Leadership

Peggy Anderson has compiled a great tabletop book of inspirational quotes that is sure to be enjoyed by anyone that gets the pleasure to read through it Great Quotes from Great Leaders is a wonderful book filled with photographs and quotes from the most famous leaders in our history

"There's never enough time I'm behind at work, at home, everything seems to pile up

Many factors contribute to success in a person's life The 10 Qualities of Charismatic People, written by Dr

One common topic in employee relations training is how to increase employee engagement If your company values employee engagement, the human resources department must work to create an engagement strategy using the resources available

Project managers must face a variety of challenges in their day to day work Project uncertainty is a given, but training in project management can help project managers better face and overcome these difficulties

The term “groupthink” was first used by Irving Janus in 1972 when he was researching why teams made excellent decisions one time, yet made disastrous decisions another time The two most famous and widely used examples of groupthink that led to disastrous outcomes are the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion

In the early 1970’s Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard developed one of the most popular and used leadership models which is called Situational Leadership While I think a more appropriate name would have been situational management since it deals primarily with task execution, the model is still very relevant and useful today

There has been much written about the turnaround of the Chicago National Hockey League franchise – from being almost dead last in attendance to winning the Stanley Cup in June of 2010 In 2004, ESPN had named the Blackhawks the worst franchise in sports

A key role and responsibility of any manager is to develop those people who report to them Often, when developing subordinates through delegation or training activities, managers may fail to take into account that each person has different learning preferences

Bobby Cox, the manager of the Atlanta Braves baseball team, is retiring at the end of this season after 29 seasons as a manager He is fourth on the all time list of wins by a manager