Titlebook: Managing People in a Downturn; Adrian Furnham Book 2011 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011 business.Coach

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callous

The annual company conference,Many organizations have an annual conference, though they take rather different forms and happen for different reasons. They can cost a great deal: but what is their function and what are the alternatives? Would a works-outing be a more useful replacement? Who should be involved? How do you measure the success of these occasions?

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Anti-management ideas on management apologetics,There is a branch of theology called “Apologetics.” It not about being contrite, guilty and chanting eternally “..” It is about providing a systematically reasoned argument in defense and vindication of (Christian) beliefs. An apologist is, therefore, one who speaks and writes in defense of a belief system, specific cause or institution.

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lambaste

Conspiracy at work,Over 90 percent of employee’s think that their bosses know important things about the future of their job that they have not, and will not, talk about. Some believe that their emails are read and their presence recorded on camera. Some believe that members on the board work for the CIA and/or MI5. Some are paranoid; others are, indeed, right.

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Dealing with opponents,Orthodoxy in business is rarer than in politics and religion, but no less interesting. The idea that there is one — and only one — efficient, good and proper way to do things can be found in accountants, engineers and IT people. It can even be found in management.

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BADGE

Ability, aspiration, attitude,r gifts. It’s the size of the engine in the car. You also need to have real aspirations to succeed: to be driven, hungry and seriously motivated. This explains the direction of the car. And, you need the right attitude: these are traits and values such as perseverance, integrity and curiosity. This is the make or brand of the car.