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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week - A Look Ahead at 2011

Sales Wolf Blog

 Today I would like to shift gears and take a look ahead at what the HR, talent management, and leadership development blogging community sees in store for us in 2011.  Below is a great collection of posts containing predictions, resolutions, trends, and thoughts for 2011.  Enjoy! .  Enjoy!

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Hardwoods of Michigan Joins The Six Disciplines Client Community

Six Disciplines

Towards the end of 2010, Robert Vogel, President and CEO, saw the need to shift the senior management focus back to long- term strategy planning - and execution. As a result of mutual due diligence, Hardwoods of Michigan has joined the Six Disciplines family and are off and running.

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Walking Away from the Big Bucks in the Pursuit of True Balance.

Women on Business

This due diligence included, setting a new household budget, moving investments, setting up a home equity line of credit, and finally, buying a new car (for the first time in 11 years!). The plan was to build my coaching business and the True Balance brand, one day at a time until I could give my two weeks notice.

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Roughing the Pastor (and Other Church Penalties)

Chris Brady

Posted by: MacKinnonChris | January 23, 2011 at 03:15 PM Offside: having to sit on the wrong side of the aisle in church because "your" side is too full. Posted by: Brian | January 23, 2011 at 03:32 PM Personal Foul: got up too late to shower before church this morning. Illegal man in motion, is for the kids in the aisle.

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Why Chinese Firms' Cross-Border Deals Fall Apart

Harvard Business Review

including CNOOC's attempt to purchase Unocal in 2005 and Huawei's attempt to buy 3Leaf Systems in 2011. billion in 2011 , but then had to retract because the companies could not agree on terms and struggled to get Chinese regulatory approval. Some deals have failed because of national security concerns in the U.S., billion and $3.0

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How Midsized Companies Can Avoid Fatal Acquisitions

Harvard Business Review

After a first deal fell through in late 2010, EORM acquired a Southern California firm in 2011. So he taught his team planning and M&A skills. They have strong due diligence skills. And planning goes far beyond the acquirer’s corporate development team. It has since doubled revenue to $26 million.

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Community Financing Breathes Life into a New U.S. Manufacturing Firm

Harvard Business Review

Seed-stage financing for technology start-ups fell from 16% of total annual private equity investment in 1995 to just 1% in 2002 and recovered to only 4% in 2011, according to data compiled by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association. Where did all that money go? based labor. manufacturing jobs. The answer is yes.

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