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Understanding the challenges that others have already faced will hopefully spare you the same pain. Hear it (or share it) here first!
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For the IRS There's No EZ Fix
- by Elana Varon
(April 1, 2004)
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The Internal Revenue Service's multi-billion dollar modernization project has been an unmitigated flop.
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Solving the Real Productivity Crisis
- by Chuck Salter
(January 1, 2004)
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Do you want to be more productive at work? Take some vacation and spend less time at the office. Work smarter, not longer.
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Dancing in the Dark
- by Mark Hoffman
(September 1, 2003)
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Three words to the wise: disaster recovery plan. It's a matter of when, not if, you'll need it.
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Two Leaders, Two Years Later
- by Lucas Conley
(September 1, 2003)
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Two business leaders reflect on the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001.
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Five Thoughts About Lessons Learned
- by Ben Bradley
(July 22, 2003)
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Entrepreneur Jonathan Rosenberg discusses his worst technology decisions and how his failures have made him a better business person.
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How to Get the Business Value You Need
- by Michael Hugos
(June 30, 2003)
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Resourcefulness requires that in addition to doing things in a thrifty way, you must also do new things, including closely questioning anything your consultants tell you.
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Ready for Downsizing?
- by Chuck Martin
(January 27, 2003)
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Job eliminations are increasingly affecting executives and managers in organizations of all sizes. Be prepared for the worst.
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Avoiding the Implementation Tar Pit
- by Jim Harris
(October 23, 2002)
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Some people live and learn. Other people just live. The recent deja-vu experience of the Sunshine State's primary elections have sent Jim Harris off to the swamps of Florida to discover why implementing new voter technology is just so darned difficult. In between wrestling alligators and sunning himself on the beach, Jim filed this report.
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