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Talent Management - It’s About the People

October 27th, 2009

Talent management is, at it’s simplest, anticipating the needs for talent (hard to fill positions or those crucial to the organization) and setting out a plan to meet those needs. Managing talent is crucial to maintain innovation and productivity.Talent management is one of the toughest challenges leaders face - and it’s made even tougher in today’s uncertain environment. Corporations, large and small, have eliminated thousands of positions. Each of us has either more than likely been in an or

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Stephen’s Survivor Strategy Blog: Elimination By Dehydration

October 23rd, 2009

“Concentrate your energy and hoard your strength” – Sun Tzu, The Art of WarSurvivor is rough business. Almost a year after returning from Tocantins, I still have scars along my back, welts on my legs, and bruises where there were bug bites. But for all that I got beat up by the challenges and the elements, I got to play my game to the end. You have my sympathy, Russell S. Just like Jeff Probst cancelling tribal council, for the first time in the history of this blog, I will award no Fishies this

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Cape Business News: First Masters Degree in Management Coaching

October 21st, 2009

October 21, 2009 – Cape Business News – Cape Town, South Africa The University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) has launched South Africa’s first SAQA-accredited Masters degree (MPhil) in management coaching. According to Dr Salome van Coller, Programme Manager: MPhil in Management Coaching, the purpose of management coaching is for executives to develop the key leadership capabilities enabling them to face any potential challenges in their current role, as well as preparing them for t

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Top 10 business development executives to watch in government contracting

October 14th, 2009

Business development’s job is sales. Sounds simple enough, at least on paper. In reality, today’s government contractors are facing their share of uphill battles. Among them is an ad hoc definition of inherently governmental; shifting procurement guidelines and policies; as well as the need to maintain relevance amid a whole host of looming national priorities, from managing Afghanistan and homeland security, to environmental and healthcare initiatives. Rising to meet these kinds of challenges r

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What We’re Reading 10/13/09

October 13th, 2009

Daily Champion: Nigeria: A Climate Smart Future (Editorial, Robert Zoellick) World Bank President Robert Zoellick writes in the Nigerian newspaper the Daily Champion about the dire need for increased action on climate change in order to protect Africa from further challenges before it is too late. Zoellick emphasizes that the world’s poor will bear the brunt of the impact of global climate change, with extreme events such as droughts, floods, and forest fires become more frequent. He writes,

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