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The Benefits of a Performance Culture (and How to Implement One)

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All the hedge fund managers in Greenwich, Connecticut, probably didn’t pay for their Ferraris by being nice to people. 1, 2005, only three days before Foster’s first child was born. But once they’ve added many new managers, they have to be ready to let go. Nice people don’t always finish first. The company was launched on Feb.

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Local Online Advertising to Increase 18% in 2011

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Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « What are Social Magazines and Flipboard? Main | Despite Recession, Private Tutoring Booms » August 25, 2010 Local Online Advertising to Increase 18% in 2011 Borrell Associates is forecasting a solid increase of 14% in online advertising in 2011

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Smartphone Sales to Over Take Feature Phone Sales in 2011

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Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « 1 in 8 Consumers Forecasted to Cut or Eliminate Cable TV in 2010 | Main | An Overview of the Non-Profit Sector » May 12, 2010 Smartphone Sales to Over Take Feature Phone Sales in 2011 Nielsen is forecasting that smartphone sales in the U.S. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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10 Years After His Death, Steve Jobs Still Inspires Our Imaginations

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Before he died in October 2011, following a relapsed pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, he reshaped the company into the world’s most valuable. Critics and commentators tend to focus on his flaws, on his interpersonal interactions, on his harsh approach to management. Something more than the businesses that would become his legacy.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

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Proof it works: Schaus’s profits grew by 15% from 2011 to 2012 as a result of her partnerships. When I started as a government contract consultant in 2005, I would accept all kinds of consulting: sales and marketing, certification, business development and contracts. Mike Kilchenstein.

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Basis of Estimating Software Development

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Software Sizing, Estimation, and Risk Management: When Performance is Measured Performance Improves , Daniel Galaorath and Michael Evans , Auerbach, 2006. Estimating Software-Intensive Systems: Projects, Products, and Processes , Richard Stutzke, Addison-Wesley, 2005. IT Risk Management. Let's start with some books.

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Small Business Labs: Gartner's Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends.

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Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Software "Super Vendors" and Barbell Industrial Structures | Main | Why Global Poverty is Declining » October 22, 2010 Gartners Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2011 Is it just me, or is it too early for 2011 top trends lists? 

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