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Hiring Flexible and Temporary Talent

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Asked if their organizations had seen an increase in the use of independent contractors in the last two years, 41% of respondents said yes and 59% said no. Taking the time to design a workforce model in advance can reward productivity, lower overall labor costs, and help avoid findings such workers have been misclassified.

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Becoming a Network Linchpin

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Since all the work in every organization is done through relationships, it makes great sense to utilize technology to allow people to connect and collaborate easily and effectively. The connection and coordination necessary to get things done happens because of productive personal relationships based upon trust and reciprocity.

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Beyond Management

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In " Beyond Management " (Palgrave Macmillan, December 2011) author Mark Addleson explains why workers have to manage themselves and tells them how to do it. Organizing is an important part of life. Organizing is collective work, which is why knowledge workers participate in networks, establish groups, and form teams.

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Microsoft Office: A Competitive Advantage that Needs to be Mobile

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The challenge is to take this competitive Office advantage to the mobile marketplace through the company''s new Surface tablets and future Nokia smartphones allowing people and organizations to utilize these mobile devices more productively. Source: The Wall Street Journal, September 16, 2011.

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The Greatest Risk to Your Business

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Your greatest challenge and opportunity in 2011 is to join the growing number of leaders who are focusing on a breakdown of trust as the greatest risk, and creating a “Building Trust Plan” to address it. In a study my organization, entente, conducted in 2006, we asked over 600 people “What is trust?” An organization.

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Holding Powerful & Arrogant Bosses Accountable

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Source: The New York Times, February 20, 2011. He also worked previously as the global head of worldwide leadership and organizational strategy at Merrill Lynch in New York. But it was frightening to them for me to shine the light from the inside out.”.

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Talent Shortages from a Changing Workforce

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That was a question I recently heard from an executive running a major engineering organization. . The solution to this problem is pretty straightforward and I describe it in detail in my new book with David DeLong , called The Executive Guide to High-Impact Talent Management , published by McGraw-Hill (2011). .