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This enigmatic and elusive notion of 'executive presence' (EP) may be a term surrounded by secrecy and shrouded in certain degree of mystique. Many of us may view it as [...]

Successful businesswomen as diverse as AOL Time Warner's Kathy Bushkin and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison review the history of women in the workplace, and share some of their untraditional pathways to power. Lists of the '10-most-powerful' women in a variety of industries are included.

Technical, administrative and interpersonal skills are essential for a technical manager to be effective. The importance of technical skills is inversely related to the level of management. General management requires administrative and conceptual skills. Lack of interpersonal skills is the major cause of managerial failures. Managerial failure also results from job-related causes, such as lack of balance in objectives and priorities, and preoccupation with former areas of interest. Skill development helps to overcome these failures.

Successful corporate leaders such as Tom McConnell of New England Securities and Sandra Kurtzig of ASK often use anecdotes and aphorisms in their communications with employees. If sincerely and genuinely presented, such statements can inspire entire organizations.

JAY R. GALBRAITH AND EDWARD E. LAWLER III HAVE A DIFFERENT style when they talk about organizations of the future. Jay seems more the studious and pensive type, weighing his […]

Executives who serve in number-two positions often find the work more rewarding and the pay nearly equal with their bosses. Number-two executives say they thrive on the feedback of business associates, and sometimes their positions enable them to reach top executive jobs.

Among 8 young women whose business, government, and media influence is rising are Suzanne King of New Enterprise Associates; House Democratic Committee counsel Cassandra Butts; and NBC-TV reporter Norah O'Donnell.

There's more to the art of firing than the proverbial pink slip. THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD TO FIRE SOMEONE, MEG SANDERVILLE ADMITS, SHE wasn't very good at it. "Management […]

CEOs TELL HOW THEY ADDRESS THE CHALLENGE OF INTEGRATING THEIR BUSINESS AND PERSONAL LIVES. DRESSED IN BLACK MOTORCYCLE LEATHERS, the two helmeted figures glide quietly past the stunning mountain landscape […]

LOVE: SOUGHT BY ALL BUT SAID BY FEW. Take a deep breath. Now say the word love out loud. Now imagine you are talking to one of your closest and […]

Sir Brian Pitman, chairman of Lloyds TSB and Institute of Management companion, believes that organisations, like individuals, need to be given goals Recently, I was asked to speak at a [...]

AN UNLUCKY BREAK I booked a holiday to attend my best friend's wedding in the US, giving my boss months of notice. With one week to go, he scheduled a [...]

The biggest mistake to make about leadership is to think you have it all worked out. Just when you believe you have the answers, the rules of the game change. […]

The democratic principles that have fueled wealth creation in U.S. society work inside companies as well. But your role as leader may not be what you think. You can't look [...]

Try employee breakfasts or strolls through the plant. A GROWING NUMBER OF TOP executives find too much time spent in boardrooms is, well, boring. Worse, leading corporate chiefs complain the […]

CHUTES AND LADDERS Maybe that silly-sounding best-seller, Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, is right after all. At five years of age, you knew climbing up the [...]

People want to be led, not managed. A person either is comfortable with, or is hiding behind, the power and status that comes with executive position. When a leader is real, authentic, sincere, and comfortable, he can counsel others and promote a work environment in which employees share ideas and communicate freely (thus improving corporate productivity). The flaws in many executives that prevent them from becoming authentic leaders are identified and discussed. These flaws are categorized into three groups: authenticity grouping, all-purpose skills grouping, and psychological grouping. Within theses categories, the ten most commonly found flaws are: lack of sensitivity, failure to encourage trust from others, arrogance, overriding ambition, incompetence, failure to delegate authority, lack of planning, inability to interpret others, inflexibility, and dependence upon mentors.

Linguistic folklore states that women are inherently less effective communicators in business management because they are perceived as being verbose, using a limited vocabulary, and making requests indirectly. This folklore is challenged by the research presented, which shows women as effective communicators in business in terms of both written and oral style and quality. The cultural foundation of the stereotypical perception of women as ineffective in business communication is examined, and the refutability of these misapprehensions based on the results of the research, which showed no difference in communication in either receivers and senders based on gender, is discussed.

Lack of socialization skills in the corporate environment has made employee recruitment and retention two of the most difficult tasks in human resource management. According to industry experts, although the new breed of managers are technically savvy and well-educated, they are not capable of performing a variety of social-oriented functions. They add that modern-day managers lack the communications skills, leadership and etiquette necessary in supporting corporate growth., Now that a strong economy, a shortage of workers and a renewed respect for entrepreneurship have shifted businesses' reliance from experienced managers to young hotshots, the ramifications of playing the [...]

It isn't hard to master the soft skills that will make you a better leader. The owner of a high-powered interior design business, meeting with a client and his then-CFO, [...]

Blurring the line between fun and work not only humanizes organizations but strengthens the bottom line. WHEN FORMER YANKEES manager Casey Stengel advised that "the secret [of being a good […]

How you cope with change can make or break your career in management Want to be a successful manager? You'd better learn to cope with change. This is true if […]

2 IT'S NO SECRET. COMPANIES ARE looking for ways to manage the e-mail technology they've put in place. "Such a substantial portion of it is garbage that, in many respects, […]

In a tough article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Michael P. Carlow, owner of the Pittsburgh Brewing Co. took a pasting for his business practices. The entrepreneur has been widely hailed [...]

WHY ARE THE SUCCESSFUL SO bad at succession? More specifically, why is it so hard for leaders to name successors who can continue an organization's growth and profitability? The classic […]

It's a new year and, if the pundits are to be believed, a new bottom for the economy. Yet ugly as the current view is, I'm taking perverse encouragement in […]

To help businesspeople free-associate about improving a product, creativity consultant Arthur VanGundy designed a large two-sided poster. It contains a variety of checklists that invite participants to think about everything [...]