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Mentor or Coach to Achieve Your Goals:  Which One Do You Need?

There are subtle differences, which may steer a person to seek out one versus the other.

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Do Mentors Make a Difference in Career Development and Building a Successful Career?

There are many anecdotal stories by leaders highlighting how mentors are critical components in building a successful career.  In a recent study by Ivy Exec, the findings support this impression.

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Networking:  It’s More About Building Relationships

Networking generates valuable links as well as a multiplying effect of personal contacts.  These links can help with a person’s professional advancement.  They can also assist in business growth for entrepreneurs.

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Creating a Winning Impression

Regardless of the situation – articulation of a product, a C.V., self-assessment, or performance evaluations – a positive and lasting impression can only be obtained through the effectiveness of the message.

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Maximizing performance

The Key to Work at Home: Adaptability

Navigating through this new workplace, while balancing productivity with the need to maintain a sense of well-being, requires some new "workday" habits.

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Talent Management:  Why Have a Retention Strategy?

The departure of an employee, particularly one that is considered an organizational linchpin or the team/department glue, can be devastating in terms of the ability to reach business goals, to secure core competencies needed for growth, and to maintain morale.  Therefore, each manager should have a retention strategy for the staff members.

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How Will the CIO Role Evolve in the Rapidly Changing Digital Business World?

The landscape of the business world is changing at a fast pace.  Influencers such as the financial crisis, off-shoring and outsourcing, and globalization affect business operations and the leadership needed to sustain superior performance.

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