Leader vs Manager: Similarities and Differences
What Distinguishes a Leader from a Manager?
Leader vs Manager clarifies and simplifies two of the most misunderstood terms in business: leadership and management. It starts with a simple quiz, provides clarification on the subject and furnishes resources and references for further exploration. 16 in. x 16 in. Buy This at Allposters.com "The multitude of books is making us ignorant." ~ Voltaire At the time of this writing (November 7, 2011), a quick search on Amazon.com on "leadership books" returned 76,385 results. Another search on ...

Change Management
Managing a Changing Enviroment
CI or Continuous Improvement is an Organizational Initiative of 'top priority' in many successful corporate companies and well established institutions which put a lot of emphasis on quality initiatives, like 'Six Sigma' or 'Lean' manufacturing principles, drive change as the 'only' constant. Many people tend to think, 'if it is not broken, why fix it?' It is definitely a good question; one which only a good change manager can effectively answer. In a commercial environment, where making pro...

What Not to Do As a Retail Manager
Lessons to prevent a loss of credibility.
I've worked in retail for over 20 years (and still counting) and noticed that the mistakes retail managers make are fairly universal. This lens covers some of the more prevalent problems I've encountered. It isn't a "how to," instead this page is a fair warning. I've been in retail for all my adult life and have practical expertise in the subject of management. My qualifications are 20 years in retail, 15 years in retail management, and a Bachelor's in Business Management. Image Jolanta Da...

Management and Management Theories
The term management
"Management" refers to the activities and the group of people that worked together to plan, organise, lead/motivate and control/coordinate resources, according to McNamara. As stated "the four functions recur throughout the organisation and are highly integrated" (Introduction to Management, 2007). The trends that are now developing in management include the idea that management and leadership are different and that the four functions of planning, organising, leading/motivating and coordinati...

Perfomance Management
Management
It is very commonly seen that managers in any organization are quite instant in giving instructions and passing orders however when their workers do not follow it likewise they get flared up within no time. There is no doubt about the fact that knowledgeable and relevant questions by the management directly affect the performance of the workers of that particular organization.