Focus on creating right performance conditions, says Statoil VP

Focus on creating right performance conditions, says Statoil VP

Finance and HR should focus on creating the right conditions for performance to thrive rather than micromanaging employees and their development, a leading management expert has said. Bjarte Bogsnes, the VP of performance management development at Norwegian oil giant...
The art of management

The art of management

ARTISTS routinely deride businesspeople as money-obsessed bores. Or worse. Every time Hollywood depicts an industry, it depicts a conspiracy of knaves. Think of “Wall Street” (which damned finance), “The Constant Gardener” (drug firms), “Super Size Me” (fast food),...
Why Leadership Is More Art Than Science

Why Leadership Is More Art Than Science

Schools of management grew out of engineering schools. Maybe now they should aspire to be art schools. Business schools mostly grew out of engineering schools. As a result, much of the language around management and leadership has–or aspires to–a...