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Mr. Smith Goes to Wall Street: For years, we in management have been talking about Gen X, Gen Y, Millennials, etc. We have read countless articles and blogs on how different they are from the prior generations we have managed. We know those under 35 have lived a much different existence than the over-40s and have a different view of themselves, the world, and what work means. Greg Smith pointed this out in a fairly productive way in his NY Times op-ed.. read more
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What's Wrong With Being Wrong?: Why are you so afraid of being wrong? The posturing in our companies to be right, or at least not in proximity of wrong is ubiquitous. It is a sad state of affairs for many. Being wrong can be so right in so many situations. read more
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Stop To Think. Rush To Execute.: In any endeavor of relevance nearly every time I have ventured forth without the structure of a plan, I have found that my time and energy have (to say the least) not been rewarded. I attribute any success achieved in the absence of a plan pure luck. read more
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Exploiting Demographic Change in Your Organization: Many thought that the apparent insanity of the post-World War II generation was due to having missed the character-building challenges of the Depression and the sacrifices of World War II and that they were therefore spoiled by having life too easy and missing lessons wrought by pain and struggle. Not so, according to Drucker. He explained this period as a predictable phenomenon-- a shift in demographics. read more
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Drucker’s Billion Dollar Reality Test: Drucker discovered that all executives needed to understand and apply the correct principles of marketing research in HR, manufacturing, sales, management and virtually all business areas. Let’s say that you’re an HR manager and need to develop a radical new procedure to handle new and complex human resource procedures in our company. You can get it completely wrong even if your basic idea is right on target. Think that this can’t happen? read more
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Marketing And Selling May Be Adverserial: “Marketing and selling are not necessarily complementary and may even be adversarial.” I had heard Drucker make some rather unusual statements during the two years that I had been his student, but this certainly had to be one of the most astonishing. Yet he was right. read more
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Will the MBA Degree Become Less Valuable in the Near-Future?: Peter F. Drucker once commented, "In the academic disciplines a student cannot perform...he or she can only show promise…" read more
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Reinventing the Training Function: The Next Phase: Unless many internal training organizations really start to reinvent themselves, they face downsizing for the sake of downsizing––that is, slashing and cutting for the sake of the numbers rather than to enable their organization to win on the corporate battlefield. read more
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How Peter Drucker Changed My Life: “People, I realized, were what I valued and I saw no point in being the richest man in the cemetery,” wrote the late Peter Drucker to read more
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The Nine Things that Recruiters Do that Irritate Me—A Recruiter: It's easy for someone on the other side of the table to say what they dislike about this industry, but have you ever done so? I have. read more
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The Value of Honesty in a Down Economy: “I met with a recruiter several weeks ago. I thought it went well; but looking back at the meeting, I got pumped for leads but never actually heard back from them.” read more
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Do You “Use” User Groups or Do They “Use” You?: User groups tend to be a group of individuals that specialize in a particular area that meet once a month to listen to a subject matter expert speak. Most times, these groups are sponsored by recruiting firms. read more
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If Peter Drucker Rated Leadership in the 2008 Presidential Election: If Peter Drucker—the inventor of management and the chronicler of great leaders—was still alive, he probably would not have been read more
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The Phone Call that Sparked a Discipline: As the author of Inside Drucker’s Brain, the most common question I get asked is: “Who is Peter Drucker, and how did he get started?” I welcome that query, because even those who know Drucker may not know what set him on the path to become the inventor of modern management. read more
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Why Is It That Training Never Gets a Seat at the Table?: Lately, I’ve been going to a lot of events. I just hit my 3 rd in two weeks. At each event there are breakout sessions and roundtables to read more
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16 Tips for Being Professional as you Say NO to the Chaos Around You: The goal is not to minimize distractions but to manage them for positive results. Here are real-life proven techniques that get people talking about read more
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Walk the Walk: The #1 Rule for Real Leaders: Leadership is the art of transforming how people think, feel and act. Though some experts make it seem complicated, it really has only two elements: read more
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Legal Pitfalls of Employees That Telecommute: Telecommuting could seem like a win-win situation for employers and employees, especially with the price of gasoline. However, there are a few pitfalls HR managers should watch out for when company managers suggest (or employees request) telecommuting... read more
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The Social Media Password Debate: Apparently, in response to the legal cases reprimanding employers for improperly obtaining access to their employees’ and applicants’ personal social media sites, employers came up with what would seem to be a very effective work-around—demanding the passwords or threatening termination or cessation of the application process. Really? read more
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An Employee By Any Other Name Is Still An Employee: Misclassification Woes: In late 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at efforts to halt what they termed “the business practice of misclassifying employees in order to avoid providing employment protections.” read more
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How Are the Project Needs Determined?: Steps to Achieve Business Alignment If needs are not defined clearly and early in the process, a flawed project can result, creating inefficiencies read more
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Intangibles: Measuring the Hard to Measure and the Hard to Value: This entry will delve deeper into intangibles with specific emphasis on the measurement, analysis and value of this hard-to-value data. read more
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Capturing Cost of Human Resources Programs: Easier Said Than Done: Many of the ROI articles in this column have focused on the benefits of a particular human resources project or program. After all, developing the read more
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Talent Strategies in an Economic Crisis: We are facing some really tremendous economic challenges this year. No matter which industry or cycle of business you're in, we’re all read more
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The Most Dangerous Job in Corporate America: CMO: Most successful CMOs hold accountability for the numbers and also lead product development, promotion and advertising, retention/loyalty and sales. These CMOs know the numbers, why they are the way they are and who is responsible for pulling that particular lever in the business. Based on that, they drive action in targeted areas when we needed to build on momentum or close gaps. read more
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Monogamy, Polygamy or Just Engaged?: The search for talent is complex and requires the skill of a mature professional who understands both business and the people who have the critical read more
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