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IVEY BUSINESS JOURNAL - ARCHIVE   May/June 2009 REAL LABOUR-MANAGEMENT TEAMWORK: AN IDEA WHOSE TIME IS DUE by Chris Piper Never has the time been better to replace "us versus them" with collaboration on the factory floor and in the C-Suite. This author has excellent suggestions for building the foundation - and the trust. More... WHERE HAVE YOU GONE, JOE DIMAGGIO? JUST WHAT IS REALLY GREAT BUSINESS PERFORMANCE by Michael E. Raynor by Mumtaz Ahmed by Andrew D. Henderson Are the companies that are often held up as "success" stories really great performers or merely just average? These authors separate the wheat from the chaff. More... HOW GENERAL MOTORS LOST ITS FOCUS – AND ITS WAY by Roger More Cash is king, and never more so than in a liquidity crisis. Hard to fathom, perhaps, but a lack of cash can turn the once high and mighty into a mere supplicant. More... THE ORIGINS OF GLOBALIZATION: A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE by Karl Moore by David Lewis The past can inform the present, which is why Canada can learn valuable lessons from the habits of highly successful trading nations of a long time ago. More... A BETTER WAY TO PLAN YOUR NEXT IT INNOVATION by Rita Gunther McGrath Uncertainty can tyrannize and derail important IT projects. This author describes how to manage that uncertainty and keep key personnel and projects on course. More...   GLOW: THE NEW GREAT WORK EXPERIENCE by Lynda Gratton Radiating energy, in the way we work and the way we communicate, creates value for ourselves and the organization. Surprisingly, perhaps, it's a skill that can be learned, and this author has practical suggestions we can all use to make us "glow." More... MEGACOMMUNITIES AS TALENT MAGNETS by Christopher Kelly The company that can create a megacommunity - a values-based organization that is part of a larger community - will attract the best, young talent today. Here's valuable advice for winning that all-important war for talent. More... MANAGING A PORTFOLIO OF GROWTH OPTIONS: THE STRATEGIC TRADEOFFS BETWEEN GROWTH AND RISK by Donald Baer by Bill Liabotis Managers who assess options for growth and the risk profile for each option will be able to make more informed decisions once they've read this article. More... DOWNSIZING ISN’T WHAT IT’S CRACKED UP TO BE by Henry Hornstein It's often called a "last resort" but as this author describes, downsizing would never become an option if managers considered other tactics for creating efficiencies. More...       Strategy   Leadership   Global Business   The Workplace   The Organization   Marketing   Governance   Innovation   Social Responsibility VIEWPOINT Signs that your business is headed for trouble by John S. McCallum

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