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Overview
Too often, people are promoted to management not because of leadership skills but for professional skills. BUM Books and Blog is a website that supports management and leadership growth and development.
Description
Historically we have found, in any business or service, three critical areas of concern, project management, supply chain management, and management and leadership in general, are intertwined such that the cause and effect of problem identification, solutions, and implementation are overshadowed by departmental independence and egos rather than realizing when one entity is affected by something others are affected as well. This website provides a blog pointing out the issues causing management and leadership issues and then speaking to the solutions to overcome management and leadership problems (many of which are social media crates) with practical tools and techniques to support managerial and leadership growth and development.
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After a decade of shrinking to raise productivity and increase efficiency, companies seek ways to extract more profits from “streamlined” operations. The result is a return to strategic planning to support the issues of rising above the day-to-day operation of business to discover future markets and competitors.
Description
Major corporations in the technology, pharmaceutical, and auto manufacturing industries focus on their revenue and profit; marketing strategies; and creative ways to develop, manufacture, and market new products. Organizations are expanding and improving existing businesses to create tomorrow’s markets. To that point, many companies are creating strategic-planning teams dedicated to developing those plans needed to maintain their edge and profitability in their current marketplace. New concepts and methods in supply chain management, quality improvement, problem-solving, and organizational realignment accompany this new thrust in strategic planning. In the past, it was generally left to an organization’s senior-level management to develop strategic planning.
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The PMG (Project Management Guidelines) is the starting place for that process with a defined beginning and agreed-upon ending. Project Management must have more than authority; it must exhibit leadership and communication skills to succeed consistently (the most vital part of the job description).
Description
Project management is a people business and those people who attain the highest levels of success are individuals, who recognize their team as the true and honest answer to successful projects. Since Spiegle believes strongly in the “Involvement Gets Commitment” philosophy, this material is a guideline, not a policy manual. Project management is a process that works best when there is an organized and consistent way of conducting project business. Project management has become more critical today than ever due to increasing costs, demands for more robust projects (technology changes daily) with fewer resources, and greater financial accountability, including more accurate cash flow control.
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Throughout life, we constantly have stressful situations with our families, businesses, or social lives. We must learn to understand and cope with stress, but more importantly, we must learn who and what causes that stress before we can resolve it.
Description
Throughout life, you will consistently have stressful situations with your family, business, or social life. You must learn to understand and cope with stress, but more importantly, you must learn who and what causes that stress before you can resolve it. Throughout the pages of this book, you will hopefully understand what stress is about, how it is caused, and ideas on how to cope with it. By no stretch of the imagination is this book intended to be a total cure; however, it is intended to make you think, reflect, and work towards a more stress-free, enjoyable, and productive life.