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This script identifies disabled users still in your security groups. more…
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Locate field information the easy way. No more pulling open storage tabs looking for that batch and parameter field! more…
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A simple standard to make workflow construction easier and the user interface more consistent. more…
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Daniel McPherson points to a number of templates for Windows Sharepoint Services, available on Micorsoft downloads, to help with common tasks in every organization.
Windows SharePoint Services Applications Template: Room And Equipment Windows SharePoint Services Applications Template: Expense […]

This is something Mart will like, the sharepointMSDN RSS feed. more…
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Microsoft® Content Management Server 2002 Connector for SharePoint™ Technologies enables you to integrate Microsoft Office® SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Windows® SharePoint Services 2.0 technologies with Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2002 to create an end-to-end solution for document publishing.
I saw a demo […]

This study on change management presents current models and methods used based on a survey, in-depth interviews, case studies, and the collective experience of The Conference Board�?Ts Three Faces of Change Working Group members. more…
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This quarterly publication from the Canadian Tourism Research Institute features articles that outline key trends for the travel industry. more…
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Despite strong domestic demand, real GDP growth in Canada will be limited to 2.5 per cent in 2005 by a steep erosion in the real trade balance.
Alberta is still very much energized, but more sustainable economic growth is expected in 2006.
British Columbia will benefit in the near term from exceptional job creation in the past […]

Consumers more upbeat about job prospects. more…
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The May nominal trade deficit narrowed to US$55.3 billion from April�?Ts US$56.9 billion.
The Conference Board, Inc.�?Ts index of consumer confidence stood at 103.2 in July, down from 106.2 in June.
Employment increased by 207,000 in July, and the unemployment rate remained at 5 per cent.

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The Socio-Economic Benefits of Sport Participation in Canada examines four categories of benefits from sport participation: health, social cohesion, skills and economic impact. The study concludes that Canadian governments have good reason to support sport participation through policies, performance measurement, investment and research. more…
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Manufacturing production is expected to soften somewhat in the months ahead. more…
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This report is intended as a guide for companies interested in a systematic appraisal and decision-making process in regard to energy management. more…
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The report�?Ts goal is to uncover the degree to which labor shortages and aging workforce issues are being recognized by corporations, and explore what is being done to address them in terms of best practices. more…
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This report focuses on anticipating the requirements of the variety of shareholders and stakeholders�?”including government agencies, the press, and the general public�?”who will examine your offshoring operations more…
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Despite strong domestic demand, real GDP growth in Canada will be limited to 2.5 per cent in 2005 by a steep erosion in the real trade balance.
Alberta is still very much energized, but more sustainable economic growth is expected in 2006.
British Columbia will benefit in the near term from exceptional job creation in the past […]

Consumer spending forged ahead in the first quarter of 2005, posting annualized growth of 6.3 per cent.
Despite strong domestic demand, real GDP growth will be limited to 2.5 per cent in 2005 by a steep erosion in the real trade balance.
Signs of inflation remain subdued, but the Bank of Canada is still expected to start […]

This report presents case studies of five companies that exemplify best practices in the public reporting to stakeholders of citizenship performance. more…
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Forecasters surveyed by the Conference Board in July were slightly more optimistic regarding Canada�?Ts short-term economic prospects than in the spring, when expectations were for the economy to expand by 2.6 per cent in 2005; growth of 2.7 per cent is now anticipated. more…
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After declining for two consecutive quarters, the Index of Business Confidence posted a small gain, increasing by a marginal 3.3 percentage points from last quarter. The survey was completed in the first two weeks of July. more…
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My career has centered around two primary businesses; technology & transportation.
15 Years of Information Technology experience in a variety of positions. 9 Years as Chief Technology Officer for East West Resort Transportation. Proven track record for design and deployment of bullet-proof systems. Proven track record of successful management of IT departments and IT […]

