manager

Just because a person has a passion and talent for something doesn't mean he will have the same moxie to run his own business, according to Michael Gerber's book "The E-Myth," which claims each business needs a technician, a manager and an entrepreneur, and one man rarely is all three. So, for instance, a small business owner might have to learn business growth and management Read more...

Think you'd be happier if you finally got that long sought-after promotion? You might want to think again. Getting a promotion is more challenging than nearly any other major life event, including divorce or the death of a loved one, according to managers and executives surveyed by Development Dimensions International, a consulting firm based in Collier, Pa. "We grabbed 800 Read more...

Selling your business could be the most important financial deal you will ever make. Here’s how to make the right decisions. For many owners, selling the business they've spent years building up can also be emotionally difficult. And unless you've sold another business previously, you'll have no experience to draw on. Is selling my business the right option? Before selling Read more...

QUESTION: My boss recently told me that I am not management material. This was very upsetting. Even though I don't have a degree, I do have years of experience and have trained many people. I get along with everyone and frequently get positive feedback about my work.When I joined this company, the business was just starting to take off.Because of the growth, they are now planning to hire other Read more...

"How come you're late?" the restaurant manager asks as the young waitress walks in the door. "It was awful," she explains. "I was walking down Elm street and there was this terrible accident. A man was lying in the middle of the street. He was thrown from his car. His leg was broken, his skull was fractured and there was blood everywhere. Thank goodness I took that Read more...

"I have to have a raise," the man said to his boss. "There are three other companies after me." "Is that so?" asked the manager. "What other companies are after you?" "The electric company, the telephone company and the gas company." - - - - -  Read more...

A manager invites one of his promising young employees to go on a business trip. When they are going up to their hotel rooms, the boss tells the young employee that he will meet him in the coffee shop for breakfast at 8 o'clock the next morning. At 8 a.m., the boss is there, but not the employee. In fact, the boss waits for half an hour more, and when the employee still hasn't show up, the Read more...

Soon after a high-tech company moves into a new building, a manager taking an elevator gets stuck between floors and, after some door banging, finally attracts attention. His name is taken and rescue promised. It takes two hours before the elevator mechanic arrives and gets the manager out. When he returns to his desk, he finds a note from his efficient secretary: "The Read more...

A woman buys an armoire, but it's the kind you have to assemble yourself. Back home, she reads the instructions carefully and puts together the armoire in the bedroom. It looks terrific. Then, a train passes and the whole armoire collapses. Thinking that she must have done something wrong, she rereads the instructions and reassembles the armoire. Then, a train passes and it collapses Read more...