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New Research Explores How To Improve Fund Manager Selection

The Horizons Tracker

Many investment decisions are made using historic data, so that fund managers are backed based upon strong past performances rather than potential future performances. Research from the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management suggests this is a major problem. And two, does this add value? . And two, does this add value?”

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Managing Board Relations | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In today’s post I’ll deal with a skill set that all successful CEOs excel at…managing board relations. What’s interesting to me is that of all the constituencies that CEOs must deal with, the relationship with a board of directors is among the easiest to manage.

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Five Minutes - a Key to Successful Time Management

Kevin Eikenberry

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Five Minutes – a Key to Successful Time Management by Kevin Eikenberry on January 28, 2011 in Decision Making , Leadership , Learning , Manage Projects , Personal Development Every leader I talk to tells me they are busy.

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Employee Engagement: 2010 Research Insights

Michael Lee Stallard

In January, our friends at The Conference Board published a report entitled “I Can’t Get No … Job Satisfaction, That Is.&# The report’s subtitle, “America’s Unhappy Workers,&# captured the essence of The Conference Board’s message. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Leadership Development "Moneyball"

Great Leadership By Dan

This post was originally published in SmartBrief on Leadership 7/25/2013: “Moneyball” was a book and movie based on Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane and his use of statistics (sabermetrics, to be precise) to get the most production out of his team by spending the least amount of money. Source for Nos. Source: Fast Company.

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Leader's Guide to Radical Management

Kevin Eikenberry

Radical Management, though not succinctly defined by the author, is an approach to leadership and management that leads to greater job satisfaction, higher productivity, client delight and continuous innovation. Denning’s seven principles for Radical Management are: Focus work on delighting the client.

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Real Dysfunction Today, Hidden in Plain Sight

Michael Lee Stallard

Even more children report feeling anxious and depressed. If you’re skeptical, I invite you to take a look at The Connection Culture Manifesto , the Hardwired to Connect report by the Committee for Children at Risk, and The Lonely Society report by the Mental Health Foundation in the UK. why is everyone smiling?