Address, e-mail, phone & contact information.
Loren French Current Position: Chief Technology Officer Current Employer: Colorado Mountain Express Work phone: 800-525-6363 x6402 Cell phone: 970-390-1668 Home phone: 970-328-7728 E-mail address: loren@cmex.com Personal Mailing Address: PO Box 1235, Eagle CO 81631 more…
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Career Objectives
I’m looking for a challenging and rewarding position where I can unite my creativity and outside-the-box thinking with my extensive technology background.  I enjoy leading teams, developing software, reengineering better IT solutions and sharing my enthusiasm for technology. more…
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My strongest areas can be broken into three primary categories; technology management, aviation/transportation management & software architecture/engineering.
Technology Management Telecom infrastructure planning, analysis & optimization. Management of technical staff engaged in activities ranging from development to helpdesk. Implementation & management of centralized network support and helpdesk services. Information systems resource […]

A record of successful projects of proven architecture & management processes.
East/West Resort Transportation - Edwards, Colorado 6/96 to Present Chief Technology Officer & Chief Software ArchitectResponsible for overseeing day to day management of all technology and telecom related issues.  Responsible for architecting and developing transportation software and core business systems for all business units of […]

Seminars, Schools, & Other Training Experiences
Formal Education B.S. Aeronautical Science/Aviation Management - Summa Cum Laude - Utah Valley State College FAA Airline Transport Pilot - Flight Instructor, Instrument Instructor, Multi-Engine Instructor, Airplanes, Seaplanes & Gliders.  Have obtained a total of 17 different FAA flight ratings.   Other Training Colorado Mountain College – Various […]

Family, Hobbies, Activities & Relocation
In the summer time I enjoy exploring the southwest desert by way of boat, river raft, mountain bike, foot, and even airplane. In the winter I enjoy skiing, snow shoeing & flying throughout the Rocky Mountains. I have professional level photography skills and utilize these skills as a hobby as well […]

Going dark. Should be back up by tomorrow but maybe later tomorrow. New Blog version, gotta integrate with my DB, and re-do some of my improvements…. more…
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A Workflow technology, now internally known as Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF), has gone by a couple of different code names in its recent history. First, it was known as WinOE. Then, it was dubbed Windows Workflow Services.Welcome WinFS Beta!more more…
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Last week..GoogleTalk, and now its Microsoft acquisition of Teleo (a VoIP Client)Interesting!   more…
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Yesterday,a new baby was born in IM Market… GoogleTalk - a free, adfree, XMPP/Jabber protocol based VoIP IM… Get it here more…
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check this out http://www.complexification.net/ more…
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Windows Server System Reference Architecture is a Documentation Set that Helps in Design and Deployment of IT Infrastructure or IT Solutions Using Microsoft Technologies.WSSRA contains: Overview Documents Contains Introduction to WSSRA Documents, Standards and Conventions Followed in  the Documentation and How the Documentation Can be Leveraged.Reference Blueprints Contains Architectural (Infrastructure Areas Such as Security, Networking, Storage,  Management […]

1.  Create a InfoPath Form save it (in say c: ry.)2.  File > Extract Form Files. (to c: ry)3.  Open Template.xml from c: ry4.  Locate the PI(processing instructions) starting with 6.  save Template.xml7.  Right-click c: rymanifest.xsf > Design8.  File > Save As >Save(not publish)……. as c: ry ry.xsn9.  Close InfoPath.10. Open try.xsn > Fill it > save as filledform1.xml11. Now you […]

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If I were to design this particular challenge, I would have phrased the challenge slightly differently. Firstly, instead of asking for a “15-minute online Introduction”, I would relax the challenge to anything goes as long as it is online. Secondly, this challenge involves a hidden agenda which is an attitude change. To really accomplish this […]

I do understand your point about limiting it to a “15-minute online Introduction”. Ideally, we could start from scratch to look at all the possibilities. But as elearning designers it often isn’t up to us to frame the real-life problem in the commercial setting. I’ve contrived this purposely because it reflects a typical requirement as […]

Audience ownership is key and vital to any change, especially sweeping change. So, in order to illicit the ownership that is necessary the audience has to be part of the design of the change, or at least have the perception that they are part of the design.  To do this an introduction that encompasses a survey […]

