<?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>Nov 21, 2009 3:39 AM PST</pubDate><item><title><![CDATA[Perspective: Yahoos Turnaround Efforts Are Straight from Steve Jobs Playbook]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-365695.html</link><description><![CDATA[Yahoo CEO Carol Bartzs overhaul of the Internet pioneer
is similar to the steps Steve Jobs took to save Apple when he came back in
1998. ]]></description><author>Brent Schlender</author><pubDate>Nov 18, 2009 10:34 AM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Woman Driving Ford's Big Bet on Electric]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-364850.html</link><description><![CDATA[As Fords new director of global electrification, its
Nancy Gioias job to make sure the company delivers cutting-edge,
fuel-efficient vehicles. In an interview with BNET she talks about how Ford has
changed, what shes doing to get her team to deliver, and why
managers should bring a little bit of stupidity to the job.   ]]></description><author>Kim Girard</author><pubDate>Nov 13, 2009 12:18 PM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Chevy Volt: A Hybrid Unlike the Others.]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-363533.html</link><description><![CDATA[GMs Chevy Volt is a hybrid like no other. We've compared the Volt and the top-selling Toyota Prius. The differences may surprise you. ]]></description><author></author><pubDate>Nov 12, 2009 10:41 AM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Car Guy's Electric Moment]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-363642.html</link><description><![CDATA[As a third-generation GMer, Jon Lauckner is fiercely committed to restoring greatness to Americas biggest car company. The VP of 
global product planning and the man behind the Chevy Volt, is determined to go big or go home. 
]]></description><author>Jon Lauckner, as told to Cait Murphy</author><pubDate>Nov 12, 2009 10:43 AM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can the Chevy Volt Recharge GM?]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-363796.html</link><description><![CDATA[GM hopes the Chevy Volt will make the world once again see GM as an innovative company. Can one car really pull it off?]]></description><author>Cait Murphy</author><pubDate>Nov 12, 2009 10:53 AM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why MPG Isn't the Best Metric]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-363797.html</link><description><![CDATA[Forget miles per gallon. What you really need to know is how much money it's going to cost you to get from point A to point B. ]]></description><author>Cait Murphy</author><pubDate>Nov 12, 2009 10:42 AM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Get Ahead: Act with Urgency]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-363524.html</link><description><![CDATA[What makes a great leader? A Sense of Urgency, says Harvards
John P. Kotter. ]]></description><author>Abby Ellin</author><pubDate>Nov 12, 2009 9:34 AM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chip Conley: Should I Take My Burning Man Pics off Facebook? ]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-358555.html</link><description><![CDATA[When hotelier Chip Conley posted pictures from his Burning Man trip on his Facebook page, some of his employees complained that they were inappropriate for a CEO. ]]></description><author>Chip Conley, as told to Paul Sloan</author><pubDate>Nov 04, 2009 4:24 PM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Getting Things Done]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-357106.html</link><description><![CDATA[How to launch (and successfully complete) complex projects in four
chaos-free steps. ]]></description><author>Kim Girard</author><pubDate>Oct 27, 2009 1:27 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons From the World's Best Project Managers]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-357104.html</link><description><![CDATA[Project heads from GM, Nokia, Method, and Facebook pass on what
they've learned from working on high-stakes projects. ]]></description><author>Lindsay Blakely</author><pubDate>Oct 27, 2009 1:39 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Three Project Managers Stayed on Track]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-357120.html</link><description><![CDATA[Managing near-disasters is part of the job. Heres how three determined team leaders saved projects that had gone off the rails. ]]></description><author>Kim Girard</author><pubDate>Oct 27, 2009 1:26 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality Check: How Wall Street Sees Korn/Ferry]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-353944.html</link><description><![CDATA[Research analyst Mark Marcon evaluates Korn/Ferry under Gary Burnisons leadership. ]]></description><author>Cait Murphy</author><pubDate>Oct 21, 2009 9:54 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Decisive Moment: A BNET Series]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-354534.html</link><description><![CDATA[CEOs and other C-level executives are faced with
difficult decisions every day that affect every part of the company. With The Decisive Moment series, BNET aims to shed light on the thinking and the drama behind some of the biggest and gutsiest decisions in recent business history.]]></description><author></author><pubDate>Nov 11, 2009 3:13 PM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Headhunter Goes Hunting]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-353947.html</link><description><![CDATA[Korn/Ferrys Gary Burnison focused on the numbers in acquiring Whitehead Mann during the downturn.]]></description><author>Gary Burnison, as told to Cait Murphy</author><pubDate>Oct 21, 2009 1:31 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remote Working: Turning Them Into Us]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-349440.html</link><description><![CDATA[Working with dispersed teams means everyone has to be on the same page. But more often than not, mis-matched expectations can create misunderstandings. Here are some simple tips for defusing friction from afar and building the kind of camaraderie you need to work as a team.]]></description><author>Wayne Turmel</author><pubDate>Oct 07, 2009 2:13 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality Check: Wall Streets View of Medtronic]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-348861.html</link><description><![CDATA[Once a runaway leader in innovation, the worlds largest
medical device company has lately suffered from public mistakes and a drought
of new products. ]]></description><author>Cait Murphy</author><pubDate>Oct 21, 2009 9:56 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Price Medtronic Paid]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-348862.html</link><description><![CDATA[Medtronic CEO Bill Hawkins says that his decision in 2007 to
recall the companys Sprint Fidelis lead was the hardest he has ever
