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by Tom O'Dea - 2008-07-30
Introduction The title of project manager (PM) is used to mean different things in different companies. Fortunately there is a standards body called the Project Management Institute which provides...
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by J. Douglas Jefferys - 2008-07-30
An Inconvenient SpeakerWe have made the claim many times that Bill Clinton is the Master of the Pause. In fact, we have said that it is exactly this mastery that causes more people in polls to name t...
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by J. Douglas Jefferys - 2008-07-29
Opening with a "Bang"You've got at most 30 seconds to give your audience a compelling reason to sit up and listen to what you've got to say, or you've lost them to their Blackberries or Suduko. Now t...
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by Tom O'Dea - 2008-07-29
Introduction In any organization, people are talking. They talk about life, work, careers, and their bosses. Yes, they are talking about you; count on it. Are these conversations helping or ...
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by J. Douglas Jefferys - 2008-07-29
In Part III we discussed the importance of making sure that you tell your audience what your solution or recommendation is immediately after announcing the problem or opportunity at hand. Audiences a...
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by J. Douglas Jefferys - 2008-07-29
We begin with Part I of a 4-part series on organizing the sequence of your presentation so that your information creates maximum impact on the audience. Getting off the right start is absolutely crit...
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by Francisco Rodriguez Higueras - 2008-07-28
Different leaders have different ideas about leadership. For example, see below Jack Welch's perspective, which even though quite modern compared to many leaders, is nevertheless based on quite tradit...
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by Tom O'Dea - 2008-07-28
Introduction This leadership tip has something in it for managers everywhere, but it's particularly targeted at those of you with large company backgrounds who have made career moves to smaller busi...
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by Robin McKay - 2008-07-27
I think you'll agree there is greater awareness these days of management incompetence. Not a week goes by without the business press reporting another large local or overseas company in trouble.Right...
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by Laura Davis - 2008-07-23
Many managerial guru's claim that one of the main ways of getting staff enthusiastic is to simply align the goals of the company with their goals. If you aren't sure of what the employees goals are...
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by Gavin McDonald - 2008-06-29
A friend once asked me what I believe to be the most important thing to becoming successful in life.My answer was simple.... Develop your mind and successes in your life will follow!Your mind is an i...
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by Jennie Gandhi - 2008-06-28
The evident quality of a leader is to be self motivated. In the plan of an organization chart there could be ineffectiveness created by a single format that could lead to the dysfunction of the entire...
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by Rintu Basu - 2008-06-21
Using hypnosis in normal everyday settings is normally called Conversational Hypnosis or often Covert Hypnosis. It can be covert because you don't want people to know you are doing this with them or s...
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by Patricia Woloch - 2008-06-19
Webster's Dictionary defines a leader as "A person who by force of example, talents, or qualities of leadership plays a directing role, wields commanding influence, or has a following in any sphere o...
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by Gregory Frost - 2008-06-19
Playing leadership games is a popular technique that has been used in many leadership training camp or courses. These games are usually more interactive, as compared to other mind teaser games like c...
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by Susan L. Reid - 2008-06-16
On June 7, 2008, Senator Hillary Clinton made history. I knew it as I watched her deliver her exit speech before 2,000 supporters at Washington's National Building Museum. She wasn't just endorsing pr...
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by Aubrey Clark - 2008-06-16
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by Angulo Fu - 2008-06-11
Anti-static packaging is a security products, specially designed for electronic packaging components to prevent the prevention of static damage. For instance, electrical components either for retail i...