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How To Make Better Decisions

Leaders often assume they have to make decisions quickly, that lingering over decision-making indicates weakness. This is particularly true of leaders in new positions who have read all the literature telling them to make an impact in the first ninety days and who want to stamp their mark as a...

Tags: Leader, Decision, Phil Dourado, Leadership, Management

White papers 2008-01-01

Even Steinways Get Out Of Tune

What's the difference between an ethical leader and a business leader? Are they mutually exclusive, a subset of each other, or one and the same? Like the best Steinway can get out of tune, we humans can get slightly off kilter in small ways. The many decisions that lead to...

Tags: Management, Business Ethics, Leadership, Decision, Leader

White papers 2007-12-01

Even Steinways Get Out Of Tune: Spirituality In Business

What's the difference between an ethical leader and a business leader? Are they mutually exclusive, a subset of each other, or one and the same? Like the best Steinway can get out of tune, we humans can get slightly off kilter in small ways. The many decisions that lead to...

Tags: Leader, Decision, Leadership, Business Ethics, Management

White papers 2006-11-08

Follow The Leader?

There are so many situations where a decision must be made that you may get calls for: how to handle a late deliverable, what to say to an irate customer, and what do you do when the customer wants to increase the scope of your project. The list is endless,...

Tags: Team, Leader, Decision, Team Management, Management

White papers 2003-08-18

Sometimes The Only Risk Is Not Taking One

From the executive summary: ‘Most people avoid making decisions for a number of reasons. Firstly, it is often risky. Risk is defined as the possibility of suffering harm, loss, or danger. One often feels comfortable within patterns and expectations. Secondly, leaders often make decisions while they are slightly ahead of...

Tags: Professional Development, Leadership, Decision, Leader, Situation, Management, Career

White papers 2003-01-01

Leadership: Are You 'Playing Small'?

Being a leader is a decision, not a position. In one's work as a coach and consultant, one challenges people to step up to the plate and become all that they want to become, to make that decision to become a high performing leader at whatever it is they do...

Tags: Decision, Leadership, Management, Leader

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Wicca economics: the theory with a magic leader

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JUST after the 2006 election, exultant Democrats and exasperated Republicans identified Iraq and corruption as the decisive issues, and predicted these issues would also shape the 2008 presidential race. They were half right. Voter perceptions of U.S. failure in Iraq and widespread corruption on Capitol Hill...

Articles 2008-09-01

Cynergy Redesigns FYI Corporation's Decision-Support Application

Cynergy Systems , Inc., a globalleader in Rich Internet application RIA software design and development,and FYI Corporation, providers of advanced visualization software, todayannounced the redesign of FYI VisualTM. FYI Visual enables users to viewcritical feedback via meaningful visual metaphors instead of the arcanerows and columns or rudimentary dashboards found...

Articles 2008-08-28

Riot police move in as Thai protesters storm PM's office

THOUSANDS of Thai riot police were trying to disperse crowds of demonstrators gathered last night on the lawn in front of the Prime Minister's office after they stormed the gates in the latest anti- government demonstration. As the authorities warned of "decisive action" if the crowds did...

Articles 2008-08-28

Five-wicket haul for Mascarenhas troubles Durham

*ROUND UP THE Hampshire captain Dimitri Mascarenhas picked up five wickets as Durham's County Championship title challenge was hit after a poor afternoon session on the first day of their match at Basingstoke. Third-placed Durham had high hopes of closing the gap on...

Articles 2008-08-28

nGenera Graduates From QuickBooks to Intacct Plus to Manage Growing International Operations

Intacct, a leader in on-demand financialmanagement and accounting applications, today announced that nGenera isusing Intacct PlusTM to manage its growing global business. The Intacctfinancial management system enables nGenera to accommodate rapid growthwithout adding resources to its finance team and to gain a single,consolidated view of its business to improve...

Articles 2008-08-27

First-Ever HRO Summit by Buyers, for Buyers Launched

The Human Resources Outsourcing AssociationHROA in conjunction with its Large Market Buyers' Group and Mid-MarketBuyers' Group, today announced details of the inaugural HRO Summit. Theevent will be held on October 21-23, 2008 at the Saddlebrook Resort inTampa, Florida. The HRO Summit will be the industry's leading event bringing together themost...

Articles 2008-08-27

We're not afraid of a new Cold War, says Russia

East-West relations hit new low as Medvedev backs breakaway states Russia's relations with the West have plunged to a new low after President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree officially recognising two breakaway territories in Georgia as independent states. "We are not afraid of...

Articles 2008-08-27

Egypt urges Israel to stop Lebanon threats

BEIRUT AFP — Egypt has urged Israel to stop making threats against Lebanon, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said on a visit to Beirut on Wednesday. "We reject any threat to the unity and sovereignty of Lebanon... especially from Israel," he told a news conference after meeting...

Articles 2008-08-27

State of Louisiana lifts Road Home deadlines

After outcry from New Orleans legal groups and the New Orleans City Council, the state has lifted fall deadlines for the 12,000 Road Home applicants who risked losing grants to the looming cutoff dates. "After meeting with homeowners and community leaders, it became clear that many...

Articles 2008-08-27

Church urged to cut floodlights

Home News IN BRIEF *Church of England leaders are being encouraged to cut down on the use of floodlights to illuminate buildings as part of an effort to promote greater environmental awareness. A Church of England guide entitled Don't Stop at the Lights suggests limiting the...

Articles 2008-08-26

The entwined fate of two terrorised nations

LEADING ARTICLE Pakistan and Afghanistan face the same Taliban threat Even by the notoriously low standards of South Asian politics, Asif Ali Zardari, the leader of the Pakistani People's Party, is a compromised figure, dogged by corruption charges. So it is hard to be enthused by...

Articles 2008-08-26

Exalead Named KMWorld Trend-Setting Product of the Year

Exalead, a global leader of searchsoftware for business and the web, today announced that its Exaleadone:search search solution has been awarded KMWorld's Trend-Setting Productof the Year for the third year in a row. Each year, KMWorld compiles a list of trend-setting products in severalcategories based on perspective from and criteria...

Articles 2008-08-26

Russia twists the knife by voting to give disputed regions

Russia has raised the stakes in the political fallout over its war with Georgia, as both houses of the Russian parliament voted unanimously to recognise the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The final decision on whether to recognise Georgia's two breakaway regions as independent countries will be taken by...

Articles 2008-08-26

Zynx Health Clients Surpass 50,000 Mark in Order Sets and Plans of Care

ZynxHealth , the leader in evidence-based healthcare , announced that its more than 1,400 clientsnationwide have collectively built upwards of 50,000 unique order sets and interdisciplinary plans of care . Zynx's hospital clients use ZynxOrderTM to customize and maintainevidence-based order sets, and ZynxCareTM to customize and...

Articles 2008-08-26