made in his career. But it was even harder on the company.]]></description><author>Cait Murphy</author><pubDate>Oct 21, 2009 9:55 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Hawkins: How I Made the Toughest Call of My Career]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-348863.html</link><description><![CDATA[In an exclusive interview with BNET, Medtronics Bill Hawkins explains how and why he ordered the recall that shocked his industry.]]></description><author>Bill Hawkins, as told to Cait Murphy</author><pubDate>Oct 21, 2009 1:25 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[IDEOs Tim Brown: How to Build a Culture of Innovation]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-345772.html</link><description><![CDATA[The CEO of IDEO talks about how to innovate, how to adapt your
culture so that great ideas flourish, and why you shouldnt try to be
Steve Jobs.]]></description><author>Paul Sloan</author><pubDate>Sep 23, 2009 2:12 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How American Airlines Used Employee Feedback to Fix Its Bonus Plan]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-344821.html</link><description><![CDATA[American Airlines wanted to reward staff for reaching corporate goals. It didnt fly  until the bonuses were tied to goals employees had control over.]]></description><author>Kevin Gray</author><pubDate>Sep 22, 2009 9:41 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Got Superstars on Your Team? Great. Just Dont Pay Them Like Superstars.]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-344823.html</link><description><![CDATA[How the New England Patriots win by eliminating stars and defining performance by the groups achievements.]]></description><author>Kevin Gray</author><pubDate>Sep 23, 2009 7:54 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Pay-For-Performance Work in Health Care? You Bet.]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-344827.html</link><description><![CDATA[A nationwide health care study is finding that tying bonuses to certain medical steps can save millions of dollars and thousands of lives. The downside: More paperwork!]]></description><author>Kevin Gray</author><pubDate>Sep 21, 2009 4:01 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How NOT to Do Incentive Pay]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-344828.html</link><description><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard learned the hard way: When the focus is too much on money, workers get greedy and the organization suffers. ]]></description><author>Kevin Gray</author><pubDate>Sep 21, 2009 4:01 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remote Working: The Simple Rules of Collaboration]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-337968.html</link><description><![CDATA[Remote collaboration doesnt have to rely on state-of-the-art technology. It's the people-management that counts.
]]></description><author>Wayne Turmel</author><pubDate>Sep 18, 2009 3:26 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Get the Most From a Leaner Team ]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-334262.html</link><description><![CDATA[How do you get maximum efficiency from a shrunken workforce? Simple: Force yourself to get out of their way. ]]></description><author>Marie C. Baca</author><pubDate>Oct 13, 2009 5:53 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maximum Work Flow, Minimal Head Count]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-332323.html</link><description><![CDATA[How can you do more work with fewer people? Its easy. The recession has created a huge pool of eager part-time workers. ]]></description><author>Marie C. Baca</author><pubDate>Aug 18, 2009 9:42 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contractor Nightmares (and How to Avoid Them)]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-332322.html</link><description><![CDATA[No one foresees workplace nightmares. But when you hire contract workers, theyre even more likely to occur.]]></description><author>Marie C. Baca</author><pubDate>Aug 18, 2009 9:28 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Payment Plans for Contractors and Consultants]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-332372.html</link><description><![CDATA[How you compensate a part-time Web designer differs from how you'd pay a management consultant. Here's a guide for both.]]></description><author>Marie C. Baca</author><pubDate>Aug 19, 2009 10:43 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remote Workers: Are You Neglecting Your In-House Team]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-325532.html</link><description><![CDATA[Managers may be inadvertently playing favourites by focusing too much on their remote workers and neglecting their in-house team members.]]></description><author>Wayne Turmel</author><pubDate>Jul 29, 2009 2:47 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Art of Cutting Pay, Not People]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-323431.html</link><description><![CDATA[Whos going to work just as hard for less compensation?
Lots of people, actually. Pay cuts are no longer the taboo cost-saving tactic
they once were. ]]></description><author>Noah Buhayar</author><pubDate>Jul 22, 2009 1:01 PM PDT</pubDate></item><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[The New Normal ]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-301636.html</link><description><![CDATA[The business landscape has changed fundamentally; tomorrows 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[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 downturns root causes  and possible ways forward.]]></description><author></author><pubDate>Jun 22, 2009 10:39 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irrational Side of Change Management]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-302376.html</link><description><![CDATA[Most change programs fail, but the odds of success can be greatly improved by taking into account these counterintuitive insights about how employees interpret their environment and choose to act.]]></description><author>Carolyn Aiken and Scott Keller</author><pubDate>Jul 10, 2009 5:40 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[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[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 dont 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[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 didnt pay off.]]></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[Heres 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[Confidence: A Vicious Cycle]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-290512.html</link><description><![CDATA[During a hobbled economy isnt 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[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 youve lost control, which is a common sensation nowadays  and confidence erodes. Different people experience stress from different conditions and situations, so there isnt 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[Heres 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[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[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, publicprivate 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 companys assertive approach to managing relationships with investors]]></description><author>McKinsey</author><pubDate>Mar 13, 2009 3:51 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[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[Its never been easy for a companys 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.
Heres our guide to managing a CEOs 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></channel></rss>