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Invoking IT to help revitalize Indigenous languages at risk of extinction

CIO

Data collection on tribal languages has been undertaken for decades, but in 2012, those working at the Myaamia Center and the National Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages realized that technology had advanced in a way that could better move the process along.

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The Big Picture of Business: Putting Budgeting Into Perspective, The Bigger Picture of Strategic Planning

Strategy Driven

Budgets get more attention than the umbrellas under which they rightfully belong: Strategic Planning and Visioning. By itself, Budgeting does not constitute full-scope planning and business strategy. Does your strategic plan adequately describe what you do? How diverse is the planning committee?

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The Big Picture of Business: Goal Setting… An Important Part of Strategic Planning.

Strategy Driven

Adopt a policy of strategic planning. Strategic goals and objectives must filter downward throughout all the organization. Training is vital. Information leads to dissemination, leading to teaching-training, leading to insight, leading to understanding, leading to knowledge, leading to wisdom. Reward risk takers.

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The Big Picture of Business: Institutional Reviews Help Public Companies to Learn from the Downturn and Move Forward

Strategy Driven

This review is the basis for most elements that will appear in a strategic plan, including the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, actions, challenges, teamwork, change management, commitment, future trends and external forces. Copyright 2007-2012 by StrategyDriven, Inc. He has advised two U.S.

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The Big Picture of Business – Tribute to Dick Clark

Strategy Driven

People are more products of the pop culture than they are of formal business training. They make strategic decisions based upon cultural memories. He guides companies through growth strategies, visioning, strategic planning, executive leadership development, Futurism and Big Picture issues which profoundly affect the business climate.

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The Big Picture of Business – Developing The Talent for Business to Succeed

Strategy Driven

They came from training, team building and people management perspectives. He guides companies through growth strategies, visioning, strategic planning, executive leadership development, Futurism and Big Picture issues which profoundly affect the business climate. Copyright 2007-2012 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

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The Big Picture of Business – The Realities of Branding… Slogans that Mislead

Strategy Driven

It’s unlikely that sales people know what a Mission Statement and the Strategic Planning process are. My analysis: Human behavior training tells us that judgmental qualifiers like ‘good, bad, mean, evil and better’ are self-defeating. Copyright 2007-2012 by StrategyDriven, Inc. It’s a sales ploy.