us learned about management from Frederick Taylor, but times have changed and people have changed. We can no longer approach management with a Taylor mindset. We live in a participative environment that requires new ways of thinking and acting.

The Importance Of Quick Conflict Resolution - Why A Fight Broke Out At Chuck E. Cheese

Recently police had to be dispatched to the land of children's birthday parties in suburban Detroit. With a little conflict resolution skill, the entire incident could have been avoided.

Adult ADD: Don't Waste Time or Money - Ask

When you have ADD, delegation is something you need to work into. You have to decide first, how you can get what you need done in the most economical way. So, you either delegate to family members or you pay someone to do things for you. Whatever you decide, remember that your ADD will prevent you from doing some simple things.

Four Ways to Keep Your Business Going During a Crisis

If you are a small or home based entrepreneur or a solo business owner, there is little room in your business for taking a sick day when a crisis or stressful life event happens. In today's world our lives are complex, fast paced, and challenging. How do you keep your business going and growing during the times when life happens and you can't work?

Managing Change - Size Matters - Scope The Change Work

Managing change requires being on top of the size and scope of the work. And that doesn't mean just at the beginning when everyone is happy and contented. If you are to succeed at delivering organizational change you must constantly adjust the three key aspects of a project. Read on and see how!

You're The New Boss - What Now?

When you take over a new group there are some things you should do right away to assure the success of you and your team.

The BEST Way to Face Up To Change (2)

Change can be pretty scary but it is inevitable. Find out the MAIN reason which makes dealing with change difficult.

Discover the Best Work at Home Telecommuting Jobs

Work at home telecommuting jobs are a new trend of jobs that you can work from home. Online telecommuting jobs are the kind of jobs that that range in what you will do but all of them have one thing in common. With this type of legitimate jobs online you will work at least part of the time, if not all the time from the comfort of your home.

Are You Driving Your Vision?

Many businesses get bogged down by leaders who want to control everything. Leaders should focus on driving their vision in order to enable their people to perform successfully.

Leading Change - Look Behind You When Managing Change

When you are the change leader you better make sure you have followers. You need to look behind you and make sure you understand why your followers are there? Most leaders don't understand the four reasons people follow you but you can. Read on now ...

The Four Myths of Crisis Management

All business managers have been warned against operating in an environment of crisis management. To be a more effective manager and leader, you'll want to know that there are prevalent beliefs about crisis management that need to be understood and discounted. To allow us to examine beliefs that have been assumed for many years, I've described these prevailing ideas as the myths of crisis management in the text that follows.