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What is a project manager? The lead role for project success

CIO

Closing phase: To complete a project, project managers must close all phases and procurements, settle budgets, hand over deliverables, conduct project post-mortems and reports, and return personnel to the resource pool Project management skills Effective project managers need more than technical know-how.

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How to create a culture of innovation

CIO

Company leadership also creates space and time for employees to innovate by dedicating a team of people to explore emerging technologies, run experiments, and identify business applicability, Crowe says. Most of my leadership was very ready and open for change. Change Management, Innovation, IT Leadership, IT Strategy

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What Should Coaches Be Listening For?

Strategy Driven

If a coach has a client base in one area – say, real estate, or leadership – s/he may enter the conversation with many prepared ways of handling similar situations and may miss the unique issues, patterns, and unspoken foundation that may hold the key to success. About the Author.

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Overcoming the Barriers to Corporate Entrepreneurship

Strategy Driven

How do organizations achieve longevity, the kind of longevity that survives long past the founder or any particular leader or leadership team? On reflection, though, I find that the evidence does not support competitive advantage as a path to longevity. You just finished reading Overcoming the Barriers to Corporate Entrepreneurship !

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11 Ideas for Economic Recovery

Strategy Driven

Real estate investments, undervalued stocks, strategic partnerships, you name it. Thinking long-term has led this retailer’s CEO to investigate real estate purchases at lower rates and to buy up high-end equipment now while the prices are low. People and businesses are looking for opportunities.

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Executive Round Table with Kent Barner and Jay Reed

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CIO for hire) IT Projects M&A Technology Due Diligence, Post Transaction Integration, and ongoing portfolio company advisory services Jay Reed – CIO Suite Jay is a partner in CIO Suite, and brings a long track record of executive and leadership experience in the commercial real estate and hospitality industries.

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Doing 'Different' Right: Ten Big-Time Difference Makers and How.

Strategy Driven

Veteran Realtor Jean Newell had an idea for her fellow real estate agents. She invented a personal utility pouch (PUP) – a multi-zippered mini-pack designed to carry all the technical tools, keys, contracts, and more that a real estate agent needs.