Getting Results...For the Hands-On Manager articles from April 1997

Getting Results...For the Hands-On Manager archives from April 1997

Making a good business case for Internet/intranet.
April 1, 1997... If you want to convince senior management to invest in either department access to the Internet or creation of a web site for your organization, even a web page on your organization's intranet, you'll need to make a good business case given the...

The new age agenda. (meeting agenda)
April 1, 1997... Anyone who's familiar with written agendas knows that they tend to follow the same basic pattern. That is, until now. Today's meeting agenda has a new look: It's sleeker, slimmer, and more specific. Many people don't think agendas are...

Intent versus effect. (interpersonal communication)
April 1, 1997... By now everyone knows about the infamous "Texaco Tapes." One expression that raised many hackles was "black jelly beans." The company says no one had intended anything bad by it. Their diversity consultant had taught them to say "white jelly...

Sexual harassment: taking the right steps.
April 1, 1997... It seems you can't pick up a newspaper or turn on the TV without coming across a new sexual harassment case. It's happening everywhere - except, of course, in your company. None of your people would ever be involved in something so deplorable....

CyberTerror 101. (cyberterrorism)
April 1, 1997... The computer on your desk is like a booby trap waiting to explode. No, we're not talking physical danger here. It's a virtual threat we're living under. We're all potential victims of cyberterrorism. The very thing that makes the network and...

Improving presentations with 3-D graphics.
April 1, 1997... Professional-quality three-dimensional graphics and imaging software is becoming more inexpensive and easier to use. Today it's much less trouble to make business presentations, charts, graphs and even flat artwork more exciting. Applications...

The narcissistic manager.
April 1, 1997... Do you classify people as winners or losers? Is the term "workaholic" often applied to you? Are you insulted when someone gets your title wrong? Does your blood boil over trivial mistakes? If you answered yes to any of these questions, it's time...

What mentors do to help others attain potential.
April 1, 1997... MENTOR: "Someone who helps others attain their potential - either personal or professional." The definition comes from Cliff Purcell, assistant marketing manager in Hanes Kid-wear, Sara Lee Knit Products, but it reflects a consensus among all the...

The many faces of mentoring.
April 1, 1997... An experienced and influential upper manager spots potential in an organizational fledgling and guides the newcomer up the corporate ladder. That's the traditional view of mentoring, and it's still a realistic scenario. But it's not the only...

A career success story from a company-sponsored mentoring program.
April 1, 1997... When the US Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) initiated a planned mentoring program in late 1992, it predicted optimistic results. To its junior engineers and scientists it promised opportunities to...