We often discuss management skills in the abstract, but what are they, really? In the broadest sense, management skills are nearly anything that enables you to manage others effectively. This could ...

In large companies, the differences between functional and strategic managers are typically fairly distinctive. In a small business, however, the two roles are not always mutually exclusive. As ...

A manager is someone who has been promoted upon visible demonstration of skills and competencies, having made contributions worthy of career advancement. At this level, the traditional HR practice is ...

Companies are increasingly looking for employees with a cross-functional skillset to manage their data centers, given that the dynamics are changing and IT becomes embedded in business-related ...

Edie L. Goldberg, Ph.D., the President of E. L. Goldberg & Associates, is a nationally recognized expert in Talent Management. How much time have you spent thinking about your company’s talent ...

The way your business is organized determines how effectively your team helps you to reach the company's objectives. One of the most common ways of organizing a business is by function, where ...

Why do companies usually pay managers more than the people who do the work? Does the managers’ work boost the productivity of the workers enough to justify the managers’ pay? The answers depend on ...