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	<title>Directionally Correct &#187; sacrifice</title>
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	<description>Thoughts About the Corporate World We Live In</description>
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		<title>Using IT (Or Not)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[...In order to meet this need, IT organizations are built around managing volume, oriented around large-scale initiatives, and work within defined processes and methodologies to prioritize among the enormous number of items competing for attention, and do so while minimizing the risk to all. <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/04/19/using-it-or-not/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Demonstrable Leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nuts and bolts time.  As a leader how do your demonstrate your leadership?  Are you doing anything to position yourself as something other than a leader?

There are probably hundreds of tasks and activities which you can do during any given day. The items with which you choose to interact with people, and how you choose to interact with people, will play a big part in your ability to lead them. <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2009/06/25/demonstrable-leadership/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blood Type of a Consultant</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 12:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before getting into blood type, it's worthwhile to define the term "consultant" as I believe the industry has muddied the term to the point of confusion. Unfortunately, it is common today to refer to all labor external to an organization as "consultants."

Consultants are hired to advise (or consult) in areas which are outside the body of knowledge inside the organization.  Consultants will typically have either extensive first hand experience in the subject matter, or a research arm which identifies the issues and best practices in a leading edge area of business. Organizations hire consultants to provide their opinion and "advise them what to do" often for the purpose of driving highly material decisions <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2009/05/02/bloodtype-of-a-consultant/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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