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        <description><![CDATA[Large scale project and program management entails serious responsibility, trust and accountability. A Project Director role will add tremendous value to your organization by managing the three...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Build An Effective PMO Strategy]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There are almost as many varieties of Project Management Offices (PMOs) as there are companies. The common thread for all successful PMO's is the PMO Strategy, which will define your needs, goals,...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Become The Best Project Manager]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[To be an average project manager, working on average projects, being passed over for promotion, and getting an average performance review? It needs to understand something right now. Being a...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Develop A Strategy Scorecard]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Leading organizations have found the performance scorecards that map to their business strategy. Leading organizations have broken away from the traditional measurement techniques and software,...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Sell Executives On Project Management]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Selling executive management on the need for project management in an organization is one of the most important steps in the implementation of organizational project management practices. The ASP...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Collect The Best Scorecard Data]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The fundamental premise for measuring an organization or project is to collect data directly related to the objectives of the company. To help organizations focus on the desired measurements, a...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Picking The Right Transition Strategy]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Are you moving into a new leadership position? If you don't correctly diagnose the situation you'll be facing in hat role, you risk overrelying on strategies that worked for you in the past....]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why Project Plans Are A Must Have]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Many project sponsors and executives want to get started immediately on a project and not take the time to establish the foundation for success. This paper will focus on the value of the Project...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What Effective General Managers Really Do]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[General Managers (GMs) with highly structured workdays and rigid schedules close off channels - such as chatting in hallways and calling impromptu meetings - that would otherwise provide vital...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Get Better Organized]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[To manage a project team, department, or small business requires exceptional organizational skills. Well organized individuals will undoubtedly improve both performance and the bottom line. Here...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Manage Scorecard Feedback]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The most important reason for collecting performance scorecard data is to provide feedback so that adjustments or changes within the organization can be made in a timely manner. The process for...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Are You The Weakest Link In Your Company's Supply Chain?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Do you know how your company's supply chain is performing? If not, you risk alienating customers and suppliers, eroding shareholder value, and losing control of your fixed costs. These are...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Criticize An Employee Effectively]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Any time you criticize an employee, you're flirting with danger. If you do it right, both you and the employee will learn from the experience and there will be no bad feelings. If you do it wrong,...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[13 Ways A PMO Can Improve Your ROI]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Companies are realizing that a wealth of value can be realized by providing project management oversight and standardization for their projects. The Project Management Office (PMO) offers the...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Present An Executive Scorecard]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[One of the most challenging and stressful situations is presenting a performance scorecard or ROI results to an executive team. The challenge is convincing this highly skeptical and critical group...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Critical Qualities In Successful Managers]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Successful people in business management always seem to share certain key characteristics. The paper contains expert emphasized eight qualities when consulting with management teams. Some of the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:45:43 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Determine If You Are A Leader]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Are you ready to take over a leadership role in your organization? You probably feel comfortable with your industry, managing staff, technology, and political culture at this point. But, have you...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:44:39 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Solve Everyday Problems]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Looking for tips to everyday problems? Does one lie awake at night thinking about how one can make a better impression on customers and employees, hire better people, or get that promotion one...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Improve Team Morale]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Morale is vital to your team and organization. During weak economic times, poor morale can be the catalyst for disaster. This paper provides a list of proven techniques to improve team morale...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:56:07 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Measure A Consultants Value]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Do you measure the performance of consulting service projects? The reality is, most organizations do not. Whether you are a consultant or managing a consulting services project, the author have...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Prepare Your Business For A Disaster]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;Primal fear&quot; is the technical term used by experts to describe how people react to the threat or actual terrorist disaster. Everyone reacts differently to these events. Just the announcement of a...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:17:45 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[7 Key Business Survival Tips]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Surviving in a down business cycle and emerging as a smarter, leaner market leader requires an organization to cut costs wisely, while keeping strategic business units strong and retaining the...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[6 Reasons Why You Need A Business Coach Today]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Successfully building a profitable business, year after year, has been compared to balancing an egg on your head, while standing barefoot on sharp knives. It's not easy to do and a wrong decision...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[10 Manager And Leader Comparisons]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Today's manager is being replaced by someone with strong leadership skills. To keep your current management position or advance your career, you need to understand the differences between the two...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[15 Critical Leadership Traits Needed Today !]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In today's tough business climate, managers and executives are becoming obsolete and are being replaced by leaders. The new manager/executive must be an expeditor and leader rather than an order...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Transform Yourself Into A Leader]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Think of all the challenges you face on a daily basis: Motivating teams who are harder to mold and direct than those in the past. Introducing new services more swiftly to keep up with competitors....]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Improve Customer Satisfaction]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Keeping your customer satisfied is key to one's success and it doesn't matter if one is selling products or services to external or internal customers. Make sure there is a thorough understanding...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Critical Adding Value SKills You Must Have]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Proving tangible benefits help customers make the right decisions. It is best to have one focused benefit that describes &quot;what one stand for&quot;. Put this benefit on all the correspondence, business...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[10 Manager Skills That Need Improvement]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Want to be a better manager? The author suggests management practices and skills that one can start improving today. Make clear cut decisions when needed. Get to the heart of problems instead of...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[20 Success Tips For New Managers]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Whether one has just been promoted to manager or is joining a new department, one needs to be able to adapt smoothly to the new position. The author suggests proven tips and strategies to make it...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Are You The Customers First Call?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How would one like to run a software sales organization that didn't need marketing? Customers call you 24 hours a day nonstop, more business than one can handle and no need for a marketing budget....]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Build A Great Company Culture]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Being better, faster, and cheaper is no longer good enough to give one an advantage over the competitors. The one thing that can give one's company that elusive, sustainable competitive advantage...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Delegate More Effectively]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you delegate work to a subordinate and that person fails to complete the task, both manager and employee look bad. Use a formal tracking system to keep track of assignments, due dates, and...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How To Improve Productivity]]></title>
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