Written by Patrick Donlin Introduction In a digital age, social and business networking sites, job boards, tweeting, blogging etc., provide untold volumes of information that must be sifted, sorted and assessed before becoming usable in a meaningful way. Engaging your network through personal face-to-face conversations is a dying art, and one that is unmatched …
Presentation by Emmanuel Delpierre, Chairman of the DOUG Advisory Board I’m assuming you all are Oracle professionals. But how many of you are Oracle users? Even if we are not Database Administrators (DBAs) or Developers, most of us use Oracle technology and applications at work, home or on the road! The e-commerce site that we …
Interview with Christine Lambden, Consulting Skills Trainer and Author Christine Lambden and Casey Conner recently spoke on Expanding Your Influence at the DOUG Professional Development Seminar. She is a popular speaker and has appeared on Fox News and NBC’s Today Show, and has been quoted in Kiplingers, Profit, and Consulting Magazine on the business of consulting. We …
Presentation by Steve Palmer, IT Recruiter with Babich & Associates First, let’s start by breaking the delusions surrounding resumes. Resumes are grossly overrated. The average resume gets read in 10 to 15 seconds and 100’s of resumes are routinely submitted for each posted position. A common mistake is to confuse productivity with activity. Instead of spending days agonizing over crafting …
Presentation by Anthony R. Reed, CPA, PMP Companies seeking to improve productivity usually divide their resources between focusing on building teams or individuals. How effective are team building events in the long run? Sometimes, they’re like drinking some high-powered energy drinks. You feel great for a short time period, followed by a hard crash. The team …
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