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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

In 2014, when the company’s market capitalization was $380 billion, this Microsoft veteran took over as CEO. Nadella proposed that Microsoft move beyond its most profitable product, Windows, in favor of chasing a cloud dream, even though Amazon had a four-year head start. For Microsoft, the future looked bleak.

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Learning and Development Training Programs and the Millennial Myth

The Regis Company

Before entering the world of consulting for learning and development training programs , I worked in a corporate development training group. My team spent months researching, planning, and creating a thoughtful proposal. My team spent months researching, planning, and creating a thoughtful proposal.

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Great Business Lessons From The Movies – Jerry Maguire.

Rich Gee Group

I remember a proposal I was putting together — I was asking $15K for the work. I’ve worked with a number of clients — and we developed a successful strategy to grow your career exponentially. Image: Royalty-Free License from Dollar Photo Club 2014. And most people think their begging or putting out their client.

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Is America Losing Its Innovation Edge?

The Horizons Tracker

The report follows on from an earlier publication that was published in 2014 and chronicles the various pros and cons of innovation policy in that period. “Recent developments are placing additional stress on the U.S.

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Essentials Of Executive Sponsorship (Part One)

Lead Change Blog

In fact, a 2014 Research Study by Prosci indicated that projects with strong, effective executive sponsorship were 3.5 Build a cross-disciplinary task force that can help you develop strong data, facts, and ROI to influence the decision. Part one focuses on questions to help win support. Be open to the feedback you receive.

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Is Flexible Work Key To Attracting The Brightest Talents?

The Horizons Tracker

Accounting systems are another significant hurdle to adopting more flexible work practices, as many have been developed with standardized headcounts in mind for labor costing. “Doing so can also develop other team members’ knowledge and provide better backup for clients.”

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Best Practices for Small Business Owners to Secure Government Contracts

Strategy Driven

Although the federal government’s small business contracting goal is 23 percent, other agencies have greater goals for 2014 for both prime and subcontracts. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Visit: smallbusiness.data.gov to learn more. Get on a General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule contract.