<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>BNET Management Articles</title><link>http://www.bnet.com</link><description>BNET Management Articles</description><pubDate>Jul 05, 2009 12:10 PM PDT</pubDate><item><title><![CDATA[Managing Remote Teams: Does Collaboration Technology Work?]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-317530.html</link><description><![CDATA[Managing remote workers is a reality at a growing number of businesses, but how good are collaboration tools at meeting the needs of a distributed workforce?]]></description><author>Wayne Turmel</author><pubDate>Jul 02, 2009 10:08 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surveying the Economic Horizon: A Conversation with Robert Shiller ]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-302372.html</link><description><![CDATA[The noted economist explains and explores the downturn's root causes  and possible ways forward.]]></description><author></author><pubDate>Jun 22, 2009 10:39 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New Normal ]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-301636.html</link><description><![CDATA[The business landscape has changed fundamentally; tomorrow's environment will be different, but no less rich in possibilities for those who are prepared.]]></description><author>Ian Davis </author><pubDate>May 29, 2009 9:15 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carl Spetzler: The Six Elements of a Good Decision]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-295108.html</link><description><![CDATA[The expert on strategic decision making explains how to think
straight and act wisely in an uncertain economic environment.]]></description><author>Kim Girard</author><pubDate>May 05, 2009 1:42 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Decide in a Time of Confusion]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-295098.html</link><description><![CDATA[A practical five-step plan to make sure you have the data (and the
mind-set) you need to make great decisions in a time of unprecedented risk and
uncertainty.]]></description><author> Kim Girard</author><pubDate>May 15, 2009 7:57 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Went Right  and Wrong  in Three Real Cases of Uncertainty]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-295107.html</link><description><![CDATA[Organizations deal with uncertainty all too often these days. You can learn a lot from examining what these companies have done (and why), even if it didn't pay off.]]></description><author>Kim Girard</author><pubDate>May 05, 2009 1:39 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Tools to Manage Uncertainty ]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-295091.html</link><description><![CDATA[Leaders who deal with the unpredictable every day don't just wing it. They have a set of proven methods for making the best possible decisions when imperfect information is a fact of life. (Sound familiar?) Learn from them.]]></description><author>Kim Girard</author><pubDate>May 05, 2009 1:39 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ram Charan Grades the President]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-291103.html</link><description><![CDATA[The influential management guru gives President Obama and his team
high marks for their management of the economic crisis and discusses what the
auto industry must do to right itself.]]></description><author>Cait Murphy</author><pubDate>Apr 24, 2009 3:35 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping Your Cool  and Your Confidence]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-290508.html</link><description><![CDATA[Here's how three leaders in three very different situations responded confidently to crises. ]]></description><author>Andrew Tilin</author><pubDate>Apr 24, 2009 1:24 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Ways to Deal with Stress]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-290513.html</link><description><![CDATA[Feel stress  often resulting from the idea that you've lost control, which is a common sensation nowadays  and confidence erodes. Different people experience stress from different conditions and situations, so there isn't one recipe for beating it. But you can learn to change your reaction to it.]]></description><author>Andrew Tilin</author><pubDate>Apr 24, 2009 1:24 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Confident Are You? Take the Test]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-290516.html</link><description><![CDATA[Here's a quick guide to seeing where you land on the confidence spectrum, plus advice for improving your game.]]></description><author>Andrew Tilin</author><pubDate>May 11, 2009 9:19 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confidence: A Vicious Cycle]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-290512.html</link><description><![CDATA[During a hobbled economy isn't the only time that people struggle with confidence, of course. The truth is, issues surrounding confidence bubble up 365 days a year. ]]></description><author>Andrew Tilin</author><pubDate>Apr 24, 2009 1:24 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turning Around a Struggling Airline: An Interview with the CEO of Malaysia Airlines]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-261810.html</link><description><![CDATA[Idris Jala led the state-controlled carrier from the brink of bankruptcy to record-breaking profits. Now he wants it to become what he calls a five-star value carrier.]]></description><author>McKinsey</author><pubDate>Mar 13, 2009 3:53 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perspectives on Change: A Former Chief of Staff Reflects]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-261762.html</link><description><![CDATA[Leon Panetta discusses how to make change happen, public-private partnerships and their effect on policy, and the major management challenges confronting the new administration.]]></description><author>McKinsey</author><pubDate>Mar 13, 2009 3:46 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better Communications for Better Investors: An Interview with the CFO of Gartner]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-261764.html</link><description><![CDATA[Gartner CFO Christopher Lafond discusses the company's assertive approach to managing relationships with investors]]></description><author>McKinsey</author><pubDate>Mar 13, 2009 3:51 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Lean to Lasting: Making Operational Improvements Stick]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-261760.html</link><description><![CDATA[By focusing on the soft side of lean and Six Sigma initiatives, leading global companies gain substantial, scalable, and sustainable advantages.]]></description><author>McKinsey</author><pubDate>Mar 13, 2009 3:45 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do CEOs (Still) Love Ayn Rand?]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-272467.html</link><description><![CDATA[Even a major free-market economic crisis hasn't broken the love
affair between business execs and their favorite free-market philosopher.]]></description><author>Kim Girard</author><pubDate>Feb 25, 2009 11:18 AM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Find Your Next CEO ]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-270141.html</link><description><![CDATA[It's never been easy for a company's board to
plan for the departure of a chief executive. Thanks to the pressures of our
present economy, boards are facing that task more frequently than ever before.