I would suggest Rapid eLearning as a possible solution for this challenge. Rapid eLearning these days is generally achieved by framing the powerpoint slides with a video lecture on a suitable template….the lecture can be synchronized with the slides…the development time can be cut down with this sort of a training. Why I say this is because […]

I agree with Albert and Alex with regard to the audience ownership and to this end I would ask the audience to complete a carefully constructed survey that sought to identify the shortcomings of the old computer system and improvements that could be made.  The results of this survey would then serve as the video […]

I think you guys are trying to make this harder than it needs to be.  Don’t get me wrong I’m all for getting all the information necessary and then developing based on needs, however what if you don’t have the opportunity to gather an indepth needs. Let’s remember the conditions of this exercise, “to design a […]

I think the mood/culture of the organization has a big impact on the “right” approach. As has already been mentioned, many people are inherently resistant to change. In many organizations, at least some employees are often mistrustful of management (and that mistrust may be justified). Indoctrination that is masquerading as an orientation/eLearning experience faces the […]

This is a sales pitch, right? You want to sell the benefits, advantages, all the good points about it to the audience. So exactly who is the audience? Everyone? Only managers? Only lower-grade staff? Because the benefits to each tier of employees are usually going to be different. The first thing I’d do is go back […]

The audience for such a piece will be so disparate in a large company, consisting of middle management, white and blue-collar workers, that no 15-minute piece is going to be able to hit everyone’s personal needs exactly. However, Alex’s idea of a pseudo-survey gives the user the perception that this is the case. It is the overtness […]

(as posted in my blog) Personally, I would not morally agree to include hidden agenda to obscure propaganda information. An open honest approach, with appropriate transparency would be better and more effective to solicit a real change. There are hidden costs in following a sublime approach. I know a lot of management would think that […]

I met with the folks at Certeon (www.certeon.com) yesterday.  They have a product that helps accelerate business application.“What if the growing population of branch office workers was not burdened with unusably slow applications? What if IT was not forced to deploy servers to the edge and deal with exploding cost and complexity? What if the network […]

One of the first questions I often get from organization investigating SharePoint Portal Server (especially from the IT department) is “How much hardware do we need?”.  My recommendation, more often than not, is a simple web farm… one SharePoint web server and one SQL 2000 database server.  At what point does that change?  The answer […]

I had reader report a problem with a Microsoft Project file in a SharePoint document library.  It seems that when you click on the file it opens properly in Microsoft Project.  When you use the context menu and select “Edit in Microsoft Project” nothing happens.  What gives?From what I can see it appears to be […]

Got back from vacation and found a pleasant surprise on my desk… Free SharePoint posters from Mindsharp.  I went to their website a few weeks back (https://www.mindsharp.com/Default.aspx?page=Login&destPage=RoadmapRequest) and provided some basic information.  The posters came via standard mail.  The posters are huge, color coded, and full of great detail!  They include a WSS Object Model, […]

The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor is available for download.  This assessment tool is designed to “help Database developers and administrators analyze SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000 database servers in preparation for upgrading to SQL Server 2005.”The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor is a tool used by Database developers and administrators […]

The buzz today is about the new WSS Site Templates from Microsoft.  30 of them!… a wide variety to cover a number of key organizzational and social collaboration topics.  All are available free for download and can be uploaded into your SharePoint environment easily.  For your convenience, here is the list:Windows SharePoint Services Applications Template: […]

Has anyone got any ideas how to convince others in my company formal project management training would be beneficial? A couple of us have completed the PRINCE2 course and see the benefits of adopting a company wide method…but are having trouble selling this idea to both our peers and management. Has any one […]

Many thanks to both of you for your help with this…do you know of any useful reading that I could look at to find out more about handling change management? more…
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Hithe easiest way to sell the concept to senior management is to focus on financial savings. One approach is to estimate the time you waste in project team briefings and meetings because everyone does it their own way ( no of days a year by an average daily rate). assume that you would say 50% […]

