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The Big Picture of Business – Cut the Weeds: Focus on Priorities and Strategy, Avoid the Time Zappers

Strategy Driven

What types of ‘wild goose chases’ have you pursued in your networking career? Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. Are there networking situations which are beneficial for all parties?

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Managers: What’s Your Plan B?

Lead Change Blog

And at the 880-seat Tabor Opera House, patrons enjoyed John Philip Sousa, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera stars, Harry Houdini, and Oscar Wilde. Caught off guard (by this new competition), Climax lost half its market share.” The nearby town of Climax got television reception even before Denver.

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Ratings Agencies Are the Darnedest Things

Harvard Business Review

Having high ratings from S&P, Moody's, and Fisk thus means a bigger market and lower prices for your debt. Frank Partnoy , a law professor at the University of San Diego and my main tutor in ratings-related matters, has long urged the use of market-based measures such as credit spreads. And clearly, some regulatory judgment (horrors!)