The Pitfalls of Project Status Reporting 08-20
The Pitfalls of Project Status ReportingWill your next big IT project be on time and deliver what was promised? Maybe — but maybe not. Accepting five inconvenient truths about project status reporting...
View ArticleThe Upside to Large Competitors 08-20
The Upside to Large CompetitorsNew research suggests that a smaller company can benefit by making consumers aware that it competes against bigger corporations.Large competitors are often viewed as a...
View ArticleProblems, Conflicts and Decisions 08-21
Problems, Conflicts and DecisionsWhile frequently treated as separate topics, conflict management, problem-solving and decision-making are interrelated and all are focused on achieving the best...
View ArticleSix Key Findings on the Use of Theories of Change in International...
Six Key Findings on the Use of Theories of Change in International DevelopmentThe Theory of Change approach is becoming a pervasive part of development practice: as an artefact, as a management tool,...
View ArticleHow to land a job in social media 08-22
How to land a job in social mediaWith the jobs market ever more competitive, Anna Marsden reveals how to gain the experience you need to get aheadMore than 5 million people on LinkedIn claim to be...
View ArticleWhy Marketers Want to Make You Cry 08-23
Why Marketers Want to Make You Cry“Hey – Dad? You want to have a catch?”Every time I watch Field of Dreams, there’s one scene that gets me. When Kevin Costner’s character asks his ghost father to throw...
View Article8 Things Every Design Firm Should Know About Running A Business 08-22
8 Things Every Design Firm Should Know About Running A BusinessAlmost eight years ago, I sat down with my partner in crime, Gavin Kelly, and we made one of the best decisions of our lives--we started...
View ArticleA way into the hearts and minds of managers 08-22
A way into the hearts and minds of managersBy Della Bradshaw©James FergusonWhen Rob Pearse signed up for a three-day leadership programme at Ashridge in the UK, it was because one aspect had piqued his...
View ArticleGreat Leadership Isn’t About You 08-22
Great Leadership Isn’t About YouThe year 1777 was not a particularly good time for America’s newly formed revolutionary army. Under General George Washington’s command, some 11,000 soldiers made their...
View ArticleUncovering insights on putting marketing theory into practice 08-24
True detectivesUncovering insights on putting marketing theory into practice "We are all detectives, trying to uncover something.” Evoking Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Donald Lehmann of Columbia Business...
View ArticleNorthern California earthquake is area's strongest in 25 years 08-25
Northern California earthquake is area's strongest in 25 yearsThe strongest earthquake in 25 years in Northern California struck early Sunday, injuring dozens of people, damaging historic buildings in...
View ArticleSix Key Findings on the Use of Theories of Change in International...
Six Key Findings on the Use of Theories of Change in International DevelopmentThe Theory of Change approach is becoming a pervasive part of development practice: as an artefact, as a management tool,...
View ArticleKeep Learning Once You Hit the C-Suite 08-28
Keep Learning Once You Hit the C-SuiteWhat skills do companies prize in C-level executives ? To answer these questions, we surveyed 32 senior search consultants at a top global executive-placement...
View ArticleTop CIOs Get Deeply Involved in Merger Deals 08-28
Top CIOs Get Deeply Involved in Merger DealsTodd Stabenow was on a secret mission. As he flew from Minneapolis to Paris one morning last year, he considered tactics for getting the information he...
View ArticleEight Surprising Rules That Will Get You The Job 08-28
Eight Surprising Rules That Will Get You The JobAt 76 years old, Bill Ellermeyer is an elder statesman of the job search world. He founded an Irvine, CA outplacement firm in 1981, which he sold to...
View ArticleDiversity Is Useless Without Inclusivity 08-30
Diversity Is Useless Without InclusivityOver the past decade, organizations have worked hard to create diversity within their workforce. Diversity can bring many organizational benefits, including...
View ArticleA Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: Raising, Communicating, and Enforcing...
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: Raising, Communicating, and Enforcing Expectations in Online Courses.As an instructor new to the online environment, I carefully reviewed the syllabus and the...
View ArticleReality Check: Helping to Manage Student 09-01
Reality Check: Helping to Manage Student Most students begin college, the academic year, and new courses motivated and optimistic. Many first-year students expect to do well because they were...
View ArticleCan we move our students from consumers to realistic achievers? 09-01
Can we move our students from consumers to realistic achievers?The scenario is a painfully familiar one…For the last two decades the scholarly study of “academic entitlement” and its relationship to...
View ArticleUsing “Mulligans” to Enhance Student Participation and Reduce Test Anxiety 09-01
Using “Mulligans” to Enhance Student Participation and Reduce Test AnxietyWhen I speak with other professors who work extensively in the classroom, we often find that we share many of the same...
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