Here's our guide to managing a CEO's succession, no matter
why your executive suite is suddenly vacant.   ]]></description><author>Jennifer Alsever</author><pubDate>Feb 18, 2009 4:16 PM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Cut Carbon Emissions and Costs]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-261759.html</link><description><![CDATA[The demand for data center capacity worldwide has led to a sharp rise in IT costs and a steady increase in carbon emissions. A new efficiency metric provides companies with a clear yardstick for measuring progress.]]></description><author>McKinsey</author><pubDate>Mar 13, 2009 3:34 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leading Through Uncertainty]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-261850.html</link><description><![CDATA[The range of possible futures confronting business is great. Companies that nurture flexibility, awareness, and resiliency are more likely to survive the crisis, and even to prosper.]]></description><author>McKinsey</author><pubDate>May 13, 2009 10:40 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best of BNET 2008]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-256376.html</link><description><![CDATA[In case you missed these, here's a roundup of some of the year's most popular features, blog posts, and videos.]]></description><author>BNET Staff</author><pubDate>Dec 19, 2008 3:12 PM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Centered leadership: How talented women thrive]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-243562.html</link><description><![CDATA[A new approach to leadership can help women become more self-confident and effective business leaders.]]></description><author>Joanna Barsh, Susie Cranston, and Rebecca A. Craske </author><pubDate>Oct 24, 2008 11:27 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linking employee benefits to talent management]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-243584.html</link><description><![CDATA[Most companies treat benefits as a cost of doing business. They should see them instead as a competitive weapon.]]></description><author></author><pubDate>Oct 24, 2008 11:28 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Handle a Workplace Bully]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-242687.html</link><description><![CDATA[Half of U.S. employees have been bullied at work. Here's
how to stop bad behavior before it costs your company big.]]></description><author>Jennifer Alsever</author><pubDate>Feb 17, 2009 3:57 PM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workplace Bullying: A Management Primer]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-242718.html</link><description><![CDATA[Workplace Bullying: A Management Primer]]></description><author>Adam L. Penenberg</author><pubDate>Oct 27, 2008 6:08 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Are CEO Clawbacks'?]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-239138.html</link><description><![CDATA[Capping pay is one way to send a message to Wall Street fat cats,
but requiring execs to pay back their bonuses takes the punishment one step further.  ]]></description><author>Peter Galuszka</author><pubDate>Oct 03, 2008 2:24 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Models for People Management: Best Buy, Google, GE, Semco]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-237201.html</link><description><![CDATA[A look at four models of people management  all radically different, all successful. ]]></description><author>Lindsay Blakely</author><pubDate>Sep 26, 2008 4:09 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Get Results From Your Team]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-237220.html</link><description><![CDATA[Ten tips from the creators of the Results-Only Work Environment,
from their book Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It.]]></description><author>Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson, authors of <i>Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It</i></author><pubDate>Sep 29, 2008 9:01 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The End of Time-Based Management?]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-237238.html</link><description><![CDATA[Author Tammy Erickson on how the Results-Only Work Environment
fits into the evolution of the workplace  and why companies need to
rethink the way they evaluate employee productivity.]]></description><author>Lindsay Blakely</author><pubDate>Sep 26, 2008 4:09 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is a Results-Only Work Environment?]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-237128.html</link><description><![CDATA[A new management philosophy declares that giving employees
complete control over their time is the best way to increase productivity in
the workplace.]]></description><author>Lindsay Blakely</author><pubDate>Oct 27, 2008 3:24 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is Appreciative Inquiry?]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-216764.html</link><description><![CDATA[When it comes to solving your company's biggest
problems, focusing on what's already working may be the best way to
fix what's wrong.]]></description><author>Jake Swearingen</author><pubDate>Aug 18, 2008 3:40 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Start a Mentorship Program]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-212133.html</link><description><![CDATA[How do you hang onto your brightest young talent and prepare them
to lead? Simple: Recruit your more experienced employees to help coach and
guide them.]]></description><author>Jennifer Alsever</author><pubDate>Oct 27, 2008 4:38 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recession-Friendly Employee Perks]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-209200.html</link><description><![CDATA[Worried that you can't afford to give raises and bonuses this year? Here are three ways you can reward employees without breaking the bank.]]></description><author>Carlos Bergfeld and Princess Calabrese</author><pubDate>Aug 21, 2008 11:50 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Signs That You Have a Crummy Job]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-208897.html</link><description><![CDATA[Dream jobs quickly become crummy jobs when companies are
