Practical means are provided of integrating a new team member into an effective team. To be effective, teams must manage goals, roles, processes and relationships. Goals need to be held in common and be quantifiable. Roles of members need to be clearly stated for the process to be managed. The...

It is argued that there are no simple means of giving orders and instructions, but there are considerations which can make orders and instructions more effective: consistency, clear communication and obtainability.

Makes a necessary and rarely touted distinction as to moral or “good” leadership versus amoral leadership. The most common textbook definitions of business leadership are lacking, because of their lack of a moral stance. Re‐emphasizes the important distinction between a manager and a...

How do we measure leadership? How do we measure success? Does the real measure of success escape analysis? According to John Wooden, team success is dependent on the individual success of each team member. Conversely, each team member’s success is dependent on the success of the whole....

There is a high failure rate of mergers and acquisitions. Most of them fail during the integration process. This article examines the organizational factors that negatively impact the integration process and suggests eight principles to make the integration more effective and successful. The...

Critical management and leadership issues relating to managing major organisational change are examined. It is shown that the key to leading change successfully through turbulent times is to recognise and respond to the needs, fears, and interests of the people who will be most affected by the...