Hello,
The topic of cultural change is an interesting one. First you have to clearly guage what the culture in your compnay is like, particularly those people that will be most affected by using a structured methodology. Then a comibination of the following techniques is quite useful:
1) Sack some people - get new people!
2) […]

Who does APMG see as the main customer of this product? Is there a specific type of person/company that the website is aimed at?Also, how does the ICP compare to other forums such as PM guru for example, or do APMG not see any competition or relationship between the two? more…
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Can anyone tell me how far PRINCE2 has reached the world? I know it is very popular in the UK, but has it become as popular in Europe or further afield such as Asia and Africa ? more…
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Good info on PRINCE2 globally at http://www.prince2.org.uk/Web/Site/InternationalActivities/InternationalActivities.asp - seems that it is popular in Europe too. more…
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The PRINCE2 Re Registration exam can be taken online as well a via a paper based option, and can be done via a training provider or as a public candidate. The current turn around time for Re registration exam results is 3-4 weeks after the exam. More details can be found on the link mentioned […]

If you go to http://www.apmg-exams.com/Web/Site/P2REstart.asp?menuID=6&MenuItemID=20&MenuType=MENU - you will get all the information you need there…….. more…
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I believe that all roles have been filled, but check http://www.london2012.org/en/ every so often, and something might come up. more…
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It was good to see a comprehensive review of the Best Practice Showcase in the July issue of Project Manager Today.As this event has been extremely popular over the last couple of years, it would be interesting to know if there are any plans to run an event in 2006. more…
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The intention is to run it again in June 2006. details will be available on www.ampgroup.co.uk from January 2006 more…
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What is the difference between a project, programme & portfolio?? more…
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In my opinion portfolios encompass a wide range of “initiatives”. These can be operational activities, programmes or projects. In fact everything within an enterprise. A programme is a large scale strategic initiative, I think preparing London for the olympics in 2012 is a programme rather than a project as it has a […]

What are you best practices and why?? more…
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I disagree with most of what is written about best practice. In my view, best practice is the collective understanding of a group of individuals or a single individual. It is not written down. It is their current intellectual competitive advantage. Good practice is written down and available to all. […]

Best Practice can apply to any area of your business. Which area are you interested in? Best Practice allows your business to run effectively and efficiently. You might want to visit http://www.dti.gov.uk/bestpractice/ It gives you practical advice on how to acheive best practice in all areas. more…
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D4Modelizer , another ORM product has turned open source. The home page is still under construction but one can download the currentrelease andsource code. TheSourceForge homepage is locatedhere. more…
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Microsoft released a handful of (around 30) Windows SharePoint Services applications last week.

Absence Request and Vacation Schedule Management
Board of Directors
Case Work Management
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Classroom Management
Competitive Intelligence Resource Dashboard
Employee Activities Site
Employee Timesheet and Scheduling Management
Employee Training
Event Coordination
Expense Reimbursement Request
Help Desk Dashboard
HR Programs and Services Forms
IT Developer Team Site
Legal Document Review Workflow Management
Loan Initiation Management
Marketing Communications Campaign […]

The provider toolkit for ASP.NET 2.0 beta 2 is now available atMSDN.
"The provider model is used throughout ASP.NET 2.0. It is a means of writing each of the technologies used so that new versions can easily be created and plugged in. For example, if you need to access a different database or authentication server, you […]

Altova have made available their XML engine that it uses in its product lineincluding XMLSpy®, MapForce®, and StyleVision® asfree download.
"AltovaXML�”� is an entirely free download that includes the Altova:

XML validating parser
XSLT 1.0 engine
XSLT 2.0 engine (schema-aware)
XQuery 1.0 engine

AltovaXML�”� includes COM, Java, and .NET interfaces so that it can be […]

Yahoo! has bought the Konfabulator, the widgets maker for windows. But the real deal is that you can get it free now.
"To help popularize the widgets, Yahoo plans will give away the Konfabulator software that empowers the applications. Konfabulator had been charging $20 for the software. Anyone who bought version 2.0 of the software since […]

