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No Joke: The April 1st, 2013 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to the April 1st, 2013 Leadership Development Carnival! I started hosting this Carnival in July, 2008, my second year of blogging. Managing this Carnival gives me a reason to connect with each of them, keep up with their blogs, and discover some new ones each month. There’s not a weed in the entire bunch!

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Preview Thursday: Benefit Corporation Law and Governance: Pursuing Profit with Purpose

Lead Change Blog

My advice was based on two simple principles: Directors are elected by shareholders, and, once elected, have the full authority to manage the corporation. Directors must prudently and unselfishly manage the corporation to create the maximum financial return for shareholders. How could we expect that to turn out well?

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Why Most Change Efforts Fail and 7 Guidelines to Ensure Your Team Succeeds

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

A 2008 study by IBM found that over 60 percent of change efforts do not fully meet their objectives, and a 2013 Towers Watson study revealed only 25% are sustained over time. Halfway through the project you discover you don’t have the support needed from senior management. They fail because of the human factor.

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Best HR Software Providers: Standard-setters in performance tracking to 401(K) management

HR Digest

Human Resources Management Systems (HRMS) these days manage a wide variety of tasks ranging from assessment to learning and strategy planning to payroll management. Gusto – Best HR software for payroll management. Zenefits – Best HR software people management. Founded 2008. Time off management.

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Target’s Fall Guy: Is Your Board Prepared?

N2Growth Blog

The primary reason stated was because of the continued fall-out from the 2013 massive data breach. In 2008, thieves simultaneously hit more than 2,100 ATMs across the globe and within 12 hours stole more than $9 million in cash. Someone who understands enterprise technology systems and has managed decisions relating to them.

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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.

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20 Most Popular Posts on the Curious Cat Management Blog in 2015

Curious Cat

This is a list of the 20 most popular posts on the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog last year (as measured by page views, as recorded by my analytics application). Stated Versus Revealed Preference (2013). 94% Belongs to the System (2013). How to Get a New Management Strategy, Tool or Concept Adopted (2010).

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