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		<title>Supply Chain Software Integrations versus Interfaces &#8211; Is there a Difference?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
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By  Mark Fralick 

Date:                                         April 8, 2010 
















Too Often, IT does not  Really [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Listening and Empathy:  Lost Arts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana Markowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When clients hire me to train their staff in “soft skills,” they often ask me to teach “communications skills.”   They want their people to be able to create and give presentations, write coherently, speak courteously to help desk clients or identify business requirements by effectively interviewing end-users.
When I am hired to do Change Management for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Use LinkedIn – the Right Way</title>
		<link>http://careertalkjdr.com/2010/04/296/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana Markowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am an organization development (OD) consultant who specializes in helping IT organizations.  Why IT organizations?  Because my undergrad degree is in Computer Science and I spent 15 years at IBM as a systems engineer – gathering requirements, implementing systems, designing networks, managing projects and doing the things IT people do.  I understand IT people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Virtual Employees</title>
		<link>http://careertalkjdr.com/2009/07/managing-virtual-employees/</link>
		<comments>http://careertalkjdr.com/2009/07/managing-virtual-employees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Herrin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, companies have employees both on and offsite, which brings the challenge of managing teams they can’t always see.  Virtual teams are potentially cost effective, providing that the company has the right structure, leadership, motivation and, most importantly, communication in place.  This is where technology can really pay off by substituting for in-person communications.  Organizations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leading and Inspiring Technical Employees</title>
		<link>http://careertalkjdr.com/2009/07/leading-and-inspiring-technical-employees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Herrin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading technical employees while inspiring commitment and engagement without the guarantees of job security, raises or promotions in the near term, may seem like a daunting prospect.  However, great leaders accomplish this all the time. 
 
Keeping technical people energized and focused can be challenging, even in the best of times; right now it’s imperative to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going Green</title>
		<link>http://careertalkjdr.com/2009/06/going-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, there is a large focus on the environment that has crossed over into business, with major companies around the world participating in new efforts to decrease waste and extra power usage.  Here at JDR, located in the International Paper Towers, we have started participating ourselves, with recycling receptacles for cans, plastic and paper throughout [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leveraging IT in a Bad Economy</title>
		<link>http://careertalkjdr.com/2009/06/leveraging-it-in-a-bad-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://careertalkjdr.com/2009/06/leveraging-it-in-a-bad-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danny McKinney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During a recession, it is inevitable that companies start looking to cut costs.  Oftentimes, when senior executives begin to get nervous, IT investments end up on the cutting board.  This economic anxiety has resulted in what we currently see, with mass layoffs within many organizations and major business changes.  However, few departments have the impact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recruiting and Relationship Building</title>
		<link>http://careertalkjdr.com/2009/05/recruiting-and-relationship-building/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 20:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most employers and hiring officials spend a good portion of their time and resources in the hiring process.  The time invested and costs of sourcing top candidates for key positions are significant.  Companies and managers go to great lengths to try to entice the best professionals to come on board their organization, instead of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CIO Perspective: Part Six</title>
		<link>http://careertalkjdr.com/2009/03/cio-perspective-part-six/</link>
		<comments>http://careertalkjdr.com/2009/03/cio-perspective-part-six/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dean Samuels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CIO Perspective: Business Transformation, and the Role of Strategic CIO Leadership
Making Transformation Happen 
 
Because we are in the business of providing products and services that make incredible service experiences happen, we are in a fortunate position to assist our forward-thinking customers in achieving their CIO-sponsored, IT-powered business and cultural transformations. Likewise, as with our customers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CIO Perspective: Part Five</title>
		<link>http://careertalkjdr.com/2009/03/cio-perspective-part-five/</link>
		<comments>http://careertalkjdr.com/2009/03/cio-perspective-part-five/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dean Samuels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CIO Perspective: Business Transformation, and the Role of Strategic CIO Leadership
CIO Strategies Influence Our Business and Our Customers 

The Alcatel-Lucent family of companies possesses a unique set of strengths where strategic CIO leadership may contribute to business transformations in multiple ways: 
 
CIO Leadership internally – (AT CLIENT COMPANY) within, and across our greater family of [...]]]></description>
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