"IdeaBlade is pleased to offer the IdeaBlade-Lite a rapid application development (RAD) framework for .NET absolutely free! Applications built with IdeaBlade-Lite may be developed, deployed, and even resold royalty-free.
Previously available only through the Microsoft MSDN web site, IdeaBlade-Lite is a developer productivity suite for data-intensive client/server applications. It was designed to improve your team�?Ts productivity […]

The June refresh of patterns & practices Enterprise Library is now available as of July 1st.
"The June 2005 release of Enterprise Library is a minor update of the original version released in January 2005. Enterprise Library features new and updated versions of application blocks that were previously available as stand-alone blocks. All blocks included in Enterprise […]

A coincidence, I statred with dotnetjunkes about a year ago and with TechEd 2004 India in progress. And here I am starting with DevAuthority when TechEd 2005 India (New Delhi) will start from tomorrow. It is nice to be here and it was a great experience with dotnetjunkies. I hope they upgrade it very soon. […]

AMD has filed with federal district court for the district of Delaware, an antitrust complaint against Intel, alleging Intel of forcing major customers to accept exclusive deals, withholding rebates and marketing subsidies as a means of punishing customers who buy more than prescribed quantities of processors from AMD, threatening retaliation against customers doing business with […]

So obvious. I could no longer handle the amount I have started receiving as comment spam. I hope to find a way out soon. more…
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ShortCutter is a hotkey utility and can be used to perform user defined action based on a key combination. I have been usingHotkeycontrol XP till now but thinking of switching toShortCutter. Their is another open source candidate I am considering AutoHotkey. It is more powerful but require a learning curve. more…
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Took up the PostgreSQL code base and added some propriety technology to make it morereliable, secure, better performer and compatible (mainly with Oracle); and finally renamed it toEnterpirseDB. Its status about Open Source is unclear to me. Sys-Con and  TechSpot call it open source where aseWeek andDatabase Journel fails to mention so. Even EnterpirseDB website […]

Broadband network operators are increasingly looking to enhance revenues and profits by offering an expanded bundle of services to both residential and business customers. For residential users, broadband network operators are looking to Voice over IP (VoIP), tiered data services and support for multiple service providers to grow their revenue streams in Open Access environments. […]

Thanks (as ever) to Bruce Hoppe for pointing me to Centrality, a group blog with both social network analysis and social software luminaries posting on a regular basis. The former group is led by Stan Wasserman, and the latter by Stowe Boyd. The site is supported by Visible Path, and contains both industry news (about […]

I used our new tagline, “time to collaborate,” in a Gennova meeting yesterday, not by way of introducing a taqline, but as a way to use it in conversation to see if it would stick. I like phrases that have several meanings. I can say, as we know, that it takes time to collaborate. Projects […]

That’s why I like information science. My undergrad major at the University of Rochester was one I designed myself combining music and anthropology courses to create “Music as an Aspect of the Self.” This student-designed concentration in interdisciplinary studies started off as a way to cobble together a degree after my attempt at chemical engineering […]

OK, so I’ve finished my Masters of Library and Information Science, and I am going on to add the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Digital Libraries. What’s next?As Yogi Berra said, when you see a fork in the road, take it!I’ve been in the job market for a while, and one area of work is […]

Gisela is leaving the country tomorrow, and before she does, we plan for her to send an email to all IST faculty inviting them to view my IST Portfolios site and to submit their feedback. I’ve been looking forward to this, but I’m also anxious. Is the site ready? The biggest area in need of […]

Artifact: Phil’s BlogSince Dave likes recusion, this is a blog entry in Phil’s blog about the artifact for this course, which is Phil’s blog!How cool is it that this class is working with WordPress within a week of my having selected it as the blog engine for my ePortfolios independent study project!I am becoming convinced […]

Artifact: Round the World LibraryGeek heaven! This class allowed me to pick up where I had left off the previous summer in 677 and my SU Buildings XML project. It also allowed me to practice data conservation, first by downloading bib records from SUMMIT using ProCite as a Z39.50 client, then by exporting the data […]

