With MyRetirementShop.com, AXA chose to offer retirees and pre-retirees a portal focused on their lifestyle needs rather than product
The smartest strategy is to understand the needs of your potential customers and to earn their trust
—Patricia O'Connell, Management Editor
Does a soft-sell approach make you feel more inclined to buy a company's products?
It's crucial to put some really sharp questions to any executive you're about to hire, because even people at the highest levels don't always tell the truth
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After an unprecedented year in business, directors striving for better governance in '09 might want to adopt these three proposals
As U.S. markets slow and global revenues become more critical, boards are increasingly seeking directors with significant international know-how
AIG owes it to the taxpayers who gave them a $150 billion bailout to review its board, some of whose members are dangerously overstretched
CEO Lee Scott has made it clear that Wal-Mart's China suppliers have to go green or else they will have to just go, period
When those in the C-suite assume a royal distance from those they lead, understanding, communication, and effectiveness all suffer
Boardrooms need to recognize that the macro crisis requires decision makers to confront fundamental transformation on three levels, argues Umair Haque
Here are some thoughts on what will change, what won't, and how to stay the course
The Wall Street crisis calls for the new financial-services firms to be run much like conglomerates and for executives with much greater depth and breadth of management skills
Regardless of the outcome, which very well may be favorable to Skilling, the question remains: Why didn't Enron's board pay more attention?
Managers look for one simple strategy to handle these uncertain times, but Drucker was clear that a single answer is never the answer
Aside from macro issues, delaying action on sustainability may be the absolute wrong thing for your business. Being far more efficient and effective with resources is a pillar of going green
—Jena McGregor, Management IQ