Managing the Biz!: 2008

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Why we need a chart... or do we???

Auto Bailout plan

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_51/b4113000056407.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_top+story

there will be a "car czar" overseeing the operations of Ford, GM and Chrysler.

hopefully it works.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

LAST TEST :-D

Please submit your question and state what chapter its from and what kind of question it is.

Monday, November 17, 2008

How not to run meeting...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122522655017377311.html
An interesting comment about the conflict that exists between tactical and strategic goals..

diversity in the workplace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsNBu-BvgbM

How to spot resume fraud...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122653695797922735.html
Something you should be aware of..

Thursday, October 30, 2008

David Bull and Jasmine Birtles on motivating employees

Use Verbal Encouragement to Motivate Employees

What motivates employees in today's workforce?

Friday, October 17, 2008

The stranger among us...

http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/14/smallbusiness/the_stranger_among_us.fsb/index.htm

Worth the read.

Diversity: Don't Innovate Without It

http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/jun2008/ca20080617_777989.htm

Crude oil falls below $70 a Barrel

For the first time in 14 months the price of crude oil has dropped below $70... just 3 months ago prices reached as high as $147

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122418052416641331.html

Monday, October 13, 2008

ethnorelativism

the belief that groups and subcultures are inherently equal

Pluralism

An environment in which the organization accommodates several subcultures, including employees who would otherwise feel isolated and ignored.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

$, How the World Goes Round.

The market may have you scratching your head and wondering where to invest your money. We guide you through a strategy that considers your age and how much risk you're willing to tolerate.

Monday, October 6, 2008

iSleep

http://gizmodo.com/5059747/isleep-laptop-airbag-because-work-is-not-that-bad-when-you-sleep-through-it

Instead of video conferencing...

Any management implications?

Friday, October 3, 2008

an honest "think about it" question

has anyone noticed the trend lately of higher ups showing their "real" side? If you watch the presidential debates, you can even see politicians trying to be "just another guy like me". In the world of business it's always been "he/she's the boss. you have to act professional when you want to talk to them/ you can't talk to them". Nowadays, everyone - including advertising- has come down to the point where it's all supposed to be relaxed and casual. What do you guys think about this new trend? By the time we get to be managerial levels, what kind of environment would we be getting into? you can even see it in your teachers- they like talking and joking around as much as you do. The generation of the stick in the muds has passed the torch to people who are less inclined to be super-businessy. If you dont want to respond you dont have to. Im not the teacher so its cool if you dont care. Just sayin- what do you think its gonna be like in 3-4 years? and are you concerned or even care about the point i just made?

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Video...on LEADERSHIP

http://online.wsj.com/video/on-leadership-tom-werner-sunpower-ceo/7B02EA9C-9D3A-47FF-8622-3BEDF9EE160B.html

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Why Your Business Should Be Your Passion

http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/sep2008/sb2008095_113246.htm

Management 101

http://management.about.com/cs/generalmanagement/a/Management101.htm

Management Rap

What do you think?

Tips from other successful business people...

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0809/gallery.selling_tips.fortune/index.html

What tips would you use to make your selling style successful?

they make management games son!

yo this seems balla. they make games for people to play online to help with management. and its free!

http://www.agame.com/game/Monster-Shop.html

they make management games son!

yo this seems balla. they make games for people to play online to help with management. and its free!

http://www.agame.com/game/Monster-Shop.html

Asia's Hungry for Management Talent

http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/nov2007/ca20071115_903546.htm

Video link...DOES BEING ETHICAL PAY??

http://online.wsj.com/video/does-being-ethical-pay/3818FA2C-6B4C-4D9F-ACCC-CBD9C305E44C.html

Video link...leadership lesson based on latest Wall Street trouble..

http://online.wsj.com/video/leadership-lessons-found-in-wall-street-crisis/9DA0A240-FEF0-4ECF-8B1F-B77A5802C008.html

Memo to Conservative Companies: Web Surfing's Okay

Here's an interesting statistic for a Friday, as you find your mind (and your mouse) wandering to the weekend. A survey by the Creative Group, a staffing division for advertising and marketing professionals that's part of Robert Half International, has found that 57 percent of advertising and marketing executives said that surfing the web during work hours is acceptable.

That, warns Littler Mendelson attorney Philip Gordon, should prompt companies to rethink some of their policies. "How does an employer reconcile this apparent new-found acceptance of on-the-job Web surfing," he writes on the employment law firm's blog, "with the American Management Association’s finding in its 2007 survey of workplace monitoring that 30% of employers surveyed had fired an employee for Internet surfing at work?"

It's hard to believe that any employer would strictly ban Web use completely. Such rules seem draconian, paternalistic, and overly stringent for employees who are likely already doing far more for their employers than 9 to 5. Gordon's blog has a good run-down of appropriate limitations these more traditional employers may want to take, such as establishing bandwidth limits and of course, not opening the floodgates to online gambling and pornography. "What is left," he writes, "might actually enhance productivity or create some good will."