No matter what your management style, participatory, directing or teamwork, four broad management functions are demanded of you. As a manager, your primary tasks involve managing people who are ...

When I ask leaders and teams to concisely summarize their company’s management approach, the pause I get hangs in the air like a frisbee tossed on a windy day. No one seems to know which direction the ...

You can put Doc's name on the list of people glad to see Windows 7 finally hit streets and hard disks everywhere. I'll leave it to those more pundity than I to assess the overall value of Windows 7, ...

Human resources functions are significantly different from HR practices. Functions are comprised of transactional activities that can be handled in-house or easily outsourced. Practices are part ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about management in its many forms. That said, despite the role's multiple challenges, there's ample evidence -- with ...

Shortly after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was formed, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) designated implementing and transforming DHS as a high-risk area to the federal ...

In my last article I pointed out possible downsides to consolidating control of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) purchasing into a corporate group. The message there wasn’t meant to be that ...

Kacy Karl Owsley, senior vice president, treasury management sales manager, Cadence Bank Business owners who are trying to grow their companies are focused on getting to the next level, and treasury ...

It may come as a relief to senior managers within financial institutions to learn that there is no required senior management function specifically to deal with the challenges of the coronavirus.

Smith College today announced that it would shift from outsourcing its endowment management functions to establishing its own in-house investment office. The decision, which follows more than a year ...