The health care employee with an "attitude"

Health care managers may encounter employees who seem to have an "attitude." The employee may have a pattern of ingrained, inflexible, maladaptive responses to anxiety indicative of a personality disorder. When the employee has a pervasive sense of self-importance, is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, and requires excessive admiration, a narcissistic personality disorder or traits may be present. Although this individual can cause havoc in the workplace, an alert manager who uses specific management techniques can enable the narcissistic employee to be productive and to be an asset in the work setting. This article provides a look at the etiology, symptoms, and management of the narcissistic employee. When the employee is willing to be assisted, the behavior can be modified and the necessary level of adaptation can occur. This can result in a more productive, less chaotic workplace.     

寻找和留住人才：在华跨国企业的管理挑战

2001年12月，中国加入WTO，标志着全球各地的企业迎来了前所未有的中国新商机。时至今日，虽然大部分财富500强企业在中国都设立了分公司或办事处，但随着跨国企业建立并实施其发展战略，吸引和留住人才成为困扰在华外企的首要问题，同时人才的保有也成为外企登陆中国市场的关键成功要素之一。可见，不管是在全球市场，还是在世界第四大经济主体—中国市场，人才管理仍然是跨国企业必须面临的首要挑战。     

Case statement: blueprint for fund raising success

The case statement is the primary document upon which an organization bases its appeal for financial and philosophical support. This author points out how a well-constructed case statement can impact on fund raising success.     

某山区公路地质环境条件及其工程地质问题分析

本文通过阐述滇东南某山区公路地质环境条件,分析工程区工程地质条件及可能引发的工程地质问题。采用地质分析方法对路堑边坡及路基稳定性进行分析,提出相应的工程处理措施,为类似工程地质条件的公路建设具有一定参考意义。     

美国陆军工程师团的价值工程活动

<正>美国陆军工程师团组织结构的顶层是总工程师办公室。在它下面,设有50余个办公机构,负责不同地区和不同项目的工程业务。此外还有5个实验室。在这近60个机构中,每一个机构都负有价值工程责任,并配有一名价值工程管理者,以便把VE方法有效地用于工程项目中。     

Engaging employees in health care can contain costs and improve quality

Employers need to do much more to change some of the deep-seated employee attitudes and behaviors that are driving health care costs. This article debunks common employer misconceptions about employees' attitudes and behaviors with regard to health care. It then discusses the results employers can obtain by taking specific initiatives that provide employees with the motivation and resources they need to effectively manage health risks and make informed health care decisions.     

A manufacturing excellence team-based learning process for our foundation workers

Foundation workers, people who do the daily tasks to serve customers, have long been ignored and misused in the productivity equation. Every person in a company can and must contribute to improved performance. Equipping out foundation workforce with knowledge and skills via a team-based education and training process is prerequisite to their effective engagement in the business management process.     

Adjusting to not being "on top": making effective use of transitions

In today's health care environment, it is possible even for the successful health care manager to be fired or demoted. To ensure continued success, the manager must view a termination or demotion as a normal transition of life and find ways to "move on". Given today's volatile environment, anticipatory planning for job loss or job change, which includes attention to continued professional training, visioning changes in health care, and maintaining strong professional contacts, is an imperative.