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Sharpen Your business skills for Free @ MIT: Sharpen Your Business Skills for Free @ MITExcellent siteThis is a terrific site. Thanks for the link.; Tags: Leadership, Sharpen, business skill, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Discussion threads 2008-02-11
Sharpen Your business skills for Free @ MIT: While putting off one of my last econ assignments tonight, I ran across "23 surprising things you can get for free" on CNN.com. (I'm a total sucker for both lists and free things, so I couldn't pass this one up.) I was surprised to see the first...; Tags: Leadership, business skill, Jenna Miller, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Blog posts 2008-02-11
Sending the Right Message to Young Talent: Many of us "mature" managers remember being told at the beginning of our work careers that the quickest way to the top was by being "seen and not heard." Seen but not heard does not cut it in today's workplace. Organizations need vital contributions from every employee,...; Tags: Professional development, Leadership, Sean Silverthorne, talent; Blog posts 2007-12-26
Spanning The Globe In Real Time: Global business skill is mostly dependent on information flow. By judicious utilization of digital technology, managers can track critical business metrics and act on them much faster and diligently. The availability of real-time information that discloses the status of the business more frequently to a wider employee audience empowers them...; Tags: CMP Media, business skill, Real-Time, dashboard; White papers 2002-09-01

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Manager's skill sets: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] EFFECTIVE: managerial leadership demands a delicate balance between sensitivity and authority, between the whole and the parts, between loose and tight leadership styles, between functional expertise and cross-functional excellence (width of knowledge), internal (creating value for organisation and employees) and external (creating value for investors, customers,...; Articles 2008-12-01

ITT Educational Services, Inc. Announces First ITT Technical Institute in Iowa: CARMEL, Ind., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ITT Educational Services, Inc. has opened its 99th ITT Technical Institute in Clive, Iowa, a suburb of Des Moines. Classes are expected to begin with the academic quarter starting in June 2008. The college's four schools of study -- the...; Articles 2008-05-06
New Certificate Program in Strategic Hospitality Management from eCornell and Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration: - Develops key skills to create and implement strategic initiatives - ITHACA, N.Y., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- eCornell has launched a new five-course online certificate program in strategic hospitality management designed to develop critical strategic leadership competencies in current and high-potential hospitality managers and leaders. This program,...; Articles 2008-05-06
IABC/Houston Honors Executive, Member Communicators of the Year: HOUSTON -- The Houston chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) named Dr. Giuseppe Colasurdo, dean of The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, its Executive Communicator of the Year. David B. McKinney, ABC, APR, Communications Manager at Shell Oil Company's Deer Park refinery and chemical plant,...; Articles 2008-05-06
Cubic and Decisive-Point Introduce "On-Demand" Game-Based Tactical Simulation for Squads and Platoons: Cubic Applications, Inc., the governmentservices business of Cubic Corporation (AMEX: CUB), has joined withmilitary game maker Decisive-Point to introduce a new concept in tactical-level training called the Small Unit Immersive Training Strategy, or SUITS. SUITS combines a range of effective training tools ranging from web-basedinteractive multimedia instruction to podcasts, digital...; Articles 2008-05-06
Liaison Technologies Names Erik Floman Chairman: European Expansion a Top Priority ATLANTA -- Liaison Technologies, Inc., a global provider of integration and data management services and solutions, announced today it has named Erik Floman chairman of the Board of Directors. Liaison also appointed Berndt Blomqvist of Helmet Business Mentors and Jukka Makinen of Eqvitec...; Articles 2008-05-06
PKF Texas Awarded Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status for 3rd Year in Row: HOUSTON -- Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. (PKF Texas), the only Houston-based accounting and technology consulting firm specializing in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, has attained Gold Certified Partner status for the third year in a row. The Gold Certified Partner status was awarded in the Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) and...; Articles 2008-05-06
Oce Business Services to Showcase Records Management Solutions at ALA Conference & Expo: Company will also demonstrate Oce Max document process performance management system SEATTLE, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Oce Business Services, a leader in document process management and electronic discovery, will detail key strategies for effective control of law firm and law office records next week at the Association...; Articles 2008-05-05
Gordon may be listening - but he's not really hearing: THE SKETCH Poor Gordon. He's got to be contrite but purposeful, chastened but confident, unbending but flexible, learning but leading. It needs a suite of skills that he's a bit too old to pick up quickly. If "listening" really is the rhetorical strategy, he...; Articles 2008-05-05
Harvard Business Publishing Announces Learning Simulations for Popular Management Topics: Best selling online learning courses now offered as simulations that prepare managers for real-world situations BOSTON -- Harvard Business Publishing, the premier source for management practices, programs and content, this month will launch four new simulation courses that model real business situations. Simulations deliver world-class content in realistic...; Articles 2008-05-05
Ken Joyce Named President of Amkor Technology: Gil Tily Becomes Chief Administrative Officer CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMKR) today announced that Ken Joyce has been appointed President of the company. Joyce, 61, will also continue as Chief Operating Officer and will report to James Kim, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Joyce joined...; Articles 2008-05-05
SupportSoft Acquires YourTechOnline.com Inc., Enhancing Consumer Business: SupportSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRT), aprovider of software and services that make technology work, todayannounced the acquisition of YourTechOnline.com Inc., an award-winningprovider of premium technology services. SupportSoft's consumer businessbrings industry-leading technology, merchandizing and marketing expertiseand skilled service delivery agents to the growing remote technologysupport industry. YourTechOnline's proven ability to...; Articles 2008-05-05
Renowned Global Business Lawyer Hussein Damirji Joins Patton Boggs' Doha Office: WASHINGTON, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Patton Boggs LLP is proud to announce the addition of new partner Hussein Damirji, the founder and former Managing Partner of The New Iraq Law Firm, who has been heralded as "Iraq's most high-profile business lawyer" (The Lawyer.com, March 31, 2008). He will...; Articles 2008-05-05
Football: So brave, so cool and so memorable: FRANK LAMPARD won the hearts of his harshest critics with his tear-jerking penalty against Liverpool. It won't bring closure for him as he grieves for his mum. But in a week when the good guys won, the book can now be closed...; Articles 2008-05-04
IBM Targets Rapid-Growth Market Segments With New Business Partner Initiatives: IBM Business Partner Leadership Conference-- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a series of new programs and incentivesaimed at helping IBM Business Partners expand their reach by leveraginggrowth opportunities in existing and emerging markets that include keyindustry areas such as security, medical, health care, digital video andthe life sciences. These new...; Articles 2008-05-02
Thomas Group Announces Appointment of Practice Leaders: IRVING, Texas -- Thomas Group, Inc. (NasdaqGM:TGIS), a global consulting firm, announced today the appointment of six practice leaders as part of the transformation of its consulting business. The Company is refocusing and repositioning its current services, and building a premier global consulting organization to provide strategic and operational advice...; Articles 2008-05-02