Management & Strategy

The skill of managing emotions allows a person, team or organization to make decisions using their intellect, and direct emotions to support and stimulate the mental work. In a book…

An unproductive person will not survive in business, because less productivity means less money. Such a man needs to spend much more time and effort to achieve the same results…

The US media write that Jan Koum, founder of WhatsApp messenger, left Facebook because of a conflict with the leadership of the most popular social network in the world. Mr.…

People dream that everything was simple. For example, the simpler your mobile application or terms of your user agreement, the more likely you achieve success. Here are some tips on…

A right strategy will help a newcomer to uncover key concepts, answer typical questions and cope with the chaos surrounding many projects. Here are nine tips for inexperienced project managers.

According to a new report of The Boston Consulting Group, almost half of corporate banks are now losing profits. The researchers believe that only those who carry out a complex…

The BCG Henderson Institute found what companies should do to remain viable in the long term. Experts note that large and successful firms that have long and firmly held leadership…

Networked markets are changing the economy and the world around us. One of the successful examples of the modern platform is the Chinese company Alibaba, which in 2014 held the…

It is not easy to wake up your creativity to come up with business ideas. Let’s take a look at seven features of creative thinking.

Billionaires are not born, they are made. At least some of them. Some have to work hard to earn their billions.

Marketing and a practical approach to positioning and sales can help to increase profits without conducting global research or change production. It's enough just to put yourself in the buyer’s…

We are used to believe that cooperation is the best and most correct option when solving problems: we are all interdependent and interrelated, and therefore we are obliged to work…

Micromanagement, the constant demand of unimaginable results, strict relations between the manager and employees. These principles turn a workplace into a hell for a specialist and his team.

It is easy to work when we are concentrated and attentive: we quickly cope with everything, communicate effectively, remember the important and weed out unnecessary. But the digital era has…

Marketing expert Eddie Yoon has identified the segment of super consumers in the crowd of users. They are distinguished by their attitude. Super consumers are incredibly enthusiastic and interested, and…

Daily, weekly and monthly adherence to the plan increases efficiency. Who will be the first to leave the grocery store - the one who has a detailed list of products…

91-year-old Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of the world's largest network for the sale of furniture and household goods, IKEA, died on Saturday after a short illness.

We are used to be proud of our knowledge, skills and experience – those are qualities with which we diligently fill ourselves during all our life. No one writes in…

So it goes like this in January: the important projects of the last year have been completed, the goals have been set, it's time to move forward, but ... where…

A record high price-earnings ratio, which we see today in the market, makes investors look narrowly at cheap securities. This is not meaningless, but keep in mind that there are…

People want to see results of their work. Most of them tend to constantly improve their skills, and getting feedback is a great way to achieve this goal. Let's figure…

According to a list prepared by order of the UK government, 22% of UK companies are dissatisfied with the policies of their leadership. The list includes companies, more than 20%…

It is believed that musicians, writers, poets and artists have a great imagination, while scientists, politicians and businessmen are rather realists. But when a businessman can demonstrate as much imagination…

Social intelligence is an ability to correctly interpret situations and people, as well as understand and manifest empathy with others' emotions. We selected several tips from "Emotional Intelligence for Project…

You've probably heard about Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, but do you know something about David Zalik, Patrick Collison or Lucy Peng? A lot of new members have…

Do you want to create your own business or expand your existing company? Then "Fourteen basic lessons" from the founder and head of Subway Fred De Luca will surely be…

Sometimes the answer lies in the question itself. This truth is simple, but often we forget about it because of a heap of data that falls on us every day.

Agile transformation is not just introduction of new principles of work. The goal of flexible methods is to teach people to think differently. This is much more difficult and often…

2016 was an explosive year for Samsung, and in the literal sense. Smartphones Galaxy Note 7 lit up and suddenly exploded around the world, which is sales of the company…

Meetings are an important element in the team management. But collective meetings can become a burden if a company does not understand how to hold them. Patrick Lencioni highlights three…

Former head of Citigroup financial corporation Vikram Pandit made a disappointing forecast for employees of the banking industry. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, he said that years, new technologies…

People rarely realize why they made a particular choice. However, we are almost never independent in our actions: everything that surrounds us pushes us to prefer one of the options.…

Level of corporate culture in any organization can be determined by external (speech) and behavioral (signs), says authors of “Tribal Leadership” book. Just imagine: no social and psychological research is…

Any company with data-driven management should have analysts, assembled into numerous teams. There are different descriptions of these analytical jobs, and many of the listed skills overlap. Carl Anderson, an…

In today's world, it is rare to find a person who not only listens but also hears - specially in business. According to George Kohlrieser, observing and listening can yield…

Why do some products attract our attention, and some do not? How do products and services shape our habits and why is it important? Do these products have any similar…

Organizations often rely on money as the main driver of staff activity. However, motivation has a much more complex nature. Here are six reasons why people work.

There are two types of thinking - open and closed. The first type helps in development, the second - slows it down.

Travis Kalanick, CEO of Uber and one of the founders, can be dismissed from his position.

Financial and technology companies are in dire need of specialists who understand all the subtleties of the blockchain technology. Over the past year, the number of job ads on LinkedIn…

Just like any sports game, any meeting should have a certain set of rules for its participants. Since each organization has its own culture, it is necessary to work out…

Innovators and creative individuals come up with interesting ideas, inventions and ways to implement them. And what is amazing, you can do it as well. All you need is to…

Founder and Head of online retailer Amazon, billionaire Jeff Bezos, sold one million shares of the company at a price of approximately $ 935 to $ 950 per share, reports…

Charm is a quality that helps to achieve more in any area of life, be it business, or private life. Most people simply cannot resist a natural charisma. But is…

Agile, or flexible product management based on Scrum, differs from traditional approaches in many respects. Let's look at the most important aspects.

Last year, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson received a cash compensation of $ 27.4 million, being on the post of executive director of the world's largest public oil trading…

An overwhelming number of organizations use this "old but gold" scheme: a leader who manages, and subordinates who submit. To continue the tautology, then an employee of such a company,…

According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, yesterday Jeff Bezos, founder and Head of the world's largest online retailer Amazon.com, increased his fortune by $ 1.5 billion to $ 75.6 billion. This…

Consulting company BCG named 12 main trends in the labor market. In the analysts’ opinion, among the most important trends are automation, new strategies to attract customers, aging of the…