Holly Hewitt has been assigned to manage the merger of two large food products companies. As she faces setbacks and challenges, she learns a few things about project management, and even mentors others on some of her own management and leadership knowledge. In Project Management 101 , Lew Sauder offers another business parable that charms as well as it informs.Project Management plays a critical role in nearly every organization. Knowing the right things to do, and the right times ...

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In this fictional account of Stewart Bicycle Manufacturing, Sauder and Porter explore the working relationship between a successful baby boomer business owner and his Generation Y employee. A self-made man, Roger created his mountain biking business without the help of social networking. Phil, a recent college graduate, has grown up with the Internet and all its related technologies his whole life. Roger doesn’t understand the point of “fads” such as Facebook and Twitter accounts; Phil doe...

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Product Launch 123: Launch a Product or Service in 3 Proven Steps is an authoritative eGuide that helps small businesses with new products and services launch them with minimum risk.The eGuide focuses on a proven 3-step process that explains how product inventors and developers can (1) research and uncover markets for their products, (2) create and market test a working prototype, and (3) create a launch plan that successfully brings the product to market. Specific tactics and tech...

Business owners face many challenges every day in running their business. They are constantly trying to juggle between multiple tasks and putting out fires. And in this economic environment it is critical to be focused. So how do you look at your business from a big picture perspective and focus on the things you need to do to grow your business? Award winning Author and Business Coach, Mike Ferrell in his new e-book Business Planning on a Bar Napkin gives you a simple, proven system that ...

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How an organization conducts itself both externally towards its customers and internally towards its employees, its employer brand, has never been more important... and transparent.HR leaders know that the ability of customers, competitors and employees alike to evaluate the authenticity of brand messages has never been easier. By becoming knowledgeable about the fundamentals of employer branding and enabling the DELIVERY of that brand to create a vibrant organizational culture, HR leaders...

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