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Source: Business Finance / Stewart McKie
Read this article: http://www.businessfinanc…l?articleID=13651&Print=Y
Executives might feel like kids in a candy store with today’s tempting array of technology tools that can help build the organizational knowledge needed to achieve strategic business goals.
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Source: IESE Insight
Read this article: http://insight.iese.edu/doc.asp?id=432&ar=13
Results and talent. In people management, competencies should be given equal consideration to objectives, say Pablo Cardona and Pilar García-Lombardía in their book “Cómo desarrollar las competencias de liderazgo” (”How to Develop Leadership Competencies”). In the authors’ view, organizations that adapt tasks to fit their employees’ competency profile have a better chance of success, especially if they take steps to develop the desired competencies. Cardona and García-Lombardía review the methods most commonly used to measure and improve competencies.
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Source: Inc. Magazine / Mark Obbie
Read this article: http://www.inc.com/magazi…201/love-your-lawyer.html
When it comes to attorneys, even the smartest business owners screw up. It doesn’t have to be that way — if you follow Inc.’s plan for managing your lawyer
No Comments » Posted by Administrator / Industry Specific and Legal
Source: Washington Post / Shannon Henry
Read this article: http://www.washingtonpost…les/A33839-2004Aug25.html
There is a new and growing challenge to the closeted culture of venture capital. Recent court rulings have forced public institutions that invest in venture capital funds to disclose information about the funds through the Freedom of Information Act. Public investors, such as state pension funds, need to turn over the information, while private groups such as family endowments do not.
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Source: TechRepublic / Jody Gilbert and Bill Detwiler
Read this article: http://techrepublic.com.c…source_doc/Excel_tips.pdf
This compilation of 75 practical, time-saving tech tips will help you make quick work of many common and not-so-common Excel tasks. From data entry and cell formatting to currency conversion and workbook sharing, users of all levels can improve their Excel skills with these valuable tech tips. The latest version covers techniques for Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003.
No Comments » Posted by Administrator / Personal Improvement and Productivity/Work Tips
Source: TheWorkingManager.com / Brad McRae
Read this article: http://www.theworkingmana…/detail.asp?ArticleNo=769
The most successful negotiators, those whose track record enables them to be called Master Negotiators, have seven specific strategies. They are:
* Build the future with creative solutions.
* Come to the table incredibly well-prepared.
* Create and claim maximum value.
* Understand negotiating style.
* Master the negotiation process.
* Build strategic alliances.
* Become a life-long learner.
* Build the future with creative solutions.
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Source: CFO Magazine
Read this article: http://www.cfo.com/magazine/index.cfm/3686543
With the problem of human-capital cost hikes reaching critical proportions, CFO devotes an entire issue to health care, retirement plans, IT/outsourcing, and perks.
Editor’s Note: topical and US-centric, but of value to those who care about these things…
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Source: Optimize / Raffi Markarian and John Norkus
Read this article: http://www.optimizemag.co…jhtml?articleId=159905681
Analyzing the tax implications of IT initiatives can deliver big benefits—and reduce your bills
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Source: strategy+business / Tim Laseter
Read this article: http://www.strategy-busin…ress/article/04303?pg=all
Gung ho for going global? Make sure to look beyond labor costs. Specifically, three major variables should be considered:
1. Transportation Cost
2. Capital Intensity
3. Lead Time
No Comments » Posted by Administrator / Operations and Strategy
Source: Wall Street Journal / Kees Cools (BCG)
Read this article: http://www.bcg.com/news_media/wsj_cools.jsp
Like their counterparts in Greek tragedies, CEOs who defraud their companies’ shareholders fall victim to their own sense of invulnerability, according to BCG’s Kees Cools. Writing in the Manager’s Journal column of the Wall Street Journal, the BCG executive adviser details the findings of his study of 25 instances of major corporate fraud since 2000. Not surprisingly, the pressure to consistently achieve unrealistic share growth is also a major cause of unethical behavior.
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