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The article "Business Intelligence: An Opportunity for a Competitive Advantage" by Patricia M. Buhler discusses the importance of information in organizations and how it can be a source of competitive advantage. It emphasizes the need for effective interpretation, distribution, and utilization of information within firms. The article also highlights the significance of scanning the external environment, including the general environment and industry, to identify opportunities and threats that can shape a firm's strategy. Additionally, it stresses the ethical acquisition and sharing of information to build a learning organization and maintain strategic competitiveness. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the importance of proper training in the interview process for managers who are responsible for selecting new employees. It highlights the potential errors that can occur due to poor hiring skills, such as not hiring a good candidate or hiring a poor candidate. The article emphasizes the continued popularity of face-to-face interviews despite technological advances in employee selection. It also provides tips for effective interviewing techniques, including preparation, selecting an appropriate interview location, and using structured interviews. The importance of documentation and maintaining a positive image of the company during the interview process is also emphasized. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the importance of community service for managers in today's workforce. It highlights the soft skills that are often overlooked in traditional business training and emphasizes the value of extracurricular activities, such as community service, in the hiring process. The article suggests that more companies are requiring community service activities from their employees, particularly at the managerial level, and some even include it in performance appraisals. It provides examples of different types of community service activities that managers can engage in and highlights the benefits of community service, both personally and professionally. [Extracted from the article]

As organizations wage the war for talent, the need to address succession planning has become increasingly important. Global surveys report that concerns about succession planning are among the top items [...]

It is clear that the newly entering workforce is not prepared for work in the 21st century. National surveys have echoed the same findings over the past several years. The [...]

With the war for talent in full swing, it is essential that every manager be better prepared to make more effective hiring decisions. The consequences of poor hiring will be [...]

Managers today must be proactive and progressive to stay ahead of the curve. Success in the past is irrelevant; resting on one's laurels signals death for a career. Relying on [...]

In the book, The New Workforce, Harriet Hankin explained the five trends that are shaping the workforce today. One of these is the trend toward a greater emphasis on a [...]

Conservative experts have forecast that by the year 2010, the American workforce will have a shortage of three million workers. Other experts estimate the shortage could be as high as [...]

Leadership is a complex and widely researched topic, with no definitive conclusions on its nature. However, there are some basic principles that can be applied to understand how and when to lead. Organizations invest in leadership development, recognizing that leaders are not made overnight and must continuously practice their skills in real-world situations. Leadership is not limited to top management; both formal and informal leaders can be found at all levels of an organization. Effective leadership requires adjusting leadership styles to match the situation and the needs of subordinates. Emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills, and communication are crucial for building relationships and trust. Transformational leaders can inspire and transform organizations and people. Leaders must be willing to take risks, be accountable for failures, and know when to step back and allow others to lead. Effective followership is also important, and leaders should cultivate and develop other leaders. The need for leadership can be eliminated or altered by organizational structures and processes. Leaders must constantly assess their strengths and weaknesses and hold themselves accountable to high ethical standards. [Extracted from the article]

While a manager's job is always difficult, the current economic downturn has provided additional challenges. As organizations themselves have less room for error in a poor economy, the same applies [...]

Communication is absolutely essential to business. National and global surveys have continued to cite the importance of soft skills in the workplace--with communication skills ranking among the most important. And [...]

In today's turbulent environment, people need to bring their A game in all they do more than ever before. The days of feeling entitled to that job--or that high salary--are [...]

In today's uncertain economy, a vast number of organizations have made the tough decision to lay off a portion of their workforce. This decision has proven painful for the organization, [...]

Talent management continues to be at the forefront of most organizations' strategic initiatives. Ironically enough, over three-fourths of companies surveyed, however, don't even feel confident in filling their leadership gap. [...]

Strategic management has evolved over the last few decades and has become a critical approach for all businesses across all industries. The term strategic has been paired with most organizational [...]

There are four generations in the American workplace today. This is creating greater complexities in managing than ever before. The largest percentage of these workers is comprised of Baby Boomers. [...]

It is now common knowledge in the business community that every organization will be faced with the challenge of winning the war for talent. The looming talent shortage will impact [...]

The mystery of leadership effectiveness continues to intrigue individuals and companies--of all sizes and across all industries. The question remains as to what characteristics an effective leader possesses and what [...]

We've all heard the stat: More than 50 years after the enactment of the Equal Pay Act, women still earn an average of 76 cents for every $1 their male [...]

Leadership has been the most researched management topic for several decades. And yet there still remains great mystery surrounding the phenomenon. Some researchers have said that leaders are simply born; [...]

Organizations today continue to wage the war for talent. Some experts have suggested that this war will be won by the companies that are able to recruit the cream of [...]

Corporate America has replaced traditional work groups with the team structure in the majority of organizations. Most of the Fortune 500 companies today use teams. Yet many are still attempting [...]

The importance of interpersonal skills can not be stressed enough in today's business environment. Since management has been defined as getting things done through others, without strong interpersonal skills, it [...]

In today's highly competitive and complex business environment, more organizations have embraced the team structure. The variables of the competitive landscape are too uncertain and complex to 'go it alone'. [...]

Too often people say that if they just had more time, they could be more productive. They may see many other people who are indeed more productive. And yet they [...]

Performance appraisal is a critical human resource function. The performance of individuals within the organization is modified and improved through the effective utilization of the performance appraisal process. More companies [...]

Organizations today must employ strategic management on a continuous basis to remain competitive. A business environment of hypercompetition requires a strategic approach to even survive. All members of the organization [...]

Management is defined as 'getting things done through others'. Without strong interpersonal skills, then, it is not possible to be a successful manager. Interacting with others is an essential building [...]

As technically competent staff members are moved into management positions, they become responsible for a critical organizational function--the selection of new employees. Too often in today's work environment, these new [...]

Aligning Human Resources to Better Meet Strategic Objectives Too often organizations craft their strategy in a vacuum. Some organizations don't even include key people as part of the dominant coalition. [...]

The classic mistake made by most individuals is the assumption that someone else will look out for their career. The days of rapid upward mobility with the company carefully outlining [...]

Managerial success requires more than knowing what to do. It also requires knowing those behaviors to avoid--the pitfalls that can hinder the path to success. The astute manager must consciously [...]

Today's organizations have recognized that the skills once referred to as 'soft' are now the hard skills. Yet, these are the skills that business feels less prepared to offer their [...]

Even with high unemployment rates, there is a talent war being waged. The astute organizations have recognized that the source of their competitive advantage may very well reside in their [...]

There is a silent talent war being waged in American business. As organizations acknowledged that a management shortage was looming on the horizon, steps were outlined in the astute companies [...]

Motivation continues to be of concern to every manager. Since management is all about getting things done through others, knowing how to motivate others can improve the effectiveness of managers. [...]

As organizations continue to restructure and downsize, employees at all organizational levels are being asked to do more with less. That is, everyone is wearing more hats than ever -- [...]