The recommended sites are chosen for their insightfulness, educational value, and quality of research and presentation. Please let us know when you come across sites that you find to be of value. We'll be happy to post them.
Feedback
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The Birkman is an outstanding and versatile feedback instrument. It's been used by thousands of managers over the years. An important element of the Forum is providing participants with feedback on their approach to leadership and helping them identify areas for improvement.
Strategy
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Strategy & Business: This is Booz-Allen & Hamilton's site for the discussion of a wide range of strategic issues. The depth of the articles and interviews is very good.
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Harvard Business Review: Looking for a case study or book on any aspect of management for a presentation or program. Drop by for ideas or materials -- and you can order or download directly from the site.
Business Information
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CEO Express lays out a wide variety, but manageable number news sources for senior leaders -- general newspapers, management journals, Web sites, etc.
Professional Sites
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Advisors Resources is a collaborative of some of the best independent consultants in the US. They have come together to bring their clients a full range of high-quality services -- much as the large national consulting firms do but at a much lower cost. The members bring a wealth of experience from every imaginable discipline.
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C2K is the firm of one of our core faculty members, Richard Bevan. His site is packed full of information and richly colorful. This jewel of a site shows why we are so fortunate to have him on our team. The site focuses on change, communication and leadership.
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The Meridian Consulting Group, Inc. is home base for Don Summers, another of our core faculty members. Themcg.com is filled with position papers and tools on leadership, managment, organizational performance and Human Resources. Take a look. You're bound to find something of value.
Recently Published Articles
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Women leaders,
according to a Management Today study of 1000 managers, that included both men and women, concluded that women are better leaders because among other things they are perceived as being more trustworthy and generous.
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Knowledge workers and Peter Drucker go hand in hand. The term was coined by Drucker years ago to describe the nature of work of those who work prinicipally with information. His latest thinking on this subject is in The Atlantic Monthly. As always, the subject is presented lucidly and challenges prevailing thinking. Even if you can't imagine that there's anything new on this subject, take a look. You might be surprised.
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Here's a companion piece to the Drucker article. All Leaders Are Investment Managers briefly demonstrates the necessity for learning in organizations, especially those driven by information, and then outlines the role that managers must play. The article is written by one of our core faculty members, Don Summers.
Remember, let us know of good sites and we'll post them.
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