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Why Are 2013 Graduates Considered Unprepared?

Chart Your Course

While the National Center for Education Statistics is projecting nearly 1.8 Meanwhile, of the hiring managers that are looking at 2013 graduates, the majority only plans to hire one or two this year. Meanwhile, of the hiring managers that are looking at 2013 graduates, the majority only plans to hire one or two this year.

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Picasso and Project Management

Strategy Driven

It can be a new creation or based off of a different from of art, book to movie or vice versa for example. Creating a Director’s cut is much easier than creating the original film from scratch for example. So what does any of this have to do with Project Management? The common theme from the above is with projects themselves.

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How Create a More Inclusive Workplace for LGBTQ Employees

Let's Grow Leaders

A bit about me: I am presently managing a technical team of what are essentially technically oriented project managers (and she shares her very powerful work history and accomplishments). I am also a transgender woman, who transitioned while living in Silicon Valley 17 years ago, during the peak of the dot-com boom.

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Motivate with a Memorable “Vision Phrase” that Matters

Michael Lee Stallard

Take for example Mack McCarter, founder and a leader of Community Renewal International, a not-for-profit organization that helps rebuild safe and caring communities through the restoration of personal relationships and trust. The foundation is projected to touch the lives of 50,000 children by 2014. Make it Memorable.

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3 Ways Pixar Gains Competitive Advantage from Its Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

If any doubt existed that Disney’s magic was back, it was put to rest with the 2013 release of the blockbuster movie Frozen. The Incredibles, Bird and Walker’s first project at Pixar, was a homerun. Senior business leaders are wise to follow Catmull’s example. When Pixar focuses on making great films, profit follows.

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Insights for Women Leaders: Motivate Team Members for Success

Women on Business

Guest Post by Grayce Belvedere Young, president of the Organization Development Practice at Prouty Project (learn more about Grayce at the end of this post). For example, if someone on your team wants deeper customer knowledge, consider asking her to do some research on your customers as part of your strategic planning process.

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Get a Specific “SIP”

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Karissa Thacker What is your current specific self-improvement project? I have taken a coaching tip from Mark Zuckerberg, the boy wonder and CEO of Facebook, and have committed myself to one self-improvement project for this entire year. In 2013, he met someone new every day. Is it specific? Is it measurable?