№ 2 (015), 2003
Summary
Tatiana Andreyeva, the Head of the Organizational Development Department, ALT Consulting Company (St. Petersburg) GROWTH MANAGEMENT: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS Standardization of processes and personnel behaviour will not solve problems within growing companies. Efficient management today means delegation of authority and motivation of employees — this is an expert's opinion. Arkady Prigozhin, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, President of the Association of Management & Organization Development Consultants (Moscow) MANAGEMENT BOTTLENECKS IN RUSSIAN COMPANIES: HOW THE CONSULTANT MAY HELP? What are typical management diseases of Russian companies? What are they caused by? Is a consultant able to help a company to manage both reasons and symptoms of these diseases? A famous consultant offers his insights on these timely and relevant issues. Leonid Gendler, Ph.D. in Economics, Head of the Management Consulting Group, MKD Partner Company (St. Petersburg) LOOKING FOR THE OPTIMUM ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE The organizational structure of your company is out of date and doesn't solve the tasks. You decide to change it. How to make these changes efficient? What should you take into account while planning the changes? The famous consultant offers his answers to these questions. Elena Novikova, Vice-President, ANCOR Company (Moscow) RECRUITER, HR MANAGER AND EXECUTIVE SEARCH CONSULTANT — IS COOPERATION POSSIBLE? Cont. Why the employers are ready to pay executive search consultants more than recruiters? How to provide efficient cooperation between the executive search consultant and the customer? In this valuable piece a vice-president of one of the most famous recruiting agencies answers these questions and more. Tatiana Muravieva, Manager of the Marketing Department, HR Agency Career Union (Ekaterinburg) EKATERINBYRG LABOUR MARKET SURVEY: WINTER 2003 What specialists are of the most demand in Ekaterinburg? What are employers' demands? The expert of a leading recruitment agency presents a fascinating summary of the Ural Labour Market Research. Juri Mikhailov, MBA, Managing Partner, LEHTO-CONSORT, A Member of Globe Search Group (St. Petersburg) WHERE THE HEADHUNTER CAN HAVE LUNCH IN ST. PETErsburg (FOR THE BENEFIT OF BUSINESS) Lack of personnel is a problem that restaurant business faces more and more often. How and where shall one look for required employees? Can recruiters help? The noted expert examines this difficult issue. Olga Osipova, Leading Trainer, Metropolis HR Association (Moscow) I'LL JUST SAY… OR WHAT DOES THE GROUP RESIST? TRAINER'S NOTES Participants of trainings first of all resist changes — asserts the famous trainer based on her experience. Natalia Petrova, Business Trainer, Consultant (Moscow) THE FIRST STAGE OF CORPORATE TRAINING: DETERMINATION OF PRINCIPLES AND TASKS Efficiency of personnel training depends on precise determination of its need. A famous trainer and consultant shares her insightful experiences on problems that company may face and ways for their solutions. Sergej Ivanov, Ph.D. in Economics, Senior Researcher of the Institute of Regional Economy Problems by the Russian Academy of Science (St. Petersburg) Galina Borisova, Director of the North-West Agency of International Projects (St. Petersburg) VOCATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM: NORTH-WEST EXPERIENCE In this important piece authors present the results of significant international project on reform of the system of vocational education and training. Anton Libman, Consultant of the Development Department, SAP AG (St. Petersburg) FINANCIAL MOTIVATION OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT What shall be included into compensation package for top managers? Can Russia use Western experience? How information technologies can enhance efficiency of financial remuneration? Read this piece and learn. Elena Borisova, Deputy Director, MKD Partner Company (St. Petersburg) Irina Strelnikova, General Director, VIP-Systems Company (St. Petersburg) A YEAR-LONG performance appraisal: THE FIRST EXPERIENCE Performance appraisal can raise personnel efficiency significantly, but also can cause its demotivation. The famous consultant and top manager shares her frank opinions and experiences. Ekaterina Smirnova, Ph.D. in Economics, lecturer of Economic Faculty, St. Petersburg State University “NEGATIVE” APPROACH TO HR MANAGEMENT: PROFITABLE OR NONPROFITABLE? Minimization of HR expenses can be profitable only for short-term plans, thinks the author examining benefits and losses of the companies that use this strategy. Jury Tyushev, Independent Consultant (St. Petersburg) BRIGHT THOUGHTS ON TELEWORK Telework in Russia is not a long future. What can it give to employers? What are criteria for teleworkers? In this interesting piece the famous consultant discusses these and other issues. The questionnaire was answered by: Alexander Belishkin, guru, Usethics company (Moscow) Tatjana Orlova, the last-year student of St. Petersburg State University Round-table Discussion how to manage employees at a distance? Participants of the round-table discussed the following questions: 1. What groups of your employees do you regard as distant workers? Why? 2. What problems in management do you face due to telework? 3. What are changes in process of management? What new is introduced by telework to the managers' activity: planning, communication, control, teambuilding? Semen Reznik, Doctor in Economics, Director of the Economics and Management Institute, Penza State Academy of Architecture and Construction Vyacheslav Kulikov, Seniour Lecturer, Penza State Academy of Architecture and Construction TEAM OF MANAGERS — PRACTICAL PROBLEMS Managerial teams designed to solve problems of a company generate their own problems and quite often cannot use their potential completely, — the authors came to this conclusion after close examination of interviews with top managers from one of Russian cities. Alexander Gromov, Partner, Business Consultant, SE Organizational Development Technologies (St. Petersburg) Michael Smirnov, Partner, Business Consultant, SE Organizational Development Technologies (St. Petersburg) PARADOXES OF TEAMBUILDING Is teambuilding fashion due or practical managerial need? Is team built up by manager or employees? Who does manage team? Well-known organizational consultants discuss these questions and more with Editor-in-Chief of Personnel-Mix. Famous managers share their opinion on team and teambuilding Mеri Tarlova, President of Coffee Barabu Company Administration (St. Petersburg) Tatjana Senkova, HR Director, Talosto (St. Petersburg) Galina Vasiljeva, General Director, Wurth North-West (St. Petersburg) Michael Stupin, Vice-President, HR manager STEK (St. Petersburg) Olga Allakhverdova, Ph.D. in Psychology, Director of the St. Petersburg Conflict Resolution Centre WHAT MEANS “NEGOTIATION”? TALKING ON PARTNERSHIP How to make employees and managers responsible for results? From the author's point of view they need to sit at the bargaining table more often. Alla Chirikova, Ph.D. in Psychology, Senior Researcher, Sociology Institute of the Russian Academy of Science (Moscow) WHAT'S PREFERABLE — PATERNALISM OR PARTNERSHIP? Conclusion. More and more Russian top managers choose mixed HR management strategy with combination of paternalism and partnership, — this is a statement of a top consultant who finishes her analysis of different models of management in Russian companies. Erkki Asp, Professor (Turku, Finland) Corporate culture in changing world: from statics to dynamics, from tough technology to flexibility Does organizational culture affect company performance and organization strategy? Would you like to give the answer. Let read the piece famous professor from Finland presents.
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