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Leadership and Management are crucial to individual and organizational success in today's challenging global environment. Leaders conceive and initiate strategies that create and sustain competitive differentiation and advantage. They continuously pursue and evaluate innovations that may lead to increased productivity, new business opportunities and markets, and new or expanded competitive advantage and differentiation. They direct and influence corporate activities and behaviors to develop an environment and processes that support and sustain these strategies. Leaders nourish responsibility and commitment throughout the organization by ensuring that all employees understand how they contribute to the company's success, and how their contributions will be recognized and rewarded. Corporate and government scandals have reinforced the importance of personal integrity and a high standard of business ethics among a leader's needed qualities.

Managers implement strategies in day-to-day operations. They establish processes and systems, create business rules and operating procedures, and monitor performance to maximize the efficient production of the company's products and services. They have the frontline responsibility for ensuring efficient and appropriate use of company resources, including equipment, employees and capital. They ensure that employees have the education, direction and resources needed to perform their tasks.

Topics of special interest include leadership theories and models such as situational leadership, transactional leadership and transformational leadership. Leadership skills include risk analysis, change management, communication and motivational abilities, strategic planning, and strong conceptual skills such as abstract thinking, judgment and creativity. Management skills cover such topics as administrative management, tactical planning, time management, conflict resolution, problem-solving, team-building, performance measurement and workflow analysis.

BetterManagement provides leadership and management resources designed to help you improve your skills in strategic and tactical planning, competitive and market analysis, internal and external communications, operational analysis and management, and innovation and risk analysis. Our live and archived webcasts bring you insights on leadership and management from experts and thought leaders from around the globe. Business management articles and best-selling business books give you the practical tips and advice you need to move your leadership and management skills to the next level.

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