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Benefiting from the Balanced Scorecard - http://www.bnet.com

Posted by suzyQ under Strategy
From http://www.bnet.com 6026 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 31, 2007 3:33 pm

Harvard professors Robert Kaplan and David Norton developed the balanced scorecard to help translate vision and strategy into action. This technique can make strategic planning a core part of any business. They showed that financial analysis, which is largely a look backward over past performance, isn't enough to guide long-term investment decisio Read More

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When Employees Leave, Make Sure They're Gone

Posted by dobbie under Human Resources
From http://bmighty.com 6037 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 27, 2007 1:47 pm

Employee resignations and layoffs raise questions about network security and data security. Here are 7 ways to protect your small or midsize business Read More

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Analysts on Fee vs. "Free" web content

Posted by administrator under Strategy
From http://www.emarketer.com 6036 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 26, 2007 2:49 pm

The New York Times has abandoned its "Times Select" subscription service. The Financial Times is making more of its content available free. Rupert Murdoch is widely rumored to be planning the same for The Wall Street Journal. Is this a trend? Several eMarketer analysts weighed in on the state of fee-based versus ad-supported online content. Read More

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Recession Proofing Your Business

Posted by dobbie under Strategy
From http://www.smallbusinessnewz.com 6031 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 26, 2007 2:08 pm

Recession is one of the major themes, in the mainstream media, when discussing the economy. With the fall out from subprime mortgages, increasing numbers of housing foreclosures, and balance sheet write downs among the financial corporations, many business people are becoming worried about the future of the economy. Instead of tearing out your hai Read More

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Balancing Work and Life: Me Time

Posted by Becky under Self-Development
From http://online.wsj.com 6035 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 23, 2007 2:03 pm

When Amanda Raab started online jewelry business PurePearls.com in 2004, she was excited, motivated and energetic. Less than two years later, she was just plain exhausted.

Like many entrepreneurs, Raab learned the hard way that she needed to maintain a more healthy balance between the work she loved and the personal life she neglected. Many bu Read More

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Persuading Others to Share Your Vision

Posted by Becky under Management
From http://www.businessweek.com 6035 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 22, 2007 10:50 pm

Over the past 12 months I have spent hours in conversation with some of the most inspiring individuals in business and education to pinpoint the exact techniques and strategies these men and women use to inspire others to follow their vision. TFA Founder Wendy Kopp was one of them. Her story is amazing. Kopp developed the idea based on a Princeton Read More

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Thirteen Tricks to Motivate Yourself

Posted by wontonu under Self-Development
From http://www.lifehack.org 6036 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 21, 2007 7:10 pm

Who needs Tony Robbins when you can motivate yourself? Overcoming the emotional hurdle to get stuff done when you'd rather sit on the couch isn't always easy. But unless calling in sick and waking up at noon have no consequences for you, it's often a must. For those of you who never procrastinate, distract yourself or drag your feet when you shoul Read More

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David Allen's approach to getting things done

Posted by ArmadaIG under Self-Development
From http://www.youtube.com 6037 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 21, 2007 7:09 pm

I'm a big David Allen fan. If you've never heard of him, he provides a great approach to getting a lot done without going crazy. Here's a little sample of his work. Read More

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The 24 Key Management Competencies

Posted by Becky under Strategy
From http://smbceo.com 6039 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 17, 2007 8:08 pm

The list of corporate management competencies is very applicable to Small Business CEO's and can serve as a basis for evaluation and development. Her Read More

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Management practices that work

Posted by Becky under Management
From http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com 6068 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 19, 2007 11:46 pm

What makes companies perform well? To find this holy grail of management studies, a McKinsey team analyzed upward of 100,000 questionnaires to uncove Read More