Business in Action, 9th Ed.
Chapter 7: Management Roles, Functions, and Skills
According to John Baldoni (photo, left), "A leader’s legacy is a sum of pluses and minuses.
"The ability to think through problems to the second, third, and nth order—or what we will call second-order thinking for short—is a powerful tool that great thinkers use to their advantage all the time.
"Movies are also a great way for leaders to learn about leadership on their own!"
"Here’s a list of my 20 favorite leadership movies, updated with links to purchase the DVD on Amazon.
"Imagine that you’re sitting at a poker table.
"The pitfalls of leadership spring from within," warns Dan Rockwell (photo, left) in a post at his blog.
"When it comes to video editing, you may be wondering what’s the best tool to use.
"Making mistakes is a great way to learn tough lessons, but can be costly in terms of time and resources.
"Hear what Americans have to say about their jobs.
"Why are weaknesses and fatal flaws so hard for us to spot in ourselves?
"If you're tired of standing in front of your audience and shuffling through slides, you're definitely not alone.
These articles will take you through the process of creating and using documents.
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"Communicating with others is an essential skill in business dealings, family affairs, and romantic relationships.
Presented by Polina Marinova (photo, left) at Fortune.
According to Helen Rothberg (photo, left), "Over the past 25 years, I've coached a mix of executives in for profit and not-for-profit companies like Kellogg's, Monsanto, SoCalGas, Newark City Government, The United Way, IBM, and AT&T.
"I'm excited to share these top 87 business writing tips with you," writes Mary Cullen (photo, left) at InstructionalSolutions.
Dan Rockwell weighs in.
"Trusting others doesn’t mean that you abdicate your responsibility as a leader.
"What leader wouldn't want a team filled with these high-performing folks?
"I became an HR person in 1984, when many of my readers had not been born yet.
Explore a host of topics for managing a business by visiting this website published by the Small Business Administration.
"Studies of leaders often focus on their style or charisma, but we wanted to look at how workers are affected by their boss’s technical competence.
"This is the largest collection of social media tools on the planet.
Take a look at the platform at Teachable.