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The Critical Path for Extreme Project Management

The Extreme Project Manager (EPM) stays at a high level, and understands the big picture, at the same time being able to call the shots like a military commander. However, there are certain things, which can affect the general schedule, and the EPM m...

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Customer service lessons from Tony Soprano and Club Med

Whether you work one-to-one or deal with customers in groups, you identify a target market of customers most likely to value what you can offer. You develop processes that work best with those clients. You learn to anticipate their responses and hel...

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The Perfect Project Manager

I've been working in the computer industry now for over 23 years. Duringthat time, I've had the unfortunate circumstance to work under manyincompetent project managers. I don't mean the word incompetent as aninsult - it's just tha...

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NEGOTIATE LIKE “THE GAMBLER” TO WIN

Most executives relish upcoming major business negotiating sessions with about the same zest as they do a root canal at their friendly dentist. The stakes are always high. Negotiate too hard and the deal is lost. Be too timid and you will leave money...

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Tips for Researching a Franchise Business

A franchise operation can be an excellent investment for peopledreaming of self-employment. Franchise opportunities fall into threebasic categories: Product, Service and Wholesale Distribution. Thefranchise you select must be one that will maintain y...

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THE ONE PERCENT SOLUTION!

Many years ago, someone told me that the key to success is not doing something big or spectacular, but doing the little things extraordinarily well. When we think of Olympic athletes, it's tempting to pretendthat they are somehow "different". We...

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WALMART AND THE RULES

Recently Kevin Pine shared an argument he useswith clients in his site design business. It goes like this.Picture the greeter in WalMart stores, the one that gives youa warm welcome, offers you a cart and a flyer announcing specialsfor the day. Supp...

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Oh No! The Office Holiday Party is a Seated Dinner!

Q: What's harder than knowing how to shine at the Christmas office party?A: Knowing how to shine when it's a seated dinner. The open-format Christmas office party is a piece of cake compared to a seated lunch or dinner. At a buffet-type fun...

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Discover the Biggest Trading & Investing Online Mistake

Any online investor / trader seeks an excellent off or online future trading career opportunity. Despite this goal, did you know 95 percent of all traders go broke within the first two months? Why do investors lose vast amounts of wealth in one or mo...

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The Art of Asking - Save Thousands of Dollars

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