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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

But partnering for expertise, experience, and strategic insight demands a different approach than old-school outsourcing. IT leaders must rigorously assess their partners’ talent management and development strategies, build greater trust and transparency into the relationships, and invest in greater partner governance.

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The Big Picture of Business: Leadership for the New Order of Business Part 2

Strategy Driven

Business development. These executives spend much of their energies on planning, tactics, organizational development and business development. These are the visionaries who advise management in refining the organizational purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics and contributions toward the company’s long-term growth.