struggling to stay afloat. Here are five telltale signs that recession is affecting your job.]]></description><author>Lindsay Blakely</author><pubDate>Aug 21, 2008 11:49 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Manage in a Recession]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-208896.html</link><description><![CDATA[During a downturn, the usual rules of the workplace change
dramatically. Here's how to keep your team motivated and productive. ]]></description><author>Lindsay Blakely</author><pubDate>Oct 23, 2008 3:52 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Costs of Layoffs]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-208899.html</link><description><![CDATA[Think downsizing will solve your company's financial
woes? These harsh realities may make you think twice.]]></description><author>Carlos Bergfeld</author><pubDate>Aug 21, 2008 11:49 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workforce Millennials: A BNET Field Guide]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-202118.html</link><description><![CDATA[We've mapped out five common millennial types you may
encounter in the workplace and how to keep them happy and productive.]]></description><author>Jake Swearingen</author><pubDate>May 19, 2008 5:18 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recruiting Gen Y: Four Killer Tactics]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-201796.html</link><description><![CDATA[Millennials are hardworking and enthusiastic, but they won't
settle for just any job. Here's how McDonald's, Google,
Harvard, and other employers hook today's best young talent.]]></description><author>Andrew Tilin</author><pubDate>May 19, 2008 4:37 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is a Millennial?]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-201716.html</link><description><![CDATA[The emerging generation of workers, known as millennials or Generation Y, represents the biggest shift in the workforce since the baby boomers came of age.]]></description><author>Andrew Tilin</author><pubDate>Oct 02, 2008 4:29 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Speak Millennial: Lessons From a B-School Dean]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-201746.html</link><description><![CDATA[Podcasts, blogs, and an extremely patient phone demeanor can help
bridge the generation gap between millennials and their managers.]]></description><author>Andrew Tilin</author><pubDate>May 19, 2008 4:37 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Strategies for Managing Generation Y]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-201845.html</link><description><![CDATA[Getting the most from millennial employees requires a new approach to management. Here's how Deloitte, Merrill Lynch, and the U.S. Army handle the needs of a new generation.]]></description><author>Andrew Tilin</author><pubDate>May 20, 2008 2:40 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employee Reviews: How to Keep Up a Top Talent Pool ]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-201251.html</link><description><![CDATA[The employee performance review is an anxious situation on both
sides of the table.]]></description><author>BNET Staff</author><pubDate>May 19, 2008 9:57 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Generation Y  by the Numbers]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-201227.html</link><description><![CDATA[A statistical look at the millennial generation: what jobs they take, what they expect from work, and what they earn.]]></description><author>BNET Editorial </author><pubDate>May 20, 2008 2:54 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Hang on to Your Talent]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-201245.html</link><description><![CDATA[Your best employees have lots of reasons to leave. Keep them happy, loyal, and productive with these proven strategies.]]></description><author>BNET Staff</author><pubDate>May 19, 2008 11:58 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harnessing Your Team's Creativity]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2410-13056_23-55139.html</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><author>BNET Editorial</author><pubDate>Mar 31, 2008 5:16 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Office Designs for Optimizing Collaboration]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-190685.html</link><description><![CDATA[The nature of work has changed considerably since the first cubicle was introduced in 1968. Today's workplaces need to be as adaptable and collaborative as the people inside them. Here's how Microsoft and other large companies have redesigned their offices for the way people work now.]]></description><author>Jane Hodges</author><pubDate>Jul 01, 2008 12:43 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Office Design: How to Build a Better Office]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-190221.html</link><description><![CDATA[A well-designed office is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to retain workers and make them more productive. ]]></description><author>Jane Hodges</author><pubDate>Apr 14, 2008 3:52 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing a Productivity Initiative]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2410-13056_23-168348.html</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><author>BNET Editorial</author><pubDate>Jan 30, 2008 11:46 AM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overcoming Sexism in the Workplace]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2410-13056_23-168354.html</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><author>BNET Editorial</author><pubDate>Jan 30, 2008 11:41 AM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding Allowable Business Expenses]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2410-13057_23-168368.html</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><author>BNET Editorial</author><pubDate>Jan 30, 2008 11:40 AM PST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>