" Easier said than done -- unless one purchases one of the company's books, of course, and follows its philosophy, and then things will become "pretty simple. Slowly but surely, my team and I got on top of three things knowing what we needed to do." (Brewster, 2004)
The bullet points and questions for the self are characteristic of most 'selling' managerial sites. But where can one find a management website that is more practically informative than a historical and academic resource, like the Bamboo Website, but is not so blatantly self-interested in its approach as Simplify Your Business? One option, obtained through About.com, is to use this informative site directed to educate and inform laypersons rather than experts or students. In an article entitled "Managing 101." The author introduces basic managerial principles in a useful way. Although question-directed in its approach as well, it is far more specific and less blatantly self-promoting as the purpose of the site is informative, not to market something, yet it wishes...
For instance, rather than airy platitudes, the author states that management boils down to such questions as: "Can your group handle more customer calls with you than without? Sell higher value merchandise? Impart knowledge more effectively? That is the value of management - making a group of individual more effective." (Reh, 2004) and Reh has produced, himself an effective article on an effective website.
Works Cited
Brewster, David. (2004) the Essence of the Manager's Mission
Simplify Your Business. Retrieved on 19 November 2004 at http://www.businesssimplification.com.au/for_free/articles/issue5vol4.htm
Management." (2004) Bamboo Web. Retrieved on 19 November 2004 at http://www.bambooweb.com/articles/m/a/Management.html
Reh, John. (2004) "Management 101." About.com. Retrieved on 19 November 2004 at http://specials.about.com/zxfcp0.htm?gs=management&u=http://management.about.com/cs/generalmanagement/a/Management101.htm
