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DFN: I’ve always been confused regarding the difference between a strategy plan, and a business plan. This article clears up the confusion. The Roadmap Strategy Process Author: Paul Niven Posted: 10/26/2009 11:10:00 AM EDT http://www.humanresourcesiq.com/article.cfm?externalID=1376 Does your organization have a strategic plan? I’m sure you’re nodding your head in the affirmative at that simple question, [...]
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DFN: So, do the opposite of the below, easier said than done. Ten Mistakes To Make To Negotiate a Lower Salary http://www.life123.com/career-money/career-development/negotiating-salary/ Salary negotiation begins as soon as you hear about a job and decide whether or not it is for you. You need to find out the salary being offered for the job to [...]
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DFN: The title caught my eye. Mr. Bradt wrote about "Onboarding" in the 10/25/2009 FENG Newsletter. Onboarding is how to get started in your new job. He suggests those of us in job search could accelerate our entry back into search (once we’ve ‘landed’) by pushing a project which is unpopular with our new employer. [...]
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DFN: In the words of the great American Philosopher, Red (Shawshank Redeemption), "Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying", Mr. Rao gives some good advice regarding approaching a job search as if it were a job, and looks at it as an opportunity to do lots of ‘things’ you didn’t have time to do while [...]
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DFN: Article questioning the value of networking and perhaps pointing to its future decline. Networks Too Big for Their Own Good By JON PICOULT Published: October 17, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/jobs/18pre.html?ref=jobs IMAGINE a workplace where all the plum assignments, all the bonuses and all the promotions are steered to relatives, friends and other members of an executive’s [...]
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DFN: Good article regarding weaponry, sadly no lasers! Aztec Weapons – Weaponry of the Aztec Warriors Offensive Weaponry – Aztec Swords, Clubs, Spears & Ranged Weapons © Tony Dunnell Oct 25, 2009 http://aztec-history.suite101.com/article.cfm/aztec_weapons_weaponry_of_the_aztec_warriors At the request of the author (Tony Dunnell), I’ve removed the article from my blog, you’ll have to go to Mr. Dunnell’s [...]
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DFN: First time I remember reading about the possibility that the Incas participated in human sacrifices. Blood on Incan mummy sparks international scientific controversy by Mnet on Fri 23 Oct 2009 07:56 PM BST | Permanent Link | Cosmos http://mpelembe.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2009/10/23/4359801.html The discovery of large blood stains on the clothing of a seven-year-old boy sacrificed by [...]
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These notes were taken on my iTouch at Randy Blocks 10/24/09 presentation to Job Connections. Randy Block – Maximizing Your Job Search 35 years retained search, coaching The Macro View parts of the country hurting, westerners purchasing patterns broken Bay Area Job Buzz Healthcare hot Government hot Green collar jobs hot Mobile computing hot Fossil [...]
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DFN: Compliance driving plans? Not sure compliance is focused on what your business needs / should be doing, consequently, I’m uncertain whether extending compliance into the future is the right way to forecast. I guess I think compliance is a ‘necessary evil’ and can in certain instances protect corporations from themselves. But, to drive a [...]
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DFN: I didn’t make it to Palennque, but, I did make it to Uxmal and Chichen Itza. I’ve got Palennque on my ‘hit’ list. Maya Site of Palennque History By: Willigers http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Maya-Site-Of-Palenque-History/792538 Enclosed and surrounded by dense jungle forest with pervasive mahogany, cedar and sapodilla trees, frequently shrouded in fog lies the Maya site of [...]
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