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WEBThe round-up: From realising AI’s potential in private equity to companies’ C-suite skills wish lists. Research: Dominant leaders are more inclined to take self-serving risks. How to lead an organisation through change when uncertainty is the only constant. Structured preparation maximises price and certainty in high-value M&A exits.
How to manage personality clashes at work - Management Today
WEBHow to manage personality clashes at work. You can't always change your colleagues, but you can change your actions, says leadership coach Catherine Stothart. We’ve all had colleagues we find "difficult" – perhaps the impatient go-getter, the stick-to-the-rules pedant, the excitable attention-seeker or the indecisive procrastinator.
INTERVIEWS - Management Today
WEBIt’s kinder to be clear: leadership lessons from Crown Worldwide’s CEO. Jennifer Harvey, CEO of logistics behemoth Crown Worldwide Group, on balancing a working and familial relationship with her father, what Covid taught her, and being a ‘third culture kid’.
Condoleezza Rice: a case study in leadership - Management Today
WEBBuried inside a profile of Condoleezza Rice in this week's Time is the kernel of a fascinating new case study in leadership. You have all the ingredients of a very interesting lab experiment. Not only does Rice have to contend with the kind of pressure that would make most CEOs baulk, she has only 23 months left to save President Bush's foreign ...
The truth behind the mismanagement of Elvis
WEBThe truth behind the mismanagement of Elvis. Baz Luhrmann’s flamboyant new biopic Elvis hints at the corporate scandal behind the star’s fame and fate. The real saga - replete with dodgy deals, conflicts of interest and con tricks – is even more shocking. When Elvis Presley died, aged 42, on 16 August 1977, he had less than $1m in the bank.
Distressed denim: Levi's stuck in the past - Management Today
WEBLevi Strauss sold the first ever jeans. In 1853, when the Bavarian migrant opened a wholesale dry goods business in San Francisco, he saw a market for work trousers that could endure the rough conditions of the gold rush and the Wild West. He and Jacob Davis, a tailor in Reno, created the first pair of denim strides and in 1873, they received a ...
Why has Greggs been so successful - Management Today
WEBWhy Greggs has been on a roll. From the archive: Roger Whiteside has presided over the FTSE 250 chain's remarkable rise to 2019's Britain's Most Admired Company despite tough high street trading conditions. It’s 10 o’clock on a weekday morning. The commuters have arrived at work by now and it’s too early for lunch, but still the line of ...
OPINION - Management Today
WEBHow to make organisational politics work to your advantage. Like it or not, political dynamics are something every leader has to navigate. But you don’t have to resort to heavy-handed tactics or undermining others to achieve your goals, argues IMD professor Michael Watkins.
Magazine - Management Today
WEBManagement Today summer 2021 magazine: View here. Subscribers can download a digital version of our latest issue, featuring six innovations that will... By Adam Gale. The Information. 30 Jun 2021.
What is management by walking around, and how do you make it …
WEBValuable information - such as when a frontline staff member sees a business threat or has an idea for a business opportunity - gets lost in layers in hierarchy. Growth stagnates. ‘Managing by walking (or wandering) around’ is one approach to solve this problem. Popularised by Tom Peters in the early 80s management bestseller In Search of ...
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