Harvard Business Review have released their lastest ‘HBR Must-Read’ list. Among the articles are new classics from acclaimed business and management authors including Peter Drucker, Daniel Goleman, Michael Porter and Robert Kaplan. Click any of the links below and enter your IMI username and password for full-text electronic access to the articles. Read more...
McKinsey have published their 3rd issue of the year. Highlights include an article from McKinsey’s Boston office Director Tom French titled ‘We’re All Marketers Now’. The article discusses how firms can adapt to the current environment of pervasive marketing to differentiate their brand. Also featured is an interview with University of Chicago Professor Richard Thaler titled ‘Nudging the Read more...
Giving feedback can be tricky for anyone but particularly for new managers. How do you deliver feedback? Are you consistent in your approach? Do you give both negative and positive feedback to your team? Click here to download the Top 10 Tips for giving feedback. The IMI Library has an online resource dedicated to brief guides Read more...
Click here for access to the latest issue of Harvard Business Review. In the coming months the IMI Library plans to include a series of links to top management journals. We hope you’ll bookmark these links for quick access from your browser. If you’d like to see a particular direct link please comment below and I’ll build Read more...
Who Needs a PA? Free Online Tools for Managers
As a manager you need the right information delivered in a succinct and timely manner. It’s easy to feel bombarded by the different data sources competing for our attention in the modern working environment. And while the Internet is undoubtedly a rich source of information, comparatively little has been done to connect the vast number Read On
Empathy, the ‘hardest’ management skill at work…
Just over a week ago I was sitting in the panel of the IMI Diploma in Leadership audit presentations, as I heard each manger and executive reporting back on their leadership audit journey I found very interesting how many of them recognised empathy as a critical area for development. In my job as facilitator, empathy is the Read On
Unlocking Organisational Power & Performance – Why emotional intelligence is such a critical competence
Hemingway defined courage as ‘grace under pressure’. The ability to remain calm under pressure is a core competency for leaders and front-line staff. I have worked extensively with hospital registrars for over a decade and, for medical professionals, emotional intelligence is absolutely critical. For example, if there is a medical emergency, the Registrar must remain Read On
Stop managing failure, give performance enhancing feedback…
Working with managers across a wide section of industries and sizes, one of the most common question I hear is: “What is the best way to deal with poor performers?” I now recognise this somewhat negative question as a human impulse that surfaces every time we feel threatened, uncertain or frustrated; our brains are just Read On
The leadership blueprint: what all senior executives can learn from Ireland’s FDI successes
It is through a combination of excellence in strategic thinking and leadership impact that senior managers in Irish operations have continued to win new mandates from their global headquarters. The skills and abilities that generate these management successes are not however relevant only to leaders in multinationals. In an increasingly globalised economy, every senior executive, Read On