Laura’s Winning Ideas

Welcome to the September 25, 2007 edition of business proposal carnival.

Marketing

David Kam presents Threatening Marketing posted at MarketingDeviant.com.

Management

Karl Goldfield presents Building a plan Part 4a: Get to know your team (New Hires) posted at Coaching sales champions.

Proposals

Pete Johnson presents Word Tactics posted at
Nerd Guru, saying, “Tips on writing proposals using Microsoft Word.

Pete Johnson
HP.com Chief Architect
Personal blog: http://nerdguru.net”

Talent

FitBuff presents Brain Gym Exercises: Get Fit, Get Smart posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog, saying, “As if there weren’t already enough reasons to get in shape, a new study confirms that exercise can actually cause your brain to produce more neurons, thus increasing your creativity and productivity.”

Organizational Development

Howard Ditkoff presents My Scheme Team Dream: Partners Wanted for Shaping and Changing The World posted at SystemsThinker.com Blog, saying, “Scheming – or creating schemas – helps us shape a clear understanding of how the various parts of systems relate and connect. It then empowers application through developing strategic, intriguing, and often subversive plans to create innovative change in the world – for better or for worse. After a period of undefined frustration, a discussion with a friend helped me pinpoint my recent lack of partners with whom to co-scheme as the root of my dissatisfaction.

In this post, I discuss what scheming means to me and its central role in my worldview and throughout my life in areas ranging from math, medicine and sports to relationships, politics and business. I explore key examples of special shared moments, evolutionary factors and enviably successful teams that explain the excitement and rewards of co-scheming. And, in the service of initiating connection and dialogue with dynamic new “partners in crime,” I describe the similar and complementary assets and qualities that I and they would ideally bring to such an emergent and generative partnership. Read my thoughts on the process and goals of co-scheming at its best and consider whether you might be one of the fellow co-schemers I’m looking for.”

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