Management
The Focus on the Customer and What the Customer Values
December 04 by William Cohen, Ph.D.I view Drucker’s consulting practice as confirmation of the marketing principles inherent in “Drucker Marketing,” a term that he never himself used to describe what he recommended in marketing anythin...
When a Company Goes Astray
October 09 by Jim ChampyThere is lots of work required to get any company - large or small - out of trouble. The answers to these four questions might provide a path to redemption.
Defining Moments: Leadership and Learning How to “Be”
August 29 by Diane M. Ryan, Ph.DDiane shares a story from her personal life that transformed into a defining moment in her life on leadership and learning how to "Be"
Strategic Planning: A vision of what your company should be -- PART 2
July 31 by Editorial Staff at Management Matters NetworkEditor’s Note: This article continues with the GM example illustrating the rise of General Motors in the 1920s via the development by Alfred P Sloan, Jr; a total strategic marketing plan which...
The Ethical New Way to Manage More Effectively
July 17 by William Cohen, Ph.D.Most believe that what is known as wisdom comes from experience, and to complete the wisdom acquired, this knowledge must be applied. This complicates, but does not make impossible, this acquisition.
5 Questions To Ask Employees Instead Of 'How Are You?'
May 31 by Jim Ludema and Amber JohnsonWe want to offer a makeover to the standard question, “How are you?” We ask this question with such regularity that most of us pick from a standard set of responses, with very little thought. Our stan...
Drucker's Five Deadly Sins in Business
July 03 by William Cohen, Ph.D.From 1975 to 1995 Drucker wrote a column for The Wall Street Journal. On October 21st, 1993 his column was entitled "The Five Deadly Business Sins." Many business experts advised exactly what Drucker...