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		<title><![CDATA[5 Personal Core Competencies for the Real Business World]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/ceo/?p=2686]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A Harvard professor named 5 Personal Core Competencies for the 21st Century that demonstrates that some business school academics live in their own world, and that world bears little resemblance to the real business world. As one commentor put it, "what a load of pseudo-intellectual twaddle." by Steve Tobak]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:59:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[5 Personal Core Competencies for the 21st Century]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/harvard/?p=3332]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Every epoch requires people and organizations to develop  core competencies or skills needed to be successful. In the time of Henry VIII (yes,  I am watching The Tudors), key competencies to master probably included fealty to a powerful lord  and skill with a rapier. Not so much...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:32:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Core Competencies And Saving Money]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1172469]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[What's the core competency of your business? What do you do that sets you apart from your competitors? Perhaps it's customer service. Maybe it's an excellent product. It might be your personal involvement in the community. Whatever it is, don't sacrifice that competency in order to grow. Instead, focus on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Semiconductor Corporation F3Q09 (Qtr End 02/24/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14061_23-277754.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Chris Danely &#8211; JP Morgan Chris Danely &#8211; JP Morgan Can you comment on your inventory goals, do you have a certain goal in mind in terms of days or dollars? Lewis Chew I would say that in a normal...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:06:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[R² = EOC (Recruitment And Retention = Employer Of Choice)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1017537]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Problems with staffing and retention may not be due to bad hires or a low unemployment rate. In fact, they may be related to poor management insight by not recognizing your employees as a core competency in your business strategy. Although employees may not fit the strictest definition of a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ten Best Practices for Successful Competency Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931095]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As the foundation of a talent development strategy, your competency model guides the end-to-end management of your organization's talent base - from performance assessments & goal achievement, to training & development, workforce planning, and recruiting. However, as our economy shifts focus to delivering knowledge and services, core competencies become harder...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Conducting One-on-One Employment Interviews]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2410-13058_23-68762.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Employers commonly conduct one-on-one (or face-to-face) interviews with individual job candidates to select a new staff member. When potential recruits interview with several company representatives, the multiple perspectives provide valuable input to the hiring decision process. However, sometimes in small businesses and start-up environments, only one manager will participate in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:20:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Conducting Panel Employment Interviews]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Panel interviewing allows multiple people to interview a job candidate at the same time. A panel has two or more participants, which may include the direct manager for the role, human resources staff, department managers, and/or the candidate's potential colleagues. Peer participants commonly participate when recruiting a new senior staff...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:11:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[For A Stand-Out Resume, Focus On Your Core Competencies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=394132]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A competency is a written description of measurable work habits and personal skills to achieve a work objective. A Core Competency based resume focuses on highlights of your employment background that provide valuable experience in the specific area of competencies an employer is looking for. Once you review an ad...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Identifying, Managing, and Nurturing Top Talent]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2410-13059_23-68773.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Talent is an indicator of one's capacity to learn, grow, and develop new skills for future use. It also suggests how quickly a person or organization can adapt to new challenges. In this article, "talent" is defined as a dormant or untapped quality that lies either in an individual employee...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:41:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[STRATEGY ANALYTICS: Eudyna Devices Tops Japanese GaAs Device Industry; Focus on Core Competencies Pays Dividends]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Oct_17/ai_n15693762]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON -- "GaAs Device Vendor Market Share 2004: Asia-Pacific and Europe," from Strategy Analytics concludes that Eudyna Devices has successfully combined the core strengths of Fujitsu Quantum Devices and Sumitomo Electric Industries to grab a top five spot in the $2.4 billion worldwide GaAs device market. Significantly, Eudyna Devices moved...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Systems Thinking: The "Core" Core Competency for BPM]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=150926]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This short but insightful article reminds of all of the importance of systems thinking to business process change. Ultimately processes are simply one element in the overall system that is called a company. Contemplating any company's transition to business process management, the implications for IT professionals are profound, for companies...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Outsourcing separates winners and losers: farming out non-core processes pays dividends for those who do it right.(Business Performance)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4372/is_200509/ai_n18926821]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's something you may not know about business process  outsourcing, or BPO: roughly half the time it fails to deliver the  anticipated benefits.       That fact, uncovered in a study conducted last year by New  York-based McKinsey & Co., raises  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Project Management As A Core Competency (1)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=924203]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[For many organizations the capacity to effectively and efficiently manage projects from conception to completion should be considered a core competency. This means the entire project life cycle not just the implementation phase. Thus project management includes selecting the right projects as well as good implementation. Some people call this...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Business Innovation - Core Competency and Competitive Advantage]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=175906]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation. There are other useful definitions in this field, for example, creativity can be defined as consisting of a number of ideas, a number of diverse ideas and a number...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Companies Look Beyond Cost Reduction When Choosing an Outsourcing Partner, According to Capgemini/IDC Bi-Annual Survey; Companies More Concerned with Focusing on Core Competencies, and Want a Collaborative Partner to Share Risk and Reward]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_April_25/ai_n13650866]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- With an increasing number of companies turning to Business Process Outsourcing BPO as a strategic tool to improve efficiency of business performance, IT outsourcing has the biggest potential upside to companies over the next three to five years, followed by customer care and F&A outsourcing, according to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AMR Research Alert: Rethinking Core Competencies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=284365]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In this thought-provoking article from AMR Research, author Bruce Richardson discusses recent trends in the Research and Development (R&D) arena and explains why "everyday low prices," which are great for consumers, make it hard for manufacturers and vendors to create a sustainable competitive advantage. Richardson goes on to outline the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Iomega Selects Everdream Services To Improve IT Efficiency; Everdream to Manage IT Support, Iomega to Focus on Core Competencies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_March_8/ai_n11853820]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[FREMONT, Calif. -- Everdream Corporation, the leading provider of hosted and managed PC services, today announced that Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM), a leading global provider of data storage solutions, has deployed Everdream's web-hosted IT support services to its more than 400 users. After an extensive evaluation of competitive offerings, Everdream was...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE and Millennium Rail Announce Services Agreement; Agreement Reinforces Core Competencies for Both Companies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2004_Dec_7/ai_n7639289]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- GE and Millennium Rail finalized an agreement to transition rail car maintenance and repair from the GE Texarkana site to the Millennium Rail facility in Marshall, Texas. This new long-term railcar repair and maintenance agreement will result in Millennium Rail dedicating its Marshall, Texas facility for exclusive use...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Are Hospitals Financing the Future?: Core Competencies in Capital Planning]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=176014]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The importance of coordinating strategic planning with capital planning cannot be emphasized enough. But all too often in health care, those planning processes are conducted separately, with negative results. Strategic objectives that are not financially tested may fail or never come to fruition. Conversely, when capital expenditures are set without...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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