Artifact: Rural BroadbandMy first issue analysis for 618 was on WSIS and ICANN. My primary source was Milton Mueller’s Ruling the Root (highly recommended!), and while it gave me an excellend foundation, my analysis was mediocre, as I focused too much on the background and not enough on advocating for a particular position. (This was […]

Artifact: John Steinbeck Collection at URLess is more? My professor gave me a B for this paper, stating that I did not fulfill the minimum page requirements for the assignment. I argued that I fulfilled the essence of the assignment in fewer pages, but she disagreed. Nevertheless, I am proud of this paper and the […]

Artifact: NPV/ROI AnalysisThis assignment was significant for me, since I have suffered in my career from a lack of confidence in my financial management, analysis, and budgeting skills. I can manage budgets and generate cost proposals and estimates, but I mostly find it boring. That plus my fear of getting it wrong lead me to […]

Artifact: Educational MetadataIs it just me, or are the titles of the LIS core courses really silly? Isn’t 616 really ‘Cataloging?’ And isn’t 605 really ‘Reference?’ more…
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Artifact: Virtual Reference DeskI really liked this assignment. This may be obvious, but getting satisfaction from finding information to answer questions for others seems to be a primary motivation for becoming a librarian!I am especially proud of what I think is an unbiased response to a very tough question about religions’ views on homosexuality. […]

Technorati Blog Finder — Looking for blogs related to a subject, sorted by “authority,” recently updated, or alphabetical? Try this Technorati utility. (I worry about how “authority” might be judged.) more…
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American Red Cross - Credit Card Contribution — Enough said. more…
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Educated Decisions — “The owner of a large factory decided to make a surprise visit and check up on his staff. Walking though the plant, he noticed a young man leaning lazily against a post…” Get the punchline here. more…
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Show Me the Science — I tend not to get overly involved with issues of current events, but this “intelligent design” stuff really has been sticking in my head, living, as it does, at the intersections of rationality and superstition, and of meaning from without and meaning from within, and with its implications for the […]

Be(come) Yourself — “Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.”   — Christopher Morley, American journalist, novelist, and poet (via […]

As the economy recovers, many sales executives are discovering that the cost of selling is going up. The largest expense �?” next to the cost of the salesperson �?” is the cost associated with lead generation…read more more…
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Web conferencing improves the entire sales cycle…read more more…
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Whether in books, magazines or on the Web, there’s no shortage of advice available for individuals charged with designing sales incentive compensation plans. But where do you go if your sales force operates differently than the typical, mainstream sales organizations most of this advice targe…Read More more…
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Back when techies made all software purchasing decisions for most corporations, selling software was relatively easy. All software sales reps had to do was convince the technical gurus that their firm had the most features and functions and a sale was virtually guaranteed. Today, however, almost a…Read More more…
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As much as you want to differentiate your presentation from that of the competition, there’s one thing they’ll always have in common: time. You both have to work within an allotted timeframe and you both must make the most of the time of day you’re scheduled to speak. Still, you …Read More more…
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Maybe you’re already seeing the signs of diminished job-related motivation – you’re not springing out the door every morning to begin the day, there’s less excitement, even about seeing the friendliest and most accessible docs in your territory, and the word whatever is popp…Read More more…
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There’s been much debate about whether, in the New Economy, sales is a dying profession. It is, if you’re talking about traditional, transactional methods of large account selling. To survive in the New Economy, sales leaders must transform their transactional sales team into a discipli…Read More more…
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Seasickness aside, taking your meeting out to sea is almost guaranteed to get you rave reviews – not just from the presenters who enjoy the benefits of a captive audience, but also from the attendees who revel in the joys of cruising. Landry & Kling, experts in corporate cruises, say busi…Read More more…
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Because the success of a CRM system depends on the cooperation of multiple organizations, a CRM program communications plan is needed to deal with essential change management issues at all levels of the corporation. Here are four steps to help you develop an effective plan.   Step 1:…Read More […]

