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Archive for March, 2006

Blogs by Ezine coaches

— LRicci at 9:51 pm on Wednesday, March 29, 2006

This week I visited a blog that reminded me of a passion I have about proposals. Keep the message central, and the noise to a reasonable background hum. Patsi Krakoff’s Blog is about her coaching for ezines and blogs. You can take a look at it here. (Read on …)

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Archive for March, 2006

Intention and Traffic Jams

— LRicci at 10:37 am on Tuesday, March 28, 2006

When leaders manage a change activity, we wonder whether we alone can affect enough change in a large organization to be worthwhile. Consider the story on this website (4 pages of reading plus flash demos). One person, dissolving traffic jams in Seattle.

This is a great explanation of how to erase traffic jams! And it works! (Read on …)

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Archive for March, 2006

Technology and People Meet

— LRicci at 4:41 pm on Tuesday, March 21, 2006

I visited the Conversationblog today and found an example of the kind of blog I like best.

I like blogs that have a tight focus. When I go looking for something, I want to see additional information from that source so I can judge the credibility of the information. A blog is a great vehicle for publishing information with other corroborating information at hand. (Read on …)

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Archive for March, 2006

Innovation: Focus on Process for Advantage

— LRicci at 5:23 pm on Monday, March 20, 2006

If you are a member of SCIP (Society for Competitive Intelligence Professionals) and get to attend their conference coming up in Orlando, FL., April 26-29, 2006, you’ll get the chance to hear Clayton Christensen author of Seeing What’?s Next.

“Innovations that sustain competitive advantage are more often found in business models and processes; it is in the innovation of business models where the greatest opportunities for business lie. Those that continue to believe and invest in the idea that technology is the only way to innovate are engaging in a temporary solution that will be a temporary competitive advantage. The global marketplace has repeatedly demonstrated how easy it is to copy innovative technology and compete on price.”
–Clayton Christensen, Author in an interview with SCIP Program Chair Arik Johnson

I get skeptical looks when I describe the way I raise hit rates to 85 percent. (Read on …)

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