by Philip R. Diab | Oct 31, 2011 | Management Trends
One of the by-products of the internet age was forcing organizations to publish information such as mission and vision statements. Companies quickly developed marketing brochure type websites to communicate with clients and attempt to reach new ones. Even...
by Philip R. Diab | Oct 21, 2011 | Management Trends
Earlier this year my alma mater (the college I graduated from) named a new president. The long time serving president who had been in charge while I was there had retired several years ago and the person who had taken over from him had encountered some challenges on...
by Philip R. Diab | Oct 19, 2011 | Management Trends
I read a study a couple of years ago that showed that most family owned businesses have a hard time staying in business past the second generation. I don’t remember the exact figure but I think it might be that the businesses that are able to continue on into...
by Philip R. Diab | Oct 13, 2011 | Management Trends
Today’s business environment and the need for organizations to form multi-departmental/disciplinary teams requires a matrix process for management. As such, the order of the day becomes management by committee. The power and influence of individual...
by Philip R. Diab | Oct 11, 2011 | Management Trends
When I entered college as a freshman I remember attending a speech by the college’s president where he outlined the future strategy of the institution. During his talk he explained that our college was a small liberal arts college that had no intention of...
by Philip R. Diab | Oct 9, 2011 | Management Trends
Employee productivity is one of those areas that organizations look to as part of establishing competitive advantage and success of the project. There are several concepts that are associated to this, yet one of the more puzzling factors is time off or away from...
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