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Down on your current ERP solution? Upgrade with confidence. The 2010 line-up features big business-building upgrades from Oracle, SAP, Sage and Epicor. But which ERP solution delivers the best options for your business? Turn to Focus for the facts. Download Focus’ new ERP Comparison Guide to evaluate the top 17 ERP solutions — in-depth, in a flash. Review full suites of add-on modules just right for large enterprise businesses with complex needs. Plus, get expert insights on a powerful advanced feature with the Focus Brief Business Intelligence: 5 Things to Watch for in 2010. Request Free!

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ERP Advancements Continue in 2010: Business Intelligence Focus

ERP has evolved! The 2010 line-up features advancements across the board. What’s the latest from Oracle, SAP, Sage and Epicor? Which solution delivers the best options for your business? Turn to Focus for the facts. Download Focus’ brand new ERP Comparison Guide to evaluate the top 17 ERP solutions — in-depth, in a flash. Upgrading your solution? Review full suites including add-on modules for everything from Business Intelligence to Supply Chain Management. Introducing ERP? See which vendors offer the best basic features. Plus, you’ll get Focus’ Research Brief: What is ERP in 2010? for expert insights on the landscape of the ERP market today. This is the year! See what other buyers suggest, explore cost and vendor considerations, and get guidance on the purchase process. Request Free!

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Every issue includes unique local construction content, detailed descriptions on the processes used to build the project, the people involved, the challenges faced and the solutions rendered. McGraw-Hill Construction covers all aspects of the construction industry. From project features and information to industry news, trends and forecasts, their magazines provide industry players the tools and resources that help them do their jobs better. Ten regional magazines are available that cover most states (not all states are eligible to receive a free subscription). Request Free!

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In this summary you will learn: Why your organization’s new strategy will fail if your employees are not engaged with it What six obstacles impede employee engagement What are the six best ways to engage employees Why “strategic engagement” is a process, not a series of separate, stand-alone actions Why you should read The Art of Engagement Organizational leaders spend considerable time and effort carefully developing strategies to advance their corporate goals. However, they often fail to communicate these strategies compellingly to their employees – the people who must execute every step. Therefore, it is no surprise that most such strategies fail. Management consultant Jim Haudan recommends a strategy-sharing approach using visuals, metaphors and stories to engage employees. He offers tactics for getting them on board to execute your strategy and organizational directives. One negative: Many of the illustrations (reductions from original table-size artwork) are busy and even fuzzy. Some feature tiny text, which illustrates – in the breech – Haudan’s point about using clear visuals to communicate and engage. Otherwise the book is superior, very insightful and nicely written. Haudan uses case studies to demonstrate the effectiveness of his employee engagement process. getAbstract believes leaders can benefit from learning his tactics for communicating strategies so employees understand them, support them and actually implement them. About the Author Jim Haudan is co-founder and CEO of Root Learning, a management-consulting firm. Request Free!

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The Art of Engagement: Bridging the Gap Between People and Possibilities – Free Book Summary

In this summary you will learn: How to position and pitch a new business How to get the most benefit from branding and staffing Why starting a business is akin to a spiritual undertaking, requiring belief in the project’s worth and its benefit to society Why you should read The Art of the Start This is not a manual, but rather a collection of mostly useful tips for people who wish to start businesses, or even, as author Guy Kawasaki claims, other sorts of projects, including nonprofit organizations. Kawasaki may over-use business-babble such as “bootstrapping” or “rainmaking” (in fact, he recommends coming up with a brand name that can enter the language as a verb, such as Google or Xerox) – but his style is good-natured and humorous. The chapters are divided accessibly with subheads, charts, bullet points, “minichapters,” answers to “Frequently Avoided Questions” and reading lists, making it easy to find important points. Many of Kawasaki’s “exercises” are tongue-in-cheek, like, “Go to eBay and search for used Aeron chairs.” He got his start working at Apple Computer, marketing early MacIntoshes, and he now runs a venture capital firm, Garage Technology Ventures. He refers to both frequently, and most of the book’s examples come from these venues, not from inside knowledge of others start-ups, even though the author has been involved in several. This isn’t the only book you’ll need to read when you decide to start a business, but getAbstract.com finds that its iconoclastic pointers are useful and fun, and its sections on pitching, recruiting and branding, in particular, apply to businesses of any size. About the Author Guy Kawasaki got his start in marketing at Apple Computer and went on to found several high tech businesses. He currently runs the venture capital firm Garage Technology Ventures Request Free!

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