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Discouraged workers may hold the key to recovery08 Mar 2010
Real economic recovery can't come until the million or so U.S workers who have lost their jobs and given up all hope of finding another can be tempted back into the jobs' market.
A war for talent or for dead wood?09 Mar 2010
As we slowly begin to emerge from recession, a mass of disgruntled, unmotivated and disengaged workers will be trying to change jobs. But will this represent a threat to organizations or an opportunity?
Outstanding leaders put people first
A people-centred approach to leadership, rather than a tough, controlling, target-driven style, is more effecive and delivers better performance, new research from the UK suggests.
Secrets of success in a recession
While most companies have seen growth and profitability stagnate as the recession bites, a new survey has found that around one in 10 are bucking the trend and succeeding.
Business schools say it's not all about profit
Stung by criticism that their curriculums are too narrowly focused on the gospel of shareholder value, new research suggests that business schools are rethinking what they teach.
Entrepreneurs buck the economy
Despite the economic turmoil, entrepreneurial activity in the US actually increased in 2008 compared to 2007, although new ventures tend to be smaller and the risks of failure greater.
A Tribute to Derek Torres
The team at Management-Issues would like to pay a special tribute to our blogger Derek Torres who died in Paris on Tuesday night.
Moving beyond survival
With new research highlighting a sharp decline in employee commitment - particularly among top performers - isn't it time organisations stopped cost-cutting and lay-offs and started to plan for the future?
Feelings of inadequacy fuel bullying
In a new slant on the perennial problem of bullying bosses, US psychologists have found that managers who feel out of their depth in their roles are more likely to bully their subordinates.
The most influential business gurus
Who is the most influential living management thinker? According to the biennial Thinkers 50 rankings, CK Prahalad of Michigan Business School is top of the pyramid for the second time running.
CEOs increasingly upbeat
Chief executives appear to be increasingly confident that they can begin moving out of survival mode and start priming their businesses for a return to growth.
Brace yourself for a new war for talent
With a gradual return to economic health, expect an explosive war for talent as employees become confident enough to turn their backs on wherever they have sheltered during the recession.
The value of friendship
If you want to encourage somebody to be more productive without having to pay them more, try getting them to work among close friends who are more industrious than they are.
Bankers bonuses are a self-created myth
Wall Street and the City of London will beg to differ, but a Dutch business school says that the need to hand out vast bonuses within the banking world is a "self-created myth".
Don't forget your people
Engagement and retention need to go back to the top of the agenda if organisations don't want to suffer a mass exodus of talent once confidence starts to return to the jobs' market.
No return to business as usual
Business leaders need to stop looking over their shoulders and expecting things to return to how things were. Tough conditions look set to be the new normal for several years to come.
Analysts take a myopic view of leadership
Market analysts often ignore the leadership potential that exists below CEO level and rely far too heavily on short-term results when it comes to making evaluations about a company.
CEOs overloading their finance functions
CEOs are overloading their finance functions with number crunching rather than giving them the space, tools and training to become more effective strategic partners.
Keeping up appearances
A new study has found that far from making real improvements in corporate governance, many CEOs actively try to hoodwink equity analysts about the composition and independence of their boards.
Business leaders need to build trust
Business leaders in Europe and the US need to get to grips with the fact that a sceptical public now view trust and transparency as more important than the quality of a company's products and services.
CEOs think the worst is over
CEOs the world over are confident that the worst of the recession has passed and that their businesses – and their headcounts – will grow during 2010. But what lessons have they learned from the crisis?
Good change management a key driver of success
The ability to manage change effectively is one of the biggest factors determining whether an organisation delivers good financial and strategic performance, new research suggests.
CEO pay rises hit the buffers
For the first time in ten years, the bosses of the UK's largest companies enjoyed pay rises less than those of the average British worker in 2009.
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