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Stacking the odds
posted 11.11.09 by Damon Hurst
One of the biggest risks faced by companies testing new opportunities is the extent to which they commit management resources to the task. I was recently interviewed by the Western Australian Business News on this issue.
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Visionary got it wrong on books
posted 02.11.09 by Damon Hurst
I was commissioned to write this article for The Australian comparing the challenges the newspaper industry faces today with free content over the internet to my experiences with the rise of digital media within the book publishing industry. It's an interesting debate, one that's likely to hot up before it cools down.
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Recruiting industry told: do more than dump your database into my in-box
posted 21.10.09 by Damon Hurst
"The problem with recruitment companies is that 80% of them are pathetic", says Atlassian founder, Mike Cannon-Brookes, adding they "..don't understand the business, (they) just do key word searches, and then shoot out the resume of everyone who has mentioned that word that is on their database".
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Weasel Words - designing a Business Performance Management system
posted 13.10.09 by Damon Hurst
"Weasel words" is a term attributed to US President Theodore Roosevelt in 1916 to describe words and phrases that create an illusion of clear, direct communication. In this context, I want to explain the common ground and differences between the oft-used terms Business Performance Management, Business Performance Measurement and Business Intelligence systems.
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Demystifying strategy through action
posted 13.10.09 by Damon Hurst
Is it just me, or is "strategy" one of the most over-used terms in the modern language? I'm trying to think of a sentence, particularly in a business context, where inserting the word "strategy" as a prefix would be baulked at.
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Media Release
posted 12.10.09 by Damon Hurst
The launch of consultancy Thirdman Interim launches a new global industry to the Perth marketplace - interim management.
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Management consultancy under scrutiny
posted 09.10.09 by Damon Hurst
An attack on the management consulting industry by author and one-time consultant Matthew Stewart in his book "The Management Myth" questions the value of theory vs real-world experience.
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What if fixed employment costs were variable?
posted 09.10.09 by Damon Hurst
Imagine being able to grow or shrink your business to reflect customer demand. Would this give you a competitive advantage in today's market?
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