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Viewpoint: The intro and extro versions of motivation
New and more effective approaches to human resources management are required. Yet some very complicated answers are forthcoming to such apparently simple questions as “Why do I…
Management by Consequences
In collaboration with the London Regional Management Centre and South West London College, ABE sponsored a one‐day Workshop on Paul Brown's approach to this new tool for the…
Can we change other people's behaviour?
Lyndon Jones, Denys PageIt was stated earlier that the hardest to change behaviours are those which are:
Student section: Examiners Reports — June 1984
This time there was a pause in the generally growing improvement in the scripts presented by candidates. The general level of papers was poorer in quality compared with recent…
Learning to write right
Edgar CBE BakerA grasp of the main rules of syntax can help us understand the underlying structure of our language. We use English through hearing and reading it; but if we understand the…
Careers:: COURSES
A new organisation, the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education, to monitor standards in the independent sector of further and higher…
Careers:: TRAINING
Employment Secretary Tom King MP, outlining a simple management checklist to the IPM Conference in Harrogate, advised all senior managers to place a second notice above their…
Behaviour modelling — a needs based approach
Harm SwierengaThere is much talking, writing and thinking being done at present on the concept of managing in organisations. The reason for this is not because the subject is now “in”, but…
The manager as a people‐problem solver
Paul L. BrownOne reason that some managers and executives out‐perform others in their organisations is their problem solving skill. I refer here not just to their ability to solve technical…
Effective negotiation — the Harvard Project
Alan SharpBeing able to reach sound and lasting agreements without giving in to the other party, even if he is hard and aggressive, is a necessity for success in any field. The skills…
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