Ever watch the Apprentice? I enjoy waiting for Trump to pull the trigger and give it to them. ‘You’re fired!’ It’s nice to watch this from the safety of our sofas. We’re involved but also separate from it. And we can switch off.
In the real world, it’s not so cosy. Sometimes you’re the one that has to give the bad news, sometimes you’re the one that has to give negative appraisals. Sometimes you’re the one that has to fire people. In many respects, this may fall under the umbrella of your Communications Plan strategy.
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This article is about writing headlines, summaries and abstracts. Before we start, what is an Abstract? Philip Koopman, at Carnegie Mellon University, reminds us that, “Writing an efficient abstract is hard work, but will repay you with increased impact on the world by enticing people to read your publications. Make sure that all the components [...]
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It’s hard working in the dark, isn’t it? I’ve been looking at Business Proposals for a client all week (I assess Business Plans and Proposals as part of my consultancy services) and have found it very difficult to make a recommendation. Here’s the problem. The proposals are fine. They’re well-written. They look good. They have (almost) no grammar or typing errors. Even the prices are fine. So, what’s the problem?
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This week we look at how to setup a strong password and test its strength. I’ll also look at the type of mistakes people make when creating passwords and how to avoid these. Remember to change your passwords on a regular basic, for example, every six weeks. If you’re planning on opening a PayPal or Ebay account to buy and sell goods online, then I think you should read this. There’s no point making all this money, if someone can walk in a run off with your profits.
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This Training Plan template outlines the steps required to design, develop and deliver a training program. It allows you to outline the objectives, needs, strategy, and curriculum to be addressed when training users on a new or enhanced system. This training plan template pack includes an 20 page MS Word template, as well as 14 MS Word/Excel forms, [...]
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April 30th, 2009 · Comments Off · How To
he Business Requirements Specification is used to capture current and future needs of an organization. Business Analysts use this to captures WHAT is required. Software Developers then take these requirements and determine HOW these needs are to be met. This template pack includes a 24-page Business Requirements specification, Use Case, Requirements Traceability Matrix and Data Model templates in Microsoft Word, Excel and Visio.
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