Management
Canon’s Fujio Mitarai makes top chief executive list
Canon has confirmed that Fujio Mitarai, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has made Barron’s annual list of the world’s 30 best chief executives for the...
Michael Byrne | May 18, 2011 | Comments 0
Fine-tuning your skills with corporate coaching
Are you vaguely familiar with the function of a “life” or “corporate coach” but still lack knowledge of what they can offer and how it...
Contributor | May 15, 2011 | Comments 0
Management and training obstacles
Obstacles on the path to employee training and development can often appear because of restricted or slashed budgets. Hanan Nagi, coach, speaker, founder and CEO...
Contributor | May 09, 2011 | Comments 0
Alice in Wonderland and business plans
It is a jungle out there – a surreal land of make believe, fantasy and fiction at times. So how do you find your way...
Contributor | May 08, 2011 | Comments 0
Innovators not driven by money, thrive on intellectual challenge and independence
Scientists and engineers who produce innovative work aren’t in it just for the money, according to researchers from Duke University and the Georgia Institute of...
Ketaki Banga | Apr 19, 2011 | Comments 0
Vive la revolution: Employee unrest
Uprisings, protests and conflicts are in the air. We are used to reading about it in the newspapers and watching it on television but have...
Contributor | Apr 12, 2011 | Comments 0
Finding that inspirational sales leader
What is sales management? Most companies have sales managers today, but what is their role in the business? This month Peter Heredia, Managing Director of...
Michael Byrne | Apr 10, 2011 | Comments 0
Lean on me: 7 life design secrets to coaching your clients
Entitled “The instant life coach”, trainer and motivational speaker Dave Crane advises us to just add one client, two coffees and a packet of biscuits....
Michael Byrne | Apr 06, 2011 | Comments 0
How to build a “green team”
One of the best ways to get environmentally-friendly initiatives off the ground is to empower your employees to lead the charge. You can harness the...
Michael Byrne | Apr 05, 2011 | Comments 0
Entrepreneurship: Who really rules the roost?
Is it men or women, asks John Lincoln, Vice-President – Enterprise Marketing, du, at much risk to his life and limb. The opinions expressed here...
John Lincoln | Apr 04, 2011 | Comments 0
Are you biased?
Do your job ads insist on “native English speakers”, “attractive females”, and what have you? Is it about the job and qualifications, or are you...
Ketaki Banga | Mar 27, 2011 | Comments 0
The Wiseman Group to bring ‘Multiplier’ leadership to the Middle East
Multipliers is the latest business leadership theory to be published out of the US and has been adapted into an executive development programme that teaches...
Michael Byrne | Mar 24, 2011 | Comments 0
The not-to-do-list for managers
People work for people, not for companies. Often, overlooked by us, there are a million things we can do to chase our employees away. So...
Michael Byrne | Mar 23, 2011 | Comments 0
Working on yourself before working on others
Trainer and motivational speaker Dave Crane tells you how to manage your own head before trying to figure out someone else’s. It’s never easy, being a...
Michael Byrne | Mar 21, 2011 | Comments 0
Thinking big for driving growth
One of the challenges faced by business leaders now is to change their crisis mindset. They need to move from focusing on survival to driving...
Michael Byrne | Mar 20, 2011 | Comments 0
