Management
HR Management is the strategic approach to effective organization management. In this section find the latest news and theories making waves in Fortune 500 companies.
What's Wrong With Being Wrong?
February 06 by Doug WilwerdingAs many of the readers of this column appear to be Americans based on the comments that get logged periodically, American managers I address you: Why are you so afraid of being wrong? The posturing...
Success by Abandoning Success
February 01 by William Cohen, Ph.D.In 1981, Jack Welch began his twenty year tenure as CEO of General Electric and his legend as one of the leading CEOs of the 20th century. He was also the youngest CEO in GE’s history and the...
Imitation of Leadership
January 13 by Mike CampI always enjoy finding situations in my personal life where a teachable moment can be translated into leadership lessons I can share with those around me. The other day I was working in my garage on...
Doing the Right Thing is More Powerful than You May Think
January 12 by William Cohen, Ph.D.Integrity can mean a lot of different things to different people, but Drucker simplified it to a single sentence --- it means adhering to a code of ethics and doing the right thing by sticking to th...
Stop To Think. Rush To Execute.
January 09 by Doug WilwerdingAbout six months ago I found a page from a tear off "Life’s Little Instruction" calendar on my desk. My wife put it there with the note, "this is you!". The phrase on the calendar page is "Sto...
Navigating State Grant Writing to Fund Your Corporate University
January 09 by Alexandra GuadagnoHRIQ is joined by Lauri Romano, Manager of Training and Organizational Development at Actavis, a leading player in the development, manufacture and sale of first-class generic pharmaceuticals that e...
The Shockingly Simple Way To Make Changes Stick
January 04 by Lawrence PolskyBy the time you read this, over 25 percent of New Year’s resolutions have been broken or given up on. Another 25 percent will fail before June. There is only one reason for this. Our resea...
The Pitfalls of Employing Sales People
December 21 by Devora LindemanWhen the economy begins to improve (or when a business puts attention on its own improvement), adding sales people is a frequent focus. Unfortunately, there are a number of hidden employment law is...
"A Leader at Every Level": The Learning Mission
December 19 by Irving Buchen, Ph.DTypically, at the end of a satisfactory job interview, the topic of promotion comes up. Sometimes it is folded into that perennial question: "Where do you see yourself in three to five years from n...
Leadership and the Comfort Zone
December 19 by Ron JonesI have often wondered how we should prepare those we expect to take on leadership roles in our organizations. There are many leadership programs in place and a considerable amount of money is spent...
Newly-Hired Project Managers: The Matrix Has You
December 16 by Kiron D. BondaleNothing can make a newly-hired project manager (PM) feel more like Neo from the blockbuster movie The Matrix than encountering the nebulous dynamics that exist between PMs and functional managers wi...
Ten Employment Errors Managers Make That Invite Lawsuits
December 08 by Devora LindemanIn my practice, I am often frustrated by lawsuits that could have been avoided. Managers take improper actions and make mistakes that they do not know they are making. The company loses money and...