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Ron Paul is a breath of fresh air to the republican party.  His republican ideals are on par with those of the founding fathers, that the constitution should be a document of the people limiting the amount of control the government can have, not the other way around.  His ideals have garnered quite a loyal [...]

In tennis, a seemingly individual sport, the majority of players have a coach (or coaches) behind the scenes that help them with their training and conditioning, etc.  These coaches act as a motivational catalyst that can drive the athlete along the path to success.  Many of these athlete’s, while naturally skilled, would be lost without [...]

In an expected leadership switch Meg Whitman, current CEO of eBay will be stepping down at the end of March. This move was expected as Whitman and voiced at her inauguration that she didn’t think a CEO should stay for more than 10 years at one company. It was the fact that eBay [...]

Managing people in general is a difficult task in and of itself.  But there are certain managerial tasks that are even harder.  One of these tasks is attempting to manage and organize a major sporting event, such as the Australian Open.  There are many different companies involved and a manager needs to keep track of [...]

Amusing story about a congresswoman trying to find out who to blame for the credit crunch.  Shows that if you are trying to mount an attack you better know who you’re dealing with.
A congresswoman at a House of Representatives Budget Committee hearing was seeking to pin down which Wall Street firms were responsible for the [...]

In recent days Hilary has cast aside policy issues and chosen to focus on her experience and leadership styles and Obama’s lack thereof – at least according to her. If Obama and Hilary were stocks i’d put my money in Obama, using an online stock service, because i feel this tactic will come [...]

It is often said that leaders are born, but new studies show that this age old mantra may in fact be debunked.
Now, research at the London School of Economics may show that leaders are very rarely born. Instead, they are the ones who are willing to make the decision to lead in situations when it [...]

Kadoink, a web telephony service for social media that enables enhanced group communication and mass distribution of SMS, live and recorded voice messaging and audio file streams over the voice channel, has closed $7 million in financing with Sutter Hill Ventures.
Arthur Trueger and his venture capital company, BerkeleyVC, usually invest in later stage funding and [...]

People in management need to make sure that their demeanor is professional at all times.  This may result in a lack of “friends” in a manager’s subordinates, but it is necessary to maintain a neutral work environment, without playing favorites.
Here is a story chronicling a situation when a manager left her professionalism by the wayside [...]

Venture capital firms, like Arthur Trueger and BerkeleyVC, aren’t always looking to invest in start up companies; sometimes they invest in the take over of established companies.  This is the case with Jana attempting to take over  Cnet’s board with the help of a VC company.
Hedge fund Jana Partners LLC of San Francisco and New [...]

With iPods seemingly everywhere these days, it was only a matter of time before they invaded the work place.  Some people claim that listening to their favorite band helps them focus on the task at hand.  Yet a manager has to ask – Do iPods and similar gadgets really increase productivity.  Some experts are mixed [...]

I came across another good website that gives a lot of great resources on how to better your management skills in a wide array of situations: Management For The Rest Of Us.  The advice the site can provide is applicable to virtually any type of work environment whether an individually home based business or medium [...]

People are bombarded with stress signals everyday; whether it is from that annoying boss at work or a crying baby in the apartment above you while you are trying to relax, stress will find you.  It can, however, be managed just like your time and people can be managed.  I came across an interesting website [...]

Whether you like it or not office politics exist in virtually every form of business today.  You can fight it and most likely hinder any career advancement or you can play it with the best of them.  Here are some tips to help  you succeed.
1.   Identify the power holders -  These are the people [...]

It’s that time of year again where everybody in the work place is waiting to get their Christmas bonus.  Some companies reward their employees better than others.  For example, some companies may give out generic ornaments to everyone while another company delivers football tickets to one of the many college bowl games or the mother [...]

Many companies today base performance on hours logged, as opposed to results produced. While the two are not necassarily mutually exclusive, one does tend to be separate from the other. Here are some great tips from Laura Stack at ManageSmarter.
1. Workaholics don’t get ahead. There will always be work [...]

Here are 10 tips to help you better manage your time while multi-tasking.
1.    Don’t leave email sitting in your in box.  Organize email in file folders. If the message needs more thought, move it to your to-do list. If it’s for reference, print it out. If it’s a meeting, move it to your calendar.
2.   [...]

A state television broadcast in Cuba read comments written by the 81 year-old dictator, which were mainly devoted to the summit on global warming in Bali.  However, he also said that it is his duty to not hold on to position or block the path of younger people, but to share the experiences and ideas [...]

There are differences between being a manager and a leader, and never does one title guarantee to be synonomous with the other.  Having the title of manager does not necassarily mean you are a leader, nor does being a leader require the title of manager.  A leader can motivate people without having to rely on [...]

Valley Leadership announced their Man and Woman of the Year for 2007.  Dan Coleman, a hopital executive at John C. Lincoln Health Network, and Carol Peck, CEO and president of Rodel Charitable Foundation of Arizona, were the honored recipients of VL’s prestigious, annual award.
Coleman has guided John C. Lincoln through tremendous growth during the past [...]

David West, the new chief executive of Hershey, on Tuesday launched his drive to improve the performance of the largest US chocolate maker with a reshuffle of its top management team.
The moves included naming JP Bibrey, formerly head of international commercial operations, to take over responsibility for its sluggish North American business.
Read more here. 

At an office party speaking to the right person can give management news about who you are.  A holiday office party can present an opportunity for you to talk to the ‘movers and shakers’ to whom you may not usually have the chance to talk.  However, an office party, if not engaged properly, can result [...]

Bid management software is a virtual necessity in order for businesses to operate an efficient operation.  Choosing the right company from which to purchase this software, however, can be a little tricky.  Below are some tips to help you find the bid management software that is best for your company.
1.   Don’t even think about [...]

Here are 12 nuggets of management information that can easily be applied to improve you management skills now.
1.   Fix the problem, not the blame – It is far more productive, and less expensive, to figure out what to do to fix a problem that has come up than it is to waste time trying [...]