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Mar 25 2010
How to Network Effectively
Author and consultant Keith Ferrazzi offers practical insights into the art of finding, forming and maintaining a broad network of valuable relationships and contacts
Mar 24 2010
Social Media & ROI
How do you measure–accurately–an ROI for your social media spend? We haven't yet found the answer; if you have, let us know. In the meantime, here's a company that has just gone into public beta with their site, a tool that among other things supposedly will help track the effectiveness of posts and other online …
Mar 17 2010
Interest in Realcomm Discount?
A reminder that if you would be interested in attending Realcomm at a discount, please let us know prior to COB Thursday 3/18/10. Response levels will dictate whether a discount is available and how much it might be. If interested, please email us at CRE (a t) webmatters.com. If you have already responded via email or comment …
Mar 05 2010
How To Fight City Hall
Mar 03 2010
Reorganize for Resilience: Putting Customers at the Center of Your Business
From Harvard Business Press comes a book entitled Reorganize for Resilience: Putting Customers at the Center of Your Business. Author Ranjay Gulati examines a number of companies who have succeeded in this arena, including corporate real estate services provider Jones Lang LaSalle. From the Inside Flap Most companies say they’re “customer-focused”—yet consistently fail to deliver solutions …
Feb 26 2010
11 Reasons Projects Fail
From To Do Doing Done: A Creative Approach to Managing Projects and Effectively Finishing What Matters Most: 11 reasons why projects fail. Unclear goals or objectives Changing scope Insufficient resources Conflicting priorities Lack of knowledge Poor communications Lack of leadership Lack of management support Lack of teamwork Poor planning Political issues
Feb 25 2010
Fast Company: Top 50 Innovative Companies
Feb 25 2010
You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader
From You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader: How Anyone, Anywhere, Can Make a Positive Difference Believe they can positively shape their lives and careers. Lead through their relationships with people, as opposed to their control over people. Collaborate rather than control. Persuade others to contribute, rather than order them to. Get others …
Feb 24 2010
How Leaders Create Alignment
From Michael Hyatt: Contact. You cannot keep your team aligned unless you have frequent contact with them. They are going to do the best with what you give them. If you don’t spend time with them, it is inevitable that they are going to make decisions you are uncomfortable with. It is your responsibility to …
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