Industrial Management articles from March 2003

Industrial Management archives from March 2003

Can you play your own game? (Personnel Perspectives).
March 1, 2003... "Play your own game!" Undoubtedly, you've heard this before. My memory of this was jogged recently when I came across it in a little gem of a book called Quantum Golf by Kjell Enhager. While the author teaches readers how to play their own...

The next liability frontier?(precautions and preparations for disasters)(includes summary)
March 1, 2003... When crisis hits your company -- whether an industrial accident, a natural disaster, or even an act of terrorism -- your immediate instinct will naturally be to mount an immediate response. You will take care of the injured, put out the fires,...

Change for the better.(management)(includes summary)
March 1, 2003... Today, it seems, everyone is striving to be the employer of choice and to create a highly participative environment to maximize profits and operating efficiency. Read enough of the popular press and you might begin to believe that this is the...

Changing in spite of difficult people.
March 1, 2003... Any change initiative can be thwarted by disruptive individuals who are resistant to change, the process, or intervention by individuals outside their organization. One way to understand how to deal with difficult people is to learn their...

Solidify startup success.
March 1, 2003... The call came on a Thursday night. "Could you get to our plant in Indiana as soon as possible?" the executive asked with obvious tension. "We have some critical production issues with a new product launch and we need some serious help to dig...