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Tools and tips for managers |
How to Get Results From Your Diversity Initiatives
By Larry OlmsteadWithout concrete results, diversity will always take a back seat to urgent business goals. At Leading Edge Associates, we believe that if a company's culture supports inclusion, its leaders will create business goals informed by principles of diversity. We see four areas where diversity creates successful business results. Read more
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WHAT'S NEW
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Managing Virtual Teams
By Dinah EngHSBC, a global banking and financial services company with offices in 83 countries, has launched a course on how to manage virtual teams. Two HSBC executives, Anne McIntosh, v.p. of learning development and Jennifer Macadlo, corporate learning manager, give helpful tips on best practices for virtual teams. Read more
Tips for Keeping New Years' Resolutions
By Rebecca KuikenIn 2008, you want to make changes that lead to personal and professional success. No matter how stubborn some habits seem to be, you can increase your effectiveness and change your old patterns and develop new ones. Whether your goal is to practice better time management, inspire your team toward greater productivity, speak up at meetings or organize those files — there's a few important rules for achieving success in identifying and maintaining your goals. Read more
Ask The Expert
In this space each month we will print your questions, with answers from top experts. Send us a question regarding any number of management topics – leadership, organizational change, diversity, personal finance, business etiquette, job-hunting, career planning and so on. We will ask a panel of experts to respond. If you are interested in sharing your expertise as a panelist, send us your e-mail address so that we can contact you. We look forward to hearing from you in 2008! Click here to contact us.
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Top Picks: The Rules of Management: A Definitive Code for Managerial SuccessBy Richard Templar If you are looking for management advice, but prefer sweet and simple daily doses this is your book. Templar covers practices and habits that build effective teams, and the character necessary for sound leadership. The 100 Rules are not new or extraordinary. You will have undoubtedly found the ideas elsewhere. But this is a great book for the New Year, offering comfort, inspiration and challenge on the science and art of management. |
Helpful Links
- National Association of Minority Media Executives Special Report - This report conducted by NAMME and Leading Edge Associates shows that more media companies should consider creating affinity groups to promote better working relationships, generate new revenue ideas and improve community ties.
- Newspaper Association of America, Fusion: "What does it take to lead change?" by Larry Olmstead - In 2007, Leading Edge Associates conducted a review of leadership in the newspaper industry commissioned by the Newspaper Association of America. In this article, Larry Olmstead presents a summary that includes LEA's creation of a critical competency model to determine what skills, traits and knowledge matter most for newspaper leaders.
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Edgeline is published the second Tuesday of each month by Leading Edge Associates, a consulting firm engaged in management training, organizational change, succession planning, executive coaching, diversity and media. Rebecca Kuiken, managing editor of Edgeline, can be reached at (408) 960-9472.
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