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Merger She Wrote

Work in three acts: our players fret about being acquired, wrestle with their roles, and decide whether to be stars -- or to make their exits.READ»

When Is " Good Enough" Good Enough?

What's Your Problem?READ»

Why Brown Students See Green

Take a course at Startup U. Recent graduates of Brown founded CDNow, Nantucket Nectars, and Motley Fool. What's their secret? a 67-year-old professor who shows them the entrepreneurial ropes.READ»

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Operation - Leadership

General Peter Schoomaker sees a new world of crisis and conflict that requires "creative solutions in ambiguous circumstances." His assignment: the recruitment and training of a new kind of problem-solving, combat-ready "warrior diplomat."READ»

Risky Business

"The world is much riskier today," argues risk-management expert Ron Dembo, "Because everything is much more interconnected." Here's his advice on how to manage the new risks of the new economy.READ»

How to be a Real Leader

Kevin Cashman advises leaders from companies such as American Express, Pillsbury, and Rollerblade. His message: "To be more effective with others, we first need to become more effective with ourselves."READ»

The Leader of the Future

Harvard's Ronald Heifetz offers a short course on the future of leadership.READ»

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How to Wow

Meet three project experts who can teach you the Art of Wow!READ»

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How to Deliver the Big Pitch

The introduction is over. The lights have dimmed. All eyes turn toward the hotshot speaker -- you! If you're going to knock them out, you'd better know the new rules for making a pitch.READ»

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Leaders.com

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Good Ways to Deliver Bad News

Dr. Robert Buckman is a cancer specialist who teaches doctors -- as well as executives at IBM, Andersen Consulting, and Upjohn -- how to break bad news: "You can't let emotions interfere with your message."READ»

You Have to Start Meeting Like This!

We work -- therefore we meet. But why do so few of our meetings meet our expectations? Michael Begeman may be the world's foremost expert on the business world's most universal ritual. Here's his short course on running meetings that will work for you.READ»

The Wow Project

In the new economy, all work is project work. And you are your projects! Here's how to make them all go Wow!READ»

How to Make Assessments

Opinions matter. Make yours heard.READ»

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Commando Briefing

A crash course for conference commandos.READ»

Ron Magnus Builds Leaders

To be an industry leader, you need individual leaders.READ»

What's Your Story?

Tired of delivering the same old business presentations in the same old way? Then join the Digital Storytelling movement, and take a lesson from its founder, Dana Winslow Atchley III. You may never use slides again.READ»

The Conference-Commando Field Manual

It smells like learning! Don't think of your next conference as a company-sponsored vacation. Think of it as an assault on the future. A collection of battle-scarred veterans offer their secrets on how to become a conference commando. We register at dawn!READ»

Sales School

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How to Make Commitments

Promises count. Learn how to keep the ones you make.READ»

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It Takes Two

If you want to go places, don't go it alone. Whether you're starting a new company or leading change in a big one, your best ally is a great partner. But do partners have to like each other? Must someone be in charge? And how do you know when it's over?READ»

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Three Myths about Partners

A partnership expert gives the lowdown on dynamic duos.READ»

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The Many Lives of a Wall Street Angel

Four years ago, a massive stroke nearly killed Bob Lessin. Now he's left his job as vice chairman of Salomon Smith Barney, poured his own money into 50 Web startups, assumed the leadership of Wit Capital, and single-handedly tried to merge the old economyREAD»

Lou Bainbridge Builds Teams

DPR Construction Inc.'s team builder shares how to be collaborative instead of combative.READ»

4 Ways to Read a Company

Learn how to be the interviewer as well as the interviewee.READ»

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