Conflict That's Positive
For companies that are aggressively pursuing opportunities in changing markets, conflict over different ideas can be a tremendous asset. While it would be absurd to argue that all or even most conflict is good, some forms of conflict, particularly t...
Creating a Positive Communications Climate
The importance of creating a communication climate based on openness, honesty and trust may seem obvious, but it is frequently overlooked.
Creating a Positive and Productive Work Environment
Virgin Airlines and Patagonia are two examples of companies whose leaders recognize the importance of creating a positive and productive work environment. At Virgin Airlines, founder Richard Branson emphasizes the tremendous value of the company's h...
Positive Motivation: Hawthorne Experiments and B.F. Skinner, The
Experiments on the effects of lighting at the Hawthorne Division of the Western Electric Company in Chicago in the 1920's led to startling and unexpected results concerning motivation. Researchers found that workers can be motivated by being cared a...
Improving New Employee Orientation
Ideally, employee orientation not only provides a profile of what the company and its policies are all about, but a blueprint of expectations for new employees, as well as an indication of their importance to the organization.
Income Statements
Along with balance sheets, income statements are an integral part of financial analysis, which is a means of determining the financial condition of an organization.
Compensation, Performance and Commitment
The changing nature of the workforce and the competitive business environment both influence the kinds of compensation plans companies offer their employees. Whatever compensation approach is used, the pay and benefits package generally reflects bot...
The Mind's Storehouse: Encoding: Getting Information In
Most of what we encode into memory is information that is a byproduct of everyday life and will soon be forgotten. It is only information or events that we give attention and attach meaning to that are likely to be remembered later. Organizing infor...
Managing Organizational Conflict Case Study: CNN
The ongoing fact of life at CNN is that an enormous amount of news has to be gathered and prepared for broadcast quickly on a daily basis. Conflicts sometimes develop because of the tremendous pressure that can arise in that kind of environment. But...
Career Advancement
One of the most essential traits for career success is initiative. But initiative alone is not enough. There also needs to be a willingness to learn and a clear set of goals with a definite plan of action.