This is from an article by F David Peat, author of an excellent book called Blackfoot Physics. In this article he demonstrates how small actions can have powerful effects and gives many examples.”How can policy makers, NGO, institutions, businesses and individuals achieve stability in a world of rapid change and engage in activities that are […]

A new book, Lasting Leadership, interviews 25 business leaders including Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com; Richard Branson, CEO of Virgin Group; Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway; Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Computers; Peter Drucker, the educator and author; William (Bill?) Gates, chairman of Microsoft; Louis Gerstner, former CEO of IBM; and more of […]

Perhaps science is bringing us some new understanding that can help us find better solutions to the challenges we face …..”We are addressing the challenges of the 21st Century with education and training in critical thinking based on an inaccurate theory about how brains and minds function. Critical thinking is about breaking everything down into […]

“What do jellybeans, a downed submarine, the SARS epidemic and the development of the U.S. auto industry have in common?”They all show how smart crowds can be.”More at The crowd is smarter than you think more…
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Change-management programs can succeed only if employees at all levels—senior managers, middle managers, and the front line—share the will and the skills to change. McKinsey studied these programs at 40 organizations and found a connection between good skills for managing change and the value an organization captures from it.More at The McKinsey Quarterly: Chart […]

“Conversations outside the organization are the chief mechanism for making change and renewal an ongoing part of the company culture. One of the many paradoxes of the Knowledge Economy is that conversation — traditionally regarded as a waste of time — is in fact the key resource for competing on time. Companies that practice the […]

Concord, NH August 9, 2005 �?” HiSoftware Company announced today that the Internal Revenue Service (�?oIRS�?�) has extended its licensing agreement for HiSoftware Company content quality and accessibility solutions. This extends a licensing agreement that the IRS originally entered into in July of 2002 through the end of the July of 2008. Through this agreement, […]

CONCORD, NH �?” July 25, 2005 — HiSoftware, Inc., the leader in enterprise Web Accessibility and Content Quality solutions, today announced that Stanford University (�?oStanford�?�) will be implementing a system wide license of HiSoftware�?Ts desktop and automated server solutions to achieve and maintain University and College Web Sites and Web based applications that are accessible […]

U.S. Geological Survey- Extends Licensing Agreement for HiSoftware Web Management Solutions
Concord, NH July 7, 2005 �?” HiSoftware Company announced today that the U.S. Geological Survey (�?oUSGS�?�)-has extended its licensing agreement with HiSoftware Company for enterprise-wide deployment of its �?oAcc�?� product line. Through this agreement, both HiSoftware Company�?Ts desktop and back-end server side software solutions will […]

Concord, NH June 13, 2005 �?” HiSoftware Company announced today that the Internal Revenue Service (�?oIRS�?�) has extended its licensing agreement for HiSoftware Company content quality and accessibility solutions. This extends a licensing agreement that the IRS originally entered into in August of 2004 through the end of the 2006 fiscal year. Through this agreement, […]

CONCORD, NH �?” June 1, 2005 — HiSoftware, Inc., the leader in enterprise Web Accessibility and Content Quality solutions, today announced that North Carolina State University (�?oNCSU�?�) will be implementing a system wide license of HiSoftware�?Ts desktop and automated server solutions to achieve and maintain University and College Web Sites and Web based applications that […]

Concord, NH May 31, 2005 �?” HiSoftware Company, the leader in enterprise content quality management solutions, announced today that the Commonwealth of Kentucky Governor�?Ts Office for Technology has extended its license of AccVerify DS2 2005, AccRepair DS2 2005 and AccMonitor Compliance Server 2005, from HiSoftware Company, to assist State webmasters in managing their Section 508 […]

California Polytechnic State University Selects HiSoftware�?Ts Solutions to Ensure Site Quality and Accessibility for College Web Sites
CONCORD, NH �?” May 16, 2005 — HiSoftware, Inc., the leader in enterprise Web Accessibility and Content Quality solutions, today announced that California Polytechnic State University (�?oCal Poly�?�) will be implementing a campus wide license of HiSoftware�?Ts desktop and […]