Articles by Dr. Robert Kent

Many of the following articles were first published in a variety of publications including the Winnipeg Sun, Toronto Globe & Mail, Manitoba Business and Canadian Manager. Please copy any articles you wish for use in, for example, your own newsletters or company correspondence, but please show copyright credits to Mansis (i.e. "copyright, The Mansis Development Corporation" at beginning or end of article). In addition, please let us know the name of your publication by sending us a quick e-mail.

1 360 Performance Appraisal READ
2 A Simple Change Model READ
3 Are You a Good Manager READ
4 Be Wary of Training READ
5 Beware of Normal Curves READ
6 Building Employee Commitment READ
7 Conquering 2011 and Beyond READ
8 Diagnosis Critical to Solution READ
9 Diagnosis Key to Problem Solving READ
10 Direction, Control and Political Correctness READ
11 Ensuring Organizational Success READ
12 Execution is What Counts READ
13 Executive Leadership READ
14 Executive Vulnerability READ
15 Get Serious About Management READ
16 Guidelines for Sucessful Leadership READ
17 How Executives Influence Supervisors READ
18 HR Management on the Farm READ
19 Keep It Simple READ
20 Leadership Post Mortem READ
21 Management by Dropping Hints READ
22 Management Lessons from History READ
23 Measuring Capacity to Change READ
24 No Change Without Control READ
25 One Minute Babysitter READ
26 People Emphasis READ
27 Performance Management as Background Activity READ
28 Performance Management for Presidents READ
29 Preventing Work Stress READ
30 Priveleges at the Top READ
31 Profits from Systematic Supervision READ
32 Quality Means Having You Act Together READ
33 Rights Require Obligations READ
34 Speed Kills Business Too READ
35 Teamwork READ
36 The Developmentally Delayed Organization READ
37 The Farm Manager READ
38 The Value of a Thank You READ
39 Thriving on Chaos READ
40 Who is Responsible? READ
41 You Can't Lead Without Managing READ
42 Implementing Organizational Change READ
43 So What If People Do Quit the Boss? READ
44 Lessons from the Field READ
45 Fix the System, Not the People READ
46 Human Relations in Management: Necessary But Not Sufficient READ
47 Successful Leaders Manage Their Organizations READ
48 An Epiphany is Better Late than Never READ
49 The CEO Imperative READ
50 Fix the Organization READ
51 It Takes Two Hands READ
52 Sticking to It READ
53 How Do You Protect Your Investment READ
54 Secret Employment Contracts READ
55 Don't Hire a Sacrificial Lamb READ