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How to Get the Most Benefit from an Executive Development Program

Great Leadership By Dan

I’m pretty convinced it comes down to the following: (btw, I wrote this in the context of an executive development program, but many of the tips would be applicable for any training program, conference, or learning event.). They get tons more out of the program, and their careers don’t fall apart while they are off the grid.

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CMI Singapore: Updates from the Board

Chartered Management Institute

Mellisa Patrick CMgr MCMI, CMI’s programme development manager, attended the event to engage with potential new partners, including universities, colleges, and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) providers. Where should I start? We know that helping the community around you bolsters your business success.

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The Big Picture of Business – Tribute to Dick Clark

Strategy Driven

First-ever article on Dick Clark, as a business case study. I started out my career by aspiring to be like Dick Clark. Thanks to great mentors, I learned to be my own best self, a visionary thinker and a repository of great case studies. I appeared on radio and TV with him, as well as on conference stages.

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Case Study: When Key Employees Clash

Harvard Business Review

Editor's Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Ronnie, whose son had Asperger's, had been working with special needs children his entire career and had been with the company since the start. She sure had a keen memory. "So,"

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The Big Picture of Business- Professional Education Necessary for Company Success

Strategy Driven

Today's workforce will need three times the amount of training that it now gets if the organization intends to stay in business, remain competitive and tackle the future successfully. Training is rarely allowed to be extensive. Teaching-Training. 7 Biggest Misconceptions About Training: 1. Therein lies the problem.

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Staying Focused in a Noisy Open Office

Harvard Business Review

You should take full advantage of empty conference rooms, semi-private cubicles, and quiet alcoves, says Burkus. Case Study #1: Be positive, and distance yourself from distractions when necessary. Case Study #2: Develop ground rules and find a way to quiet your brain. ” Leave the office (temporarily).

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How to Write a Cover Letter

Harvard Business Review

John Lees, a UK-based career strategist and author of Knockout CV , agrees. Case study #1: Demonstrate an understanding of what the company needs. Michele Sommers, the vice president of HR for the Boys & Girls Village, a nonprofit in Connecticut, recently posted a job for a recruiting and training specialist. “I

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