ManagementworksRethinking Discipline: Excerpt from Light on the Gentle ArtThe Light on the Gentle Art will be published in late 2023. In the meantime, you can follow the book’s development on Instagram…Oct 23, 2022Oct 23, 2022
ManagementworksTen Important and Influential Foundational Management BooksA thorough understanding of management as it is practiced today requires an understanding of the ideas that shaped it; and while reading a…Oct 18, 2022Oct 18, 2022
ManagementworksMBA Versus Master’s in Management Versus Master’s in LeadershipOver the past couple of years I have had at least a dozen of my former students and a few of my former employees seek my opinion on the…Oct 18, 2022Oct 18, 2022
ManagementworksFree Online Alison Courses in Communication/Interpersonal SkillsWe at Management Works tested out several communication and interpersonal skills courses offered by Alison and determined the below courses…Oct 18, 2022Oct 18, 2022
ManagementworksSelected Management and Leadership Books by Women AuthorsAlthough there is more progress to be made, women have during the last three decades assumed a greater number of management and leadership…Oct 18, 2022Oct 18, 2022
ManagementworksSeven of the Best Books for New Managers and Their MentorsAlthough the books below are not an absolute panacea for the challenges a new manager will face, they do provide valuable insight that, if…Oct 18, 2022Oct 18, 2022
ManagementworksA Brief History of Modern Management, Part I: The First SeedsThe British Industrial Revolution and the First Seeds of Contemporary Management (circa 1750 to circa 1860)Oct 18, 2022Oct 18, 2022
ManagementworksSteps for Creating an Employee Development PlanFour general steps with several additional sub-steps. The steps below reference identifying and developing needed skills through training…Oct 18, 2022Oct 18, 2022
ManagementworksDelegating Effectively and Why so Many Managers do notMany managers struggle with delegation. Why is that the case? What can be done? Or can anything be done? And is there a process in place to…Oct 18, 2022Oct 18, 2022
ManagementworksReview and Riff: “Designing Work That People Love”Marcus Buckingham asserts that beyond focusing on compensatory incentives and work-life balance initiatives, today’s organizations should…Oct 18, 2022Oct 18, 2022
