Chartered Management Institute

JULY 20, 2012

In this new era of business and recession, senior management have been focused trying to resolve short term issues and goals such as meeting bank covenants, increasing sales etc. By the time one short term problem is resolved, an even bigger issue arises such as changes in products, technology, high employee turnover etc.

Strategic Planning 67

Strategic Planning Planning Short-term Middle Management 67

Sales Wolf Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Adam serves up some alternative ways to motivate your staff that won't break the bank. Adam serves up some alternative ways to motivate your staff that won't break the bank.

Blog 145

Blog Human Resources Talent Management Mentor 145

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2013

McKinsey may have been hired in 2013 by the Vatican, the Bank of England, and the owners of the Rangers and Knicks, but they’re also acting to stave off threats to their business model. Its practitioners are the modernization of the much-maligned yet depended-upon middle manager. How Netflix Reinvented HR.

Management 21

Management Health Care Middle Management Agility 21

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

This “island mentality” is surprisingly prevalent among talented, seasoned managers. The paradox is that companies spend millions acquiring competitive or market “intelligence” from armies of vendors and deploy the latest technology disseminating the information internally.

Competitive Intelligence 8

Competitive Intelligence Company Drucker Review 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I studied large-scale change and innovation efforts in 56 randomly selected companies in the high-tech, retail, pharmaceutical, banking, automotive, insurance, energy, non-profit, and health care industries. A hallmark of the successful 32% was the involvement of mid-level managers two or more levels below the CEO.

Middle Management 15

Middle Management Six Sigma Taylorism Taylor 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2015

Liberate and accelerate data by creating a data supply chain built on a hybrid technology environment — a data service platform combined with emerging big data technologies. bank adopted such a technology environment to more efficiently manage increasing data volumes for its customer analytics projects.

Strategy 8

Strategy Supply Chain Technology Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2014

It can often seem like digital technology is making every aspect of business move at warp speed. If a test finds problems, it can tell developers whom to contact to resolve them – directly, without using middle managers. Google combines automated testing with a related process that requires a human peer to review code changes.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Development Software 8