Archives by Tag 'Management'
An Overview of Organizational Leadership and Management – Walonick
The quest for power has dominated human history. One of the earliest works on the management of power was written by Niccolo Machiavelli, a political advisor to nobles during the early sixteenth century. In The Prince, Machiavelli laid out a set of principles that would help the nobles maintain their leadership and control over the populous.
ICAEW Directors Briefings
Directors Briefings
Resources for busy professionals
Every now and again as a consultant, manager or business adviser we need to put our hands on short, accurate and trusted materials covering a wide range of topics. In a previous blog entry I highlighted some of the fact-sheets available from the CIPD most of which are open to any web [...]
Reviewing employee performance through effective communication
Why are appraisals or performance reviews dreaded by some and feared by others? Many managers despair at the thought of stopping work as they see it to have to prepare and then interview their team members.
PRIMO-F model for business development
PRIMO-F model is a tool to use with a SWOT analysis – PRIMO-F provides a structure for the SW part of a SWOT analysis.
PRIMO-F model helps managers ensure they include all key factors necessary for a comprehensive analysis
CIPD factsheets – an A-to-Z
An A-toZ of HR and management related factors. The CIPD produce a wonderful set of regularly updated and reviewed individual factsheets (CIPD factsheets) on a wide and diverse range of HR and management based topics. Here is your one stop index.
SWOT analysis for schools and education
A SWOT analysis is a tool that can provide prompts to the governors, management teachers and staff involved in the analysis of what is effective and less effective in the schools systems and procedures, in preparation for a plan of some form (that could include audits, assessments, quality checks etc.).
What is Performance Management? CIPD Research
Performance Management – why do we do it?
The term performance management has been with us for some time, developed out of “appraisals”, Performance Management remains one of the consistently used phrases in the human resources and management field. Recently the CIPD has conducted some research into performance management recently and the responses from 507 people [...]
New Management/ Leadership & Coaching Models
soon available a second set of 100+ models. Downloadable packs of management, leadership, change and marketing models and theories for you to use in your coaching, training, studies or management. From less than £10
Fad surfing – the worst form of change management
Fad surfers are the management or leadership equivalent of the magpie, they love collecting shiny new things from other people. A management or leadership style where there is a lot of sizzle but little substance. Hard and consistant work is the only leadership panacea.
CIPD qualifications for Learning & Development (New – CDP)
Move over CTP – here comes the CDP or CDLP… Late in 2009 the CIPD have announced some new qualifications that will supersede the CTP, Certificate in Training Practice. There will be two new qualifications for this market – a level 3 and a level 5 programme in learning and development practice.
