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Assorted Links to Get You Through the Weekend

  Here are some links to help you shake off the nasty cold spell the whole country seems to have endured. In fact, this weekend here in Michigan, it’s going to be downright balmy for a change: highs in the low 20s to high teens. Bust out the BBQs! Have you seen the funniest thing

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NEWS: Oracle Adds Capabilities for PeopleSoft 9.2 in Update Image 4

Marc Weintraub, writing for Oracle’s PeopleSoft Apps Strategy blog, about the new PeopleSoft 9.2 Update Image 4. Here’s the summary of the release: Continuous Delivery of PeopleSoft Releases Provides Expanded Mobility and Business Process Excellence Continued investment in Oracle’s PeopleSoft solutions results in the delivery of the PeopleSoft 9.2 Update Image 4.  This deliverable increases

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The Intelligence of Football Players

If you read Michael Lewis’ The Blind Side, you know he offered his reasoning that argued that football players are the smartest in sports because the game is complex, dynamic and moves very quickly during an actual play. (Yes, The Blind Side book lead to The Blind Side movie, starring Sandra Bullock.) Recently, in the

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Oracle Value Chain Summit — Feb 3-5, 2014

Justify the Trip Register Now #OVCS (Twitter hashtag) We’re sure your manager has a few reasons why you shouldn’t attend the Oracle Value Chain Summit — so we’re arming you with reasons you can’t afford to miss it. After all, this isn’t just another event. This is the supply chain event of the year. Three days…

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You Can’t Empower People By Decree

Great mini-lesson from Jason Fried over at 37signals, which he gleaned from the book Turn the Ship Around: David Marquet, the author and nuclear sub captain, says you can’t empower people by decree. While you might be able to ask someone to make a decision for themselves, that’s not true empowerment (or true leadership). Why?

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